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South Carolina man who inspired movie "Radio" dead at 73

The Associated Press
Dec 15, 2019 6:00 am - ANDERSON, S.C. (AP) - James 'œRadio'ť Kennedy, the man who was a fixture on the sidelines of a South Carolina high school's football games for decades and whose life ins...
Doug Woog, former U. of Minnesota hockey coach, dies at 75

The Associated Press
Dec 15, 2019 6:00 am - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Doug Woog, the former University of Minnesota hockey coach who took the Gophers to six Frozen Fours without winning a title, has died. He was 75. Woog...
Banker, New York City savior Felix Rohatyn dies at 91

By KAREN MATTHEWS
Dec 14, 2019 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Felix Rohatyn, the financier and government adviser who was credited with helping to save New York City from ruin during the 1970s as chairman of the ag...
Former Gary, Indiana, Mayor Richard Hatcher dead at 86

By TOM COYNE and RICK CALLAHAN
Dec 14, 2019 6:00 am - Former Gary Mayor Richard Hatcher, who became one of the first black mayors of a big U.S. city when he was elected in 1967, has died. He was 86. Hatcher died Friday nigh...
Streamwood man who died in Guatemala left final gift for son

Chicago Sun-Times
Dec 14, 2019 12:00 am - On the day that Rafal “Ralph” Kamysz fell to his death while hiking near a waterfall in Guatemala, he'd bought a special bracelet to take back for his 8-year-old son Seb...
Olympic mile, 800-meter champion Peter Snell dead at 80

The Associated Press
Dec 13, 2019 6:00 am - WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - Three-time Olympic champion and world mile record-holder Peter Snell has died in Dallas. He was aged 80. Snell, who is regarded as one of ...
Blue-collar character actor Danny Aiello has died at age 86

By MARK KENNEDY
Dec 13, 2019 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Danny Aiello, the blue-collar character actor whose long career playing tough guys included roles in 'œFort Apache, the Bronx,'ť "Moonstruck" and 'œOnce ...
'Captain Al' remembered for dedicated service to Elk Grove Village

By Eileen O. Daday
Dec 13, 2019 4:30 am - John "Al" Mergens, who helped lead the Elk Grove Village Fire Department from a volunteer force into a full-time, professional agency with multiple stations, has died. M...
Valerie Profit, founder of Schaumburg's Powerhouse Productions, dies

By Eric Peterson
Dec 13, 2019 12:00 am - Updated Dec. 14 to correct that services are on Sunday Valerie Profit, a 38-year Schaumburg resident who won the village's Volunteer of the Year award in 2008 for f...
Philip McKeon, "Tommy" on '80s sitcom "Alice," dies at 55

The Associated Press
Dec 10, 2019 6:00 am - DALLAS (AP) - Philip McKeon, who as a child actor was featured as the son of Linda Lavin's Alice Hyatt in the 1980s CBS situation comedy 'œAlice,'ť has died in Texas at ...

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