BALTIMORE, Maryland — David Modell, 55, former team president of the Baltimore Ravens, and son of former Cleveland Browns owner Art Modell, has passed away. The Ravens tweeted a photo of him Friday afternoon and said, “You will be missed, David.” The team said David had been battling cancer for almost two years. Last month, […]
CLEVELAND – The City of Cleveland’s Director of Community Development, Daryl Rush, has passed away at the age of 59. According to Cleveland.com, the community leader died in his home Tuesday, after a two-year battle with lung cancer. Mayor Frank Jackson mourned the death of his friend and colleague in a statement released on Wednesday […]
Craig Sager passed away on Thursday after a long battle with cancer, just days after being inducted into the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame. Sager was 65 years old. Turner Sports released a statement shortly after: “Craig Sager was a beloved member of the Turner family for more than three decades and he has been […]
Just after his father, Alan Thicke, died, Robin Thicke posted a sweet message to Instagram remembering him. Alan Thicke died on Tuesday, Dec. 13, after reportedly suffering a heart attack while playing hockey with his son Carter. READ MORE: TheGrio.com Article Courtesy of The Grio First Picture Courtesy of Johnny Nunez and Getty Images Second […]
Actor Alan Thicke has died, his publicist confirmed. Variety reports Thicke had a heart attack. He was 69 years old. Thicke is perhaps best known for his role as TV dad Jason Seaver in the 1980s sitcom Growing Pains. He also recently made an appearance in Fuller House, the spinoff of another 80s sitcom, Full House. He […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio—Former U.S. Senator and astronaut John Glenn passed away at a Columbus hospital. He was 95 years old. Glenn was hospitalized at James Cancer Hospital for more than a week before his passing. A spokesman for the John Glenn College of Public Affairs at Ohio State University told FOX 8 News that didn’t necessarily […]
2016 has taken yet another person of note. Eighties R&B and dance music artist Colonel Abrams has died. The singer with the deep voice best known for his smash singles “Trapped” and “I’m Not Gonna Let You” succumbed to various ailments on Friday. He was 67. Abrams was born Colonel Abrams Page in Detroit on May […]
(RNN) – Fidel Castro, who seized power in 1960, killing former politicians and members of the middle class and turning the island of Cuba into a communist country, died Friday. His brother, Raul Castro, announced the death on state-run media. He was 90 years old. According to AFP, the Cuban leader will be cremated on Saturday. The Cuban […]
TMZ is reporting that Thomas Mikal Ford, who is most fondly remembered for playing Tommy Strawn on Martin, has passed away. He was 52. While details are currently scarce, Ford’s wife Gloria told TMZ that he was on life support. Their report said that Ford had been in an Atlanta hospital since Sunday after a recent check-up from […]
Miss Cleo, whose real name is Youree Harris, died Tuesday morning in Florida. Miss Cleo has died, according to TMZ. The TV psychic, who hit the airwaves in the ’90s, has succumbed to cancer. Miss Cleo, whose real name is Youree Harris, died Tuesday morning in Florida. Her character rose to fame with catchy infomercials […]
CLEVELAND – Former Cleveland mayor, Ohio governor and United States senator George Voinovich has died. The Fox 8 I-Team has learned from sources that police and EMS were called to Voinovich’s home early Sunday morning. Voinovich was mayor of Cleveland from 1980-1989. He served as Ohio’s governor from 1991-1998. READ MORE: Fox8.com Article Courtesy […]
Will Smith, Lennox Lewis and six other friends/family of the late great Muhammed Ali will serve as pallbearers at his funeral this Friday, ESPN reports. Ali and Smith formed a genuine friendship during the filming of the iconic biopic Ali, for which Smith landed an Academy Award nomination. According to ESPN, Ali died from septic […]