( CNN) Della Reese, who rose to fame as a jazz singer and later ascertained television fame on the drama “Touched by an Angel, ” has died.
“On behalf of her husband, Franklin Lett, and all her friends and family, I share with you the word that our beloved Della Reese has passed away peacefully at her California home surrounded by love. She was an incredible Wife, Mother, Grandmother, acquaintance, and Pastor, as well as an award-winning actress and vocalist, ” actress Roma Downey, Reese’s co-star on “Touched By an Angel, ” said in a statement on Facebook.
“Through her life and work she touched and inspired the lives of millions of people, ” Downey’s statement sustained. “She was a mother to me and I had special privileges of working with her side by side for so many years.”
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