2008 in Review

It seems like just yesterday we were kicking off '08 and now, a blink later, we're preparing to ring in 2009. We had some shining moments in 2008, but we shared plenty of tragedy as well.

In 2008 ...

• Larry Norman died at age 60.
• The Imperials (old and new) got embroiled in controversy over who had the legal use of the band name.
• Dale Thompson of Bride announced that his wife Sharon had been diagnosed with breast cancer.
• Southern Gospel legend Dottie Rambo died on Mother's Day.
• Todd Smith of Selah lost his daughter Audrey Caroline when she was only 2 and ½ hours old.
• Steven Curtis Chapman lost his youngest daughter Maria Sue in a tragic accident at home.
• Nicole Sponberg, formerly of Selah, lost her 10-week-old son Luke to SIDS.
• Christopher Laurie, the 33-year-old son of evangelist and Harvest Crusade organizer Greg Laurie, was killed in a car accident.
• Rev. Timothy Wright lost his wife and his grandson in a car accident. Rev. Wright was also seriously injured and as of today, it is reported that he hopes to be released from the hospital sometime next month.
• Ray Boltz came out of the closet.
• Yolanda Adams lost her mother.
• Randy Miller, the drummer for The Myriad, was diagnosed with cancer.

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