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Cuban trumpeter Alfredo 'Chocolate' Armenteros dead at 87

The Associated Press
Jan 07, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Alfredo "Chocolate" Armenteros, the talented Cuban trumpeter, died Wednesday from complications of prostate cancer. He was 87. Armenteros died at the Nor...
Popular Slovak priest Anton Srholec dies at 86

The Associated Press
Jan 07, 2016 6:00 am - BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) - Slovak Roman Catholic priest Anton Srholec, who was persecuted by the communist regime, has died. He was 86. His Slovak branch of the Salesia...
Retired Arlington Hts. firefighter volunteered for many causes

By Eileen O. Daday
Jan 07, 2016 12:00 am - A retired Arlington Heights fire lieutenant, who rose through the ranks but never tired of driving the engine and responding to fires, died unexpectedly last week at age...
Irish golfer Christy O'Connor Jr dies at 67

The Associated Press
Jan 06, 2016 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Christy O'Connor Jr., the Irish golfer who produced the shot of his career to help Europe retain the Ryder Cup in 1989, has died. He was 67. O'Connor died ...
French conductor, composer Pierre Boulez dies at 90

By DAVID McHUGH and LORI HINNANT
Jan 06, 2016 6:00 am - FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - French composer and conductor Pierre Boulez had a reputation as a hardcore modernist steeped in the dissonances of 20th-Century music. But that...
Des Plaines florist remembered for his charitable works for children

By Eileen O. Daday
Jan 06, 2016 4:30 am - Florist James Harney provided flowers for bizzare events — such as Tiny Tim and Miss Vicky's wedding in 1969. He also used his craft in more traditional settings, inclu...
Avant-garde jazz pianist Paul Bley dies at 83 in Florida

By CHARLES J. GANS
Jan 05, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Visionary Canadian-born pianist Paul Bley, a pivotal figure in the avant-garde jazz movement known for his innovative trio and solo recordings, has died....
Blues guitarist Long John Hunter dies in Arizona at age 84

The Associated Press
Jan 05, 2016 6:00 am - PHOENIX (AP) - Blues guitarist Long John Hunter, who recorded seven solo albums in a 60-year career and was known internationally for his onstage showmanship, has died. ...
Original Boba Fett voice actor Jason Wingreen dies at 95

The Associated Press
Jan 05, 2016 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Actor Jason Wingreen, who gave voice to Boba Fett in "The Empire Strikes Back" and played bartender Harry on TV's "All in the Family," has died. He wa...
Bee Gees manager Robert Stigwood dies at 81

By JILL LAWLESS
Jan 05, 2016 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Robert Stigwood, the impresario who managed the Bee Gees and produced 1970s blockbusters "Grease" and "Saturday Night Fever," has died. He was 81. Stigwood...

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