Travis Barker Visits Late Mom Gloria’s Memorial: ‘I Wish Heaven Had Visiting Hours’

Mar. 15, 2025

Travis Barker at The 2020 American Music Awards; Travis Barker Visits Late Mom Gloria’s Memorial.Photo:ABC via Getty; Travis Barker/Instagram

ABC via Getty; Travis Barker/Instagram

Travis Barkeris remembering hislate mom Gloria.

On Thursday, Sept. 12, theBlink-182drummer, 48, shared multiple photos onInstagramafter visiting Gloria’s memorial plaque.

Two images showed Travis with his back to the camera, wearing a black and white FTP x Famous Stars and Straps shirt and kneeling down to honor his late mom, who died on Sept. 3, 1990, when he was 12. Gloria had been diagnosed with the autoimmune disease Sjögren’s syndrome just a few months earlier.

Another image focused on the sun in the sky, while a third shot showed Gloria’s name written alongside her husband Randall’s on the memorial plaque.

“Devoted wife [and] mother,” a message read.

Travis captioned the post, “I wish heaven had visiting hours.”

The musician’s wife,Kourtney Kardashian, 45, was among those commenting on the post, writing, “She must be so proud of the man you are 🕊️❤️.”

Gloria and Randy Barker.Travis Barker Instagram

Travis Barker Instagram

Atiana De La Hoya, 25 — daughter of Travis' ex-wifeShanna Moakler, 49, andOscar De La Hoya— also responded with a white love heart emoji.

Travis spoke about his parents Randy and Gloria enrolling him in drumming lessons as a kid in his 2015 memoir,Can I Say.

“My dad drove us, and my mom always sat in the room and taped the lesson. She learned how to read music and hold the drumsticks right; if I didn’t understand something I could always go to her,” he wrote.

Travis Barker and his dad Randy Barker.Travis Barker Instagram

While speaking withVicein 2015, Travis noted how “important” his relationship with his dad was after his mom died.

Travis said at the time, “It was funny, ‘cos growing up he said ‘If you ever get a tattoo, I’m gonna kick your ass and kick you out of the house.’ But many years later – 20 years – Pops had some tattoos of his own. It’s awesome.”

“My mum passed away when I was 12, so my relationship with him is so important. He works alongside my business mergers. He helps me pay bills, keeps me organized. I speak to him every morning like clockwork. It’s always good to have a parent there to keep you humble, keep you grounded,” he told the outlet.

Gloria Barker.Travis Barker Instagram

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In Travis' memoir, Randy said of his son, “Travis has made me very proud. I never dreamed that he would make it big like he did."

“He’s amazed me with everything he’s been able to accomplish," he added at the time.

source: people.com