— (Reuters) Just days after she claimed her family was able to celebrate her father, Oprah Winfrey announced on her Instagram account on Saturday that her father, Vernon, had passed away.I had the sacred distinction of seeing the man who gave me life pass away yesterday with family gathered at his bedside. At his passing, we felt Peace come into the room, Winfrey said in the statement.
She stated that Vernon Winfrey was born in 1933.TMZ announced After a battle with cancer, Vernon, 88, who ran Winfrey Barber & Beauty Shop for more than 50 years, passed away on Friday night.
This week's earlier Oprah Winfrey Instagram post revealed that the family had prepared a surpise "Vernon Winfrey Appreciation Day" backyard BBQ for his pals to honor him. According to her in the video, her father believed it to be a Fourth of July celebration.
One of the richest women in the world, Oprah Winfrey turned a Chicago television chat show into a media empire that included movie production, magazines, cable TV, and satellite radio.
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