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What's Eating Gilbert Grape mom has passed away
Posted on 3/29/17 at 12:44 am
Posted on 3/29/17 at 12:44 am
Darlene Cates, best known for playing the housebound mother Bonnie in What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, died in her sleep on Sunday, March 26. She was 69.
Cates’ daughter, Sheri Cates Morgan, announced the sad news in a Facebook post on Monday. “It is with a bitter-sweet heart that our precious wife, mother and Gaga, Darlene Guthrie Cates, was called Home, somewhat unexpectedly, peacefully in her sleep Sunday morning, March 26th,” she wrote. “We take comfort in knowing that she is no longer in pain and is in the arms of our Heavenly Father, breaking away only to dance with our Savior, Jesus. (Dancing was something she talked about loving to do ‘back in the day’!) For those who have already sent your love, texts and prayers, thank you.”
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Posted on 3/29/17 at 1:04 am to hsfolk
Did they burn the house down?
Posted on 3/29/17 at 2:49 am to hsfolk
I wonder if she stayed that large her entire life.
Posted on 3/29/17 at 7:37 am to hsfolk
the image of the car rolling down the street almost tipping over from her weight is some funny shite.
ETA:She underwent gastroplasty in 1981, when she weighed 408 lb (29 st 2 lb or 185 kg). She lost 99 lb (7 st 1 lb or 45 kg) but eventually gained the weight back and more, topping out at 548 lb (39 st 2 lb or 249 kg).
, Cates had lost 240 pounds after a series of 2010 health issues kept her hospitalized for nearly a year, and she expressed a desire to resume her acting career.
ETA:She underwent gastroplasty in 1981, when she weighed 408 lb (29 st 2 lb or 185 kg). She lost 99 lb (7 st 1 lb or 45 kg) but eventually gained the weight back and more, topping out at 548 lb (39 st 2 lb or 249 kg).
, Cates had lost 240 pounds after a series of 2010 health issues kept her hospitalized for nearly a year, and she expressed a desire to resume her acting career.
This post was edited on 3/29/17 at 7:41 am
Posted on 3/29/17 at 2:44 pm to hsfolk
in the movie wasn't she supposed to be a former beauty queen?
Posted on 3/29/17 at 4:38 pm to hsfolk
quote:
, somewhat unexpectedly
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