Obituaries
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Former State Rep. Dan Forestal dead at Indianapolis hotel
Jul 15, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Former state Rep. Dan Forestal of Indianapolis has died. He was 38. Forestal's manner of death wasn't clear pending the return of toxicology results,...
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Long-serving California Republican Rep. Jerry Lewis dies
Jul 15, 2021 7:00 am - REDLANDS, Calif. (AP) - Former Republican Rep. Jerry Lewis, who became a hero in his community for steering hundreds of millions of federal dollars to projects in his in...
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Pyotr Mamonov, Russian rock musician and actor, dies at 70
Jul 15, 2021 7:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Pyotr Mamonov, a rock musician, poet and actor who was a prominent figure in Russia's cultural scene for decades, has died. He was 70. Mamonov died Thursda...
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Dick Tidrow, former pitcher, Giants executive, dies at 74
Jul 14, 2021 7:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Dick Tidrow, a former major league pitcher and longtime member of the San Francisco Giants' front office, has died. He was 74. The Giants announced ...
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Tennis Hall of Famer Shirley Fry Irvin dies at 94
Jul 14, 2021 7:00 am - NAPLES, Fla. (AP) - Tennis Hall of Famer Shirley Fry Irvin, who won three consecutive major titles in the 1950s to complete a career Grand Slam, has died at 94. Her dea...
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Family to celebrate life of Crystal Lake man who helped Neil Armstrong walk on the moon
Jul 14, 2021 1:00 am - Austin James "Jim" Bailey Jr. was born barely a couple of decades after the first aircraft was invented. But he still was obsessed with flying, even from an early age, w...
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'Night Court' actor Charlie Robinson dies at 75
Jul 13, 2021 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Charlie Robinson, the versatile and prolific actor whose many credits ranged from stage productions of 'œDriving Miss Daisy'ť and 'œFences'ť to such f...
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John Rotz, Hall of Fame jockey, dies at 86
Jul 13, 2021 7:00 am - John Rotz, a Hall of Fame jockey who won the Preakness and Belmont Stakes during his career, has died at 86. He died at his farm in Warrensburg, Illinois, southwest of C...
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John Flannery, attorney considered a giant in intellectual property law, dies at 92Jul 13, 2021 1:00 am - In the world of intellectual property law, attorney John Flannery was a giant. Back in 1960, he obtained the original patent on the videotape recorder, which changed the...
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Populist Edwin Edwards, a 'Cajun King,' loved his Louisiana
Jul 12, 2021 7:00 am - NEW ORLEANS (AP) - They were tough acts to follow on the stage of 20th century Louisiana politics: the arm-flailing Depression-era orator Huey Long, a senator and former...