Darris Curry is a retired actress who also appeared as an extra in the film. blues brothers, ten commandments and lady sings the bluesDied in wildfires that hit Los Angeles ABC7 I will report it. She was 95 years old.
Curry's body was discovered Sunday evening (January 12) at his home in Altadena, which was destroyed by the Eaton Fire, the newspaper said. On Sunday, her granddaughter and part-time caregiver, Darice Kelly, shared the news. facebook.
“#RIPMOMMADEE,” she wrote, a nod to her grandmother's nickname, “Mama D.” “We had a great run. She impacted my life in so many ways. This loss is devastating.”
According to ABC7, Kelly brought Curry home around midnight on Tuesday (January 7) after a long day at the hospital. Kelly didn't expect the fire to be so destructive, but she woke up to a text message saying the power was out at Curry's house. After Kelly immediately went to check on Curry, she was informed by a police officer that her grandmother's property was gone and that it had been completely destroyed.
The officer advised Mr. Kelly to check out the Pasadena Civic Center, where evacuees were being sent. But she was nowhere to be found. On Friday (Jan. 10), the National Guard escorted Kelly to the ruins, which Kelly told ABC7 was “complete devastation.”
“Everything was gone except for the blue Cadillac,” she said.
“She was so active you couldn't believe she was 95 years old,” one of Curry's granddaughters, Laurie Beamer Wilkinson, told ABC7.
As of Sunday, the fire had claimed 24 lives, according to reports. Associated Press. The Associated Press reported at the time that at least 16 people were missing, but authorities said they expected that number to rise. Many people in the entertainment industry are speaking out about putting out the fires, including Milo Ventimiglia, Mandy Moore, Jamie Lee Curtis, and James Woods.
