Obituaries
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Travis Roy, BU player paralyzed in first game, dies at 45
Oct 29, 2020 7:00 am - BOSTON (AP) - Travis Roy, the Boston University hockey player who was paralyzed 11 seconds into his first college shift and went on to become an advocate for spinal cord...
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Diane di Prima, Beat poet and activist, dead at 86
Oct 28, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Diane di Prima, a poet, activist and teacher who was one of the last surviving members of the Beats and one of the few women writers in the Beat movement...
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Outlaw country artist Billy Joe Shaver dead at 81
Oct 28, 2020 7:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Outlaw country singer songwriter Billy Joe Shaver, who wrote songs like 'œHonky Tonk Heroes,'ť 'œI Been to Georgia on a Fast Train'ť and 'œOld Fi...
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Adjei, Olympic bobsled medalist and NFL Europe player, dies
Oct 28, 2020 7:00 am - LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Richard Adjei, a German who won an Olympic silver medal in bobsled after playing in NFL Europe, has died. He was 37. The international bobsl...
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Daniel Menaker, award-winning author and editor, dead at 79
Oct 27, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Daniel Menaker, an award-winning author of fiction and nonfiction and a longtime editor at The New Yorker and Random House who worked with Alice Munro, S...
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Former Naperville parks director remembered as 'iconic figure'Oct 27, 2020 1:00 am - Glen Ekey lived what he preached. As former executive director of the Naperville Park District, Ekey's work spilled into his personal life, loved ones say, blending his ...
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Coal magnate Robert Murray dies; he long fought regulators
Oct 26, 2020 7:00 am - ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio (AP) - Robert Murray, the board chairman of the largest privately owned U.S. coal operator, who long fought federal regulations to reduce black lun...
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David Braley, longtime force and CFL club owner, dies at 79
Oct 26, 2020 7:00 am - TORONTO (AP) - David Braley, the owner of three Canadian Football League teams over the years and once the league's interim commissioner, died Monday. He was 79. He die...
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Feder: Radio legend Ron Britain diesOct 26, 2020 1:00 am - Ron Britain, a gifted radio performer with a brilliantly creative mind and a sensitive soul, left a legacy of laughter for generations of Chicago listeners. “King B,” as...
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'Brian's Song,' 'Roots,' 'Purple Rain' writer dies at 83
Oct 25, 2020 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - William Blinn, a screenwriter for the landmark TV projects 'œBrian's Song'ť and 'œRoots'ť and the Prince film 'œPurple Rain,'ť has died. He was 83. Bl...