By Magdalena Beyer (9th grade)
Oscar de la Renta was one of the most renowned clothing designers in the world. He became internationally known in the 1960s as one of the couturiers who dressed Jacqueline Kennedy. He was diagnosed with cancer in 2006. Oscar De la Renta died of complications from cancer on October 20, 2014, at the age of 82.
Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_de_la_Renta#Death
http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/20/living/oscar-de-la-renta-death/index.html