Barry White Rec Center In Los Angeles In The Works

05/15/2003 4:00 PM, Yahoo! Music
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(5/15/03, 4 p.m. ET) -- The City Council in Los Angeles voted unanimously on Wednesday (May 14) to name a park recreation center in the community of South Park after singer Barry White. The legendary singer grew up in the area and joined in a local protest there last fall over a zoning issue.

Barry White, who is now 58-years-old, underwent surgery for kidney and colon problems last Thursday (May 7). He's been ill since August of 1999, when he was hospitalized for a blood pressure condition.

Representative Maxine Waters suggested the renaming of the park facility after seeing White at the protest rally last year. She said, "Barry has never forgotten his roots in South Park and has made a lifelong commitment to the community in which he grew up."

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