Venus Williams
In 2003, the sister and personal assistant to Venus Williams, Yetunde Price,  was shot dead in Compton, California near the courts on which the sisters once practiced. Shortly after her death , the Williams family said  "We are extremely shocked, saddened and devastated by the shooting death of our beloved Yetunde. She was our nucleus and our rock. She was a personal assistant, confidante, and adviser to her sisters, and her death leaves a void that can never be filled. Our grief is overwhelming, and this is the saddest day of our lives."