Obituaries
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Former first lady Nancy Reagan dies at 94 in California
Mar 06, 2016 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Nancy Reagan, the helpmate, backstage adviser and fierce protector of Ronald Reagan in his journey from actor to president - and finally during his 10...
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Inventor of modern email, Ray Tomlinson, dies
Mar 06, 2016 6:00 am - Raymond Tomlinson, the inventor of modern email and a technological leader, has died, his employer said Sunday. Tomlinson died Saturday, the Raytheon Co. said; the detai...
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Vignettes from Nancy Reagan's life
Mar 06, 2016 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Those who worked with former US President Ronald Reagan say Nancy Reagan was intelligent and loyal to her husband. As first lady, Mrs. Reagan was a tr...
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Suburban leaders remember Nancy Reagan as tough, influentialMar 06, 2016 12:00 am - The state of Illinois had a special place in the heart of Nancy Reagan, Arlington Heights resident Ed Murnane said Sunday after learning of the former first lady's death...
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Former Plainfield resident recalls meeting Reagans on an airplaneMar 06, 2016 12:00 am - Jennifer Smith may have been only 8 when she met Ronald and Nancy Reagan on an airplane, but she remembers it clearly, she said Sunday after the announcement of the form...
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Former first lady Nancy Reagan dies at 94
Mar 06, 2016 12:00 am - Nancy Reagan, the helpmate, backstage adviser and fierce protector of Ronald Reagan in his journey from actor to president — and finally during his 10-year battle with A...
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Mets' PR executive dies after battle with cancer
Mar 05, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Shannon Forde, who worked in the media relations department for the New York Mets for more than 20 years, died Friday night after a long battle with brea...
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'Prince of Tides' author Pat Conroy dies at 70
Mar 05, 2016 6:00 am - Pat Conroy, the beloved author of "The Great Santini" and "The Prince of Tides" and other best-sellers who drew upon his bruising childhood and the vistas of South Carol...
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'Prince of Tides' author Pat Conroy dies at 70
Mar 05, 2016 6:00 am - CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Author Pat Conroy, whose beloved works "The Great Santini" and "The Prince of Tides" are set against the vistas of the South Carolina coast that ...
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'Prince of Tides' author Pat Conroy lauded after death at 70
Mar 05, 2016 6:00 am - CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Author Pat Conroy, whose beloved works "The Great Santini" and "The Prince of Tides" are set against the vistas of the South Carolina coast that ...