B. Smith, model and lifestyle expert, died from early onset Alzheimers at her home in Long Island, NY on Feb. 22. Her husband Dan Gasby and his daughter Dana released a joint statement via social media on Sunday confirming the news.

“It is with great sadness that my daughter Dana and I announce the passing of my wife, Barbara Elaine Smith,” they wrote via her official Facebook account. “B. died peacefully Saturday, February 22, 2020, at 10:50 pm, of Early-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease in our home in Long Island, New York. She was 70.”

They thanked the doctors and caregivers “who made her comfortable in her final days,” as well as her friends and fans who supported her success throughout the years.

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