Fall News: The Late Edition

[Miss. Mocha]

Has anyone else heard that Gerald LeVert was found dead after suffering a heart attack?

[StarFish106]

^^I just heard Patty Jackson talking about it on the radio..I haven't seen anything else on it yet.

Man that is

[mulattogyrl]

^^I'm listening to Patti Jackson too...how sad.

[CrimsonTide4]

Originally Posted by mulattogyrl

^^I'm listening to Patti Jackson too...how sad.

Coworker sent me the mediatakeout.com of the story.

[StarFish106]

Gerald Levert Dies Of Heart Attack
By Roman Wolfe
Date: 11/10/2006 3:11 pm


R&B singer Gerald Levert died today (Nov. 10), after suffering a fatal heart attack. Levert, also known as "G-Bear" to his fans, is featured on Styles P upcoming album Time Is Money.

He was 40-years-old. The R&B singer was working on a reality show that featured him losing weight along with 12 of his female fans, who lived and trained with Levert for 30 days.
Gerald Levert comes from a legendary musical family. His father Eddie Levert is the lead singer of the O'Jays.

Levert scored pop success as a member of the R&B group Levert and as a member of LSG (Levert, Keith Sweatand Johnny Gill).
He later hit big with singles like "Cassonova," "Pop, Pop, Pop, Pop (Goes My Mind)", "Mr. Too Damn Good to You" and others.

[delph998]

^^^^^ Speechless. No man knows the hour. I will lift the family up in prayers. He was a great artist.

[unspokenone25]

^^^^^^So sad. RIP Gerald Levert.

[lilbay77]

OMG!!!

[Intense1920]

Jackpot pays bills, and more

BY JACK KRESNAK
FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER
November 17, 2006

LANSING -- The first thing a working woman who suddenly comes into a little money knows is that you pay the bills first and, if there's anything left over, you buy something nice for yourself.
So, the first thing 48-year-old Loretta Brown of Detroit said she would do after leaving the Michigan Lottery office in Lansing on Thursday with a multimillion-dollar check is catch up on the bills.
"The first place that I am going to go?" Brown said, repeating a reporter's question during a brief afternoon news conference. "DTE Energy. I'm going to pay my gas bill, my light bill. I'm going to pay Sprint."
Brown won Tuesday's $75-million Mega Millions jackpot. Lottery commissioner Gary Peters said Brown chose a lump-sum payment of $44.6 million; 28.9% of it will be withheld for taxes, leaving Brown with about $32 million.
Brown said she and her family had not made other plans beyond taking a trip next week. Her family includes her husband, a new-car prep manager for an auto dealer, and two adult sons -- none of whom she would name for security reasons.
"Right now, we're living in very critical, dangerous times, so the less exposure," the better, Brown said.
Rest of the article: http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/a...WS06/611170390

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I love seeing regular people win the lottery. She is a VERY smart woman paying her bills first and keeping her family members' names out of the paper.

[AKADIVA12]

Originally Posted by Intense1920

Jackpot pays bills, and more

BY JACK KRESNAK
FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER
November 17, 2006

LANSING -- The first thing a working woman who suddenly comes into a little money knows is that you pay the bills first and, if there's anything left over, you buy something nice for yourself.
So, the first thing 48-year-old Loretta Brown of Detroit said she would do after leaving the Michigan Lottery office in Lansing on Thursday with a multimillion-dollar check is catch up on the bills.
"The first place that I am going to go?" Brown said, repeating a reporter's question during a brief afternoon news conference. "DTE Energy. I'm going to pay my gas bill, my light bill. I'm going to pay Sprint."
Brown won Tuesday's $75-million Mega Millions jackpot. Lottery commissioner Gary Peters said Brown chose a lump-sum payment of $44.6 million; 28.9% of it will be withheld for taxes, leaving Brown with about $32 million.
Brown said she and her family had not made other plans beyond taking a trip next week. Her family includes her husband, a new-car prep manager for an auto dealer, and two adult sons -- none of whom she would name for security reasons.
"Right now, we're living in very critical, dangerous times, so the less exposure," the better, Brown said.
Rest of the article: http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/a...WS06/611170390

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I love seeing regular people win the lottery. She is a VERY smart woman paying her bills first and keeping her family members' names out of the paper.

I feel good. It was actually a black woman, from Detroit and not "Tom" from no name, Michigan who won $75 Million? There is hope for me yet. I got next!!!