Obituaries
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Heavyweight contender Alex Stewart dies at 52
Nov 22, 2016 6:00 am - Alex Stewart, a heavyweight contender who fought Mike Tyson and nearly beat George Foreman, has died. He was 52. Stewart died last week after being rushed to a hospital ...
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Sugar Grove mourns former library directorNov 22, 2016 12:00 am - Beverly Holmes Hughes was Sugar Grove's Citizen of the Year in 2010 - despite living in North Aurora. The chamber of commerce and village officials wanted to honor the w...
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Much-lauded Irish novelist William Trevor dies at age 88
Nov 21, 2016 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Irish novelist and playwright William Trevor, a master of short stories that often explored life's disappointments, has died at the age of 88 in his adopte...
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Longtime Los Angeles sports fixture Joe Resnick dies at 62
Nov 20, 2016 6:00 am - DOWNEY, Calif. (AP) - Joe Resnick, a correspondent who covered Los Angeles sports for The Associated Press for more than three decades, died Sunday after a six-month str...
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Big-voiced Dap-Kings soul singer Sharon Jones dies at 60
Nov 19, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Sharon Jones, the stout powerhouse who shepherded a soul revival despite not finding stardom until middle age, has died. She was 60. Jones' representativ...
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Famed Texas heart surgeon Denton Cooley died at 96
Nov 18, 2016 6:00 am - HOUSTON (AP) - Dr. Denton Cooley, the cardiovascular surgeon who performed some of the nation's first heart transplants and implanted the world's first artificial heart,...
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Mentor Williams, 'Drift Away' songwriter, dead at 70
Nov 18, 2016 6:00 am - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Mentor Williams, the award-winning songwriter behind the 1970s hit "Drift Away," which became a soulful rock n' roll anthem aired on radio stati...
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Journalist and author Ruth Gruber dies in NY at age 105
Nov 17, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - When Ruth Gruber saw a report during World War II that 1,000 Jewish refugees were being brought to the United States, she rushed straight to her job with...
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Richard Lundberg, former rector at Arlington Heights church, dies at 91Nov 17, 2016 12:00 am - The Rev. Richard Lundberg, who successfully led a capital campaign that changed the footprint and reach of St. Simon Episcopal Church in Arlington Heights, has died. Lun...
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Priest who served in Des Plaines, Buffalo Grove and Wauconda dies at 64Nov 17, 2016 12:00 am - Catholic parishes across Cook and Lake counties are mourning the loss of a beloved pastor, the Rev. Patrick Cecil, who died Monday. He served the Archdiocese of Chicago ...