Obituaries
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Former Texas A&M basketball player David Edwards dead at 48
Mar 25, 2020 7:00 am - COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) - Former Texas A&M basketball player David Edwards, whose single-season school record for assists has stood for more than 25 years, has died ...
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Senior track athlete dies of coronavirus complications
Mar 25, 2020 7:00 am - NORWALK, Conn. (AP) - Mary Roman, a world-class senior athlete who held numerous national age records in track and field, has died of complications from COVID-19, the ma...
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Albert Uderzo, a creator of French hero Asterix, dies at 92
Mar 24, 2020 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Albert Uderzo, one of the two creators of the beloved comic book character Asterix, who captured the spirit of the Gauls of yore and grew a reputation world...
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African jazz great Manu Dibango dies in France of virus
Mar 24, 2020 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Manu Dibango, who fused African rhythms with funk to become one of the most influential musicians in world dance music, died Tuesday with the coronavirus, a...
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Ex-St. John's player dies at 49, reportedly of coronavirus
Mar 24, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Lee Green, a defensive standout who played on two NCAA Tournament teams for St. John's, has died. He was 49. The Big East Conference school announced the...
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Funerals during COVID-19: No crowds, no hugs, no handshakesMar 23, 2020 5:30 am - The long line to express condolences, followed by a pause at the casket to pay respects to someone who has died. Hugging a bereaved friend. Looking at a poster board of ...
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Former union leader, Mundelein trustee Ronald Powell diesMar 23, 2020 1:00 am - A longtime union leader and former Mundelein trustee is being remembered for his work on behalf of laborers in the grocery industry. Ronald E. Powell, 84, of Mundelein, ...
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Antioch businessman's sudden death leaves voidMar 23, 2020 1:00 am - A well-known Lake County businessman whose disposition complemented his products has died Ken Slove, the son of a baker and founder of Lovin' Oven Cakery in 1989, died S...
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Civil rights activist and Emmett Till relative dies at 50
Mar 22, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Airickca Gordon-Taylor, a relative of Emmett Till who spent her life educating others about the black teenage lynching victim's legacy through her foundat...
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Last German honored for saving Jews during Holocaust dies
Mar 22, 2020 7:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - Gertrud Steinl, the last surviving German honored for saving Jews during the Holocaust, has died. German news agency dpa on Sunday quoted the head of Nurem...