(CNN) Marquis A. Jefferson, the father of Atatiana Jefferson, died Saturday at age 59.

Marquis Jefferson suffered a cardiac arrest and was taken to a hospital in Dallas on Friday night, family spokesman Bruce Carter said. His death comes less than a month after his daughter was fatally shot by a police officer in her home in Fort Worth, Texas. Atatiana Jefferson was his only child.

"He ultimately just succumbed to, I don't know, I can only say a broken heart," Carter said. "He just never recovered from the grieving process."

Marquis A. Jefferson.

On October 18, a Dallas County judge granted Marquis Jefferson a temporary restraining order, giving him full authority to make arrangements for his daughter's funeral and burial.

"He was battling to be a part of her life to the end," Carter said. "I think it just got the best of him."

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