How old is alma wahlberg

She made no apologies for who she was, but never put herself above anyone else. She kicked our butts if we messed up, kicked anyone else's butts if they messed with us. Taught us right, made us pay the price when we were wrong," Donnie wrote.

As a young boy, she'd invite me to sing her favorite song with her Native New Yorker by Odyssey as she cleaned our home. There's no doubt that the two of us singing into a mop stick, while disco dancing on our 'sparkling' linoleum floor, helped inspire the dreamer in me — just like the dreamer in her. Her other favorite song, If I Could by Regina Belle, is the song that she danced with each of her children to, at their weddings. I surprised her at mine by having Ms Belle sing it to her.

I did so because, despite the fact that my mom could do and actually did many of the things mentioned in that beautiful song, she still wondered if she'd done the job of being the best mother she could be. Today, I say with tremendous certainty, and gratitude, she absolutely did.

Donnie concluded, "It's time to rest peacefully, mom. Alma is a fighter and she will put up one hell of a tussle to be there for her family. Stay strong and positive. According to outlets like The Richest , Celebrity Divorce , and Information Cradle , Alma made a living as a bank clerk and as a nurse assistant before becoming a restaurant hostess in one of her son, Paul's restaurants. Alma and Donald divorced in , just as her older kids were approaching their twenties.

Alma went on to marry another man, Mark Conroy, in According to WealthyPersons. She is mother of Mark and Donnie Wahlberg, who both remembered their mother on social media Sunday night. Rest in peace," wrote singer and actor Mark Wahlberg.

The year-old is the youngest of his mother's nine children. His brother, singer and actor Donnie Wahlberg also posted about their mother. Alma was a hostess and greeter at her son's burger joints but she had previously worked as a bank clerk and nurse's aid to help her family make ends meet. Alma's exact cause of death is yet to be revealed, but she reportedly had suffered from declining health and dementia. In July , Donnie even addressed his mother's health issues, as he said: "I know that so many of you have asked how my mom Alma is doing.

Announcing her death, Mark, 49, shared a photo of Alma on Instagram on April 18, , with the caption: "My angel.