Carol Bongiovi, the mother of Jon Bon Jovi, passed just a few days before her birthday.
The singer called her a “force to be reckoned with.”
JON It was three days before Bon Jovi turned eighty-three. Her mother, Carol Bongiovi, died.
After Carol passed away on Tuesday at Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch, New Jersey, Jon, 62, spoke about her with empathy.
“Our mother was a force to be reckoned with; her spirit and can-do attitude shaped this family,” Jon stated to PEOPLE.
“She will be sorely missed.”
The fan club for her son’s band was started by Carol, a former Playboy bunny.
After enlisting in the U.S. Marine Corps in 1959, she met John Bongiovi, Sr., the man who would become her husband.
They moved and raised their kids in Sayreville, New Jersey.
After that, they moved to Holmdel, NJ, where she resided until her death.
It was stated that Carol’s private funeral will be managed by Holmdel Funeral Home.
Her 63-year-old husband and her three children, Jon, Anthony, and Matthew, will miss her.
As Jon has said before, his parents gave him “incredible support” when he wanted to be a musician when he was little.
He told The Big Issue in November 2020, “Even if you weren’t good at your craft, you could work on it if you thought you were.”
As I became older, I understood what a priceless gift my parents had given me.
“They truly thought John F. Kennedy was giving them instructions to go to the moon.” “Of course you can travel to the moon.” John, just leave. I went there.
When he was seventeen, the performer recalled how his parents used to take him to concerts.
Jon’s parents gave him permission to play at events when he was seventeen, enabling him to follow his dreams.
Looking back, he said, “It was amazing that they were always there for me.”
“Because I might have to leave for home at one or two in the morning and arrive at school at eight.”
“They just told me to follow my dreams, but you know that’s my responsibility, so get to school on time.”
Jon got married to Dorothea Hurley, the girl he fell in love with in high school.
They have a thirty-one-year-old daughter named Stephanie and three sons, Jesse, Jake, and Romeo, together.
According to the original story from The Sun, model Jake married Stranger Things actress Millie Bobby Brown in a small, private ceremony in May 2024.
The little wedding was attended by Millie and Jon’s parents.
The week before, he told The Sun how excited he was about the wedding.
“My grandchildren will be more descended from the English than from the Italians or anyone else I know.” That had to be ridiculous, right? The musician let out a cry.
“Your children are now married and discussing the possibility of having grandchildren with you? Whoa! This is the longest chapter in my book.