A second horse has died at the three-day Grand National Festival. The Willie Mullins-trained Dark Raven lost his life after taking a heavy fall at Aintree on Grand National Day.
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Legendary drag queen Darcelle has died at age 92.
Darcelle — offstage, Walter W. Cole Sr. — died Thursday of natural causes, according to the Facebook page of Darcelle’s nightclub.
“The family of Darcelle XV along with her cast and crew are heartbroken to announce that our beloved Darcelle (Walter W. Cole, Sr.) has died at age 92 from natural causes. We ask for privacy and patience as everyone processes and grieves in their own way and at their own pace,” the venue wrote.
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler wrote on Twitter, “Darcelle is a Portland icon who gave us more than great performances. Their legacy will live on through their philanthropy, legendary show venue, and the countless lives they’ve impacted for good.”
For more than 50 years, Darcelle ran the Portland nightclub Darcelle XV Showplace, “where the entertainer told bawdy jokes in elaborate makeup and beaded gowns, while acting as master of ceremonies to a parade of other drag queens and dancers,” The Oregonian reports.
It’s the longest-running drag club west of the Mississippi.
Darcelle was embraced warmly by Portlanders, appearing at many events around the city and receiving numerous awards.
The queen received a place in “Guinness World Records” in 2016 as the world’s oldest drag performer.
Early beginningsWalter Willard Cole was born Nov. 16, 1930, and grew up in the Linnton neighborhood, a blue-collar area near St. Johns Bridge in Northwest Portland.
In his one-man show “Just Call Me Darcelle,” which was based on his 2010 memoir of the same name, Cole described himself as a shy, quiet boy who was trying to cope with the loss of his mother, while living with an abusive, alcoholic father. His aunt Lil moved in after his mother’s death and served as mother and
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Darcelle XV Showplace, shared the news of his passing on Facebook. “Please join us and celebrate her legacy and memory, thank you in advance for your continued support,” they wrote, adding that all previously scheduled shows at the venue will still go on “as per Darcelle’s wishes.”He was certified as the globe’s oldest drag performer in 2016 by the Guinness Book of World Records and earned notoriety for hosting the longest-running drag show on the West Coast.He came out as gay and created his drag queen persona in 1969.In 1967, Cole purchased the Demas Tavern in the Old Town neighborhood of Portland and it soon became the Darcelle XV Showplace, a landmark that is still standing today.
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