Sam Gilliam, American color field painter and lyrical abstractionist artist, has passed away at the age of 88 on June 25, 2022.

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How many children did Sam Gilliam have?

Sam Gilliam has three children with his first wife, Dorothy Butler.

Meet Sam Gilliam children Leah Gilliam, Melissa L. Gilliam, Melissa Gilliam, Stephanie Jessica Gilliam and Leah Kathryn

He has three daughters named Stephanie, Melissa, and Leah and also has three grandchildren.

Melissa Gilliam is a pediatric and adolescent gynecologist and is the first woman of color to serve as provost of Ohio State University. She was previously the Ellen H. Block Distinguished Service Professor of Health Justice at the University of Chicago.

She is married to a doctor who she has two children with.

Leah Gilliam is a filmmaker and media artist who deals with issues of race, gender, and sexual orientation in her work. At gamelab’s Institute of Play, was the director of projects and community catalyst.

Leah currently works as the vice president of strategy and innovation at Girls Who Code.

Who is the mother of Sam Gilliam children?

Dorothy Butler is a journalist who was the first African-American female reporter at The Washington Post.