News Summary

• Warner drowned off the coast of Costa Rica on Sunday, July 20.
• His official cause of death was asphyxia, Costa Rican National Police said.
• Warner rose to fame in the 1980s sitcom “The Cosby Show’ Council member Michael Julian Bond says Warner was more than just a television icon; he was a voice for our generation.
• The proclamation honors not just Warner’s achievements in entertainment, but the positive influence he had on the lives of so many in Atlanta and around the world.