Creed Black, newsman who ran Knight Foundation for a decade, dies at 86
Under Creed Black’s leadership, the Knight Foundation grew in scope and influence.
View ArticleArvid Lingaas, cruise line executive, seafarer, dies at 69
When Captain Arvid Lingaas was diagnosed with severe mesothelioma, he told a joke:
View ArticleErnest Harris, Food Spot founder, dies at 84
The old Red Road Food Market, at 4016 SW 57th Ave. in South Miami, was the kind of neighborhood grocery that delivered to customers who bought on account.
View Article‘Newt’ Belcher, former president of Belcher Oil, dies
Edwin Newton Belcher III was a member of one of Miami’s oldest families, and briefly led its multi-million dollar conglomerate until he was ousted in a family feud.
View ArticleBeloved Cuban sculptor came to Miami in 1958
Cuban sculptor Tony López, who had a 70-year career between Cuba and Miami, including helping to design the Holocaust Memorial in Miami Beach, died Sunday of cardiac arrest. López,...
View ArticleLeslie James Thompson, Baptist missionary in Cuba, dies
Leslie James Thompson, born into Christian ministry in Placetas, Cuba, on Jan. 12, 1931, was determined to see his homeland once more before he died.
View ArticleDavid Perlman, FIU benefactor, dies
Despite earning his degree from the University of Miami and being an active alumnus, David Perlman had a vision for a four-year public university located in South Florida.
View ArticleOkel V. Welsh, pioneering black nurse, dies at 87
In the mid-1950s, Okel Violet Welsh was already a seasoned RN when she applied for a job at the old Veterans Administration hospital in Coral Gables.
View ArticleWoman whose husband joined Army to get health coverage dies from cancer
Michelle Caudle, a mother of three and ovarian cancer patient who became a reluctant symbol of the nation's fight over health care reform when her husband joined the Army to get coverage for her, died...
View ArticleDonald McClosky, ‘Godfather’ of Broward lawyers, dies at 84
From his office in a downtown Fort Lauderdale high-rise, Don McClosky couldn’t gaze in any direction without seeing the mark he made on Broward County: high-rises, the Sawgrass Mills...
View ArticleGOP leader Dave Bitner dies from Lou Gehrig’s disease at 62
Dave Bitner, who last week said he would step down soon as chairman of the Republican Party of Florida because of his declining health, died Thursday at home. He had amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also...
View ArticleMichael Stern Hart, e-book pioneer, dies at 64
Michael Stern Hart, a burly rebel whose vision of a literate society led him to pioneer the electronic book decades before the spread of the Internet, has died. He was 64.
View ArticleOnline books project founder dead in Ill. at 64
Long before the Kindle, Nook or iPhone, there was Michael S. Hart and his Project Gutenburg, a network of volunteers dedicated to providing free online access to as many books as they could.
View ArticleFilmmaker George Kuchar dies at 69
George Kuchar was perhaps the most prolific and influential filmmaker most moviegoers have never heard of.
View ArticleSgt. Mike Calvin, 30-year BSO veteran, dies
Sgt. Mike Calvin spent 30 years guarding — and trying to guide — inmates locked up in Broward County jails.
View ArticleOscar-winning actor Cliff Robertson dies at 88
Cliff Robertson, who starred as John F. Kennedy in a 1963 World War II drama and later won an Academy Award for his portrayal of a mentally disabled bakery janitor in the movie "Charly," died Saturday,...
View ArticleBetty Skelton, record-setting aviatrix and stock-car racer, dies at 85
Betty Skelton, an audacious aviatrix and stock-car racer often called the "First Lady of Firsts" for her record-setting feats in airplanes and automobiles during the 1940s and '50s, died Aug. 31 in The...
View ArticleCliff Robertson, who played JFK in 'PT-109,' dies
President John F. Kennedy had just one critique when he saw photos of the actor set to play him in a World War II drama.
View Article'Spartacus' star Whitfield dies of lymphoma at 39
Andy Whitfield, who played the title role in the hit cable series "Spartacus: Blood and Sand," has died at age 39, according to representatives and family.
View ArticleMary Fickett, winner of first Emmy for daytime actress, dies at 83
Mary Fickett, who for decades played nurse Ruth Martin on "All My Children" and in 1973 won the first Emmy Award given to an actress in a daytime drama after her character made an impassioned...
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