Their relationship would not last, however, and Elvis' health would decline so much so that it led to his addiction to prescription drugs, obesity, and subsequent death in 1977. Shortly thereafter, he met his future wife, Priscilla Beaulieu. She's just sleeping.' Those close to the singer have said that he was never the same after her death. On 8 January 1935, Gladys Presley gave birth to twins, Jesse Garon and Elvis Aaron, in.

The Cenotaph is located at Graceland, Memphis, Tennessee. Burial is at Priceville Memorial Gardens Tupelo, Mississippi. 'She was always my best girl.' According to The Sun, he actually collapsed on the coffin at the funeral and exclaimed, 'Please don't take my baby away! She's not dead. This is the Memorial Page for Jesse Garon Presley there is also a Cenotaph page. 'It broke my heart,' he said, per Smooth Radio.

Naturally, then, when Gladys' illness rapidly escalated and eventually took her life on August 12, Elvis was devastated. This was likely caused in large part due to the tight bond they formed after Jesse's death. According to Express, the two of them were incredibly close, and would still use baby talk and pet names with each other well into Elvis' adulthood. In August 1958, when the singer was 23, his mother Gladys was diagnosed with hepatitis. 'l can only say that God spoke to my heart and told me that Elvis was the only child we'd ever have and the only child we'd ever need,' he said. According to, his father Vernon's feelings on the matter were similar. According to The Wrap, Gladys believed her only surviving child had inherited Jesse's soul, and was naturally very special the fact that she tried for more children in subsequent years, only to suffer a miscarriage, increased the bond she had with her only child. Naturally, Presley becoming an only child at birth made for a close relationship with his parents. Jesse was 'the singular driving force in his life,' Whitmer added, and a 'restless spirit who eventually haunted all of Presley's relationships.' Psychologist Peter Whitmer wrote in his 1996 book, ' Inner Elvis,' that for the singer, Jesse's death was 'a tragedy that triggered a process that made his dead sibling the bedrock,' per Rock and Roll Garage. Many psychologists and biographers agree that Elvis was deeply affected by the death of his brother.

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