Obituaries
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Global Catholic Network founder Mother Angelica has died
Mar 27, 2016 7:00 am - HANCEVILLE, Alabama (AP) - Mother Mary Angelica, a folksy Roman Catholic nun who used a monastery garage to begin a television ministry that grew into a global religious...
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Aurora Township Clerk Ken Christy remembered for energy, dedication to jobMar 27, 2016 1:00 am - Ken Christy was remembered Sunday for his large personality and boundless dedication to his roles as Aurora Township clerk and president of the Illinois State Associatio...
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Jazz composer, professor David Baker dies at 84
Mar 26, 2016 7:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - David Baker, a prolific jazz composer and musician who founded the jazz studies program at Indiana University, died Saturday at age 84, the scho...
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Garry Shandling dies at 66; fellow comedians laud his genius
Mar 25, 2016 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - While Garry Shandling's fellow comedians fought to host a late-night show, he brushed away the prospect. "I would not do a show where you just sit and...
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Earl Hamner Jr., creator of "Waltons" TV show, dies at 92
Mar 25, 2016 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Earl Hamner Jr., the versatile and prolific writer who drew upon his Depression-era upbringing in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia to create one o...
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David Smyrl, Mr. Handford on 'Sesame Street,' dead at 80
Mar 24, 2016 7:00 am - PHILADELPHIA (AP) - David Smyrl, the Emmy-winning actor best known for his role as Mr. Handford, the retired firefighter who ran Hooper's Store on "Sesame Street," has d...
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Reaction to the death of comedian Garry Shandling
Mar 24, 2016 7:00 am - Some celebrity reaction to the death of comedian/actor Garry Shandling: "Garry was a guiding voice of comedy. He set the standard and we're all still trying to meet it. ...
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Man who predicted space shuttle Challenger disaster dies
Mar 24, 2016 7:00 am - SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Bob Ebeling spent three decades filled with guilt over not stopping the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger, but found relief in the weeks be...
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Garry Shandling, comic, 'Larry Sanders Show' creator, dies
Mar 24, 2016 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Garry Shandling, who as an actor and comedian masterminded a brand of self-inflicted phony docudrama with "The Larry Sanders Show," has died of an app...
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Dutch soccer great Johan Cruyff dies at age 68
Mar 24, 2016 7:00 am - Johan Cruyff, a soccer star who brought a smile to the face of anyone who watched him play, died Thursday, aged 68. Family spokeswoman Carole Thate told The Associated P...