Barbra Hale, the actress who played Della Street in the Perry Mason television series died January 26, 2017. I did not realize this until I saw MeTV advertise a special "Barbra Hale" marathon this coming weekend.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/27/arts/television/barbara-hale-who-played-perry-masons-loyal-secretary-dies-at-94.html?_r=0 is NY Times article.

Rest in Peace, Mrs. Hale