Obituaries
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Former Rutgers AD, NJSEA president Robert Mulcahy dies at 85
Feb 08, 2022 6:00 am - MORRISTOWN, N.J. (AP) - Robert E. Mulcahy, a longtime New Jersey official who served as athletics director for the state's flagship university and held many high-ranking...
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Shirley Cuban, mother of Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, dies
Feb 07, 2022 6:00 am - DALLAS (AP) - Shirley Cuban, the mother of Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, has died, her son Brian Cuban said. She was 84. Cuban died Friday in the suburban Pittsburg...
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Syl Johnson, Chicago soul and blues artist, dies at 85
Feb 06, 2022 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Syl Johnson, a Chicago soul singer and blues artist whose work was sampled by top hip-hop artists, has died at age 85, his family said Sunday. "A fiery, ...
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Lata Mangeshkar, legendary Indian singer, dies at 92
Feb 06, 2022 6:00 am - NEW DELHI (AP) - Lata Mangeshkar, a legendary Indian singer with a prolific, groundbreaking catalog and a voice recognized by more than a billion people in South Asia, h...
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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
Feb 05, 2022 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Todd Gitlin, a prominent anti-war and campus activist of the 1960s who drew upon his experiences and influenced many others as an author, sociologist and...
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Jason Epstein, publishing editor and innovator, dead at 93
Feb 04, 2022 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Jason Epstein, a publishing innovator and bon vivant who helped put the classics in paperback, co-founded The New York Review of Books and worked with su...
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Reporter who broke gender barrier in NHL locker rooms dies
Feb 03, 2022 6:00 am - WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) - Robin Herman, a gender barrier-breaking reporter for The New York Times who was the first female journalist to interview players in the locker room...
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Art Cooley, co-founder of Environmental Defense Fund, dies
Feb 03, 2022 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Art Cooley, a longtime activist who co-founded the Environmental Defense Fund more than 50 years ago, has died. Cooley, 87, helped launch the group, no...