Civil rights activist Rev.

Al Sharpton shared The King Center’s press release in its entirety viaX, formerly known as Twitter.

He gave it everything and battled this terrible disease until the end.

Dexter King posing alongside MLK Jr. portrait

As with all the challenges in his life, he faced this hurdle with bravery and might."

Dexter and Leah had been married for a decade at the time of his death.

Dexter was an attorney and the King estate’s president.

Dexter Scott King smiling

(Their eldest sibling, Yolanda King, died in 2007.)

The King Center’s release on Dexter’s death included statements from his siblings, as well.

Bernice shared, “Words cannot express the heart break I feel from losing another sibling.”

It is hard to have the right words at a moment like this" (viaCNN).

Dexter honored his parents' legacies by protecting them.

Dexter’s physical likeness matched that of his father.

Although Dexter considered an acting career after that role, he instead focused on his other endeavors.