Obituaries
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William Boeing Jr., son of company's founder, dies at 92Jan 07, 2015 10:00 pm - SEATTLE (AP) - William E. Boeing Jr., a son of aerospace pioneer William Boeing Sr. who championed and remained fascinated by flight throughout his life, has died at age...
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JP Parise, ex-Minnesota North Stars standout, dies at 73Jan 07, 2015 10:00 pm - ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - J.P. Parise, a Minnesota North Stars standout who helped Canada beat the Soviet Union in the landmark Summit Series in 1972, has died. He was 73. ...
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Former West Virginia Gov. Arch Moore dies at 91Jan 07, 2015 10:00 pm - CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Former West Virginia Gov. Arch Alfred Moore Jr. possessed personal charisma, strong oratory gifts and an uncanny ability to recall names - attri...
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Andrae Crouch, legendary gospel figure, dies at 72Jan 07, 2015 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Andrae Crouch, a legendary gospel performer, songwriter and choir director whose work graced songs by Michael Jackson and Madonna and movies such as "...
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Former West Virginia Gov. Arch Moore dies at 91Jan 06, 2015 10:00 pm - CHARLESTON, W. Va. (AP) - Former Gov. Arch Alfred Moore Jr., whose guilty pleas to federal corruption charges overshadowed his record as his era's most successful Republ...
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Crusading journalist and editor Julio Scherer dies in MexicoJan 06, 2015 10:00 pm - MEXICO CITY (AP) - One of Mexico's most important and influential journalists of the past half century, Julio Scherer Garcia, died Wednesday at the age of 88, reported P...
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Chitresh Das, Indian classical dancer, dies at 70Jan 06, 2015 10:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Chitresh Das, a renowned practitioner and teacher of the kathak form of Indian classical dance, has died. He was 70. The San Francisco-based Chhanda...
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Unsung Cowboys defensive standout Jethro Pugh dead at 70Jan 06, 2015 10:00 pm - IRVING, Texas (AP) - Jethro Pugh played alongside Hall of Famers Bob Lilly and Randy White in a long career as a defensive tackle for the Dallas Cowboys, which may expla...
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Former mayor of St. Libory dies in workplace accidentJan 06, 2015 10:00 pm - ST. LIBORY, Ill. (AP) - A former mayor of the southern Illinois community of St. Libory has died in a work-related accident. The Daviess County Coroner's Office in Kentu...
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Oldest resident of Massachusetts dies at age 115Jan 06, 2015 10:00 pm - CHESHIRE, Mass. (AP) - The fifth-oldest person in the world and Massachusetts's oldest resident has died. Bernice Emerson Madigan, of Cheshire, died at a Williamstown nu...