Rich Little's wife dies of apparent overdose

[MJMANDALAY]

Rich Little's wife, Marie Marotta was found dead Thursday in the bedroom of their Las Vegas home.


Marotta suffered from severe headaches and apparently took an overdose of sleeping pills. A note was found by her bedside by Little who found his wife unconscious.


The couple were married in 2003 and had come to Ottawa in 2007 when Little performed at Super Ex.


"Rich was distraught and said that he had lost the love of his life. He said she was everything to me," said Gord Atkinson, Little's longtime friend who he had phoned to tell him the news.


"She left him a loving note and said that she couldn't go on," said Atkinson.


"The pain she had was too excruciating and she couldn't cope with it anymore," he said.


Atkinson said Marotta had gone to several doctors, including the Mayo Clinic to found out why she experienced such severe headaches but no one could determine the cause of the headaches. The pain was becoming unbearable for Marotta and she didn't know what else to do anymore, he added.


The couple were planning to visit Ottawa in August, he said.



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[HummerTuesdays]

She should have gone to see House, MD. He'd have her diagnosed & fixed up in an hour.




Oh, wait. I just saw an episode where the patient died. Oh well.

[MJMANDALAY]

Originally Posted by HummerTuesdays

She should have gone to see House, MD. He'd have her diagnosed & fixed up in an hour.




Oh, wait. I just saw an episode where the patient died. Oh well.