Obituaries
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Israeli fashion designer Alber Elbaz dies at 59
Apr 25, 2021 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Israeli designer Alber Elbaz, best known for spending 14 years at the helm of France's Lanvin fashion house, has died at 59, the luxury conglomerate Richemo...
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Former Raiders defensive back Mike Davis dies at age 65
Apr 25, 2021 7:00 am - HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) - Mike Davis, the former Raiders defensive back who made one of the most memorable interceptions in team history, has died. He was 65. The Raiders a...
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Shock G, off-kilter Digital Underground leader, dead at 57
Apr 23, 2021 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Shock G, who blended whimsical wordplay with reverence for '70s funk as leader of the off-kilter Bay Area hip-hop group Digital Underground, has died....
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Former major leaguer Adrian Garrett dies at age 78
Apr 23, 2021 7:00 am - Adrian Garrett, who spent eight seasons in the major leagues and then went on to a coaching career, has died. He was 78. Garrett died Thursday of pneumonia at Ascension ...
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Nort Thornton, swim coach who produced Olympians, dies at 87
Apr 22, 2021 7:00 am - BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) - Nort Thornton, who coached the California men's swimming team to NCAA titles in 1979 and '80 during a 33-year career that produced such Olympic c...
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Pulitzer-winning composer Wayne Peterson dies at 93
Apr 22, 2021 7:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Composer, pianist and educator Wayne Peterson, who won a Pulitzer Prize for music that was hotly contested because judges had chosen another compose...
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Les McKeown, who fronted the Bay City Rollers, dies at 65
Apr 22, 2021 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Les McKeown, the former lead singer of the 1970s Scottish pop sensation Bay City Rollers, has died suddenly at the age of 65, his family said Thursday. A ...
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Former big league player, coach Tom Robson dead at age 75
Apr 21, 2021 7:00 am - CHANDLER, Ariz. (AP) - Former major league player and coach Tom Robson has died. He was 75. Robson died of natural causes on Tuesday at Memory Care Facility in Chandler,...
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Charlie Huggins, father of WVU coach Bob Huggins, dies at 87
Apr 20, 2021 7:00 am - The father of West Virginia basketball coach Bob Huggins has died. Charlie Huggins, who led high school basketball teams to three Ohio state championships, was 87. James...
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Jim Steinman, hitmaker for Meat Loaf and Celine Dion, dies
Apr 20, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Jim Steinman, the Grammy-winning composer who wrote Meat Loaf's best-selling 'œBat Out Of Hell" debut album as well as hits for Celine Dion, Air Supply a...