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The late nation music artist Toby Keith was honored over the weekend throughout graduation on the College of Oklahoma.
Keith, who died of stomach cancer at the age of 62 in February, had discovered previous to his passing that he could be receiving an honorary doctorate, which was accepted by his daughter, Krystal Keith, in accordance a submit on his Instagram account.
“Toby discovered he could be receiving an honorary diploma from @uofoklahoma final fall, and yesterday, @krystalkeith accepted it on his behalf on the graduation ceremony,” a caption on photographs displaying Keith’s grownup daughter on the commencement ceremony reads. “Congratulations to the entire OU graduates!”
It was announced in April that the college could be honoring the “singer, songwriter, entertainer and profitable businessman whose illustrious music profession included greater than 10 billion streams and 44 million albums bought and whose generosity enhanced the college and state of Oklahoma for many years.”
Keith went public with his stomach cancer diagnosis in 2022, which he had been coping with since October 2021.
Along with his music profession, Keith was additionally a well-known philanthropist who served as president of the Toby Keith Foundation.
He and his spouse of virtually 40 years, Tricia Lucas, shared three kids her daughters, Shelley and Krystal, and son, Stelen.