Celebrities Share Tweets Mourning Kate Spade Following Her Death Spade was found dead of an apparent suicide in her New York City apartment on Tuesday. The fashion designer was
55 years old. Rosie O'Donnell, to actor David Spade (Kate's brother-in-law). Bethenny Frankel Chelsea Clinton Kenneth Cole Josh Groban Spade is survived by her husband, Andy, and 13-year-old daughter, Frances Beatrix Spade.