Obituaries
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Pegi Young, musician and activist, dead at 66
Jan 03, 2019 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Pegi Young, who with fellow musician and then-husband Neil Young helped found the Bridge School for children with speech and physical impairments, has di...
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Longtime Chargers, NFL writer Jerry Magee dies at age 90
Jan 03, 2019 6:00 am - SAN DIEGO (AP) - Jerry Magee, who was honored at the Pro Football Hall of Fame with the Dick McCann Memorial Award by the Professional Football Writers of America in 198...
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Johns Hopkins football coach Jim Margraff dies at 58
Jan 03, 2019 6:00 am - BALTIMORE (AP) - Jim Margraff, the winningest football coach in Johns Hopkins University history, has died at 58. The Baltimore university said the former Hopkins quarte...
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Veteran Arkansas newspaper sportswriter Jim Bailey dies
Jan 03, 2019 6:00 am - LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Longtime Arkansas sportswriter Jim Bailey has died. His son Bob Bailey tells the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette that his father died Wednesday night ...
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Herb Kelleher, co-founder of Southwest Airlines, dies at 87
Jan 03, 2019 6:00 am - DALLAS (AP) - Not many CEOs dress up as Elvis Presley, settle a business dispute with an arm-wrestling contest, or go on TV wearing a paper bag over their head. Herb Kel...
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'Death Wish' author Brian Garfield dead at 79
Jan 03, 2019 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - "Death Wish" novelist Brian Garfield, whose murderous classic about a right-wing vigilante launched a film franchise starring Charles Bronson, has died a...
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Former Trail Blazers owner Weinberg dies at 92
Jan 03, 2019 6:00 am - PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Larry Weinberg, one of the founders and original owners of the Portland Trail Blazers, has died. He was 92. Weinberg's death was announced Wednesda...
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Purdue super fan who inspired with fight against cancer dies
Jan 02, 2019 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Tyler Trent, a former Purdue University student and college football super fan who inspired many with his battle against cancer, died Tuesday. He was...
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Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show vocalist Ray Sawyer dies at 81
Jan 02, 2019 6:00 am - DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Guitarist and vocalist Ray Sawyer of the rock band Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show has died at the age of 81. Wearing a black eyepatch, Sawyer wa...
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Bob Einstein of Super Dave and "Curb" fame dies at 76
Jan 02, 2019 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Bob Einstein, the veteran comedy writer and performer known for "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour," ''Curb Your Enthusiasm" and his spoof daredevil c...