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Jean Kennedy Smith dies at 92; last surviving sibling of JFK

By MICHELLE R. SMITH and PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press
Jun 18, 2020 1:00 am - Jean Kennedy Smith, who was the last surviving sibling of President John F. Kennedy and who as a U.S. ambassador played a key role in the peace process in Northern Irela...
Former snooker player Willie Thorne dies at 66

By STEVE DOUGLAS
Jun 17, 2020 7:00 am - Willie Thorne, a former snooker player who was one of Britain's most distinctive sportsmen in the 1980s because of his bald head, died Wednesday. He was 66. ...
3-time Olympic water polo champion Gyorgy Karpati dies at 84

By PABLO GORONDI
Jun 17, 2020 7:00 am - BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - Gyorgy Karpati, a three-time Olympic water polo champion for Hungary, has died. He was 84. The Association of Immortal Hungarian Athletes annou...
Famous feline of 'A Street Cat Named Bob' dies at 14-ish

The Associated Press
Jun 16, 2020 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Bob, a cat whose relationship with the recovering heroin addict who adopted him inspired the book and film 'œA Street Cat Named Bob,'ť has died. He was at ...
EdÃ©n Pastora, Nicaraguan revolutionary, dead at 83

The Associated Press
Jun 16, 2020 7:00 am - MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) - One of the most mercurial, charismatic figures of Central America's revolutionary upheavals, EdÃ©n Pastora, died early Tuesday. He was 83. On A...
Boilermakers' longest-tenured AD, Morgan Burke, dies at 68

The Associated Press
Jun 15, 2020 7:00 am - WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) - Morgan Burke, the longest serving athletic director in Purdue history, died at his home Monday after battling a rare disease for the past yea...
Arlington Heights woman remembered as 'amazing volunteer'

By John Leusch
Jun 14, 2020 1:00 am - Dolores Kaiser lived her life for others. You might call her the ultimate volunteer, which hardly went unnoticed by her Catholic parish of more than 40 years. Kaiser ear...
Hollywood power publicist and pal to stars Nanci Ryder dies

By MARK KENNEDY
Jun 12, 2020 7:00 am - Nanci Ryder, a powerful Hollywood publicist and co-founder of BWR Public Relations who became close to such stars as RenÃ©e Zellweger and Courteney Cox, died Thursday of...
Rolling Meadows pioneer served District 15 in era of growth

By Bob Susnjara
Jun 12, 2020 6:00 am - Rolling Meadows pioneer and former Palatine Township Elementary District 15 board member Joel D. Meyer died this week, about a month after celebrating his 100th birthday...
Lonnie Wheeler, author of more than a dozen books, has died

By The Associated Press
Jun 10, 2020 7:00 am - CINCINNATI (AP) - Lonnie Wheeler, who wrote or collaborated on more than a dozen sports books, including Hank Aaron's autobiography, has died after years of struggling w...

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