The “Queen Of Soul” Aretha Franklin Had A Career That Deserves Your Respect

She Was Surrounded By Friends And Family During Her Final Moments

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Aretha Franklin’s death came as a huge surprise. Within days of falling ill, she would pass in the comfort of her own home.

Franklin’s rep would say that the notoriously private soul singer was surrounded by her friends and family, including the likes of fellow music icon Stevie Wonder and the Reverend Jesse Jackson. Aretha has had a couple of scary illnesses over the course of her life, but would very rarely offer any closure as to what those illnesses were.