“Michael had a generous nature about him. And even at a young age, he had an entrepreneurial spirit too. Every time he received his weekly allowance, Michael spent it on candy. He set up a little candy shop around the back of our house, so he could give his treats away to the neighborhood kids.

I tried to teach Michael about the world through documentaries. One day, Michael and I watched a film about the less fortunate children in Africa. The state of their lives brought us both to tears.Michael, sympathetic at the age of 14 turned to me and said, ‘One day,mother, I’m going to do something about this. After he got old enough to manage his own money and do things, everything he did was for the children. And I was very proud of him because he remembered and he gave, up until his last day.”   Katherine Jackson