Category: Tragedy
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“Theo”
Sad to hear about Malcolm Jamal Warner. I related so deeply with Malcolm Jamal’s affable character on The Cosby Show that one Christmas, I signed each of my gifts with: From Theo. So many episodes are worth remembering and revisiting, but who can forget the one featuring the Gordon Gartrelle shirt?! As so many of…
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DJ
Yesterday, and the past few days, have been heavy for the Yerba Buena family. Back to that in a moment. Senior proms are a chance for students to get together to celebrate one last time before the school year comes to an end. In some ways, it’s a chance to destress before the final stretch…
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International Hotel
Every now and then I like to watch old clips of Elvis in concert. Last night I was watching one from a star-studded engagement at the International Hotel in Las Vegas, where he had 636 consecutive sold-out shows over a seven-year period. Alas, this post isn’t about Elvis. After watching the clip, I was curious…
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Bobby Chacon
On the eve of a fight in March, 1982, Bobby Chacon became a single dad to three children, ages 11, 8, and 6. Following two devastating losses, Chacon’s wife, Valorie, begged him to quit boxing. Her pleas were ignored. Subsequently, she killed herself with a rifle at the family’s home in the small town of…
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Jahi
Nailah Winkfield is a mother who is grieving for her child, Jahi McMath. And no matter what opinion I or you have regarding the way Children’s Hospital Oakland, the press, or the family has behaved during this tragedy, one thing remains true: Nailah Winkfield’s life will never be the same. Grief. I know that it…
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