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Bill Gates Sr., father of Microsoft co-founder, dies at 94

By GENE JOHNSON
Sep 15, 2020 7:00 am - SEATTLE (AP) - William H. Gates II, a lawyer and philanthropist best known as the father of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, has died at 94. Gates died peacefully Monday...
Florence Howe, co-founder of Feminist Press, dead at 91

By HILLEL ITALIE
Sep 14, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Florence Howe, an activist, educator and major contributor to American literature and culture who as co-founder of the Feminist Press helped revive such ...
Longtime San Francisco benefactor Ann Getty dies at 79

By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ
Sep 14, 2020 7:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Ann Getty, a longtime benefactor of the arts and culture in San Francisco who married into the storied Getty family, died Monday. She was 79. She di...
Mark Newman, oversaw Yankees' prospects, dead at 71

The Associated Press
Sep 12, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Mark Newman, a key front office executive for the New York Yankees during their run of five World Series titles from 1996 through 2009, was found dead Sa...
Pioneering British designer Terence Conran dies at 88

By PAN PYLAS
Sep 12, 2020 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Terence Conran, the British designer, retailer and restaurateur who built a furniture empire around the world, founded The Design Museum in London and mode...
Toots Hibbert, beloved reggae star, dead at 77

By HILLEL ITALIE
Sep 12, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Toots Hibbert, one of reggae's founders and most beloved stars who gave the music its name and later helped make it an international movement through suc...
Former World Anti-Doping Agency chief John Fahey dies at 75

By DENNIS PASSA
Sep 12, 2020 7:00 am - John Fahey had an impressive career in Australian politics and international sport. There were few people, if any, who had a bad word to say about him, a testimony to th...
Wake today, funeral Saturday for Glenview 5-year-old; GoFundMe site established

By Dave Oberhelman
Sep 11, 2020 1:00 am - The funeral for Luca Berlingerio, the 5-year-old boy died of a traumatic head injury at a wedding reception Sept. 4 at Drake Hotel in Oak Brook, will be held Saturday, f...
Rolling Meadows High students, teachers recall late educator's knowledge, compassion

By Barbara Vitello
Sep 11, 2020 1:00 am - An outpouring of affection and gratitude from Rolling Meadows High School colleagues and students accompanied news of the death of award-winning history teacher and scho...
British boxing great Alan Minter dies at age 69

The Associated Press
Sep 10, 2020 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Alan Minter, a British boxing great who followed up a bronze medal at the Olympics by becoming a world champion in the middleweight division in 1980, has d...

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