For one generation Della Reese, is best known for her role as Tess on the CBS TV Series Touched by an Angel . Details of her death on Sunday were revealed by her family and her longtime friend and co-star Roma Downey. But Della Reese’s career began long before that TV series. In Detroit, she found her voice singing gospel in her local church and at the age of 13, she was selected to sing with famed gospel singer Mahalia Jackson. Reese's career took off in 1957 thanks to her hit song "And That