Eric Oppenheimer, 93, dies; WWII vet, returned home to fight Nazis
After his family fled Germany in 1938 when he was a teen, he returned as an American soldier to help liberate a concentration camp.
View ArticleJohn Thirkield, longtime State Supreme Court law clerk, dies at 81
Attorney John Thirkield just couldn't stay retired.
View ArticleAsma Jehangir, prominent Pakistani rights activist, dies
LAHORE, Pakistan -- Asma Jehangir, one of Pakistan's most prominent right activists and lawyers, died on Sunday of a heart attack in the eastern city of Lahore at the age of 66, her daughter said.
View ArticleJarrod Bannister, ex-Olympic javelin thrower, dies at 33
SYDNEY -- Athletics Australia says former Olympic javelin thrower Jarrod Bannister has died in the Netherlands, where he been living and training. He was 33.
View ArticleDavid Kernell, who hacked Sarah Palin's email, dies at 30
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A relative says a man who hacked the personal email account of former Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin in 2008 has died.
View ArticleVic Damone, legendary crooner, dies at 89
MIAMI -- Vic Damone, whose mellow baritone once earned praise from Frank Sinatra as "the best pipes in the business," has died in Florida at the age of 89, his daughter said.
View ArticleAnthony Molligo Sr., served during D-Day invasion, dies at 92
As a Depression-era street kid, Anthony Molligo Sr. witnessed one of the most troubling events in the history of America's veterans -- the Bonus Army protests -- and later participated in the World War...
View ArticleSteve Kelly, 81, longtime Bayport French teacher, has died
Steve Kelly, who taught French in Bayport-Blue Point High School for nearly three decades -- reaching students with his laugh, teasing ways and straightforward manner -- has died.
View ArticleMichael Spector, 79, who 'changed the face of Long Island,' dies
It's difficult to miss the impact architect Michael Harris Spector's work has had on the landscape of Long Island.
View ArticleLerone Bennett Jr., author, ex-Ebony editor, dies at 89
CHICAGO -- Lerone Bennett Jr., an African-American history author and former editor of Ebony magazine, has died at age 89.
View ArticleLeo Cahill, ex-coach, GM of Toronto Argonauts, dies at 89
TORONTO -- Leo Cahill, the colorful former coach and general manager of the Canadian Football League's Toronto Argonauts, died Friday. He was 89.
View ArticleDon Carter, owner who brought NBA to Dallas, dies at 84
DALLAS -- Don Carter, the owner who was instrumental in bringing the NBA to Dallas with the expansion Mavericks in 1980, has died. He was 84.
View ArticleEx-Michigan State President Maurice Cecil Mackey dies at 89
EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Former Michigan State University President Maurice Cecil Mackey Jr. has died at age 89.
View ArticleBasil R. Northam dies; naturalist helped save Whitman legacy
Basil R. Northam, an educator and naturalist who worked to preserve Walt Whitman's legacy, has died at 89.
View ArticleMax Desfor, Pulitzer-winning photographer, dies at 104
WASHINGTON -- Former Associated Press photographer Max Desfor, whose photo of hundreds of Korean War refugees crawling across a damaged bridge in 1950 helped win him a Pulitzer Prize, died Monday. He...
View ArticleOfficials: St. Anthony's High School senior killed in upstate crash
A St. Anthony's High School senior known as a smart student and popular athlete was killed in a car crash near Albany after he fell asleep at the wheel and smashed into a tree on Interstate 87, New...
View ArticleBernard D. Kennedy, King Kullen co-chairman, dies at 92
One of the lesser-known avocations of Bernard D. Kennedy, co-chairman and former president at the family-owned King Kullen chain of grocery stores, was writing operas.
View ArticleDidier Lockwood, French jazz violinist, dies suddenly at 62
PARIS -- French jazz violinist Didier Lockwood, whose eclectic career spanned more than four decades and the world's most prestigious festivals and concert halls, has died. He was 62.
View ArticleRaymond Gillott, 83, ex-therapist devoted to child welfare, dies
Raymond Gillott, a longtime child therapist and faithful church member, died Feb. 7 at Winthrop University Hospital in Mineola after a period of ill health.
View ArticlePatricia Frustaci, who gave birth to septuplets, dies at 63
SAN DIEGO -- Patricia Frustaci, who made national headlines in 1985 when she gave birth to seven children but struggled with the financial and publicity fallout and with the heartache of seeing four...
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