Dick Edell, Hall of Fame college lacrosse coach, dies at 74
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Dick Edell, the Hall of Fame lacrosse coach who guided Maryland for 18 seasons, has died. He was 74.
View ArticleAlice Provensen, children's book author, artist, dies at 99
Alice Provensen, an award-winning artist who illustrated dozens of popular books for children, often in collaboration with her husband, died April 23 at her daughter's home in San Clemente, California....
View ArticleM. Kent Stillwagon, volunteer paramedic, is dead at 52
The number 13 was not unlucky for M. Kent Stillwagon. He was born Oct. 13, 1965. He wed his bride on the 13th of September 2002 -- a Friday.
View ArticleEdwin G. Burrows, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, dies at 74
The former Brooklyn College history professor, who lived in Huntington, co-authored "Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898," winner of the 1999 Pulitzer Prize for History.
View ArticleLarry Hunter, ex-coach at Ohio, Western Carolina, dies at 68
CARY, N.C. -- Former Ohio and Western Carolina coach Larry Hunter has died.
View ArticleCharles Steger Jr., former Virginia Tech president, dies
RICHMOND, Va. -- Former Virginia Tech President Charles Steger Jr., who led the institution through a period of great change and faced both criticism and praise for his leadership during a 2007 mass...
View ArticleJohn Boyle, Clarke HS football coach, dead at 60
Kind and generous are not typically the first two adjectives associated with a football coach. But John Boyle was no typical football coach. As the head man at Clarke High School in Westbury for 31...
View ArticleNYPD Officer Mark Natale, a 9/11 responder, dies of cancer
Mark Natale and his partner Michael Henry helped dust-covered people fleeing Manhattan over bridges and on ferries, then stood guard at the gates around Ground Zero in the days that followed, Henry...
View ArticleMichael Anderson, director of 'The Dam Busters,' dies at 98
LONDON -- British director Michael Anderson, whose films included war epic "The Dam Busters" and sci-fi classic "Logan's Run," has died at age 98.
View ArticleDr. Donald Seldin of UT Southwestern Medical Center dies
When Dr. Donald W. Seldin arrived in Dallas for the first time, in January 1951, he asked a gas station attendant for directions to the country's newest medical school. Seldin, a Yale University...
View ArticleJames Russo dies; led Hempstead Village police, firefighters
Russo fought gangs and a burgeoning crack cocaine epidemic as police chief while serving as a volunteer firefighter.
View ArticleBig T, rapper known for 'Wanna Be a Baller,' dies at 52
Houston rapper Big T, known for singing the hook on Lil' Troy's 1999 hit "Wanna Be a Baller," has died. He was 52.
View ArticleGordon Hall, former Nissequogue mayor, dies at 93
Gordon Hall is credited with helping to formulate village code, including a minimum lot size to preserve the area's forested feel.
View ArticleFrancis Kiernan, coach, WWII vet who fought at Normandy dies
In 1952, Kiernan led his undefeated East Hampton High School football team to a conference championship, his son said.
View ArticleJohn Boyle was the prince of Clarke football
John followed his father Jack, who was the school's first coach. "When you think of Clarke football, you think of the Boyle family," Roosevelt coach and friend Joe Vito said.
View ArticleShelley LaFauci dies at 69; taught for 31 years in Rockville Centre
''For a lot of people, she was that one teacher you have in elementary school that you always remember,'' said son Greg LaFauci.
View ArticleMargery Lemon Brown, Farmingdale State chair, dies after fall
Margery Lemon Brown, chairwoman of the English and humanities department at Farmingdale State College and an expert on ancient languages and medieval literature who understood the determination of...
View ArticleTessa Jowell, who helped bring Olympics to London, dies
LONDON -- Tessa Jowell, the former British culture secretary who played a key role in securing the 2012 London Olympics and used her own cancer diagnosis to campaign for better treatment, has died. She...
View ArticleTom Wolfe dead;Â 'New Journalism' pioneer and bestselling author was 88
Tom Wolfe, the white-suited wizard of "New Journalism" who exuberantly chronicled American culture from the Merry Pranksters through the space race before turning his satiric wit to such novels as "The...
View ArticleBilly Brewer, former football coach at Ole Miss, dies at 83
Billy Brewer, the former Mississippi football star who went on to coach the Rebels to eight Egg Bowl victories over rival Mississippi State, died Saturday. He was 83.
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