Today the gospel world was saddened by the loss of Malinda Sapp. If the last name sounds familiar, it's because she was the wife of gospel star Marvin Sapp. Although, she had a famous husband, Mrs. Sapp was an accomplished woman herself. Along with her husband, she was a co-founder of the Lighthouse Full Life Center which is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The Sapps also established a faith based business fellowship called Entrepreneurs Excange. Malinda was also very involved in her husbands career. She handled most of his recording contracts as his manager and served as executive producer on his albums. She was also an educated woman. A college professor, a limited licensed psychologist and a licensed professional counselor.

The cause of Mrs. Sapp's death was a battle with colon cancer. Although she was given a clean bill of health earlier this year, her cancer resurfaced. Malinda and Marvin were married for 15 years and have three children together.


While Mrs. Sapp's death is indeed a tragic loss, her death has seemed to overshadow the death of 90's pop-star, Rich Cronin. If the name doesn't ring a bell, he was a member of the boy band LFO (Light Funky Ones) who had a late 90's hit with the song "Summer Girls" which he wrote. Cronin, age 35, was diagnosed with leukemia in 2005 and despite chemotherapy the disease returned in 2007 and 2008. Cronin underwent a stem-cell transplant which led to a stroke and severe leg pain. He passed away on Wednesday, September 8, 2010.

If you are still unfamiliar with Mr. Cronin, this video may refresh your memory: