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Jan 25, 2017 · But perhaps her biggest tragedy came in 1980 when her only child, son Richie, died at the age of 24. Moore gave birth to Richie just one year into her first marriage with Meeker at the age of...
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- Jodi Guglielmi
Oct 16, 1980 · LOS ANGELES -- Mary Tyler Moore's only son, 24-year-old Richard Meeker, killed himself with a shotgun blast to the head late Tuesday night at the home he shared with two young women near the...
Apr 6, 2022 · Mary Tyler Moore, who died at age 80 on Wednesday, January 25, recalled her son Richie's tragic death in her 1995 memoir, 'After All' — find out more.
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Dec 29, 2017 · On Oct. 14, 1980, Mary’s son sadly passed away from an unintentional, self-inflicted gunshot wound to his head. Richie was reportedly handling a small .410 shotgun when the weapon...
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May 24, 2023 · How Did Mary Tyler Moore's Son Richie Meeker Die? Richie died on October 14, 1980, from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head while handling his shotgun at home.
May 25, 2023 · Richie died on Oct. 14, 1980, while living in a home near the University of Southern Campus, per the Washington Post. An avid gun collector, he was handling a short-barreled, .410-gauge...
Dec 18, 2019 · In 1980, the “Dick Van Dyke Show” and “Mary Tyler Moore Show” star received word that her only son Richie Meeker died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at age 24.
