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French fashion designer Emanuel Ungaro dies at 86

The Associated Press
Dec 22, 2019 6:00 am - PARIS (AP) - French fashion designer Emanuel Ungaro, who was known for his use of vibrant color, mixed prints and elegant draping, has died at the age of 86. Ungaro's de...
England's 1966 World Cup winner Martin Peters dies at age 76

By STEVE DOUGLAS
Dec 21, 2019 6:00 am - Martin Peters, whose place in English soccer lore was secured by scoring one of the national team's goals in its victory over West Germany in the 1966 World Cup final, d...
Acclaimed author and journalist Ward Just dead at 84

The Associated Press
Dec 20, 2019 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Ward Just, a highly regarded political and war correspondent for The Washington Post who later drew upon his experiences for such acclaimed novel as 'œAn...
Junior Johnson, "The Last American Hero," dies at 88

JENNA FRYER
Dec 20, 2019 6:00 am - Robert Glenn 'œJunior'ť Johnson, the moonshine runner turned NASCAR driver described as 'œThe Last American Hero'ť by author Tom Wolfe in a 1965 article for Esquire, die...
High school coach portrayed in 'Remember the Titans' dies

By TOM FOREMAN Jr.
Dec 18, 2019 6:00 am - With his health declining, Herman Boone was still mapping out football strategy as if he were about to walk the sidelines one more time. 'œHis daughter said the other ni...
Former Crystal Lake Mayor Robert Wagner dies

By Cassie Buchman
Dec 17, 2019 12:00 am - Robert Wagner, former mayor of Crystal Lake, held several public service positions in his 64 years of life. After serving as mayor from 1995 to 1999, he went on to be a ...
Long-time Hawthorne Race Course president Carey dies at 87

By Jim O'Donnell Sports & Media columnist
Dec 17, 2019 12:00 am - Tom Carey, the long-time president of Hawthorne Race Course and a key figure in enabling Arlington Park to complete its 1985 live meeting after a catastrophic fire, has ...
Mary Fenlon, mentor to Georgetown basketball, dies at 81

The Associated Press
Dec 16, 2019 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Mary Fenlon, Georgetown's longtime men's basketball academic coordinator, has died She was 81. She died Sunday in Henderson, Nevada, after a battle wit...
Motorsports safety pioneer Bill Simpson dies after stroke

By JENNA FRYER
Dec 16, 2019 6:00 am - Bill Simpson, a pioneer in motorsports safety credited with creating equipment that saved too many drivers to count from death or serious injury, died Monday from compli...
Reinhard Bonnke, preacher who drew millions, dies at 79

By MATT SEDENSKY
Dec 16, 2019 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The Rev. Reinhard Bonnke, a Pentecostal preacher whose crusades across Africa drew millions with the promise of faith healings and the minister's own sto...

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