Oliver Tree’s Mother Remembers Last Conversation With Son During Memorial

Oliver Tree‘s mother shared a touching final message from her son at a memorial for the beloved, eccentric singer in Santa Cruz, Calif. over the weekend. Christine Nickell told the audience about the last conversation she had with Tree (born Oliver Tree Nickell), who died in a helicopter crash in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on June 14 at 32.

“I texted Oliver the day before he passed and asked how quitting smoking was going for him, as he promised he would give it up once he was on tour,” she told the audience on Saturday (July 25) at the “Celebration of Life” held at Santa Cruz’s Quarry Amphitheater, where…