The singer's architect mom weathered personal tragedy, including the deaths of her daughter and two husbandsDave Matthews’ mother Valerie, an architect and social activist who overcame personal tragedy to appreciate the joys in life,

Val’s children, grandchildren, and great-grandchild were able to gather around her in the days leading up to her death,” her obit revealed.

Dave Matthews Band lead singer Dave Matthews' mother has passed away at the age of 89.. Valerie Matthews died at her home in Charlottesville, Virginia, according to an online obituary. Valerie was born in South Africa in 1935 and met her husband,

Lead singer of his self-titled band, Dave Matthews recently lost his mother as she died at the age of 89 earlier this month after the Matthews family suffered two tragedies years ago

Singer Dave Matthews' mother has died ... TMZ has learned. Valerie Matthews died February 9 in her Charlottesville, Virginia home. We're told Dave, his brother and his sister were by her bedside when she died.