<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">Courtesy of <i>CBC News</i> at:</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/obit-franklin-aretha-1.4787427">https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/obit-franklin-aretha-1.4787427</a><br><div><br></div><div>———————————————</div><div><span style="font-family: "Stag Medium", Trebuchet; font-size: 2rem; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Stag Medium", Trebuchet; font-size: 2rem; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">Aretha Franklin, Queen of Soul, dead at 76</span></div><div><div><br></div><div>Aretha Franklin, the long-reigning Queen of Soul who sang with matchless style on classic songs and her signature track Respect, died Thursday at age 76, said her representative, Gwendolyn Quinn.</div><div><br></div><div>Cause of death is advanced pancreatic cancer.</div></div><div><br></div><div>———————————————</div><div><br></div><div>Rest well, Aretha.</div><div><br></div><div>You have, most certainly, earned our respect (and love) over the years.</div><div> </div><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img src="cid:63D02483-44D4-44DB-B4BB-92E92355F483" alt="image1.jpeg" id="8DE3705A-F225-4037-A820-74F6861CBA8E" _mf_state="1" title="null" style="width: calc((100% + 20px) + 20px); margin-left: -20px;"></span></div><div><a href="http://www.tomandrodna.com/Songs/Aretha_Franklin/Aretha_Franklin.jpg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">http://www.TomandRodna.com/Songs/Aretha_Franklin/Aretha_Franklin.jpg</font></a></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"A Natural Woman"</b></div><div><a href="http://www.tomandrodna.com/Songs/Aretha_Franklin/A_Natural_Woman.mp3" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">http://www.TomandRodna.com/Songs/Aretha_Franklin/A_Natural_Woman.mp3</font></a></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Chain of Fools"</b></div><div><a href="http://www.tomandrodna.com/Songs/Aretha_Franklin/Chain_of_Fools.mp3" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">http://www.TomandRodna.com/Songs/Aretha_Franklin/Chain_of_Fools.mp3</font></a></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"I Never Loved a Man"</b></div><div><a href="http://www.tomandrodna.com/Songs/Aretha_Franklin/I_Never_Loved_a_Man.mp3" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">http://www.TomandRodna.com/Songs/Aretha_Franklin/I_Never_Loved_a_Man.mp3</font></a></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"I Say a Little Prayer"</b></div><div><a href="http://www.tomandrodna.com/Songs/Aretha_Franklin/I_Say_a_Little_Prayer.mp3" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">http://www.TomandRodna.com/Songs/Aretha_Franklin/I_Say_a_Little_Prayer.mp3</font></a></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">And . . . of course . . . what would a tribute to Aretha be without . . .</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Respect"</b></div><div><a href="http://www.tomandrodna.com/Songs/Aretha_Franklin/Respect.mp3" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">http://www.TomandRodna.com/Songs/Aretha_Franklin/Respect.mp3</font></a></div><br><div id="AppleMailSignature"><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)</span></div><div><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">http://www.MoscowCares.com</font></a></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></div><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tom Hansen</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Moscow, Idaho</span></div></div><div> </div></div></div></div></div></body></html>