\u2018Oliver would be so proud\u2019<\/p>\n
The body of singer Oliver Tree has been returned to the US<\/a>, after he died in a helicopter crash. He lost his life in the incident that happened in Brazil last Sunday (14th June). Six people, including the singer, passed away \u2013 four passengers and two pilots.<\/p>\n Now, in a message posted on his Instagram account, a spokesperson confirmed his body was \u201cback in California where he can finally rest.\u201d<\/p>\n The post said: \u201cRest in peace Oliver Tree Nickell June 29th, 1993 \u2013 June 14th, 2026. Your legacy will live on forever.<\/p>\n \u201cThank you to everyone who has reached out, shown love, support and has done incredible tributes for Oliver. The constant love, support and positivity is helping the family, friends and collaborators make it through these extremely difficult times. Oliver is now back in California where he can finally rest.\u201d<\/p>\n The statement went on to confirm his family are carrying out his final wish. In an interview just weeks before he passed away<\/a>, Oliver said that he wanted to donate any of his wealth back to artists.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t believe that any of the wealth or the things that get made from it is mine. So when I die \u2014 I\u2019ve set it up \u2014 my will is set up that when I pass, my family, no one\u2019s going to get a penny,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cI have a wife or kids or anything not getting a penny. I\u2019ll get my kids through college. That\u2019s the agreement. But they\u2019re not going to be a silver spoon. They\u2019re taken care of because my dad worked on some stuff in the 2000s, you know, like the idea is when I die, all the money is going to go back to artists. So, I\u2019ve set up a foundation. It\u2019s called Dr. Oliver Tree\u2019s Art Grants for Baby Geniuses.\u201d<\/p>\n His family shared that this is soon being put into place. They said: \u201cHis legacy will live on through his foundation\/endowment named \u2018Dr. Oliver Tree\u2019s Extremely Epic Grant For Baby Geniuses\u2019 coming soon. This is something that Oliver had put together before his passing, written in his will. We will make sure his wish comes to fruition so that more joy, love and art can be spread into the world, that was his final wish.<\/p>\n \u201cLove you all so much, Oliver would be so proud of every one of his supporters, friends and family. Peace be with Oliver.\u201d<\/p>\n At the moment, it is unclear what caused the fatal collision, but there is a\u00a0theory it may have been human error<\/a>. Fire services spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Fabio Contreiras told CNN Brasil: \u201cParts of the aircraft are scattered hundreds of meters away, so the information we have is still very preliminary. We really need to get the recordings and videos to understand exactly what happened.\u201d<\/p>\n