Gilbert Bergen, longtime Connetquot park manager, dies at 88
The son of the herdsman at what became Bayard Cutting Arboretum State Park in Great River, Gilbert Bergen embodied the politeness, kindness, discipline and sportsmanship expected of the gentry.
View ArticleHarry Anderson, actor best known for 'Night Court' dies at 65
Harry Anderson, the actor best known for playing an off-the-wall judge working the night shift of a Manhattan courtroom in the television comedy series "Night Court," was found dead in his North...
View ArticleJohn Amirante, Rangers national anthem singer, dies at age 83
John Amirante sang the national anthem in public well north of 1,000 times, by his estimate, but his favorite was one for which he could not hear himself sing.
View ArticleBillionaire banking heir Matthew Mellon dies at 54
Billionaire banking heir Matthew Mellon has died. He was 54.
View ArticleCarl Kasell, longtime NPR newscaster, dies at 84
Newscaster Carl Kasell, a signature voice of NPR who brought his gravitas to "Morning Edition" and later his wit to "Wait, Wait . . . Don't Tell Me!" has died. He was 84.
View ArticleBruno Sammartino, a pro wrestling legend, dead at age 82
Bruno Sammartino, professional wrestling's "Living Legend" and one of its longest-reigning champions, has died. Sammartino was 82.
View ArticleVel Phillips, civil rights pioneer, dies at 94
MILWAUKEE -- Vel Phillips, a civil rights pioneer who helped lead open housing marches in Milwaukee in the 1960s and was the first black person elected to a Wisconsin statewide office, has died. She...
View ArticleSister Agnes-Marie Valois, 'White Angel' in WWII, dies
DIEPPE, France -- The mayor of a city in France's Normandy region says a 103-year-old nun known as the "White Angel" to allied soldiers injured during a failed World War II raid has died.
View ArticleClarence Lee Rosché, ex-MacArthur airport official, dies at 88
The military veteran and Bayport firefighter started at the Ronkonkoma facility in the 1960s and retired as assistant airport manager in 2003.
View ArticleBob Dorough, 'Schoolhouse Rock!' songwriter, dies at 94
Musician Bob Dorough, 94, best known as a composer and performer for ABC's educational series of short cartoons "Schoolhouse Rock!," died of natural causes at his Mount Bethel, Pennsylvania, home on...
View ArticleIrving Serota, East Meadow lawyer, dies at 84
Irving Serota was the kind of lawyer who was so thoughtful, fair and keen that a divorcing couple once wanted him to represent them both in the legal proceedings to dissolve their marriage.
View ArticleAllyn P. Udell, of the London Jewelers family, dies at 67
Allyn P. Udell, a "greeter" and salesperson in her family's London Jewelers business, lived decades with a painful cancer -- but she never showed it.
View ArticleAl Swift, former congressman from Washington, dies at 82
Al Swift, an eight-term Democratic congressman from Washington, who helped pass the "motor voter" law of 1993, legislation credited with helping millions of Americans register to vote, died April 20 at...
View ArticlePaul Gray, lead singer of pop band Wa Wa Nee, dies at 54
SYDNEY, Australia -- Paul Gray, lead singer of the 1980s Australian pop band Wa Wa Nee, has died of cancer, his brother said on Wednesday. He was 54 years old.
View ArticleLuis Garcia Meza, ex-Bolivian military dictator, dies at 88
LA PAZ, Bolivia -- Former Bolivian military dictator Luis Garcia Meza, who was serving a 30-year prison sentence, died Sunday. He was 88.
View ArticleThomas Joseph Cuff Jr., devoted firefighter, dies at 86
Thomas Joseph Cuff Jr. dedicated his life to the fire service, from battling blazes to advocating for better safety standards and greater recognition for volunteer firefighters.
View ArticleHandbag designer Judith Leiber dies, hours after her artist husband
Handbag designer Judith Leiber was best known for sparkly, animal-shaped creations. Her husband of 72 years, Gerson Leiber, was an abstract painter.
View ArticleArt Paul, artist who designed Playboy bunny logo, dies at 93
CHICAGO -- Magazine designer Art Paul, who created Playboy's famous tuxedoed bunny head logo, has died. He was 93.
View ArticleJames Cone, black liberation theology founder, dies at 79
Theologian James Cone, who as a founder of black liberation theology linked Christian faith with the struggle against racism and oppression, has died. He was 79.
View ArticleJohn Starks, drummer for James Brown, dies at 79
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- John "Jab'o" Starks, one of the drummers who gave funk singer James Brown his driving beat, has died in his native Alabama.
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