Obituaries
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Former 49ers, Saints LB Parys Haralson dies at age 37
Sep 13, 2021 7:00 am - Parys Haralson, a former linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers and New Orleans Saints, has died. He was 37. The 49ers announced Haralson's death on Monday. No details w...
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George Wein, Newport Jazz Festival co-founder, dies at 95
Sep 13, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - George Wein, an impresario of 20th century music who helped found the Newport Jazz and Folk festivals and set the template for gatherings everywhere from...
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Peru: Abimael Guzmán, head of Shining Path insurgency, dies
Sep 11, 2021 7:00 am - LIMA, Peru (AP) - Abimael Guzmán, the leader of the brutal Shining Path insurgency in Peru who was captured in 1992, died on Saturday in a military hospital after an il...
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Feder: Former WGN anchor Allison Payne dies at 57Sep 11, 2021 1:00 am - Allison Payne, who anchored newscasts on WGN Channel 9 from 1990 to 2011, died Sept. 1 in her hometown of Detroit, the Nexstar Media station reported Friday. She was 57....
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Jorge Sampaio, former president of Portugal, dies at 81
Sep 10, 2021 7:00 am - LISBON, Portugal (AP) - Jorge Sampaio, a former two-term president of Portugal and one of the most prominent political figures of his generation, has died. He was 81. Th...
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Sunil Perera, outspoken Sri Lankan singer, dies at age 68
Sep 10, 2021 7:00 am - COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Singer and musician Sunil Perera entertained generations of Sri Lankans with captivating songs, but won their minds and hearts with his outspok...
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Former Oak Brook village president remembered as a 'loving father and husband'Sep 10, 2021 1:00 am - Former Oak Brook Village President Kevin Quinlan is being remembered by family, friends and former colleagues. Quinlan, 54, died Tuesday in part from complications of di...
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Tony Award-winning producer Elizabeth Ireland McCann dies
Sep 09, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Tony Award-winning producer Elizabeth Ireland McCann, who helped mount an astounding array of hits on Broadway and in London, including 'œThe Elephant Ma...
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George Strickler, attorney who fought for civil rights, dies
Sep 09, 2021 7:00 am - A civil rights attorney who fought to desegregate Southern schools in the 1960s and was pushed out of his University of Mississippi teaching job amid uproar over his wor...
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Michael Constantine of 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding' dies at 94
Sep 09, 2021 7:00 am - Michael Constantine, an Emmy Award-winning character actor who reached worldwide fame playing the Windex bottle-toting father of the bride in the 2002 film 'œMy Big...