From The Grio
DETROIT (AP) — Don Barden, a prominent Detroit businessman involved in casinos, cable TV and real estate, has died, the mayor’s office said Thursday.
Barden had been sick for a few years, said Karen Dumas, a spokeswoman for Mayor Dave Bing. She had no other details on his death.
Barden’s wife, Bella Marshall, has said in court filings that he had cancer.
“Don was a stalwart leader and businessman in this community, as well as a friend,” Bing said in a statement. “We were aware of his longtime illness and dreaded this day. We send our condolences to his family.”
Barden made millions with cable TV franchises in Detroit and the suburbs, but lately the news about him was not flattering. Marshall went to court earlier this year in a dispute over this ability to manage his assets.
