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*Holly Robinson Peete, Vivica A. Fox, Loretta Devine and Stevie Wonder were among those who helped celebrate the life of Michael Clarke Duncan during a nearly four-hour memorial service Monday marked by heartfelt speeches, rousing gospel performances and photos of the always-smiling star, reports the Associated Press. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] Former reality TV [...]
*Zachery Tims’ children held a memorial gathering for their late father on his birthday, Wednesday night (Apr. 18), reports Charismanews.com. Tims, who co-founded New Destiny Christian Center in Apopka, Fla. with his then-wife Riva, would have been 43. Riva, who recently recounted some of her life with the charismatic preacher in the new book When It All Falls Apart: Find [...]
*Family and friends gathered for a private memorial service in Palm Beach, Fla., honoring Big Man Clarence Clemons on Tuesday, including some of his ex-wives. Clemons had asked his widow Victoria, his fifth wife, to scatter his ashes at a cherished spot in Hawaii and to do so with “all of the special women in [...]
What: Memorial service for Gladys Horton, co-founder and former lead singer of the popular Motown all-female group, “The Marvelettes,” who passed on Jan. 26th. She was 66. When: Tuesday, February 22, 2011 @ 12:30 PM Where: Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills, Church of the Hill Chapel 6300 Forest Lawn Drive Los Angeles, CA 90068 [...]
*President Barack Obama mourned victims of an Arizona gunman on Monday and steered clear of a debate on whether harsh political rhetoric inspired the attack on a congresswoman. As many members of his own Democratic Party decried the often rabid level of political discourse in the country, Obama said he is grieving for the victims [...]
*Memorial services have been announced for artist Varnette P. Honeywood, whose vibrant paintings of African American life famously graced the set of “The Cosby Show.” Honeywood died Sunday in a Los Angeles hospital after a two-year battle with cancer, one of her cousins, Jennell Allen, said Tuesday. She was 59. A “Celebration of Life” viewing [...]
*In an interview with Us Weekly, Gary Coleman’s friend Jeremy Spence says the late actor was not feeling well in the hours before his fatal fall. The 42-year-old returned from his regular dialysis treatment for a congenital kidney disease on Wednesday morning feeling drained, according to Spence. It was only hours later that he slipped [...]
*A memorial service is being planned for Gary Coleman in Utah, according to an agent for the late actor. Shelia Erickson says the family hopes to hold the service Friday, Saturday or Sunday in Salt Lake City . However, it has not been decided whether the memorial will be private or open to the public. [...]
*So what exactly was Fox News Channel reporting while the other two cable news outlets were broadcasting the president’s eulogy of Dorothy Height? One of the stories wasn’t even real news. As previously reported, CNN and MSNBC covered Obama’s eulogy Thursday morning from Washington National Cathedral, while Fox News opted to remain with its regular [...]
*President Barack Obama will give the eulogy Thursday at the funeral of civil rights leader Dorothy Height, White House spokesman Josh Earnest announced Tuesday. Height’s funeral service is scheduled for 10 a.m. ET tomorrow at Washington National Cathedral. On Tuesday, hundreds of people lined three city blocks to pay respects at her viewing at the [...]
*A public viewing for R&B legend Teddy Pendergrass is underway in Philadelphia at the Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church. The line of more than 300 mourners stretches around the block, according to the Associated Press. Pendergrass was left paralyzed from the waist down following a 1982 car crash, but continued to record music. He died of [...]
WHAT: PUBLIC VIEWING AND MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR TEDDY PENDERGRASS. Teddy Pendergrass, one of the leading soul singers of all time and R&B’s reigning sex symbol in the 1970s and ’80s, to be remembered with family by friends, dignitaries, celebrities and fans from around the world. The legendary, Grammy Award-nominated singer-songwriter, whose powerful vocals helped define [...]
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