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omgblog.com - 7/23/2008
OMG, no: Estelle Getty
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The Queen Mother of the Golden Girls passed away this morning. She was 84. Why did I feel like she would never die? Maybe because she looks like she's been 90 since the eighties. Rest In Peace, Sophia Spirelli Petrillo-Weinstock. Watch a montage of Golden Girls moments after the jump. Via DLISTED...

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estelle getty - rest in peace
popbytes — oh today is a super sad day - earlier today i heard of the passing of estelle getty and my heart just sank :( she died this morning three days before 85th birthday - i knew she had been sick over the last few years suffering from lewy body dementia (not good times) at least she's in a better place and no longer in any kind of pain or anguish but ms. getty is so missed already - there's been an outpouring of posts today on the web - everyone loves the golden girls on ...

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