R&B singer, Marvin Gaye mentor Harvey Fuqua dies at 80
Posted in Gone but Not Forgotten on Jul 7th, 2010
Singer, songwriter and record producer Harvey Fuqua, an early mentor of Marvin Gaye, has died. Fuqua was 80.
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Gary Coleman is cremated 3 weeks after death
Posted in Gone but Not Forgotten on Jun 18th, 2010
Gary Coleman’s remains were cremated Thursday and his ashes will be locked away until a court decides who should get them, the special administrator of his estate said.
Legendary P-Funk guitarist Garry Shider dies at 56
Posted in Gone but Not Forgotten on Jun 17th, 2010
Garry Shider, the longtime musical director of Parliament-Funkadelic whose funky guitar work, songwriting skills and musical arrangements thrilled fans around the globe and earned him a spot in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, has died. He was 56.
Gary Coleman’s ashes kept locked up during battle of wills
Posted in Gone but Not Forgotten on Jun 16th, 2010
Gary Coleman’s funeral, if there is one, will wait for several months while a Utah judge decides who will permanently control of the former child actor’s estate, a lawyer said Wednesday.
Gary Coleman’s living will called for 15 days of life support
Posted in Gone but Not Forgotten on Jun 15th, 2010
Gary Coleman’s living will called for the actor to be kept alive unless he was in an irreversible coma for at least 15 days, according to a court document.
Ali ‘Ollie’ Woodson of the Temptations Funeral
Posted in Gone but Not Forgotten on Jun 9th, 2010
In the beginning, Motown’s mighty Temptations sounded like they came straight out of the church, and they did. But of all their line-up of singers, Ali “Ollie” Woodson took them back … literally.
Marvie Isely dead at 56
Posted in Gone but Not Forgotten on Jun 9th, 2010
Marvin Isley, the bass backbone of his sibling band The Isley Brothers, died Monday in Chicago at age 56.
Cincinnati Bengals Star Gives Life After Death, also toxicology report found no alcohol
Posted in Gone but Not Forgotten on Jun 9th, 2010
It’s the ultimate gift someone can give — a heart — and when Chris Henry passed away last year, his vital organs were donated to someone else in need.
Gary Coleman had a will; parents drop burial plans
Posted in Gone but Not Forgotten on Jun 5th, 2010
Gary Coleman’s estranged parents abandoned their effort to bury him in his native Illinois Friday after a Utah attorney revealed the actor named an executor in a 1999 will.
Gary Coleman’s parents seek custody of his remains
Posted in Gone but Not Forgotten on Jun 4th, 2010
The estranged parents of former child TV star Gary Coleman are seeking custody of his body and want it returned to the star’s boyhood home in Illinois, his former manager said Thursday.
Michael V. Dobson memorial services
Posted in Gone but Not Forgotten, Politics on Jun 3rd, 2010
Family will receive friends Thursday 4 to 5 PM at the
St. Marks Institutional Baptist Church, 655 N. Bentalou St.
with memorial services following. Interment private. In
lieu of flowers, gifts may be made to Hope Well Cancer
Support in memory of Michael Dobson. ARRANGEMENTS
ENTRUSTED TO CARLTON C. DOUGLASS FUNERAL
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Mourners recall how Raymond Haysbert changed lives
Posted in Gone but Not Forgotten on Jun 3rd, 2010
By Jacques Kelly
At the memorial service Wednesday for Raymond V. Haysbert Sr., Kweisi Mfume recalled the frank advice handed to him by the respected statesman of the African-American business and political community.
Raymond Haysbert Sr., Baltimore Civic Leader and Businessman will be laid to rest today
Posted in Gone but Not Forgotten on Jun 2nd, 2010
Raymond V. Haysbert Sr., whose Parks Sausage Co. became the first black-owned business in the U.S. to go public in 1969, and the famous commercial of a little kid sitting at a breakfast table and yelling to his mom: ‘More Parks sausages please!’
Gary Coleman’s Parents: We’ll Always Be Proud of Him
Posted in Gone but Not Forgotten on Jun 2nd, 2010
By the time he was 4, Gary Coleman had developed a wit and precociousness that charmed his parents Sue and W.G. “Willie” Coleman. Tragically by his 20s, he was no longer speaking to them.
Raymond V. Haysbert’s Funeral Arrangements
Posted in Gone but Not Forgotten, Politics on Jun 1st, 2010
Raymond V. Haysbert’s Funeral Arrangements
EMPOWERMENT TEMPLE. Wed., JUNE 2nd. - FAMILY HOUR @ 11 am
MEMORIAL SERVICES 12 NOON.
REPAST ACROSS THE STREET AT THE FORUM 2-2:30 pm