Obituaries
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Depeche Mode founding keyboardist Andy Fletcher dies at 60
May 26, 2022 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Andy 'œFletch'ť Fletcher, the unassuming, bespectacled, red-headed keyboardist who for more than 40 years added his synth sounds to Depeche Mode hits ...
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Sheriff's office mourns former jail officerMay 26, 2022 1:00 am - The Lake County sheriff's office announced Thursday night that former corrections officer Juan Diaz has died from an illness that led to his retirement. Diaz served in...
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Ray Liotta, 'Goodfellas' and 'Field of Dreams' star, dies
May 26, 2022 1:00 am - Ray Liotta, the blue-eyed actor best known for playing mobster Henry Hill in "Goodfellas" and baseball player Shoeless Joe Jackson in "Field of Dreams," has died. He was...
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Literary 'superagent' Mort Janklow dies at 91
May 25, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Mort Janklow, a colorful former corporate attorney who raised high the power of the literary agent as he brokered big advances for publishing, political ...
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Slain cyclist Moriah Wilson, 25, 'exceptional in every way'
May 24, 2022 7:00 am - Moriah Wilson had shifted gears a number of times in her 25 years of life, but no matter her focus - collegiate ski racing, a career in logistics and, most recently, pro...
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'He put Volo on the map': Burnell Russell became first mayor of town where he was born and raisedMay 23, 2022 1:00 am - Editor's note: An earlier version of this story should have read Burnell Russell is survived by six grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews...
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Creator of 'Star Wars' X-wing and Death Star dies at 90
May 22, 2022 7:00 am - Colin Cantwell, the man who designed the spacecraft in the 'œStar Wars'ť films, has died. He was 90. The Hollywood Reporter reported Sunday that Sierra Dall, Cantwell's...
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Jiřà ZÃdek, the first Czech in FIBA Hall of Fame, dies at 78
May 21, 2022 7:00 am - PRAGUE (AP) - Jiřà ZÃdek Sr., voted the best Czech basketball player of the 20th century and the first Czech inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame, has died. He was 78....
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Longtime New Yorker writer, editor Roger Angell dies
May 20, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Roger Angell, the celebrated baseball writer and reigning man of letters who during an unfaltering 70-plus years helped define The New Yorker's urbane wi...
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Jacksonville State offensive coordinator Calvin Magee dies
May 20, 2022 7:00 am - JACKSONVILLE, Ala. (AP) - Jacksonville State offensive coordinator Calvin Magee has died. He was 59. The school said the longtime college football coach died on Friday b...