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Jimmy Harrell, Deepwater Horizon rig supervisor, dies at 65

The Associated Press
May 13, 2021 7:00 am - MORTON, Miss. (AP) - Jimmy Harrell, a supervisor on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, has died at age 65. Harrell, who worked fo...
Pervis Staples, member of famed Staple Singers, dead at 85

By HERBERT G. McCANN
May 12, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Pervis Staples, whose tenor voice complimented his father's and sisters' in the legendary gospel group The Staple Singers, has died, a spokesman announced...
Famed Hawaii quarterback Colt Brennan dead at age 37

By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER
May 11, 2021 7:00 am - HONOLULU (AP) - Colt Brennan, a star quarterback at the University of Hawaii who finished third in the 2007 Heisman Trophy balloting, died early Tuesday, his father said...
'Saboteur,' '~St. Elsewhere' star Norman Lloyd dies at 106

By LYNN ELBER and MARK KENNEDY
May 11, 2021 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Norman Lloyd, whose role as kindly Dr. Daniel Auschlander on TV's 'œSt. Elsewhere'ť was a single chapter in a distinguished stage and screen career th...
Leigh Perkins, who took Orvis beyond fly fishing, dies at 93

By WILSON RING
May 11, 2021 7:00 am - The man who transformed the Vermont-based Orvis company from a niche fly-fishing supply company into a global retailer of outdoor supplies, apparel and protector of the ...
Dedicated volunteer at Schaumburg's Trickster Center dies after COVID-19 fight

By Eric Peterson
May 11, 2021 1:00 am - Angel Salas, a Vietnam-era veteran, sun dancer of the Native American Lakota Nation and frequent volunteer for the Trickster Cultural Center in Schaumburg, died Monday a...
French serial killer dies at 79 in secure hospital unit

The Associated Press
May 10, 2021 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - A French serial killer sentenced twice to life imprisonment for the murder of eight women has died Monday at 79, the Paris prosecutor said. Michel Fourniret...
Brother of Bears' Tarik Cohen found dead in North Carolina

By Sean Hammond
May 10, 2021 1:00 am - Tyrell Antar Cohen, brother of Bears running back Tarik Cohen, was found dead Sunday in Wake County, N.C. Cohen, 25, apparently died by electrocution while trying to cli...
Pierre '~Pete' du Pont IV dies; ran for president in 1988

By The Associated Press
May 09, 2021 7:00 am - WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - Among the moneyed du Ponts, who preferred the privacy of their elegant homes and the offices and plants of the chemical company that bore their n...
'Bold, audacious, daring': Architect Helmut Jahn leaves enduring legacy in Chicago, suburbs

By Steve Zalusky
May 09, 2021 1:00 am - Helmut Jahn made his impact on the world stage, but the renowned architect left a special legacy in Chicago and the suburbs. Jahn, whose works include the James R. Thomp...

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