Ex-VP Spiro Agnew widow dead at 91
The widow of former Vice President Spiro Agnew has died. Judy Agnew was 91.
View ArticleJudy Agnew, vice president's wife, dies at 91
Elinor Isabel "Judy" Agnew, who as the wife of former Maryland Governor and Vice President Spiro T. Agnew preferred quiet domesticity to that of the political limelight, died June 20 in Rancho Mirage,...
View ArticleLynn Wolfson, benefactress to ballet, opera and MDC, dies
As a young woman, Lynn Wolfson wanted to sing and dance on Broadway. That didn’t work out, but Wolfson never stopped her love for the arts.
View ArticleSonny Gambino, ‘The Singing Bartender,’ dies
Nightclub entertainer Sonny Gambino’s Frank Sinatra cool and Dean Martin suave fired up south Florida hotspots during the Rat Pack heyday of Miami’s mid-1950s and ’60s...
View ArticleEducator Susie Francis, leader in black community, dies at 100
Almost 40 years after Susie Beatrice West Francis’ retirement as an educator, she still received visits from her students. They saw her as a mentor, and came to her for advice and tips on...
View ArticleFormer Israeli Prime Minister Shamir dies at 96
Yitzhak Shamir was a fighter for the Jews long before Israel's creation, an underground leader who led militias against the Arabs and British.
View ArticleWalter J. Zable, founder of electronic tech's Cubic Corp, dies at 97
Walter J. Zable, the founder and chief executive officer of San Diego-based Cubic Corp. during six decades of innovation in electronic technology for national defense and the civilian market, has died....
View ArticleYitzhak Shamir, former Israeli prime minister, dies at 96
Yitzhak Shamir, the one-time underground Jewish fighter and long-serving Israeli prime minister whose unyielding belief in the right of Jews to all of the biblical Land of Israel often exasperated U.S....
View ArticleSouth Florida auto magnate Ed Morse dies at 91
Ed Morse, prominent and pioneering South Florida auto magnate, died Friday in Boca Raton at the age of 91.
View ArticleCarlton Fisher, Miami-Dade educator, dies at 80
Carlton George Fisher, an educator and Miami native, was dedicated to preserving landmarks of his hometown’s black heritage: Liberty City, where he spent almost all of his 80 years, and the...
View ArticleJohn Wirchainski, jockey, dies at 87
John Wirchainski, a thoroughbred jockey whose career riding horses took him to race tracks in Hialeah, Saratoga and almost the Kentucky Derby, died of congestive heart failure while on vacation July 4...
View ArticleLouise Brown, Miami Beach performer and hostess, dies
Louise Brown was born a performer. In an elegant gown, high heels, perfectly coifed hair and a long cigarette holder that she barely smoked, Brown introduced some of the most important performers of...
View ArticleLeontine T.C. Kelly dies at 92; first black woman bishop in a major Christian...
Leontine T.C. Kelly, a daughter and wife of ministers who followed her own calling and became the first black woman bishop in a major Christian denomination when the United Methodist Church elevated...
View ArticleJoseph Kirsner, pioneer physician, dies at age 102
Dr. Joseph Kirsner, a pioneer in the field of digestive system disorders, died from kidney failure at his home in Chicago on Saturday. He was 102 years old.
View ArticleEx-Newsday columnist Robert Reno,72, dies in Miami
Former Newsday columnist Robert Reno, the brother of former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno, has died in Miami. He was 72.
View ArticleRobert Reno, brother of former U.S. attorney general, dies
Robert Maurius Reno, one of former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno's two younger brothers, died Saturday morning, according to their sister, Maggy Hurchalla, of Stuart, Fla.
View ArticleDoris Sams, star in women's baseball league, dies at 85
She was one of the few women to pitch a perfect professional baseball game, a 1947 achievement that she downplayed decades later by saying: "I just got lucky."
View ArticleRobert Reno, brother of former U.S. Attorney General, dies
Robert Maurius Reno, one of former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno’s two younger brothers, died Saturday morning, according to their sister, Maggy Hurchalla, of Stuart.
View ArticleMarketer who helped start Seventeen dies in NYC
A pioneering marketing executive who helped start Seventeen magazine in 1944 has died at age 92.
View ArticleMichael J. Ybarra, extreme-sports reporter, dies in fall from cliff at 45
Michael J. Ybarra, an author and reporter who had been covering extreme sports like rock climbing and kayaking for The Wall Street Journal, died, apparently last weekend, in a fall from a cliff in...
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