Like Losing Family: 10 TV Parents Who Made An Impact And Passed Away In Real Life
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Deron Dalton
Florida Evans (Esther Rolle)
Florida Evans represented that strong, loving black matriarch on “Good Times” all black folks know — especially when times were hard or rough. When James Evans (John Amos) passed away, Florida remained strong with her minor slip, “damn, damn, DAMN!’ moment, and cared for her family. Esther Rolle passed away in 1998 from complications with diabetes.
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