Jacqueline Avant memorial fund created; celebration of her life to be held following the holidays

Jacqueline and Clarence Avant; Gabriel Olsen/WireImage

The family of the late Jacqueline Avant has established a fund in her name.

The Jacqueline Avant Memorial Fund will benefit one of her favorite charities, the new MLK Children’s Center in South Los Angeles. The family also announced that a special celebration of life for Avant will be held following the holiday season, according to Billboard.

The wife of legendary music executive and recent Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Clarence Avant, Jacqueline Alberta Avant was a former Ebony Fashion Fair model known for her philanthropy. She served as president of the Neighbors of Watts, a support group