Obituaries
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'Martin' actor Thomas Ford dies at age 52
Oct 12, 2016 7:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - Thomas Ford, the actor who played Martin Lawrence's best friend Tommy Strawn on the hit '90s sitcom "Martin," died Wednesday in Atlanta. He was 52. The ac...
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Former Round Lake village clerk was known for her kind demeanorOct 12, 2016 5:20 am - As a familiar presence in the Round Lake area, Lillian Mary Frost was known for her lively demeanor. "She was an amazing woman. Everything came from her heart," said Peg...
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A founder of the New Orleans girl group The Dixie Cups dies
Oct 11, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Joan Marie Johnson, one of the founding members of the New Orleans girl group The Dixie Cups, who had a No. 1 hit in 1964 with "Chapel of Love," has died...
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Boy who was 'Lost on a Mountain in Maine' dies at 90
Oct 11, 2016 7:00 am - PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Donn Fendler, who as a boy survived nine days alone on Maine's tallest mountain in 1939 and later wrote a book about the ordeal, has died at 90. F...
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Boxing great Aaron Pryor, who battled Arguello, dies at 60
Oct 09, 2016 7:00 am - Aaron Pryor, the relentless junior welterweight who fought two memorable bouts with Alexis Arguello, died Sunday. He was 60. Pryor's family issued a statement saying the...
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Leading Polish filmmaker Andrzej Wajda dies at 90
Oct 09, 2016 7:00 am - WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Poland's leading filmmaker Andrzej Wajda, whose career maneuvering between a repressive communist government and an audience yearning for freedom w...
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Stylianos Pattakos, Greek military coup figure, dies at 103
Oct 09, 2016 7:00 am - ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Stylianos Pattakos, the last survivor among the leaders of a 1967 coup that ruled Greece for seven years, has died at 103. The state-run Athens New...
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Brooklyn DA Kenneth Thompson dies at 50 from cancer
Oct 09, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Brooklyn District Attorney Kenneth Thompson, the first African-American to hold the office and whose career included internationally high-profile cases i...
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Former archdiocese attorney, developer Laidley diesOct 07, 2016 1:00 am - Forrest David Laidley, who was an Archdiocese of Chicago attorney and a developer who built an upscale mall in Lincolnshire and later went to prison for scamming investo...
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Brock Yates, wrote hit film 'The Cannonball Run,' dies at 82
Oct 06, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Brock Yates, a longtime auto racing journalist who helped launch the popular and off-beat Cannonball Run races in the early 1970s and wrote the hit movie...