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Deloreese Owens, 41, Della Reese's daughter

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Mar 15, 2002, 2:04:28 PM3/15/02
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Daughter of 'Touched By An Angel' Star Dies

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Deloreese Daniels Owens, the adopted daughter of "Touched
by an Angel'' star Della Reese, died Thursday. Owens was 41.

Owens' body was found Wednesday in a bed at her Los Angeles-area home on
Wednesday, said Reese's publicist, Jennifer Pinto.

The cause of death was not immediately known, but Owens had been suffering from
a pituitary dysfunction that made her sensitive to infections. The disorder
had required hospitalization on three previous occasions.

Reese, 70, adopted Owens in 1961, naming the girl after herself. Owens was a
radio operator technician.

Reese has three other grown children.

AP-NY / 03-15-02 06:48 EST

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