Obituaries
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Longtime A&M athletic department official diesMar 08, 2015 11:00 pm - COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) - A man who had a more than 40-year career working in the athletic department at Texas A&M University has died. Billy Pickard was 81. Texas A...
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Former Republican Vermont Gov. F. Ray Keyser Jr. dies at 87Mar 07, 2015 10:00 pm - MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - F. Ray Keyser Jr., the former Republican governor of Vermont whose 1962 defeat by a Democrat is seen as a turning point in the state's transition ...
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Notable deaths last weekMar 07, 2015 12:00 am - • When Minnie Minoso broke into major league baseball, the "Cuban Comet" was part of a wave of black players who changed the game forever. By the time he played in his f...
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Ed Modzelewski, former Browns fullback, dies at age 86Mar 05, 2015 10:00 pm - Ed "Big Mo" Modzelewski, a former star fullback who led the University of Maryland to an unbeaten season in 1951 and later won an NFL championship with the Cleveland Bro...
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Documentary filmmaker Albert Maysles dies at 88Mar 05, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Albert Maysles, the revolutionary documentary filmmaker who helped pioneer nonfiction movies by turning a keenly observant eye on both the famous and the...
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Cardinal Egan, retired NY archbishop, dies at age 82Mar 04, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Cardinal Edward Egan, the former archbishop of New York who oversaw a broad and sometimes unpopular financial overhaul of the archdiocese and played a pr...
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Air Force veteran who saved orphans in Korean War dies at 97Mar 04, 2015 10:00 pm - CINCINNATI (AP) - Retired Air Force Col. Dean Hess, who helped rescue hundreds of orphans in the Korean War and whose exploits prompted a Hollywood film starring Rock Hu...
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Actor known for role as dim-witted boss on 'Seinfeld' diesMar 04, 2015 10:00 pm - CINCINNATI (AP) - Daniel von Bargen, who played George Costanza's dim-witted boss Mr. Kruger on "Seinfeld," has died. He was 64. Von Bargen died Sunday in the Cincinnati...
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East Dundee trustee loses battle with cancerMar 04, 2015 12:00 am - East Dundee Trustee Michael Ruffulo, who battled cancer for the last eight years, is being remembered as a vital part of the village. Affectionately nicknamed "Mr. East...
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Alex Johnson, AL batting champ in 1970, dies at age 72Mar 03, 2015 10:00 pm - DETROIT (AP) - Alex Johnson, who played 13 years in the majors and won the AL batting title with the then-California Angels in 1970, has died. He was 72. Alex Johnson Jr...