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Dorothy Mengering and her son, David Letterman, at his alma mater, Ball State University, for the dedication of the David Letterman Communication and Media Building in 2007.
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Dorothy Mengering
Died on April 11, 2017 at age 95
Ms. Mengering became known to late-night television audiences as a gentle foil to her sometimes cutting son, David Letterman.
Notable Deaths 2017
Remembering Mary Tyler Moore, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lewis, David Rockefeller, Trisha Brown, Glen Campbell, Dick Gregory, Edith Windsor, Sam Shepard, Tom Petty and many others who died this year.