Obituaries
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Sonny Barger, figurehead of Hells Angels, dies at 83
Jun 30, 2022 7:00 am - LIVERMORE, Calif. (AP) - Sonny Barger, the leather-clad fixture of 1960s counterculture and figurehead of the Hells Angels motorcycle club who was at the notorious Rolli...
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Deborah James, UK cancer research campaigner, dies at 40
Jun 29, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Deborah James, a British broadcaster who raised millions for cancer research and was recognized by Prince William for her work, has died. She was 40. James...
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Schaumburg mourns longtime plan commissioner, community volunteerJun 29, 2022 1:00 am - Family and friends are mourning the death of longtime Schaumburg plan commission member Chuck Valenziano, a Chicago native and food industry veteran who volunteered much...
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US Senate sergeant-at-arms during Capitol riot dies at 71
Jun 28, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Michael Stenger, who served as the U.S. Senate's sergeant-at-arms and resigned after the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol, has died. He was 71. Steng...
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Grammy Award-winning songwriter Ken Williams dies at 83
Jun 27, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Songwriter Kenneth 'œKen'ť Williams, who wrote or co-wrote hundred of tunes for a vast array of performers, including Donny Hathaway, The Four Tops and P...
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Mary Mara, TV actor for decades, dies in apparent drowning
Jun 27, 2022 7:00 am - CAPE VINCENT, N.Y. (AP) - Mary Mara, who appeared on television shows including 'œRay Donovan," 'œDexter" and 'œER" in an acting career that spanned more than 30 years, ...
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Luxottica eyewear empire founder Leonardo Del Vecchio dies
Jun 27, 2022 7:00 am - ROME (AP) - Leonardo Del Vecchio, who founded eyewear empire Luxottica in a trailer and turned an everyday object into a global fashion item, becoming one of Italy's ric...
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FAU beach volleyball coach Capri Grotowski dies at 38
Jun 25, 2022 7:00 am - BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) - Florida Atlantic beach volleyball coach Capri Grotowski died after a nearly decade-long battle with breast cancer on Saturday, the university sai...
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James Rado, who co-created groundbreaking '~Hair,' dies at 90
Jun 22, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - James Rado, co-creator of the groundbreaking hippie musical 'œHair,'ť which celebrated protest, pot and free love and paved the way for the sound of rock...
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Speedway Motorsports founder Bruton Smith dies at 95
Jun 22, 2022 7:00 am - CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - O. Bruton Smith, who emerged from North Carolina farm country and parlayed his love of motorsports into a Hall of Fame career as one of the bigges...