Marion Barry Dies
R.I.P. Former Washington D.C. Mayor Marion Barry Dead At 78
Marion Barry Dies
Former D.C. Mayor Marion Barry whose tumultuous life made headlines, has died.
Marion Barry Jr., the Mississippi sharecropper’s son and civil rights activist who served three terms as mayor of the District of Columbia, survived a drug arrest and jail sentence, and then came back to win a fourth term as the city’s chief executive, died around midnight Saturday at United Medical Center in Washington.
He was 78.
Hospital spokeswoman Natalie Williams said Mr. Barry arrived at the hospital around 12:30 a.m. and died at 1:46 a.m.
He had been released from Howard University Hospital on Saturday following a brief stay.
His death was announced by his family in a statement released through a spokeswoman for Mr. Barry.
No cause was given, but he had suffered from many health problems over the years, including diabetes, prostate cancer and kidney ailments.
Condolences to the Barry family.
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