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In Memoriam: Celebrities We Lost In 2017
A NewsOne gallery of the celebrities who lost their lives in 2017.
In Memoriam: Celebrities We Lost In 2017 was originally published on newsone.com
1. Della Reese, 86
2. Robert Guillaume, 89
3. Novella Nelson, 77
4. Dick Gregory, 84
5. Prodigy (left) of Mobb Deep, 42
6. Linda Hopkins, 92
7. Charlie Murphy, 57
8. Mary Tyler Moore, 80
Moore, an award-winning actress, enjoyed a successful, decades-long career. She rose to fame as a regular on 'The Dick Van Dyke Show' in the 1960s, which led to the eponymous 'Mary Tyler Moore Show' in the 1970s. Moore died in a Connecticut hospital on January 25.
9. Lee "Q" O'Denat, 43
The media mogul known affectionately as "Q," died on January 24 from heart failure after he was found unresponsive in a San Diego shopping center. O'Denat was responsible for creating WorldStarHipHop.com, a groundbreaking hub for entertainment and news pertaining to urban culture.
10. William Hilliard, 89
William Hilliard Dies at 89; Always a 'First' https://t.co/1nsjrTMadm #RIP #WilliamHilliard #NABJ #Oregonian #ASNE pic.twitter.com/H8ttM7j6YG
— Richard Prince (@princeeditor) January 19, 2017
The pioneering journalist died on January 20 in Portland, Oregon. Hilliard's career spanned over 40 years–he was The Oregonian's first black reporter and was promoted to its first black editor in chief in 1987.
11. Bishop Eddie Long, 63
Bishop Long, a controversial Atlanta megachurch pastor, died on January 15 after a years long battle with an unspecified form of cancer. Rumors surrounding the pastor's health swirled after he was spotted several times with a significantly thinner frame.
12. Roy Innis, 82
Innis, the longtime leader of the Congress of Racial Equality, died in Manhattan on January 8. He reportedly died from complications relating to Parkinson's disease.
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