Associated Press

Associated Press
REMEMBERING: Top, Gerald Levert performed during the 17th annual Soul Train Music Awards in Pasadena, Calif., on March 1, 2003. Levert, the fiery singer of passionate R & amp;B love songs and the son of O'Jays singer Eddie Levert, died Friday. He was 40. Stevie Wonder, above, performs during a memorial for the R & amp;B singer at Public Hall in Cleveland. The event was Friday. At left is Eddie. Below, Lemicah Levert, son of Gerald, becomes emotional while speaking during a memorial in Cleveland. Also at the podium are Gerald's daughters Camryn, left, and Carlysia, center.