Obituaries
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Notable deaths last weekDec 07, 2013 4:27 pm - Nelson Mandela was a master of forgiveness. South Africa’s first black president spent nearly a third of his life as a prisoner of apartheid, yet he sought to win over ...
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His dream still a work in progressDec 06, 2013 8:39 pm - JOHANNESBURG — When Nelson Mandela was released from prison in 1990, he brought a vision of forgiveness and reconciliation to rebuild a nation marred by the legacy of wh...
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Famed salesman Bill Porter dies at 81Dec 06, 2013 6:43 pm - PORTLAND, Ore. — Bill Porter, the door-to-door salesman in Portland, Ore., who was portrayed by William H. Macy in an Emmy-winning TV movie, has died at 81. Porter spent...
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Mandela’s release from prison changed the worldDec 06, 2013 4:06 pm - EDITOR’S NOTE — On Feb. 11, 1990, AP reporter Greg Myre was in Cape Town when Nelson Mandela was released from prison after 27 years. Mandela walked out of Victor Verste...
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Palatine High sports legend ‘Chic’ Anderson diesDec 04, 2013 11:38 am - For more than 30 years, Gerald J. “Chic” Anderson was one of the pioneers clearing the way for athletic excellence during the booming growth period for Palatine Township...
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Ex-Holy Family pastor remembered as inspirational leaderDec 02, 2013 5:12 pm - The Rev. Patrick Brennan led Holy Family Parish in Inverness for 15 years, growing the congregation by more than 1,000 families and leading a building campaign that trip...
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Notable deaths last weekNov 30, 2013 5:35 pm - Paul Crouch, who built what has been called the world’s largest Christian broadcasting network, has died. He was 79. Crouch and his wife Jan founded the network in 1973 ...
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Myanmar’s remaining independence fighter diesNov 28, 2013 4:56 am - YANGON, Myanmar — Ye Htut, the last member of the “Thirty Comrades,” the group that spearheaded Myanmar’s struggle against British colonial rule, has died. He was 91. Ye...
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Memorial being planned for Le Francais founderNov 25, 2013 9:00 am - Jean Banchet, the French-born chef who many credit with bringing fine dining to the Chicago area, died Sunday in his Florida home. He was 72. Banchet, who opened Le Fran...
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Beloved French director; Junie B. Jones authorNov 23, 2013 4:37 pm - Director Georges Lautner, whose films from the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s are part of the French canon and still adored, has died at 87. Of the dozens of films he made, “Le...