Tom Ardolino, former NRBQ drummer, dies at 56
Members of the category-defying band NRBQ knew from the outset that their prospects of mainstream success were slim to none.
View ArticleRoy L. Ash, former Litton president, OMB director, dies at 93
Roy L. Ash, a co-founder and former president of Litton Industries who served as director of the Office of Management and Budget in the 1970s during the Nixon and Ford administrations, has died. He was...
View ArticleElizabeth Brumfiel, archaeologist who studied Mexico's past, dies at 66
Elizabeth Brumfiel, a past president of the American Anthropological Association, was a widely recognized scholar in the field of feminist archaeology.
View ArticleJerome Rubin, helped forge LexisNexis, dies at 86
Jerome Rubin, who helped bring to market the commercial online research database today known as LexisNexis and the display technology behind millions of Amazon Kindles and other e-readers, has died in...
View ArticleFormer Nixon and Ford budget director Roy Ash dies
Former Office of Management and Budget director Roy Ash has died at his Los Angeles home at 93.
View ArticleFormer SD Gov., US Rep. Bill Janklow dead at 72
As governor of South Dakota for 16 years, Bill Janklow was always in a hurry - pushing lawmakers to approve his proposals and racing to disaster sites to take charge. His need for speed also likely...
View ArticleByron Donzis, wide-ranging inventor, dies at 79
In 1978, Byron Donzis walked into a Houston hospital looking for Dan Pastorini, the Houston Oilers' prized quarterback who was laid up with three broken ribs from a recent game. Donzis was wearing a...
View ArticleNewsman Richard Threlkeld dies in car accident
Richard Threlkeld, a far-ranging and award-winning correspondent who worked for both CBS and ABC News during a long career, has been killed in a car crash on New York's Long Island.
View ArticleFormer Turkish Cypriot leader Denktash has died
Rauf Denktash, the former Turkish Cypriot leader whose determined pursuit of a separate state for his people and strong opposition to the divided island's reunification defined a political career...
View ArticleBritish crime writer Reginald Hill dies at 75
A British literary association says crime writer Reginald Hill, famed for his Dalziel and Pascoe series of detective novels, has died. He was 75.
View ArticleCharles Price, ambassador under Reagan, dies at 80
Charles Price II, a former U.S. ambassador to Great Britain who coordinated friendly relations between President Ronald Reagan and Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, has died in California, a family...
View ArticleRichard Threlkeld, veteran TV anchor and correspondent, dies at 74
Richard Threlkeld, a former CBS and ABC correspondent who covered the fall of Saigon and helped establish the CBS "Sunday Morning" show with weekly stories that showcased his prodigious energy and...
View ArticleUGA professor, former AP executive Fink dies at 80
Conrad Fink, who taught generations of young journalists at the University of Georgia after a career as a foreign correspondent and executive for The Associated Press, died Saturday in Athens, Ga., at...
View ArticleVeteran Spanish politician Fraga dies at age 89
Manuel Fraga Iribarne, a blunt-talking politician who founded Spain's ruling conservative party and ignited divisive reactions as the last surviving minister from Gen. Francisco Franco's right-wing...
View ArticleFormer W.Va. Gov. Hulett C. Smith dies at 93
Former West Virginia Gov. Hulett C. Smith, who signed bills in the 1960s that abolished the state's death penalty and implemented its first strip mining laws, has died. He was 93.
View ArticleSamuel Kaye, owner of Wolfie’s Restaurant, dies
Samuel Kaye, the last owner of Wolfie’s Restaurant at 1 Lincoln Rd., Miami Beach, died Sunday at 94, a late-in-life convert to healthy eating who “was very active at the gym...
View ArticleJulio Jimenez, Miami-Dade circuit judge, dies at age 58
In a wheelchair with his body ravaged by illness, Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Julio Jimenez completed his most important legal duty Friday. He whispered the first few lines of the Florida...
View ArticleFunk legend Jimmy Castor dies in Las Vegas at 71
Jimmy Castor, a New York funk and soul saxophonist, singer and songwriter whose tune, "It's Just Begun," morphed over 40 years into an anthem for generations of hip-hoppers and mainstream musical acts,...
View ArticleEdward Derwinski, 1st veterans affairs sec'y, dies
Edward Derwinski, who represented Chicago's south side and adjoining suburbs in Congress for nearly a quarter-century before becoming the nation's first secretary of veterans affairs, has died. He was 85.
View ArticleWylie W. Vale Jr., researcher who discovered stress hormone, dies at 70
Wylie W. Vale Jr., a professor at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in the San Diego community of La Jolla and an internationally renowned expert on brain hormones who led a team of Salk...
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