Kathryn 'Kay' McGee, founder of Down syndrome group, dies at 91
When her daughter Tricia was born with Down syndrome in 1960, Kathryn "Kay" McGee refused to accept the conventional wisdom back then that the best course was to put the child in an institution.
View ArticleTom Brady's personal quarterback coach dies
Tom Martinez, the longtime personal coach to New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, has died at 67.
View ArticleFirst Amendment crusader Barney Rosset dies
Publisher and First Amendment crusader Barney Rosset has died. He was 89.
View ArticlePioneering molecular biologist Roy J. Britten dies
Roy J. Britten, a pioneering molecular biologist who discovered the crucial fact that humans and animals have multiple copies of some DNA segments, has died. He was 92.
View ArticleAmerican war reporter Marie Colvin killed in Syria
She was instantly recognizable for the eye patch that hid a shrapnel injury - a testament to Marie Colvin's courage, which took her behind the front lines of the world's deadliest conflicts to write...
View ArticleFirst Amendment crusader Barney Rosset dies
Barney Rosset was a publisher, not an author, and struggled for decades to write the story of his brave and wild life. But few over the past 60 years had so profound an impact on the way we read today.
View ArticleBob Green, Anita Bryant’s ex, dies at 80
Bob Green, a one-time radio DJ, who married pop singer and Miss Oklahoma Anita Bryant, was found dead Jan. 26 in his Miami Beach home. He was 80.
View ArticleBob Green, ex-husband and manager of Anita Bryant, dies
Bob Green, a onetime radio DJ who married pop singer and Miss Oklahoma Anita Bryant, was found dead Jan. 26 in his Miami Beach home. He was 80.
View ArticleRick Behenna, former Southridge High and pro baseball player, dies at 51
Rick Behenna, a 1978 Southridge High School right-hander with a hot fastball who played Major League baseball for three seasons has died in Georgia at 51.
View ArticleBilly Strange, arranger and studio musician, dies at 81
Guitarist Billy Strange once took the kind of phone call that thousands of musicians receive only in their best and wildest dreams.
View ArticleCelebration of life scheduled for Judy Cafiero
A celebration of life for Judy Havely Cafiero, who died in Alabama on Nov. 12, will be held 1 p.m. Tuesday at Miami’s Trinity Cathedral, 464 NE 16th St. A reception follows. The pianist and...
View ArticleDennis Gomes, Resorts Casino co-owner, dies in NJ
Dennis Gomes, co-owner of Resorts Casino Hotel in Atlantic City and a former mob-busting prosecutor in Las Vegas, whose exploits were chronicled in the movie "Casino," has died, a casino spokeswoman...
View ArticleDmitri Nabokov, son of acclaimed novelist, dies
Dmitri Nabokov, the only child of acclaimed novelist Vladimir Nabokov who helped protect and translate his father's work while also pursuing careers as an opera singer and race car driver, has died. He...
View ArticleKenneth Price, artist who transformed traditional ceramics, dies at 77
Kenneth Price, a prolific Los Angeles artist whose work with glazed and painted clay transformed traditional ceramics while also expanding orthodox definitions of American and European sculpture, died...
View ArticleHarry C. McPherson Jr., key speechwriter and adviser for President Lyndon...
Harry C. McPherson Jr., who served as special counsel and chief speechwriter for President Lyndon Johnson from 1966 to '69 and was a valued adviser to the president on civil rights, the Vietnam War and...
View ArticleBergman favorite actor Erland Josephson dies at 88
Swedish actor Erland Josephson, who collaborated with legendary film director Ingmar Bergman in more than 40 films and plays, has died. He was 88.
View ArticleLongtime Miami Beach newsstand owner Art Barker dies at 91
Art Barker hadn’t run a newsstand when he took over one on Miami Beach in 1965. But his stand became a regular part of the Alton Road scene for three decades.
View ArticleWoman who colorized 'Grace' photo dies at 95
The artist who hand-colored "Grace," a photo showing a white-bearded man bowed in prayer before a simple meal, has died at age 95.
View ArticleJazz saxophonist Red Holloway dies at 84
James "Red" Holloway, a noted saxophonist who played with the greats from the big band era through bebop, blues, R&B and modern jazz, has died in California. He was 84.
View ArticleWoman who colorized 'Grace' photo dies at 95
The artist who hand-colored "Grace," a photo showing a white-bearded man bowed in prayer before a simple meal, has died at age 95.
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