Obituaries
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Betsy Wyeth, widow and muse of Andrew Wyeth, dies at 98
Apr 22, 2020 7:00 am - CHADDS FORD, Pa. (AP) - Betsy James Wyeth, the widow, business manager and muse of painter Andrew Wyeth, died Tuesday at age 98, according to the Brandywine River Museum...
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Suburban firefighters gather to mourn colleague who died in accident last weekApr 22, 2020 1:00 am - Fire trucks and ambulances formed a funeral procession Wednesday to honor a veteran Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Fire Protection District firefighter/paramedic who died in an...
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Neil Black, British track and field official, dies at 60
Apr 21, 2020 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Neil Black, a British track and field official who worked closely with many of the country's best athletes over the past three decades, including Mo Farah,...
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Former race car driver Bob Lazier dies from COVID-19
Apr 21, 2020 7:00 am - LAKEWOOD, Colo. (AP) - Bob Lazier, the 1981 CART rookie of the year and father of 1996 Indianapolis 500 winner Buddy Lazier, died Saturday from COVID-19. He was 81. Lazi...
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Sirio Maccioni, who opened famed eatery Le Cirque, dies
Apr 20, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Italian restaurateur Sirio Maccioni, who opened the celebrated French restaurant Le Cirque and watched it grow into arguably Manhattan's favorite dining ...
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Robert Loomis, editor of Angelou, Styron, dies at 93
Apr 20, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Robert Loomis, a blue-chip editor of old-fashioned sense and persistence who in more than 50 years at Random House encouraged, prodded and befriended Wil...
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Wildlife photographer Peter Beard found dead near his home
Apr 20, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Artist, adventurer and celebrated wildlife photographer Peter Beard was found dead in woods near his cliff-side home at the tip of Long Island nearly a m...
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Memorial activities set for Lincolnshire-Riverwoods firefighterApr 20, 2020 1:00 am - Memorial and funeral activities will be held Tuesday and Wednesday for a Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Fire Protection District firefighter who died in an off-duty accident la...
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Former Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill dies at age 84
Apr 18, 2020 7:00 am - Paul O'Neill, a former Treasury secretary who broke with George W. Bush over tax policy and then produced a book critical of the administration, died Saturday. He was 84...
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US animator, filmmaker Gene Deitch dies in Prague at 95
Apr 18, 2020 7:00 am - PRAGUE (AP) - Gene Deitch, an American Oscar-winning illustrator, animator, film director and producer has died. He was 95. His Czech publisher, Petr Himmel, told The As...