Betty Quadracci, co-founder of Quad/Graphics, dies
Quad/Graphics Inc. co-founder Betty Quadracci, who also was president of Milwaukee Magazine and a champion of the arts, died Monday at age 75, the printing company said.
View ArticleDecatur musician who inspired others dead at 68
Ella Wyker Martin said she will never forget the late-August day in 1972 when her brother, John D. Wyker III, appeared on Dick Clark's "American Bandstand."
View ArticleRabin, popular Wis. music conductor, dies at 97
Marvin Rabin, a music conductor who founded youth orchestras in Wisconsin and Massachusetts and whose students played at the White House and Carnegie Hall, has died after a brief illness, his family...
View ArticleJazz guitar master Jim Hall dies at 83
Jim Hall, one of the leading jazz guitarists of the modern era, whose subtle technique, lyrical sound and introspective approach strongly influenced younger proteges such as Pat Metheny and Bill...
View ArticleTuskegee airman William Booker dead at 90
William L. Booker, one of the black military aviators known as the Tuskegee Airmen, has died at the age of 90.
View ArticleActor Christopher Evan Welch dies at age 48
Christopher Evan Welch, the actor whose roles on New York stages led to a series of film and television parts, including a regular spot on AMC's "Rubicon," has died in Southern California.
View ArticleKate Barry, Jane Birkin's daughter, dies in Paris
Police say Kate Barry, the daughter of actress Jane Birkin and James Bond composer John Barry, has died in Paris.
View ArticleA special life: Archie McNealy, who went from public housing to school...
Archie McNealy, whose life was chronicled in the Miami Herald beginning in 1999, died this week after a long battle with cancer. He was one day shy of his 33rd birthday.
View ArticleRon Williams, longtime AP technology manager, dies
Ron Williams, a veteran Associated Press technology manager who began his career with AP as a teenager maintaining the teletype machines in the Atlanta bureau, died Thursday. He was 63.
View ArticleHarry Rosenthal, AP reporter, dies at 86
Harry F. Rosenthal, an Associated Press writer who covered America's golden age of space exploration, presidents back to Harry Truman and whatever caught his impish eye in the stuffy halls of power,...
View ArticleNavajo Code Talker dies at 90 in New Mexico home
A Navajo Code Talker, whose words are inscribed on congressional medals given to his group and who fought to have a World War II comrade recognized for his service, died Thursday in New Mexico.
View ArticleHawaii official killed in plane crash remembered
Loretta Fuddy, the Hawaii Health Department director who became involved in a national controversy over President Barack Obama's birthplace, died Wednesday in a small-plane crash off Molokai. She was 65.
View ArticleHarry Rosenthal, AP reporter, dies at 86
Harry F. Rosenthal, an Associated Press writer who covered America's golden age of space exploration, presidents back to Harry Truman and whatever caught his impish eye in the stuffy halls of power,...
View ArticleColin Wilson, author of 'The Outsider,' dies at 82
British author Colin Wilson, who gained fame with his first book, "The Outsider," has died. He was 82.
View ArticleClarence Pittman Jr., head of Miami longshoremen’s union, dies at 80
Clarence Pittman Jr., who dedicated his life to service and for more than 30 years advocated for his fellow workers as president of the oldest black labor union in the state, died Thursday of...
View ArticleFormer MIT president Charles M. Vest dies at 72
Former Massachusetts Institute of Technology president Charles M. Vest, who began its initiative to offer free courses online and oversaw expansions in its research fields, has died at age 72.
View ArticleCajun artist George Rodrigue dies at 69
George Rodridgue, an artist who chronicled Cajun life and later found fame with his enigmatic "Blue Dog" images, died Saturday in Houston after a long battle with cancer, the Rodrigue family said.
View ArticleCajun artist George Rodrigue dies at 69
George Rodridgue, an artist who chronicled Cajun life and later found fame with his enigmatic "Blue Dog" images, died Saturday in Houston after a long battle with cancer, the Rodrigue family said.
View Article'Lawrence of Arabia' star Peter O'Toole dead at 81
Known on the one hand for his starring role in "Lawrence of Arabia," leading tribesmen in daring attacks across the desert wastes, and on the other for his headlong charges into drunken debauchery,...
View Article'Billy Jack' creator Tom Laughlin dead at age 82
Actor-writer-director Tom Laughlin, whose production and marketing of "Billy Jack" set a standard for breaking the rules on and off screen, has died.
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