Today I lost my dear friend and entrepreneur Stephen Gilmore who owned Schere LLC. We became fast friends and I met him a few years ago. He had a wonderful spirit! He would tell me about his many business ventures and he created and patented a product which became a huge success, the Obama shower curtain! I was one of the first people to interview him about his business and he was so grateful. I believed in him and his product and you could tell he was very passionate about his company. He suggested that I have my very first Men’s Night Out on my talk show back a few years ago, and I said, if I ever did, he would be my first guest. Well, I kept my promise and I did have that show and he was one of my guest. About a year ago, his wife Celeste told me Stephen found out he had colon cancer. At that time it was at stage 4. He still had good spirits about everything and his attitude was great. He had surgery and they thought it was gone.

Yesterday he became ill and was rushed to the hospital. They transported him to hospice this afternoon when I got word that he had taken a turn for the worse. I was in total shock! As my husband and I made our way to a hospice facility, I felt strange but walked in the door and learned that he had just passed. I didn’t get to say goodbye to my buddy! His wife Celeste wants me to tell you guys to please get checked out regularly because colon cancer is the number one killer for African American men. My heart goes out to Stephen,his wife Celeste and his family plus his 9yr old daughter Cheyenne. Today was also their wedding anniversary of two years.He was a dear friend and he will be truly missed. Words can not express how sad I am today! May you rest in peace my friend and I know God is looking over you. Here is a video I found of me interviewing him about his product on my show. As your wife said today, you have your wings now. xoxo