Berry Gordy parents: Meet Berry Gordy Sr. , Bertha Fuller Gordy

Berry Gordy Sr. and  Bertha Fuller Gordy are the parents of Berry Gordy III, known professionally as Berry Gordy Jr. – an American retired record executive, record producer, songwriter, film producer and television producer.

In this article, we will dive into the personal lives of the two to know more about them. Continue reading to learn more about Berry Gordy’s parents.

Berry Gordy parents: Meet Berry Gordy Sr. , Bertha Fuller Gordy

Berry and Bertha are the parents of Berry Gordy III. The couple owned several businesses, including a successful painting business that they established, and a construction firm.

Berry Sr. established a Booker T. Washington grocery store in Detroit, while Bertha co-founded the Friendship Mutual Life Insurance Company. Later, Berry Sr. mentored several recording acts for his son’s Motown label.

Both parents are no more. Bertha died in 1975. Berry II died in 1978 and a tribute album, called Pops, We Love You!, and a single, called “Pops, We Love You (A Tribute to Father)”, were released later that year in his memory.

The two are the parents of eight children named Fuller, Esther, Anna, Loucye, George, Gwen, Berry and Robert.

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