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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 accidentally...
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Jan 25, 2017 · Moore, who was divorced twice (first from Richard Meeker in 1961 and later Grant Tinker in 1981) before marrying Dr. Robert Levine in 1983, struggled with alcoholism and suffered from type 1...
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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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Actor. Son of actress Mary Tyler Moore and her first husband Dick Meeker. He died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, officially ruled accidental. Family Members. Parents.
May 25, 2023 · Only her first marriage produced a child, the young Richard Carleton Meeker Jr. Sadly, Richie died in 1980 from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The tragedy haunted Mary for years afterward....
Jan 25, 2017 · Richard Meeker died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound on October 14th, 1980. At the time, there were some false reports that Meeker had committed suicide; in reality, his death was accidental.