The estranged parents of former child TV star Gary Coleman are seeking custody of his body and want it returned to the star's boyhood home in Illinois, his former manager said Thursday. Coleman died Friday in Utah from a brain hemorrhage at age 42. His former manager and family spokesman Victor Perillo said Coleman's parents, Sue and Willie Coleman, are the legal custodians of his body because Coleman was divorced from his wife, Shannon Price, in 2008. It was Price who ordered that Gary Coleman be taken off of life support. His parents have said they learned about his hospitalization and death from media reports and that they had wanted to reconcile with their son before his death. In 1989, when Gary Coleman was 21, his mother filed a court request trying to gain control of her son's $6 million fortune, saying he was incapable of handling his affairs. The move “obviously stems from her frustration at not being able to control my life,” he said. Frederick Jackman, a Utah estate attorney, confirmed Thursday that he had been hired by Gary Coleman's parents to represent them in probate court. They don't want to fight over his estate but want to bring their son home, he said in a statement.
