Aretha Franklin Passes Away at the Age of 76
The Queen of Soul has passed away at the age of 76. According to her publicist, Aretha Franklin died this morning. Franklin was stricken with advanced pancreatic cancer. “In one of the darkest moments of our lives, we are not able to find the appropriate words to express the pain in our heart. We have lost the matriarch and rock of our family,” Franklin’s family said in a statement. It had been widely speculated that Franklin had been ill for several months after she began canceling tour dates in 2017 and 2018. She performed at the Elton John AIDS Foundation gala in New York City last November.
Sunny 106.3 ‘s Sheila came to Florida from Ohio to pursue her adventures in a warmer climate near the ocean. It’s quite possible you may run across her and her dog, Daisy, out at any Southwest Florida event that has painting, live music, food, or anything near or in the water. Some of her other interests include learning to paddle-board, looking, and being more fit as well as learning to shoot a firearm. Sheila is also a member of the board for GROW Education Inc., a non-profit organization connecting schoolchildren to resources to promote the arts and literacy.
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