Archive for the ‘Memoriam’ Category

kelfuneral.jpgBill Clinton, mourning the loss of his stepfather, joined family and friends and hundreds of others who gathered on Saturday for the funeral of a man the former president says brought his mother the best years she ever had.

Richard Kelley, 91, died Wednesday at home after a long battle with cancer of the colon and liver. He was a retired salesman and was married to Clinton’s mother, Virginia, for 12 years before she died in 1994 from breast cancer.

Clinton spoke to more than 600 people at Kelley’s funeral, sharing his love for the man he said left the world with grace.


marcheline-bertrand.jpgAngelina Jolie, who told CNN host Larry King on December 18 that her 56-year-old mother was battling ovarian cancer, is now confirming that her mother passed away on Saturday afternoon.

According to a new release, Angelina Jolie and brother James Haven were with their mom, actress Marcheline Bertrand, when she died this weekend at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. It is reported that Jolie’s boyfriend, Brad Pitt, was at the hospital with Jolie and her brother.

Bertrand, divorced from Jolie’s Oscar-winning actor father Jon Voight and primary caretaker of her children, had small roles in the movies Lookin’ to Get Out in 1982 and The Man Who Loved Women in 1983.