D’Angelo’s son Michael Archer II is breaking his silence after losing both his father and his mother, singer Angie Stone, in the span of seven months.

“I am grateful for your thoughts and prayers during these very difficult times, as it has been a very rough and sad year for me,” Michael, 27, told People in a statement on Tuesday, October 14.

“I ask that you please continue to keep me in your thoughts as it will not be easy, but one thing that both my parents taught me was to be strong, and I intend to do just that,” Michael continued.

Soul icon D’Angelo died in a New York City hospital on Tuesday after a private battle with pancreatic cancer. The “Lady” singer shared Michael with Stone, who died in a car accident in Montgomery, Alabama, at age 63 in March. (D’Angelo is also survived by

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