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Mary Tyler Moore’s Passing

On January 25, 2017, the entertainment world received some unwanted news: its beloved Mary Tyler Moore had passed away at the age of 80. Moore had struggled with diabetes for years, according to her publicist. One report claimed that she’d been on a respirator for the week leading to her death. She’d learned to manage her diabetes soon after her diagnosis at age 33, around the time The Mary Tyler Moore Show was starting.