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Literary scholar Cheryl A. Wall dies at age 71

By The Associated Press
Apr 22, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Cheryl A. Wall, a longtime Rutgers University professor and prominent scholar of African American women writers who edited two Library of America volumes...
Betsy Wyeth, widow and muse of Andrew Wyeth, dies at 98

The Associated Press
Apr 22, 2020 7:00 am - CHADDS FORD, Pa. (AP) - Betsy James Wyeth, the widow, business manager and muse of painter Andrew Wyeth, died Tuesday at age 98, according to the Brandywine River Museum...
Suburban firefighters gather to mourn colleague who died in accident last week

By Russell Lissau
Apr 22, 2020 1:00 am - Fire trucks and ambulances formed a funeral procession Wednesday to honor a veteran Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Fire Protection District firefighter/paramedic who died in an...
Neil Black, British track and field official, dies at 60

The Associated Press
Apr 21, 2020 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Neil Black, a British track and field official who worked closely with many of the country's best athletes over the past three decades, including Mo Farah,...
Former race car driver Bob Lazier dies from COVID-19

The Associated Press
Apr 21, 2020 7:00 am - LAKEWOOD, Colo. (AP) - Bob Lazier, the 1981 CART rookie of the year and father of 1996 Indianapolis 500 winner Buddy Lazier, died Saturday from COVID-19. He was 81. Lazi...
Sirio Maccioni, who opened famed eatery Le Cirque, dies

By MARK KENNEDY
Apr 20, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Italian restaurateur Sirio Maccioni, who opened the celebrated French restaurant Le Cirque and watched it grow into arguably Manhattan's favorite dining ...
Robert Loomis, editor of Angelou, Styron, dies at 93

By HILLEL ITALIE
Apr 20, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Robert Loomis, a blue-chip editor of old-fashioned sense and persistence who in more than 50 years at Random House encouraged, prodded and befriended Wil...
Wildlife photographer Peter Beard found dead near his home

The Associated Press
Apr 20, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Artist, adventurer and celebrated wildlife photographer Peter Beard was found dead in woods near his cliff-side home at the tip of Long Island nearly a m...
Memorial activities set for Lincolnshire-Riverwoods firefighter

By Russell Lissau
Apr 20, 2020 1:00 am - Memorial and funeral activities will be held Tuesday and Wednesday for a Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Fire Protection District firefighter who died in an off-duty accident la...
Former Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill dies at age 84

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER and RON TODT
Apr 18, 2020 7:00 am - Paul O'Neill, a former Treasury secretary who broke with George W. Bush over tax policy and then produced a book critical of the administration, died Saturday. He was 84...

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