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RIP, Aretha Franklin

Revoltingest

Pragmatic Libertarian
Premium Member
https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/2018/08/16/aretha-franklin-dies/309137002/
Aretha Franklin, whose impassioned, riveting voice made her a titan of American music, has died, her niece, Sabrina Owens, confirmed to the Free Press. She was 76.

She died at 9:50 a.m. surrounded by family at her home in Detroit.

A family statement released by her publicist Gwendolyn Quinn said "Franklin's official cause of death was due to advance pancreatic cancer of the neuroendocrine type, which was confirmed by Franklin's oncologist, Dr. Philip Phillips of Karmanos Cancer Institute" in Detroit.
 

Regiomontanus

Ματαιοδοξία ματαιοδοξιών! Όλα είναι ματαιοδοξία.
Aretha Franklin dies at 76: Detroit star transformed American music
Aretha Franklin, whose impassioned, riveting voice made her a titan of American music, has died, her niece, Sabrina Owens, confirmed to the Free Press. She was 76.

She died at 9:50 a.m. surrounded by family at her home in Detroit.

A family statement released by her publicist Gwendolyn Quinn said "Franklin's official cause of death was due to advance pancreatic cancer of the neuroendocrine type, which was confirmed by Franklin's oncologist, Dr. Philip Phillips of Karmanos Cancer Institute" in Detroit.


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metis

aged ecumenical anthropologist
Aretha has been an icon in this area for decades now, and my sister used to live just two blocks from her, which also was just three houses from Bob Seger's house before he moved. May she rest in peace.

BTW, the OP mentions Karmanos, and my sister is currently getting treatments there for stage three cancer (lung & brain). She had been staying at our place here near Detroit up until last week as we had to leave our place in the UP to help her, but she took a turn for the worse that led her to need to stay at a rehabilitation center near us.

Needless to say, prayers for both Aretha and my sister would be very much appreciated.
 
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