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Grayslake man died doing what he loved

By Mick Zawislak
Feb 10, 2016 12:00 am - As a big sports fan and family man, it was common to see Martin J. Buckley Sr. running as the trailer for the St. Gilbert Catholic School cross-country team. "The kids ...
Former NYC Ballet principal dancer Violette Verdy, 82, dies

The Associated Press
Feb 09, 2016 6:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - Violette Verdy, principal dancer for New York City Ballet for 20 years and former artistic director of the Paris Opera Ballet and Boston Ballet,...
Longtime Reds clubhouse manager Bernie Stowe dies at age 80

By The Associated Press
Feb 09, 2016 6:00 am - CINCINNATI (AP) - Bernie Stowe, who started working as one of the Cincinnati Reds' clubhouse attendants in 1947, died on Tuesday. He was 80 years old. The Reds announced...
John Disley, a co-founder of London Marathon, dies at 87

The Associated Press
Feb 08, 2016 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - John Disley, a former Olympic bronze medalist in the steeplechase and one of the founders of the London marathon, has died. He was 87. London Marathon orga...
Gerson, scribe of 'Monsters, Inc.,' 'Big Hero 6' dies at 49

By The Associated Press
Feb 08, 2016 6:00 am - Daniel Gerson, who co-wrote several Walt Disney animated films including "Monsters, Inc." and "Big Hero 6," has died. He was 49. Gerson's family said in a statement that...
'Georgy Girl' author Margaret Forster, 77, dies of cancer

By GREGORY KATZ
Feb 08, 2016 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Margaret Forster, the author of "Georgy Girl" and more than 20 other novels, has died in London after suffering from cancer in the back and spine. She was ...
Wife says singer and band leader Dan Hicks dies at age 74

The Associated Press
Feb 07, 2016 6:00 am - MILL VALLEY, Calif. (AP) - Dan Hicks, a musician whose work in the 1960s helped define San Francisco's psychedelic sound, has died. He was 74. The singer, songwriter and...
Man who gave name to "Peanuts'" Linus dies at age 90

By ANDREW DALTON
Feb 06, 2016 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Linus Maurer, a cartoonist and illustrator whose old friend and colleague Charles M. Schulz borrowed his first name for Charlie Brown's blanket-wieldi...
Dave Mirra, who broke barriers on a BMX bike, dies at 41

By JOHN MARSHALL
Feb 06, 2016 6:00 am - Dave Mirra did things few people could on a BMX bike, using a combination of natural ability, fearlessness and innovation to take the sport to places many never thought ...
Man who gave name to "Peanuts'" Linus dies at age 90

By ANDREW DALTON
Feb 05, 2016 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Linus Maurer, a cartoonist and illustrator whose old friend and colleague Charles M. Schulz borrowed his first name for Charlie Brown's blanket-wieldi...

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