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Jan 25, 2017 · Richie Meeker, the only child of Mary Tyler Moore, died of a gunshot wound in 1980 at age 24. The actress struggled to cope with his death and blamed herself for his estrangement and drug problems.
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- Jodi Guglielmi
Jan 26, 2017 · 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 · Richie Meeker, the only child of sitcom star Mary Tyler Moore, died in 1980 from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Learn more about his life, his parents' marriage, and how Moore coped with the loss.
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...
May 25, 2023 · Richie was the son of Mary and her first husband, Richard Meeker. Richie died on Oct. 14, 1980, from a shooting accident. He was 24. Mary Tyler Moore will forever be revered as an...
Jan 25, 2017 · The year that Richard Meeker Jr. died, Mary Tyler Moore starred in Ordinary People, a movie in which she plays a woman who loses her son in an accident and whose other son attempts...
