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ley Foundation, Bob Marley Museum, Tuff Gong International, Tuff Gong
Recordings, URGE,. and the Rita Marley Foundation. With this work
Stephanie also fostered her father s legacy. Now living in Nassau in the
Bahamas, Stephanie is directing the construction of the first Marley Resort
and Spa. Although more attuned to the business end of things, Stephanie
promoted concerts through Tuff Gong Productions and she stages the an-
nual Reggae All-Star Concert in Nassau. In addition, Stephanie has four
children, all boys.
The rest of the Marley children were fathered by Bob, but in relation-
ships outside his marriage. Each child had a different mother; however,
since Bob s death, Rita has become the mother figure to most of Bob s
offspring. Bob had extramarital affairs with seven women who produced
children. Some of his relationships were highly publicized, such as the
 Beauty and the Beast union with Cindy Breakspeare. Other child-
producing encounters were fleeting and poorly documented, such as those
with Evette Morris (Crichton) and Janet Hunt (Dunn). The children that
were produced by these unions have been equally responsible for fostering
their father s legacy and many of them have made their own deep impact
on the music world.
ROHAN
Bob met Janet Hunt (or possibly Dunn) in the early 1970s. Janet was
a dancer in a club and caught Bob s eye. Little was documented about
their encounter; however, Janet gave birth to Bob s son Rohan as a result.
Rohan Anthony Marley was born in May 1972, and his mother turned
the boy over to Bob and Rita to raise when he was four. From this time,
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Rohan officially became a Marley. He went to the same school as Ziggy
and Stephen. Unlike his brothers, however, Rohan was more into sports
than music. The Marley family had trouble keeping track of this active
youth and he was sent to live with Bob s mother in Miami.
Cedella adopted Rohan and he flourished under her care. He graduated
from Miami Palmetto Senior High School in 1991 and he enrolled at the
University of Miami where he played linebacker for the Hurricanes foot-
ball team. Rohan then had a short stint with the Ottowa Rough Riders
professional football team in the Canadian Football League. After his time
playing football, Rohan decided to settle down and refocus his energy.
More recently, Rohan married Lauryn Hill and began working in the
Marley family businesses. For his part, Rohan preserves Bob s memory
through his work with the Tuff Gong Clothing Company. Rohan styles
clothes that are meant to have universal appeal, just like his father s music.
In addition to his work with the clothing line, Rohan spends time with
his own group of Bob s grandchildren. He has four children with Lauryn,
sons Zion David, Joshua, and John, and a daughter named Selah Louise.
ROBERT (ROBBIE)
Bob s next child was born of his affair with a woman named Pat Wil-
liams. Williams was a woman from Trench Town and little is known of
her. In fact, there are conflicting reports on her first name: some say Pat,
some say Lucille. However, the story of her short time together with Bob
was documented in his song  Midnight Ravers. The reports of the eve-
ning and the song itself described the scene. Bob had apparently been
standing naked in the moonlit night at the house at 56 Hope Road. He
was approached by Williams at that time and she seduced him. The next
day, Bob woke up and wrote the lyrics to  Midnight Ravers on a Kingston
phone book. Robert Nesta Marley II, known as Robbie, was the product
of this rendezvous.
Robbie, like many of the other children produced by Bob s affairs, came
under the care of Rita. With Rita s and the Marley family s support, Rob-
bie attended the University College of the West Indies, where he studied
computer graphics. Since then, Robbie has been involved in several ac-
tivities. He runs a clothing store in Miami, Florida, called Vintage Marley.
He took up motorcycle riding and has subsequently become an accom-
plished stunt rider. This led him to a bit role in the 2003 movie, 2 Fast 2
Furious. Additionally, he has a motorcycle riding club called the Miami
Warriors. The Marley family tree continues to grow with Robbie s four
children: Kaya, Ekitai, and twins Regal and Robert.
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KAREN
Bob s tryst with a woman named Janet Bowen led to another Marley
family child. Again, details on Janet are sketchy, but she is referred to
as  Janet in England in several sources. Janet gave birth to a daugh- [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]