Sister Edith Gonzalez remembered for compassion, humor, objectivity
For those who knew her, Sister Edith Gonzalez was much more than a spiritual leader.
View ArticleAssociate: Tommy Ramone, last of the Ramones, dies
Tommy Ramone, a co-founder of the seminal punk band the Ramones and the last surviving member of the original group, has died, a business associate said Saturday.
View ArticleEileen Ford, whose agency set standards for the modeling industry, dies at 92
Eileen Ford, the doyenne of the modeling business, whose Ford agency set standards for the industry, launched superstars such as Brooke Shields, Christie Brinkley and Naomi Campbell, and shaped...
View ArticleAssociate: Tommy Ramone, last of the Ramones, dies
Tommy Ramone, a co-founder of the seminal punk band the Ramones and the last surviving member of the original group, has died, a business associate said Saturday.
View ArticleLast original Ramones member dies
The Ramones always seemed too fast. Their songs rushed by, often two minutes or less of pure adrenaline. Their influence outstripped their sales. And now, with the death of drummer Tommy, all four...
View ArticleAide to ex-Romanian leader Nicolae Ceausescu dies
A devoted aide of ex-Romanian leader Nicolae Ceausescu who was sent to quell protests that sparked the 1989 revolution has died. He was 87.
View ArticleConductor Lorin Maazel dies at Va. home at 84
Lorin Maazel, a world-renowned conductor whose prodigious career included seven years at the helm of the New York Philharmonic, died Sunday at his home in Virginia. He was 84.
View ArticleFormer US Rep. Ken Gray dies in southern Illinois
Former U.S. Rep. Ken Gray, who represented southern Illinois in Congress and earned the nickname the "Prince of Pork" for bringing $7 billion in projects to his district, died Saturday at age 89.
View ArticleNadine Gordimer, Nobel laureate, activist, dies
Nadine Gordimer was first a writer of fiction and a defender of creativity and expression. But as a white South African who hated apartheid's dehumanization of blacks, she was also a determined...
View ArticleBasketball entrepreneur Louis 'Red' Klotz dies
The basketball barnstormer who owned the Washington Generals and other teams that lost thousands of games to the Harlem Globetrotters has died. Louis "Red" Klotz was 93.
View ArticleFirst black woman to win Olympic gold dies in Ga.
The first black woman to win an Olympic gold medal, Alice Coachman Davis, died early Monday in south Georgia. She was 90.
View ArticleBusinesswoman, activist and judge’s wife Arlene “Rickey”...
Arlene “Rickey” Feder was surrounded by judges in her family.
View ArticleBilly Joel's mother, 1978 song's namesake, dies
Billy Joel's mother, who inspired him to write "Rosalinda's Eyes," has died in New York at age 92.
View ArticleJames MacGregor Burns, historian, dies at 95
James MacGregor Burns, a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and political scientist who analyzed the nature of presidential leadership and wrote candid biographies of Franklin D. Roosevelt and John F....
View ArticleSecretary General Peter Anderson of zany Conch Republic dies of cancer at age 67
In October, Sir Peter Anderson was given three months to live with Stage 3 lung cancer. The dire diagnosis did not lead him to resignation, but instead to the Internet, where he searched for hope and...
View ArticleNadine Gordimer, Nobel laureate who chronicled apartheid, dies at 90
From childhood, Nadine Gordimer understood the cruelties of apartheid.
View ArticleReputed Detroit mob boss Jack W. Tocco dies at 87
Reputed Detroit mob boss Jack W. Tocco, who was convicted of racketeering in 1998 in a federal crackdown on organized crime, has died. He was 87.
View ArticleEducator Diana Cartaya Williams brought passion for animals into Miami-Dade...
Diana Cartaya Williams believed in dispelling myths.
View ArticleBlues legend Johnny Winter dies at 70 in Zurich
Texas blues legend Johnny Winter emblazoned himself into the world's consciousness with his tattooed arms churning out lightning-fast guitar riffs and his striking long white hair flowing from under...
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