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- Colleen Howe, Mrs. Hockey and the wife of Red Wings legend Gordie Howe, passed away today at the family's home in Bloomfield Hills following a lengthy battle with Pick's disease, an incurable neurological form of dementia. She was 76.

"Colleen was an outstanding businesswoman having developed a number of business interests during Gordie's playing career. She was president of Power Play International and Power Play Publications, was an Amway distributor, sold insurance, and once ran for U.S. Congress as a Republican candidate in Connecticut.

"She also organized the family's philanthropic efforts, including the Howe Foundation, which generated funds for children of all ages in need. Her mission was to improve the quality of life through developing programs for children in physical or psychological crisis, and the foundation has continued to grow through the years by raising thousands in funds.''

"Colleen Howe was the first woman inducted into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame. She was also honored as Michigan's Sportswoman of the Year in 1973..

- The Red Wings also mourned the passing of Carol Belisle, 79, wife of former team scout and assistant coach Dan Belisle. Carol passed early this early morning in Sarasota, Fla., following a two-year battle with cancer.

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