Oprah Winfrey Shares Her Dad's Death at 88: 'We Could Feel the Peace Entering the Room'
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On Friday, July 8, Oprah Winfrey's father, Vernon Winfrey, died at the age of 88. Oprah posted a tribute to her father on Saturday, celebrating his life and sharing the sad news of his death with her fans. Vernon was a Nashville businessman and barber who died after a battle with cancer.
Oprah began her post by sharing that her father lived from 1933 to 2022. "Less than a week ago we honored my father in his own garden. My friend and gospel singer Wintley Phipps the greeted with a song," she wrote alongside a video of the celebration on her Instagram. "He FELT the love and reveled in it until he couldn't speak."
She continued, "Yesterday, with my family around her bedside, I had the sacred honor of seeing the man responsible for my life breathe his last. We could feel the peace entering the room at his passing. This peace remains forever. All is well. Thank you for your prayers and good thoughts
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On Friday, July 8, Oprah Winfrey's father, Vernon Winfrey, died at the age of 88. Oprah posted a tribute to her father on Saturday, celebrating his life and sharing the sad news of his death with her fans. Vernon was a Nashville businessman and barber who died after a battle with cancer.
Oprah began her post by sharing that her father lived from 1933 to 2022. "Less than a week ago we honored my father in his own garden. My friend and gospel singer Wintley Phipps the greeted with a song," she wrote alongside a video of the celebration on her Instagram. "He FELT the love and reveled in it until he couldn't speak."
She continued, "Yesterday, with my family around her bedside, I had the sacred honor of seeing the man responsible for my life breathe his last. We could feel the peace entering the room at his passing. This peace remains forever. All is well. Thank you for your prayers and good thoughts
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