Addie L. Wyatt, civil rights and labor leader, dies at 88
CHICAGO - The Rev. Addie L. Wyatt was one of the country's foremost champions for organized labor and civil rights.
View ArticleEx-Mexican President De la Madrid dies at age 77
Former President Miguel de la Madrid, who led Mexico from 1982 to 1988 during an economic crisis and a devastating earthquake, died Sunday at age 77, the government said.
View ArticleIconic Aboriginal musician Jimmy Little dies at 75
Jimmy Little, one of Australia's most famous Aboriginal musicians, died Monday after a long illness, his family said. He was 75.
View ArticleDonn Szaro, veteran healthcare consultant, dies at 61
Donn Szaro, 61, chief strategy officer of Jackson Health System, given the mission to find new sources of revenue, died Saturday at his mother’s home in Sun City.
View ArticleRobert R. Beezer, judge on 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals, dies at 83
Robert R. Beezer, a federal judge on the nation's busiest court for the last 28 years and author of landmark decisions on judicial authority, digital media sharing and capital punishment, has died of...
View ArticleWoman who became world's oldest doctor dies at 114
Dr. Leila Denmark, the world's oldest practicing physician when she retired at age 103, died Sunday in Athens, her family members said. She was 114.
View ArticleBanker, businessman Frank Kardonski, dies
After Hurricane Andrew decimated South Florida in August 1992, people desperate to buy the basics found they couldn’t even take money out of their own bank account — <span...
View ArticlePeter Douglas, Calif. coastal crusader, dies at 69
Peter Douglas, longtime executive director of the California Coastal Commission who spent a career fighting to rein in development along one of the world's most alluring coastlines, has died. He was 69.
View ArticlePeter M. Douglas, California Coastal Commission chief, dies at 69
As a child crossing the English Channel with his family to immigrate to America, Peter M. Douglas was mesmerized by the churning seas and his first sighting of a whale, an experience that he said...
View ArticleElizabeth Catlett dies at 96; among 20th century's top black artists
Elizabeth Catlett, a sculptor and printmaker who is widely considered one of the most important African-American artists of the 20th century despite having lived most of her life in Mexico, has died....
View ArticleJohn Ogden, prominent Everglades scientist, dies at 73
John Ogden, an eminent authority on the Everglades and influential architect of the plan to restore it, died at his Homestead home on Saturday after a brief illness. He was 73.
View ArticleJamaa Fanaka, dynamic black filmmaker, dies at 69
Jamaa Fanaka, who emerged as a dynamic black filmmaker with his gritty independent 1979 film "Penitentiary" and later made headlines with his legal battles alleging widespread discrimination against...
View ArticleLeila Denmark, pediatrician who practiced until she was 103, dies at 114
Dr. Leila Daughtry Denmark, a Georgia pediatrician who was the country's oldest known practicing physician when she retired at 103, died Sunday at her daughter's home in Athens, Ga., her family...
View ArticleFerdinand Porsche, 911 sports car designer, dies
He designed Porsche's classic 911 sports car - the sleek model that evokes power, wealth and envy among aficionados - cementing his grandfather's name into the modern psyche
View ArticleLegendary sports car designer Ferdinand Porsche is dead at 76
Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, who designed the first 911 sports car and went on to found a consumer products design firm that also carried the Porsche name, died Thursday in Salzburg, Austria. He was 76.
View ArticleBarney McKenna, last of original Dubliners, dies
"Banjo" Barney McKenna, the last original member of the Irish folk band The Dubliners, died Thursday while having a morning cup of tea with a friend. He was 72 and had just marked his 50th year with...
View ArticleGroundbreaking black NY journalist Gil Noble dies
Gil Noble, the longtime host of WABC-TV's groundbreaking public affairs program "Like It Is," on which he interviewed such notables as Nelson Mandela, Muhammad Ali and Jesse Jackson, died Thursday at...
View ArticleFerdinand Alexander Porsche, designer of Porsche 911, dies at 76
Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, who designed the first 911 sports car and went on to found a consumer products design firm that also carried the Porsche name, died Thursday in Salzburg, Austria. He was 76.
View ArticleJim Marshall, founder of Marshall amps, dies at 88
Ears still ringing from the 1960s? Jim Marshall might be to blame.
View ArticleNY advocate for Holocaust survivors dies at 60
A longtime advocate for Holocaust survivors has died.
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