Patricia carey obituary

SINGER MARIAH CAREY'S PARENTS Alfred Roy Carey and Patricia Hickey endured a barrage of racism after they married in — including being shot at through their kitchen window. By Ben Arogundade.

Sept. 20,

WITH FATHER AND MOTHER: Music celebrity Mariah Carey, pictured as a youngster with her parents Alfred Roy Carey and Patricia Hickey. Mariah's mother is of Irish ancestry, while her late father was of Venezuelan and African heritage.

All About Mariah Carey's Parents, Alfred Roy Carey and Patricia …

The couple endured much racism after they were married in New York City in , including being shot at in their home.

IT WAS , and Patricia Hickey — opera singer, vocal coach and soon-to-be-mother of music star Mariah Carey — was about to marry an African American named Alfred Roy Carey, an aeronautical engineer of Venezuelan ancestry.

It was a decision that would have far reaching consequences for her and her family. “I was in love with him, and I felt it w