We take a break from Tokyo to pay tribute to the woman with the most memorable mascara-run in the world, the former wife and partner of once founder PTL (Praise the Lord / People That Love) Church, Jim Bakker. Tammy Faye Messner (she was currently married to Roe Messner) died today, at 65 years of age, weighing only 65 lbs. The colon cancer that she got had spread to the lungs. The progressive disease has made it difficult for her to swallow food, hence the dramatic weight loss.
According to CNN, Tammy Faye Messner has also been known as one of the few evangelical Christians who had the support of the gay community. She was one of the first televangelists to reach out to those with AIDS when it was a little-known and much-feared disease. In return, she told King in July, "When I went -- when we lost everything, it was the gay people that came to my rescue, and I will always love them for that."
The documentary on her life, "The Eyes of Tammy Faye" is available for viewing at Hulu.com
http://www.hulu.com/watch/232459/the-eyes-of-tammy-faye
Click HERE for more information on Tammy Faye's life.
