‘Touched By an Angel’ star and singer Della Reese dies at 86
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Della Reese, the big-voiced songstress who eventually launched a successful acting career in shows like “Touched By an Angel,” died Sunday night at her home in California
She was aged 86.
Reese was mourned in a touching tribute by her “Angel” co-star Roma Downey, who said
“Through her life and work she touched and inspired the lives of millions of people. I had the privilege of working with her side by side for so many years on ‘Touched By an Angel.’ I know heaven has a brand new angel this day. Della Reese will be forever in our hearts. Rest in peace, sweet angel. We love you,” she said.
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Throughout her long career, Reese proved indomitable in the face of serious health crises. In 1979, she suffered a brain aneurysm during a taping of “The Tonight Show,” and weathered two brain surgeries. She collapsed on the set of “Touched by an Angel” in 2002, and later announced she suffered from Type 2 diabetes.
Reese’s four marriages included a brief, annulled union with Mercer Ellington, son of jazz great Duke Ellington. She is survived by her husband, Franklin Lett, a film producer and concert promoter.
