ARCHIVEDECEMBER 2017 Passages: Remembering those celebs we lost this year… By Angela Kinamore - FacebookEmail Della Reese Passages: Remembering those celebs we lost this year… 1 of 14 Al Jarreau: Jazz vocalist with a voice smooth as silk, he was 76. Bernie Casey: Film actor, appeared in such memorable movies as “Black Gunn,” “Cornbread, Earl and Me,” and “I’m Gonna Git Ya Sucker;” he was 78. Brenda Jones: Vocalist and sibling member of the R&B group, The Jones Girls; she was 62. Charlie Murphy: Comedian, TV and film actor; he was 57 Chuck Berry: Legendary singer, performer, a rock and roll great, he was 90 Cuba Goodings, Sr.: Vocalist and member of the R&B group, The Main Ingredient; he was 72. Della Reese: Film and TV icon, we loved her as Tess, the wise angel on the TV drama, “Touched by an Angel;” she was 86. Dick Gregory: Comedic legend, civil rights icon, social critic, author, philanthropist, entrepreneur; he was 84. Fats Domino: Rock and roll music pioneer, piano player extraordinare; he as 89. Joni Sledge: Vocalist and sibling member of the R&B group, Sister Sledge; she was 60. Rick Stevens: Former lead singer of the R&B group, Tower of Power; he was 77. Robert Guillaume: Actor, best known for his roles on the TV series “Soap” and “Benson;” he was 89. Melissa Bell: Vocalist and member of the soulful ensemble, Soul II Soul; she was 53. Warren Pete Moore: Vocalist and original founding member of the Motown group, The Miracles; he was 78. 00 RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Dawnn Lewis opens up about her Different World We remember Abbey Lincoln Black History Month: Fashion trailblazer Ophelia DeVore
