The greater Los Angeles wildfires continue to ravage families, like that of Dalyce Curry: The 95-year-old grandmother’s remains were found just days after her Altadena home was burned to the ground. It was confirmed by a coroner on Sunday that the remains belonged to Dalyce Curry, a retired actress who appeared in several movies in the mid-20th Century including the “Blues Brothers,” “The 10 Commandments” and “Lady Sings the Blues,” according to KABC.
The last person to see Curry was her granddaughter and caregiver, Dalyce Kelley.
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Dalyce Kelley had dropped off her grandmother, Dalyce Curry, at home around midnight on Tuesday. Curry, known as “Momma D,” was exhausted after spending a full day in the hospital.
Kelley, who is her grandmother’s part-time caregiver, had to take care of other family members and left for the evening. Kelley, like thousands of others, didn’t think the fire - which had sparked just hours earlier, would turn into the monster it would become.
Kelley learned that her grandmother was in trouble after receiving a text alert that notified her that the Altadena area was up in flames. When she arrived near her grandmother’s home, an officer told her, “I’m sorry your grandmother’s property is gone. It totally burned down.”
The only property left undamaged was Curry’s blue Cadillac, according to KABC.
Even though most of her home was gone, Kelley and the rest of the family were still hopeful that “Momma D” was still alive. An officer suggested that she check the Pasadena Civic Center, where residents who had last their home were being told to go.
Before getting news from the coroner’s office, Kelley told KABC, “Honestly we don’t feel very hopeful that she’s still here with us.”
Unfortunately, they were right, making Curry just one of the many Black victims who have lost their life and their homes to the California wildfires.