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Former Inverness Mayor Angelo Polvere dies at 91

By Dave Oberhelman
Jun 13, 2021 1:00 am - Angelo Polvere, whose dedication to his hometown of Inverness included a stint as its mayor during the 1980s, died June 4, one day after his 91st birthday. "He was just ...
Mudcat Grant, 1st Black 20-game winner in AL, dies at 85

The Associated Press
Jun 12, 2021 7:00 am - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Jim 'œMudcat'ť Grant, the first Black 20-game winner in the American League and a key part of Minnesota's first World Series team in 1965, has died. H...
South Florida investigative reporter Michele Gillen dies

The Associated Press
Jun 12, 2021 7:00 am - MIAMI (AP) - Michele Gillen, a former South Florida television investigative reporter, has died. She was 66. Longtime friend and producer Marcia Izaguirre confirmed Gill...
Lakota spiritual leader, activist Leonard Crow Dog dies

The Associated Press
Jun 11, 2021 7:00 am - Chief Leonard Crow Dog, a renowned spiritual leader and Native American rights activist who fought for sovereignty, language preservation and religious freedom, has died...
Martha White dies, sparked '53 Louisiana capital bus boycott

The Associated Press
Jun 11, 2021 7:00 am - BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Martha White, a Black woman whose actions helped launch the 1953 bus boycotts in Louisiana's capital city, has died. She was 99. White died Satur...
Des Plaines nun who once was a socialite dies at 91

Chicago Sun-Times
Jun 11, 2021 1:00 am - All members of the Discalced Carmelite order of nuns leave worldly things behind for a life of quiet contemplation. But Sister Mary Joseph of the Trinity might have left...
Gottfried Boehm, architect of concrete churches, dies at 101

The Associated Press
Jun 10, 2021 7:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - German architect Gottfried Boehm, who was famous for his concrete brutalist-style church buildings, has died at 101. Boehm's Cologne architecture office on...
John McDonnell, mighty Arkansas track coach, dies at 82

The Associated Press
Jun 08, 2021 7:00 am - FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) - John McDonnell, the track and field coach who set a gold standard for excellence at Arkansas during his 36 years at the school, has died. He wa...
South Korea's 2002 World Cup star Yoo Sang-chul dies at 49

JOHN DUERDEN
Jun 07, 2021 7:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Yoo Sang-chul, one of the stars of South Korea's surprising run to the semifinals at the 2002 World Cup, has died after long battle with pancre...
Georgian director, screenwriter Gabriadze dies at 84

The Associated Press
Jun 07, 2021 7:00 am - TBILISI, Georgia (AP) - Rezo Gabriadze, a legendary Georgian theater director and film screenwriter who has won broad fame across the former Soviet Union for movies he w...

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