Obituaries
- Dissident Vietnamese monk dies in Vietnam
(AP)
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:53:37
AP - Thich Huyen Quang, the patriarch of an outlawed Buddhist church in Vietnam who spent more than two decades in and out of house arrest, died Saturday after months of ailing health. He was 87. - Former Republican Sen. Jesse Helms dies at 86
(AP)
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 12:43:59
AP - Former Sen. Jesse Helms, an unyielding champion of the conservative movement who spent three combative and sometimes caustic decades in Congress, where he relished his battles against liberals, Communists and occasionally a fellow Republican, died on the Fourth of July. He was 86.
- Former Senator Jesse Helms dies at 86
(Reuters)
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:23:08
Reuters - Jesse Helms, a die-hard
anti-communist firebrand who championed a wide range of
conservative causes in his 30 years in the U.S. Senate, died
early on Friday, aged 86, his foundation said.
- Obituaries in the news
(AP)
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:51:22
AP - Dan Cook - Reaction to the death of Jesse Helms
(AP)
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 22:44:01
AP - Reaction to the death of former North Carolina Sen. Jesse Helms, who died on the Fourth of July at age 86: - Comic book artist Michael Turner dies at 37
(AP)
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 22:40:16
AP - Michael Turner, a comic book artist who drew covers for major titles such as “Superman/Batman,” “The Flash” and “Civil War,’” has died. He was 37. - Veteran BBC correspondent Wheeler dies at 85
(AP)
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:04:04
AP - Sir Charles Wheeler, who reported from Washington, Berlin and other capitals during a long and distinguished broadcasting career, died Friday. He was 85. - Larry Harmon, longtime Bozo the Clown, dead at 83
(AP)
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:36:16
AP - Larry Harmon wasn’t the original Bozo the Clown, but he was the real one. Harmon, who portrayed the wing-haired clown for more than half a century, died Thursday of congestive heart failure, said his publicist, Jerry Digney. He was 83.
- Jesse Helms quotes on life and politics
(AP)
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:18:53
AP - Some quotes of Jesse Helms, who died on the Fourth of July at age 86:
- Last of the `Baby Ballerinas’ dies
(AP)
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:38:45
AP - Irina Baronova, world renowned in the 1930s as part of a trio of Russian-born dancers dubbed the “Baby Ballerinas,” has died at her home in Australia. She was 89.
- Fortune teller made famous by Springsteen has died
(AP)
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:22:33
AP - Fortune teller Madam Marie, a figure of rock ‘n’ roll mythology thanks to Bruce Springsteen, has died. She was in her mid-90s. - AP correspondent who covered Eichmann trial dies
(AP)
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:39:37
AP - Garven F. Hudgins, a former Associated Press foreign correspondent who covered the trial of Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann in Jerusalem, has died, his family said. He was 84. - New York magazine founder Clay Felker dies at 82
(AP)
Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:32:58
AP - Clay Felker, who revolutionized the magazine genre as founding editor of New York, bringing readers a smart, sassy mix of gossip and news that was replicated relentlessly across the country, died Tuesday. He was 82.
- Tavira, one-handed violinist, dies at 84
(AP)
Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:09:34
AP - Angel Tavira, a one-handed violinist who dedicated his life to Mexican folk music and won a Cannes Film Festival award for his first movie at age 82, has died. He was 84.
- Opera manager Edgar Vincent dead at 90
(AP)
Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:50:08
AP - Edgar Vincent, who represented Placido Domingo, Beverly Sills, Mikhail Baryshnikov and a bevy of stars in classical music during a six-decade career, died Thursday following an operation in New York. He was 90. - Award-winning pianist Leonard Pennario dies at 83
(AP)
Sat, 28 Jun 2008 21:50:33
AP - Leonard Pennario, a Grammy-winning pianist and best-selling classical recording artist, has died. He was 83.
- India’s iconic former army chief dies
(AFP)
Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:13:45
AFP - A former Indian army chief who led the country to victory against Pakistan in 1971 in a war that resulted in the formation of Bangladesh has died at the age of 94, officials said Friday.
- Master Japanese drummer Oguchi dies
(AP)
Fri, 27 Jun 2008 04:28:29
AP - TOKYO (AP) Master Japanese drummer Daihachi Oguchi, who led the spread of the art of “taiko” drumming to the U.S. and throughout Japan, has died after being hit by a car, an official at his ensemble said. He was 84.
- Pioneering member of Tuskegee Airman dies at 87
(AP)
Thu, 26 Jun 2008 22:09:36
AP - Lt. Col. Charles “Chuck” Dryden, one of the first of the pioneering black World War II pilots known as the Tuskegee Airmen, has died. He was 87.
- Dixie Hummingbirds lead singer Ira Tucker Sr. dies
(AP)
Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:07:56
AP - Ira Tucker Sr., longtime lead singer of the gospel group the Dixie Hummingbirds, which influenced many other performers and backed up Paul Simon on “Loves Me Like a Rock,” has died. He was 83.
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