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Heartbreaking final words Blues Brothers star Dalyce Curry told her granddaughter before she died in LA wildfires
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Updated 08:35 15 Jan 2025 GMTPublished 07:27 15 Jan 2025 GMT

Heartbreaking final words Blues Brothers star Dalyce Curry told her granddaughter before she died in LA wildfires

The wildfires have caused immense destruction across Los Angeles

Gerrard Kaonga

Gerrard Kaonga

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The Los Angeles wildfires have been dubbed one of the worst in US history, and they have already cost the lives of 25 people.

Dalyce Curry’s family confirmed over the weekend (January 12) that the Blues Brothers extra had died as a result of the LA wildfires.

Dalyce Kelley, the actress's granddaughter, took to Facebook to confirm that Curry's remains had been discovered just before 6pm local time on Sunday.

Writing on social media she said: "We had a great run. She impacted my life in so many ways. This loss is devastating."

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Dalyce Curry was confirmed by her family to have died as a result of the wildfires(Dalyce Curry/Facebook)
Dalyce Curry was confirmed by her family to have died as a result of the wildfires(Dalyce Curry/Facebook)

Speaking to the Daily Mail, Kelley also revealed her 95-year-old grandmother’s final words as well as the chaos of trying to find her after the fires spread to her home.

On January 8, just after midnight, Kelley and Curry arrived at Curry's home on Krenz Street. The pair were aware of the fires that had broken out as they could see the smoke about four miles from Curry’s home.

They were reportedly not particularly alarmed, believing it was too far to reach the grandmother’s home, and no evacuation order had been issued.

The pair were coming home from the hospital and Kelley said her grandmother simply wanted to rest in her own bed.

Speaking of the last time they saw each other, Kelley said: “She gave me a big wet kiss and she said I love you.

“I said, ‘I love you too’ and I made sure that she was safe inside. We were both so tired from the day at the hospital. I didn’t feel like she was in imminent danger because there was no evacuation order at that point.

Over 12,000 homes have been destroyed as a result of the wildfires (Dalyce Curry/Facebook)
Over 12,000 homes have been destroyed as a result of the wildfires (Dalyce Curry/Facebook)

“Sometimes her kisses were too wet that you have to wipe it off a little bit. That's who she was. Just loving. We kissed, said goodbye and I drove back to my home. That was the last thing we said to one another.”

Kelley said she woke up hours later to the horrifying news that the Eaton Fire had spread and consumed several blocks of Altadena.

Kelley, who lives 25 miles away, attempted to then drive to her grandmother’s house.

When she arrived in Altadena at about 5:30 a.m. cops had already placed barriers around the neighborhoods.

She said: “It was all black and I just panicked because I felt like I was in hell.

“A man passed me by and yelled that his whole house had burned down.”

Kelley gave her information and her grandmother’s address to an officer who later called her back and told her Curry’s house was completely gone.

She was eventually able to get to her grandmother’s home a few days later but found the whole area destroyed, and held onto hope that her grandmother had been evacuated with other people.

On Sunday, Kelley received a call from county Medical Examiner officials who confirmed that her grandmother’s remains had been found at her home.

Featured Image Credit: Dalyce Curry/Facebook / JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images

Topics: California, Los Angeles, News, US News, Wildfires

Gerrard Kaonga
Gerrard Kaonga

Gerrard is a Journalist at UNILAD and has dived headfirst into covering everything from breaking global stories to trending entertainment news. He has a bachelors in English Literature from Brunel University and has written across a number of different national and international publications. Most notably the Financial Times, Daily Express, Evening Standard and Newsweek.

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