Obituaries
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St. Viator students, staff bid final farewell to 'steadying force'Feb 06, 2022 12:00 am - Daily Herald correspondent The entire student body and every member of the St. Viator High School faculty and staff filed outside of the building Friday. There was no fi...
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Ashley Bryan, acclaimed children's author, dead at 98
Feb 05, 2022 6:00 am - ISLESFORD, Maine (AP) - Ashley Bryan, a prolific and prize-winning children's author and illustrator who told stories of Black life, culture and folklore in such acclaim...
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Todd Gitlin, prominent activist and thinker, dead at 79
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Jason Epstein, publishing editor and innovator, dead at 93
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Reporter who broke gender barrier in NHL locker rooms dies
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Art Cooley, co-founder of Environmental Defense Fund, dies
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Longtime Wauconda resident remembered for kindness, caringFeb 03, 2022 12:00 am - The exact dates of service have been lost to time, but Shirley Dato's brief stint on the Wauconda village board was memorable for talking trash. And not in a bad way. Wh...
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Former Lake County coroner was known for compassion for the livingFeb 03, 2022 12:00 am - Barbara Richardson, whose credo as the Lake County coroner for more than 20 years was to take care of the deceased and show concern for the living, died Wednesday at age...
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'A truly wonderful man': Prospect Heights Mayor Helmer remembered as one who shared his blessingsFeb 03, 2022 12:00 am - Three-term Prospect Heights Mayor Nick Helmer was remembered Thursday for his tireless work in numerous endeavors throughout a life that began 79 years earlier in war-to...
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'Queen of Italian cinema' Monica Vitti dies at age 90