Oprah Winfrey, loved a little too much, February 14, 2008.
Oprah Gail Winfrey, 54, born Jan. 29, 1954, in Koscisko, Miss., died Feb. 14, 2008, in Chicago, Ill., where she lives now and where her studio for her renowned talk show is located. She died at 3:30 p.m. as she was walking to her car after filming at Harpo studios, by very excited fans. Even her body guards couldn’t keep them off her, and she ended up suffocating in the mob.
Oprah is an American multiple-Emmy Award winning host of “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” which is the highest-ranked talk show in television history. She has been nominated for an Academy Award actress, is a magazine publisher and an influential book critic.
She has been named the most philanthropic African American of all time, ranked the richest African American of the 20th century, and is the world’s only black billionaire for three straight years.
She is survived by her partner for 21 years, Stedman Graham, and two cocker spaniels ( Sophie and Solomon) and two golden retrievers ( Luke and Layla). She was preceded in death by her grandmother, Hattie Mae; her mother, Vernita Lee; and her father, Vernon Winfrey.
Oprah has even been named the most influential woman in the world and will be greatly missed. Oprah said, “The whole point of being alive is to evolve into the complete person you were intended to be.” This is exactly what Oprah did with her life.
A viewing will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2008, at the Rickland mortuary , 2350 E. 1320 North. The graveside service will be held at noon at the Holladay Memorial Park in Mississippi.
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Good story Brit... lots of info. It was a little choppy in some spots, and you used present tense in a couple places, remember she's dead! haha, LOVE YOU BRITTLES.
Nice job with covering all of what is required for an obituary. You mentioned a ton of awards and things that reflects all the good that she "did," haha. Remember to put the date and time that you posted at the top of the article, and to have at least one quote from some influential figure in the obituary.
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