Late R&B and soul pioneer D’Angelo spent his final months in the hospital while battling pancreatic cancer, a source close to his family confirmed.

D'Angelo, born Michael Eugene Archer , died on Tuesday (October 14) in hospice care after spending months in the hospital, the source told PEOPLE . The Grammy winner's 27-year-old son, Michael Jr. , whom he shared with late R&B singer Angie Stone , was by his side in his final days.

“His son was there with him and had been with him in the hospital,” the source said. “People are really worried about Mike right now; his mom died a day after his birthday, and now six months later he’s burying his dad.”

Stone died unexpectedly in a car accident on March 1.

“He’s been through a lot in such a short amount of time,” the source a

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