“May you rest in peace, brother. You have been an inspiration,” one person said. ‘Duke’ Abdul Fakir, the only surviving member of the Motown group Four Tops,
went away at the age of 88 from heart failure. Rest in peace, Abdul. a 70-year musical career that impacted many people as he kept performing right up to 2023’s last year,” another person said.
“My brother, I really hate to have to say goodbye, but you’ve been called home by the Father to once again join Lawrence, Obie,
and Levi and make more of the heavenly music you guys made while here,” Smokey Robinson said of his longtime buddy as reported by the BBC.
“My brother, I will miss you,” he continued. His wife, six children, thirteen grandkids, and nine great-grandchildren will carry on Fakir’s legacy.
