Obituaries
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Adjei, Olympic bobsled medalist and NFL Europe player, dies
Oct 28, 2020 7:00 am - LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Richard Adjei, a German who won an Olympic silver medal in bobsled after playing in NFL Europe, has died. He was 37. The international bobsl...
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Daniel Menaker, award-winning author and editor, dead at 79
Oct 27, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Daniel Menaker, an award-winning author of fiction and nonfiction and a longtime editor at The New Yorker and Random House who worked with Alice Munro, S...
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Former Naperville parks director remembered as 'iconic figure'Oct 27, 2020 1:00 am - Glen Ekey lived what he preached. As former executive director of the Naperville Park District, Ekey's work spilled into his personal life, loved ones say, blending his ...
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Coal magnate Robert Murray dies; he long fought regulators
Oct 26, 2020 7:00 am - ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio (AP) - Robert Murray, the board chairman of the largest privately owned U.S. coal operator, who long fought federal regulations to reduce black lun...
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David Braley, longtime force and CFL club owner, dies at 79
Oct 26, 2020 7:00 am - TORONTO (AP) - David Braley, the owner of three Canadian Football League teams over the years and once the league's interim commissioner, died Monday. He was 79. He die...
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Feder: Radio legend Ron Britain diesOct 26, 2020 1:00 am - Ron Britain, a gifted radio performer with a brilliantly creative mind and a sensitive soul, left a legacy of laughter for generations of Chicago listeners. “King B,” as...
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'Brian's Song,' 'Roots,' 'Purple Rain' writer dies at 83
Oct 25, 2020 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - William Blinn, a screenwriter for the landmark TV projects 'œBrian's Song'ť and 'œRoots'ť and the Prince film 'œPurple Rain,'ť has died. He was 83. Bl...
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Lee Kun-Hee, force behind Samsung's rise, dies at 78
Oct 25, 2020 7:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Lee Kun-Hee, the ailing Samsung Electronics chairman who transformed the small television maker into a global giant of consumer electronics but...
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Two-sport standout Tom Yewcic dies at age 88
Oct 24, 2020 7:00 am - ARLINGTON, Mass. (AP) - Tom Yewcic, a multisport standout who played one game at catcher for the Detroit Tigers before spending several years as a punter with the Boston...
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Jerry Jeff Walker, Texas singer and songwriter, dies at 78
Oct 24, 2020 7:00 am - Jerry Jeff Walker, a Texas country singer and songwriter who wrote the pop song 'œMr. Bojangles,'ť has died at age 78. Walker died Friday of cancer, family spokesman Joh...