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Obituaries

Last known living 9/11 search dog dies in Texas at age 16

The Associated Press
Jun 07, 2016 7:00 am - COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) - The last known living 9/11 search dog has died in a Houston suburb at age 16. Bretagne (BRIHT'-nee), a golden retriever, was euthanized Mon...
Street fighter and MMA pioneer Kimbo Slice dead at 42

By GREG BEACHAM
Jun 07, 2016 7:00 am - Kimbo Slice, the bearded street fighter who parlayed his internet popularity into a mixed martial arts career and worldwide fame, has died. He was 42. Slice, whose real ...
Cesar Chavez's widow Helen Chavez dies in California at 88

The Associated Press
Jun 07, 2016 7:00 am - BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) - Helen Chavez, widow of civil rights and farm labor leader Cesar Chavez, died Monday at age 88. Chavez died at a hospital in Bakersfield, Calif...
Longtime Wauconda fire board president remembered for his public service

By Russell Lissau
Jun 07, 2016 1:00 am - Retired police officer and longtime Wauconda Fire District board President Richard "Rich" Bilisko is being remembered as a dedicated public servant and a caring man, esp...
Streamwood trustee dies at 65

Daily Herald report
Jun 07, 2016 1:00 am - Streamwood Trustee Guy Patterson, a nine-year member of the village board, died on Sunday, village officials said Tuesday. Patterson, 65, was also a Streamwood Park Dist...
Celebrated Indian bodybuilder Manohar Aich dies at 104

The Associated Press
Jun 06, 2016 7:00 am - KOLKATA, India (AP) - Manohar Aich, a celebrated Indian bodybuilder and former Mr. Universe, has died in the eastern city of Kolkata. He was 104. Aich's son said his fat...
Victor Korchnoi, Soviet-born chess grandmaster, dead at 85

By JAMEY KEATEN and NAOMI KOPPEL
Jun 06, 2016 7:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - Chess grandmaster Victor Korchnoi, a former Soviet champion who defected to the West and was considered among the best players never to win a world champio...
'Equus' and 'Amadeus' playwright Peter Shaffer dies at 90

By JILL LAWLESS
Jun 06, 2016 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - British playwright Peter Shaffer, whose durable, award-winning hits included "Equus" and "Amadeus," has died. He was 90. Shaffer's agent, Rupert Lord, said...
Former Philadelphia Tribune president Waverly Easley dies

The Associated Press
Jun 06, 2016 7:00 am - PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The former president of the Philadelphia Tribune, the nation's oldest continuously published African-American newspaper, has died. Waverly Easley was...
My hours with Ali: He used his power to produce smiles

By Lindsey Willhite
Jun 05, 2016 7:00 am - Editor’s note: Former Daily Herald sports writer Lindsey Willhite reminisces about what he learned from an extended interview with the boxing great in his later years...

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