Death:Death by Disease 16 March 2015 (Sickle cell anemia, age 58) chart Placidus Equal_H. Work : Published/ Exhibited/ Released 12 December 2017 (Memoir, "Soar") chart Placidus Equal_H.
American journalist, a reporter for the Washington Star, Baltimore Sun, and Washington Times before turning to a career in corporate public relations. She was diagnosed with sickle cell anemia at age seven and died on 16 March 2015 at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, aged 58. She exceeded the life expectancy her doctor predicted by more than 20 years. Her Memoir, Soar was published posthumously in 2017. Read less