John Gilbert Getty.Photo: Devlin Shand for Drew Altizer Photography
The cause of death for John Gilbert Getty, the grandson of oil tycoon J. Paul Getty, has been revealedtwo months after his deathat the age of 52.
“John leaves behind his daughter, Ivy Getty, whom he loved beyond measure, and his brothers Peter and Billy. His brother, Andrew, predeceased John. John’s mother, Ann Gilbert Getty, passed this September,” the statement read. “John was a talented musician who loved rock and roll. He will be deeply missed.”
John Gilbert Getty.Ivy Getty/Instagram
In November, family spokesman Nathan Ballard told PEOPLE that the Gettys wouldspend the holidays grieving the deathsof Getty and his mother Ann, a prominent publisher, philanthropist, and paleoanthropologist who died at age 79 following a heart attack, according toThe New York Times.
“Losing two loved ones in such a short span of time is especially painful,” Ballard said.
Daughter Ivy shared a moving tribute post to her father in the days after losing him, and wrote that he was the “coolest man to ever land on this planet.”
“I will forever be the proudest daughter,” she wrote onInstagram. “Love you so much Dad….life is cruel sometimes…. I have not one, but two guardian angels watching over me now…here are some of my favorite pictures of him (and selfishly a couple of us).”
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Getty’s father Gordon, a classical musician and philanthropist, helped facilitate the sale of his father’s business, Getty Oil, following the billionaire’s death in 1976, according toThe New York Times.
Once the sole benefactor of the family’s $4.1 billion trust, he later orchestrated splitting the trust into six separate trusts. According toForbes, Gordon has a net worth of $2.1 billion.
Gordon, who went on to foundPlumpJack Winerywith California Gov. Gavin Newsom in 1995, remained married to his wife, publisher Ann Gilbert, until her death.
Their son Andrew Rork Getty wasfound dead in his Los Angeles homein 2015 at the age of 47.
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source: people.com
