(Still saddened by this news! I truly enjoyed this man's work...i hope he rests in peace)



NEW YORK - Playwright August Wilson, whose epic 10-play cycle chronicling the black experience in 20th-century America included such landmark dramas as "Fences" and "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom," died Sunday of liver cancer, a family spokeswoman said. He was 60.

Wilson died at Swedish Medical Center in Seattle, surrounded by his family, said Dena Levitin, Wilson's personal assistant. The playwright had disclosed in late August that his illness was inoperable and he had only a few months to live.

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051003/...ot/obit_wilson

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RIP Pastor Ify Irukwu ....

I'm looking forward to experiencing some Unspeakable Joy!

Makes you want to enjoy your life while you can, and make the best of it while you have it. That's sad, I hope his family has the strenght to bear the loss.