The death of Gary Coleman was sad for anyone who grew up watching him. It was not only sad to see Gary die, but it was even sadder to watch him transform from the cute little smiling child, into the graying, wrinkled and bitter middle aged man. From a
recent interview with a therapist for his and his wife Shannon Price, it is easy to see that Gary is angry at the world and doesn't trust anyone. It also appears that one of the people he doesn't trust is his wife.
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In the interview, Coleman goes out of his way to say that he thinks that Price is all about money and that she is like the rest of the world who wants to milk him like a cow. He expresses serious resentment against others, even his adoring fans, stating that they are "cheapskates" for wanting him to make appearances and then not paying him adequately for the work that he does.
Gary Coleman's life was both worthy of celebration and a complete tragedy. The ailment that kept him cute at the age of nine made it difficult for him to have adult relationships in his 20s and 30s. Even after death, there was a great deal of confusion, as the world is wondering
if Coleman's wife played any role in seeing him into the afterlife, or whether she was audacious enough to actually sell photos of him on his death bed. It's all very, very sad to watch.
It would have been nice to see Gary learn how to love and trust again before he died. He seemed to have a difficult time dealing with the loss of his fame and fortune, and the fact that his parents
went through $18 million dollars of his money certainly didn't help. The only thing worse than not having money is to have a lot of it and then lose it, so it almost seems that the kids from "Diff'rent Strokes" were given a prize that no one wanted. Personally, I would have given anything to be in Coleman's shoes in the 1980s, but I thank the Lord that I didn't have to be Gary.
Dr. Boyce Watkins is the founder of the Your Black World Coalition and a Scholarship in Action Resident of the Institute for Black Public Policy. To have Dr. Boyce commentary delivered to your email, please click here. 
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By: Fern Bright on 6/12/2010 4:32PM
I feel sadden by the life of Gary Coleman, esp. in
his death. It seems tragic to have gone through life thinking that no-one liked/loved you for the
person you are. His bitterness was so very deep.
He was unforgiving. This unforgiving spirit controlled his life. I only wished that he would
have reconciled with his Parents!
It just makes see that relationships esp. with
family is so very important. God bless His Family!
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By: elizabeth on 6/13/2010 8:49AM
I think I hear someone say she should've remarried him but they were courting, I guess no one can anticipate when death will happen but from a female point of view no one knows a family's secrets, I was never divorced from my late hubby but he did have my name on everything except his life insurance so that went to a daughter of his adulterous life, I didn't mind, I was well paid after he was hit by a car. People are acting like she is a bitter ex-wife but she really should have remarried, I guess we'll never know why he didn't do it.
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By: I UNDERSTAND on 6/13/2010 10:01AM
JUSTICE BETTER BE BLIND, This women obviously has had a hand in this man's demise. If this get's by anyone adjudicating this matter, it will come back like a vengeance. Stealing belongs, forging documents of wills, common law?????, since when only living together for 1 year or two. Selling deathbed pics, asking $50,000 for interviews. Pulling the plug only a day after a coma, OMG!!! The taped 911 call. Utah already has a shady history judicially, this would be the icing on their inept and incompetent cake. You don't have to find a reason to throw this bum in jail, all the reasons are beating you in the face.
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By: calista on 6/13/2010 12:34PM
She's a flake with obvious mental health issues of her own. She saw a chance to get paid and she took advantage of it - what little it was. Par for the course for white women - are you REALLY surprised...no REALLY!!!
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By: lee on 6/14/2010 3:20AM
take a good look at this black man with his money hungry white wife. He figured it out too late, that all she wanted from him was the money she thought he had. now he is dead and she is trying to cash in on poor Gary's death. This is what black man who marry white women have to look forward to. They are all about the money.
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