Like Losing Family: 10 TV Parents Who Made An Impact And Passed Away In Real Life
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Deron Dalton
Vernon Gaines (Lou Myers)
Mr. Gaines might not have been any significant character’s daddy on “A Different World,” but he did have a son named Darnell offscreen. Nevertheless, he was definitely a father figure to the main characters who were all black college students — specifically Kim, the med student (Charnele Brown) who worked under him at The Pit. He usually provided feisty advice and wisdom. Myers passed in 2013 from heart failure.
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