The Rev. Jorge Comesañas, built Hispanic churches, dies at 71
Jorge Comesañas began preaching the word of God in a small Cuban town when he was 15, and didn’t stop for the next 56 years.
View ArticleDedicated lawyer was four-term Miami Beach commissioner
When Santa was under the weather a few years ago, William “Billy” Shockett donned a red-and-white suit, hopped onto his Harley-Davidson motorcycle and took toys to the kids at...
View ArticleAnthony Abraham: Auto dealership tycoon, philanthropist, dead at 100
Philanthropist and auto dealer Anthony Abraham, a Lebanese-American businessman who devoted much of his life to helping those in need, died Friday at Baptist Hospital of natural causes.
View ArticleAla. man whose case changed mental care dies at 57
An Alabama man whose lawsuit helped lead to nationwide changes in mental health care has died.
View ArticleMatty Alou, one of three baseball-star brothers, dies at 72
Matty Alou, the middle brother in one of baseball's greatest playing families and a slap hitter who won the National League batting title in 1966, died Thursday in the Dominican Republic. He was 72.
View ArticleEx-Giant Matty Alou, 72, dies in Dominican Rep.
Matty Alou, once part of an all-Alou outfield for the San Francisco Giants with brothers Felipe and Jesus, died Thursday in his native Dominican Republic. He was 72. He died of diabetes complications,...
View ArticleCo-creator of iconic skateboarders' Vans shoe dies
The shoes James Van Doren and his brother cooked up in their family rubber factory turned out to be the perfect fit for the nascent skateboarding culture that was sweeping Southern California in the...
View ArticleMatty Alou, one of three baseball-star brothers, dies at 72
Matty Alou, the middle brother in one of baseball's greatest playing families and a slap hitter who won the National League batting title in 1966, died Thursday in the Dominican Republic. He was 72.
View ArticleGWAR guitarist Cory Smoot found dead on tour bus
The lead guitarist for the heavy metal band GWAR was found dead Thursday on its tour bus following a concert in Minneapolis, the band's manager and record label said.
View Article'Porky's' actor Knight commits suicide in Hawaii
Wyatt Knight, who starred in the 1980s "Porky's" films, has been found dead in Hawaii with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was 56.
View ArticleRobert Scalapino, UC Berkeley expert on East Asia, dies at 92
Robert A. Scalapino, a University of California, Berkeley professor emeritus in government whose expertise in the field of East Asian Studies made him an adviser to three presidents, died Monday in...
View ArticleRichard Gordon, producer of horror and science fiction films, dies at 85
Richard Gordon, a B-moviemaker whose credits as a producer and executive producer of science fiction and horror films included "Fiend Without a Face" and "The Haunted Strangler," has died. He was 85.
View Article'Wonka' actor who played Violet's dad dies at 87
Leonard Stone, who played the father who accompanied chronic gum-chewer Violet Beauregarde on a tour through a far-out candy palace in "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory," has died.
View ArticleFormer '60 Minutes' commentator Andy Rooney dies
CBS says former "60 Minutes" humorist Andy Rooney has died just a month after his final commentary aired.
View ArticleLegendary Indian singer Bhupen Hazarika dies
Legendary Indian singer Bhupen Hazarika, who composed music for hundreds of films, has died. He was 86 and had been in poor health for months.
View ArticleJapan's upper house President Takeo Nishioka dies at 75
Takeo Nishioka, president of the Japanese House of Councillors, died of pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital early Saturday morning. He was 75.
View ArticleAndy Rooney, curmudgeonly commentator on '60 Minutes,' dies at 92
Andy Rooney, CBS News' longtime resident curmudgeon whose whimsical and acerbic essays on "60 Minutes" turned the rumpled writer into an unlikely - and reluctant - TV celebrity, died Friday night, only...
View ArticleJohn Randolph Hearst Jr. dies in NYC at 77
John Randolph Hearst Jr., a grandson of media titan William Randolph Hearst and heir to the family fortune, has died, the company said Saturday. He was 77.
View ArticleKatherine Siva Saubel, preserver of Cahuilla culture, dies at 91
Katherine Siva Saubel, an elder of the Cahuilla Indian tribe of Southern California, once described herself as "just a voice in the wilderness all by myself." She meant that she had few people with...
View ArticleAndy Rooney, wry '60 Minutes' commentator, dies
Andy Rooney so dreaded the day he had to end his signature "60 Minutes" commentaries about life's large and small absurdities that he kept going until he was 92 years old.
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