Tag: Obituaries
Goodbyes for Louisiana’s flamboyant ex-Gov. Edwin Edwards
BATON ROUGE, La. — Events marking the death of former Louisiana Gov. Edwin W. Edwards were set to begin Saturday with a public viewing...
Activist hunting for missing husband slain in Mexico
MEXICO CITY — A woman who joined with other activists to seek relatives who have disappeared in Mexico's wave of violence has been murdered...
Rosenfeld, editor for Post’s Watergate coverage, dies at 91
ALBANY, N.Y. — Harry M. Rosenfeld, a longtime newspaper editor who helped guide the Washington Post’s Pulitzer-winning coverage of the Watergate scandal, died Friday...
Woman says her boat had problems before Iowa ride accident
IOWA CITY, Iowa — A woman whose family went on an Iowa amusement ride shortly before an accident that killed an 11-year-old boy and...
Ex-Illini star Roundtree, paralyzed in accident, dies at 23
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Former Illinois football star Bobby Roundtree, who was paralyzed from the waist down in a swimming accident two years ago, died...
Gloria Richardson, civil rights pioneer, dies at 99
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Gloria Richardson, an influential yet largely unsung civil rights pioneer whose determination not to back down while protesting racial inequality was...
Dick Tidrow, former pitcher, Giants executive, dies at 74
SAN FRANCISCO — Dick Tidrow, a former major league pitcher and longtime member of the San Francisco Giants' front office, has died. He was...
Pyotr Mamonov, Russian rock musician and actor, dies at 70
MOSCOW — Pyotr Mamonov, a rock musician, poet and actor who was a prominent figure in Russia's cultural scene for decades, has died. He...
Robert Shaw, an AP bureau chief in 3 US states, dies
DALLAS — Robert Shaw, whose more than 40-year career with The Associated Press included leading news coverage in three states, has died. He was...
Ohio communities to mark 100th birthday of late John Glenn
COLUMBUS, Ohio — John Glenn's birthplace and childhood hometown in Ohio are joining forces to celebrate what would have been the history-making astronaut and...