Way too young to die. Too bad they couldn’t have helped her kidneys with a
transplant, or something. Story is all too familiar, though, in the music and
acting scenes. Maybe we’ll see her heaven some day.
Vickie
From: Victor Lawrence
Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2016 11:24 AM
To: ourplace@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ourplace] Re: music
Hi, Marty:
I remember her too and remember hearing that she had become a minister. I saw
her on Christian TV shows. I was glad for her conversion and I'm sorry she has
died.
Vic
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On Feb 17, 2016, at 8:41 AM, Rosemarie Chavarria <knitqueen2007@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Hi, Marty,
I heard about Vanity on the news yesterday and it’s sad even though I wasn’t
a fan of hers.
Rosie
From: Marty Rimpau
Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2016 7:30 AM
To: our place list
Subject: [ourplace] music
Music
VANITY - OBIT UNDATED (AP) She was one of Prince's sexy protégés. But she
left show business to pursue a life as a minister. The performer known as
Vanity has died. A spokeswoman for a hospital in Fremont, California says she
died yesterday but didn't provide a cause of death. However, her sister says
Vanity died of complications from longstanding kidney issues. Vanity was born
Denise Matthews in Niagara Falls, Ontario and first rose to fame through her
association with Prince and the 1980s girl group, Vanity 6. She began using
crack cocaine and other drugs and she said that caused her kidneys to fail. Her
sister says Vanity was happier in recent years noting that while she loved her
time in the 1980s, she seemed to enjoy her recent time more because she was at
peace. Vanity was 57. Sound: 003-r-30-(Sound of Vanity 6, performing "Nasty
Girl")--Sound of Vanity 6 performing "Nasty Girl. Vanity, who was born Denise
Matthews, has died. (17 Feb 2016) < <
