Renauld White, known for playing William Reynolds in 'Guiding Light' and for becoming the second Black model to grace the cover of 'GQ,' died at the age of 80 on June 26 in New York City.
Brenton Blanchet is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. He has been working at PEOPLE since 2022. Brenton's work has previously appeared in Billboard, Pigeons & Planes and Complex.that White died on Wednesday, June 26, while under hospice care at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City. A cause of death has not been revealed.
"It is with tremendous sadness that I report that my dearest friend and work colleague, RENAULD WHITE, left us yesterday," Banks wrote onon June 27."Modeling for me from the very start of my career, RENAULD was always the perfect gentleman and a great ambassador for my brand. When first introduced to my Mother she claimed instantly that he was my 'older brother.' I only wished that was so.
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