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Obituaries

Roswell Resident and Former CNN Executive Dies

Rena Shaheen Zeya Golden died of complications from lymphoma.

Roswell resident Rena Shaheen Zeya Golden, 51, died last Wednesday, March 20, according to her obituary on the Dressler Jewish Funeral Care website.

Golden died of complications from lymphoma, according an article on ajc.com. She was a former CNN International senior vice president with a talent for "finding and nurturing" on-air talent, according to the report.

Friends and family, including her husband Rob Golden and two children, Sabrina and Adam, gathered at Temple Kol Emeth in Marietta on Sunday, March 24, to pay their respects. In lieu of flowers, the family has asked that donations be made to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and Operation Smile.

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