olive treeThe family confirmed that the late singer’s body was returned to the United States on Sunday. However, representatives from the family or Tree have not revealed when or where the funeral will be held.
In a post on Instagram, Terry’s family announced that the family’s current public focus is not on funeral arrangements but on implementing one of Terry’s last requests: the creation of an arts foundation called Dr. Oliver Terry’s Gifted Baby Extremely Epic Grant.
According to Brazilian authorities, Terry died in a helicopter mid-air collision in the Recreio dos Bandeirantes area of Rio de Janeiro on June 14. Five other people also died in the accident.
Funeral date has not yet been announced
As of Monday, June 22, a funeral date for Oliver Tree has not yet been announced.
A representative for the musician posted a message on Tree’s Instagram page, saying: “Thank you to everyone who reached out, showed their love, support and made this incredible tribute to Oliver.”
“The continued love, support and positivity are helping family, friends and collaborators get through these extremely difficult times,” the message continued.
“Oliver is now back in California where he can finally rest,” the post reads. “His legacy will continue through his foundation/endowment, Dr. Oliver Terry’s Upcoming Genius Babies Extremely Epic Grant.”
“Dr. Oliver Tree’s incredibly epic grant for gifted babies”
The post mentioned Terry’s will and wrote: “This is what Oliver compiled before he passed away and was written in his will.” The post also read: “We will make sure his wishes are fulfilled and spread more joy, love and art to the world. This was his last wish.”
No further information about the “epic grant” was revealed in the post.
However, Tree has already floated the idea. On an April episode of the “Zach Sang Show” podcast, Terry said he doesn’t consider future profits to be his and that he intends to establish a foundation to distribute any royalties he will receive after his death.
“My idea was that when I died, all the money would go back to the artists. So I started a foundation. It’s called the Dr. Oliver Tree Genius Babies Art Grant.” Terry continued, “Basically, the interest my music generates, we’ll take most of it, but there’s room for other money as well. Because when I die, there will continue to be remnants of my art.”
