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Bob died surrounded by his children                                                                                          cultural icon, bringing attention



            and loving wife. His last words                                                                                              not only to Jamaica, but to reggae,




            were “Money can’t buy you life.”                                                                                             Rastafarianism and the Caribbean.



            Bob’s body was flown to Jamaica                                                                                              The house that he bought in



            where he was given a state funeral,                                                                                          Kingston, was tur ned into a




            and the Prime Minister of  Jamaica,                                                                                          museum, and welcomes thousands



            Edward Seaga, gave the eulogy. His                                                                                           of  tourists each year. Although Bob



            funeral was a mix of  Christian and                                                                                          Marley died, he still lives on through




            Orthodox Ethiopian traditions.                                                                                               his music and image.









               Bob Marley’s music continues



            to be popular, with his song One




            Love being named Song of  the



            Millennium. Bob Marley is a huge
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