long illness
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"It is with deep sadness that my family and I announce the passing of my husband, Charlie Dalin, following a long illness," his wife Perrine Le Pape said in a message to AFP on Thursday.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
Anna de Peyster, a writer, philanthropist and a former wife of Rupert Murdoch, has died following a long illness.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
When six-year-old Bradley Lowery died after a long illness - he was only 18 months when diagnosed with neuroblastoma, a rare type of cancer - he had become known to the whole football community.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2025
Richard Carlson, a controversial fixture in West Coast TV journalism during the 1970s, died Monday at his Florida home after a long illness.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2025
His former girlfriend, Adele Picket, passed away after a long illness.
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
