Carol Sharkey was a former model

Model (person)

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, the mother of rock

Rock music

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 musician

Musician

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 Jon Bon Jovi

Jon Bon Jovi

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, and one of the first Playboy Bunnies

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. The daughter of activist David Sharkey, she worked as a florist before enlisting in the United States Marines

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, where she met her future husband, fellow Marine John Francis Bongiovi, Sr. She is of German

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 and Russian

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 descent.

On March 2, 1962, she gave birth to her son, John Francis Bongiovi, Jr.

Jon Bon Jovi

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, in Perth Amboy, New Jersey

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. After he gained success during the 1980s with his band Bon Jovi

Bon Jovi

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, Sharkey became the president of his fan club. She continues to reside in New Jersey.