Obituaries
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Founder of Adobe and developer of PDFs dies at age 81
Apr 17, 2021 7:00 am - LOS ALTOS, Calif. (AP) - Charles 'œChuck'ť Geschke - the co-founder of the major software company Adobe Inc. who helped develop Portable Document Format technology, or P...
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Felix Silla, Cousin Itt on TV's 'Addams Family,' dies at 84
Apr 17, 2021 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Felix Silla, who starred as the hairy Cousin Itt on 'œThe Addams Family'ť and a robot on 'œBuck Rogers in the 25th Century,'ť has died. He was 84. Sil...
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Star British choreographer Liam Scarlett dies at 35
Apr 17, 2021 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Liam Scarlett, a star British choreographer whose career was clouded by abuse allegations, has died. He was 35. Scarlett's family said Saturday that 'œit i...
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'Peaky Blinders' actor Helen McCrory dies of cancer at 52
Apr 16, 2021 7:00 am - British actor Helen McCrory, who starred in the television show 'œPeaky Blinders'ť and the 'œHarry Potter'ť movies, has died, her husband said Friday. She was 52 and had...
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Veteran AP producer, cameraman in Iraq dies of COVID-19
Apr 16, 2021 7:00 am - BEIRUT (AP) - Khodeir Majid, who covered Iraq's numerous conflicts as a video producer and cameraman for The Associated Press for over 17 years, has died, relatives said...
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German-Australian author Walter Kaufmann dies at 97
Apr 16, 2021 7:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - German-Australian author Walter Kaufmann, who survived the Nazi persecution of Jews and later played a prominent role in the literary scene of Communist Ea...
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Vartan Gregorian, longtime president of Carnegie Corp., dies
Apr 16, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Vartan Gregorian, the noted scholar and philanthropic leader who led the Carnegie Corporation of New York since 1997, died Thursday after being hospitali...
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Leroy Keyes, gold standard of Purdue football, dies at 74
Apr 15, 2021 7:00 am - Leroy Keyes, a two-time consensus All-American running back and one of the greatest football players in Purdue history, died Thursday. He was 74. He died at his home in ...
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Waubonsie Valley community mourns unexpected death of orchestra teacherApr 15, 2021 1:00 am - John "Will" Burck greeted every student who walked into his classroom with a fist bump and a warm smile. The longtime orchestra instructor loved to crack jokes about the...
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Vanko remembered as educational leader in St. CharlesApr 15, 2021 1:00 am - Decades before John Vanko became superintendent for St. Charles' schools, his father was a young boy from Eastern Europe who was eager to learn English when his family s...