When Michael Jackson tragically passed away on June 25 2009 the world was stunned. As fans continue to pay tribute to the King of Pop four years later Michael's family members have their own quiet ways of honoring the memory of their son and brother. Michael's father Joe and his sister La Toya recently spoke about him over an intimate lunch opening up about their still present ache over Michael's death and sharing stories from the Jackson family past.
I remember being a little girl and how hard you worked the brothers. And Michael La Toya says to her father. I know you did a lot making sure they brought out their talent... they would never know they had that talent today if it wasn't for you.
One thing about Michael... Joe begins. I miss him so much.
The famous father tells La Toya that he's still surrounded by Michael's music whenever he steps out in public. Every store I go into if I'm there a while he's going to start singing Joe says. Everywhere I go.
In the video La Toya shares her own memory of her younger brother revealing the little known talent Michael picked up from Joe as a child.
Life With La Toya airs on OWN the Oprah Winfrey Network.
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Lou Ferrigno Paris Jackson Stan Lee Prince Michael Jackson and Prince Michael Jackson II pose for a photograph at Stan Lee's Comikaze Expo on Sunday Sept. 16 2012 in Los Angeles.
Prince Michael Jackson II Paris Jackson and Prince Jackson attend the St. Paul Saints Vs. The Gary SouthShore RailCats baseball game at U.S. Steel Yard on August 30 2012 in Gary Indiana.
Paris Jackson attends the St. Paul Saints Vs. The Gary SouthShore RailCats baseball game at U.S. Steel Yard on August 30 2012 in Gary Indiana.
Prince Jackson La Toya Jackson Prince Michael Jackson II and Paris Jackson attend the St. Paul Saints Vs. The Gary SouthShore RailCats baseball game at U.S. Steel Yard on August 30 2012 in Gary Indiana.
Prince Michael 'Blanket' Jackson Paris Jackson and Prince Jackson arrive at the Michael Jackson The Immortal World Tour in Los Angeles California on January 27 2012.
Prince Jackson son of the late pop icon Michael Jackson looks at a pin given to him by Gary Mayor Karen Freeman Wilson at a Jackson tribute event Wednesday Aug. 29 2012 in Gary Ind. Members of Michael's family are in the Northwestern Indiana city on what would have been Jackson's 54th birthday.
Paris Jackson daughter of entertainer Michael Jackson poses with a fan outside Jackson's boyhood home during a celebration on what would have been Jackson's 54th birthday Wednesday Aug. 29 2012 in Gary Ind.
Prince Jackson Blanket Jackson and Paris Jackson appear at the Michael Jackson Hand and Footprint ceremony at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on January 26 2012 in Los Angeles California.
Prince Jackson Blanket Jackson and Paris Jackson appear at the Michael Jackson Hand and Footprint ceremony at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on January 26 2012 in Los Angeles California.
Prince Jackson at the Michael Jackson Hand and Footprint ceremony at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on January 26 2012 in Los Angeles California.
Prince Michael Jackson Blanket Jackson and Paris Jackson appear on stage at the Michael Forever Tribute Concert in memory of the late Michael Jackson at the Millennium Stadium on October 8 2011 in Cardiff Wales.
Michael Jackson's children Prince Jackson and Blanket Jackson speak on stage during the 'Michael Forever' concert in memory of the late Michael Jackson at The Millenium Stadium in Cardiff Wales on October 8 2011.
Prince Jackson attends Mr. Pink Ginseng Drink Launch Party on October 11 2012 in Beverly Hills California.
Paris Jackson attends Mr. Pink Ginseng Drink Launch Party on October 11 2012 in Beverly Hills California.
Blanket Jackson attends Mr. Pink Ginseng Drink Launch Party on October 11 2012 in Beverly Hills California.
Prince Jackson Blanket Jackson and Paris Jackson and Latoya Jackson ttend Children's Hospital Los Angeles Receives Michael Jackson Artwork Donation ceremony on August 8 2011 in Los Angeles California.
Prince Jackson Paris Jackson and Blanket Jackson attend a ceremony to honor their father and brother the late King of Pop Michael Jackson at Children's Hospital in Los Angeles California August 8 2011.
Blanket Jackson Paris Jackson Lionel Richie and Prince Jackson attends the 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards held at Staples Center on January 31 2010 in Los Angeles California.
Michael Jackson's children Prince and Paris accept the Lifetime Achievement Award of their late father at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles California on January 31 2010.
Blanket Jackson arrives at the Las Vegas premiere of Michael Jackson THE IMMORTAL World Tour by Cirque du Soleil at the Mandalay Bay Resort Casino December 3 2011 in Las Vegas Nevada.
Paris Jackson La Toya Jackson Prince Jackson and Blanket Jackson attend the Jackson Family donation event at Children's Hospital Los Angeles on August 8 2011 in Los Angeles California.
Prince Jackson Paris Jackson and Blanket Jackson attend the Jackson Family donation event at Children's Hospital Los Angeles on August 8 2011 in Los Angeles California.
Prince Jackson Blanket Jackson and Paris Jackson rehearse for the 'Michael Forever' concert to remember the late Michael Jackson at The Millenium Stadium on October 8 2011 in Cardiff United Kingdom.
Founder and CEO of GBK Productions Gavin Keilly Blanket Jackson Paris Jackson Latoya Jackson and Prince Jackson support Japan Relief for the American Red Cross at the GBK Gift Lounge at SLS Hotel on March 31 2011 in Beverly Hills California.
From left Michael Jackson's sister Janet Jackson daughter Paris Michael Katherine sister LaToya Jackson brother Jermaine Jackson and oldest son Prince Michael I attend a memorial service for the 'King of Pop' at the Staples Center in Los Angeleson July 7 2009.
Michael Jackson's daughter Paris Michael Katherine Jackson and two sons Prince Michael Jackson II (also known as Blanket) and Prince Michael Jackson I wave at the end of a memorial service for their father music legend Michael Jackson at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on July 7 2009.
Michael Jackson Poses With His ChildrenMichael Jackson (3rd R) poses with real estate developer Mohamed Hadid (3rd L) Hadid's children and Jackson's children Michael Joseph Jr. (L) Paris Michael Katherine (C) and Prince Michael II (2nd R) on November 27 2008 at the Jackson Holmby Hills residence in Westwood California. Hadid who calls himself a close friend of Michael Jackson spent some of Jackson's last days with him and spoke out about Jackson's health and state of mind during the last few weeks before his death.
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