In 1979, Yusef Rasheed died of heart failure leaving his wife, Oracene Price, a widow at 28, and their three children- Lyndrea, Isha, and Yetunde, who were all minors at that time. His widow went on to marry coach Richard Williams and together they had the famous Williams sisters, Serena and Venus Williams.
Although Rasheed was not well known, he became famous due to his family’s prominence.
Here is all we know about Yusef Rasheed, Oracene Price’s first husband
Yusef Rasheed died after suffering from a heart attack
Rasheed was born and raised in the United States. There are speculations that he has Nigerian roots. This rumor stemmed from the name he gave his first daughter, Yetunde, which translates to ‘mother has returned’ in the Yoruba language.
The exact year he married Oracene Price is not certain but some sources claimed they married in 1972. They had three children Yetunde, Isha, and Lyndrea together. Sadly, barely seven years later, he died of a sudden heart failure in his house.
His wife remarried after he died
Following his death, Price went on to marry Richard Williams in 1980. She and Williams had two daughters, tennis stars Venus and Serena, the famous Williams sisters.
Price, who used to work as a nurse and a teacher later became a tennis coach after Venus and Serena began to thrive in their tennis careers. According to reports, Price had to learn how to play tennis herself so she could teach her daughters the technical aspects of the game.
While she and her second husband won several tournaments with their daughters their marriage hit rock bottom. The marriage ended in 2002 but they continued to support their girls together.
Both Price and her ex-husband have received credits for their daughter’s successful careers. They have been praised for not only managing the girls’ careers but also their lives.
Yusef Rasheed’s oldest daughter died in 2003
Another tragedy hit the family when Yetunde Price, the oldest of Rasheed’s daughters got shot. She was murdered in a drive-by shooting in Compton. She was pronounced dead after arriving at the hospital. She died from a bullet wound in the head.
A street gang member Robert Edward Maxfield was later sentenced to 15 years in prison for the crime in 2006 but was released in 2018. However, he was rearrested after he violated his parole.
Yetunde, the mother of three, was a personal assistant to her tennis-playing sisters and also a nurse. She also owned a hair salon.
His other daughters are both successful in their rights
Isha Price is a movie producer and also the founder of Price Consulting Group located in Clinton, Maryland. She is also the co-founder and the senior strategic advisor of Wishbone Consulting Group.
During the production of the movie King Richard, a biopic about her stepfather, Isha served as an executive producer. The movie went on to win several awards including an Oscar award.
The youngest daughter of Yusef Rasheed Lyndrea is a fashion designer, web developer, and TV personality. She was just a year old when he passed away.
During her formative years, Lyndrea used to run tracks as well. Just like her stepsisters, Venus and Serena, Lyndrea played tennis but stopped after college.
Besides that, she has worked as a brand designer for several brands such as Ember Lynn Designs, She also worked as a customer designer on the set of the movie King Richard. Before now, she used to work with Eleven, a clothing brand that is owned by her sister, Venus.
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His family has been involved in a couple of charity projects
Yusef Rasheed’s wife and daughters have contributed to a few community projects especially the construction of schools in Senegal. Lyndrea, a women activist has been involved in quite many women’s rights programs across different countries.
The William sisters have also shown support to many charitable foundations including the HollyRod Foundation, Great Ormond Street Hospital, and Elton John AIDS Foundation.
