WWII Medal of Honor winner John Hawk dies at 89
John Hawk, an Army sergeant who received the Medal of Honor for his heroism during a battle of the Normandy campaign that led to the Allied liberation of France in World War II, died Nov. 4 at his home...
View ArticleDemocratic political consultant Michael Ford dies
Michael Ford, a prominent political consultant who helped craft campaign strategies for dozens of Democratic candidates over several decades, including presidential hopefuls Edward Kennedy in 1980,...
View ArticleJournalist Penn Kimball, sued U.S. over secret file on him, dies at 98
Penn Kimball, a journalist and longtime Columbia University professor who sued the federal government in the 1980s after he learned that he was secretly declared a security risk decades earlier, died...
View ArticleTodd Christensen, former Oakland Raiders tight end, dies at 57
With his penchant for poetry, Todd Christensen never fit the Raiders' renegade mold. But that didn't keep him from becoming one of the team's best all-time tight ends.
View ArticleBrendan Cody, 44, star Ward Melville lax athlete, dies
Brendan Cody was a standout, a rugged competitor who left an indelible mark on football and lacrosse at Ward Melville High School.
View ArticlePeter Brandel, 87, LI banker, dies
Peter Brandel, a banker who underwrote the expansion of numerous Long Island businesses and once delivered $300,000 in cash to Madison Square Garden to fulfill a preconcert demand by The Rolling...
View ArticleShirley Mitchell, 'I Love Lucy' actress, dead at 94
Actress Shirley Mitchell, believed to be the last adult recurring guest-player on "I Love Lucy," has died at age 94.
View ArticleSally Lloyd, pioneer female sales trader at Smith Barney, dies at 64
Sally Lloyd, an early woman on Wall Street who worked as an equity sales trader and rose to managing director at Smith Barney, has died. She was 64.
View ArticleAl Ruscio of 'Godfather,' 'Seinfeld' dead at 89
Ruscio appeared in countless film, television and stage productions across half a century.
View ArticleBritish author Doris Lessing dies at 94
Doris Lessing, the British author awarded a Nobel Prize in literature for a lifetime of writing about gender and race, drawing on her own upbringing in Africa, has died. She was 94.
View ArticlePro Football Hall of Famer Mike McCormack dies
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Hall of Fame offensive lineman Mike McCormack died yesterday in Palm Desert, Calif. He was 83.
View ArticleThomas Howard, former NFL linebacker, dies in car crash
Former NFL linebacker Thomas Howard died early Monday morning following a high-speed car crash on a freeway in Oakland.
View ArticleMavis Batey, World War II codebreaker, dies
Mavis Batey was a British student of 19, midway through her university course in German Romanticism, when she was recruited for a top-secret assignment during World War II.
View ArticleNurse Bonnie V. Custen dies at 61
Though her early dreams of becoming a nurse had to be postponed, her passion never waned. Bonnie V. Custen eventually became a registered nurse, did hands-on nursing and went on to serve as an...
View ArticleDonald McClurkin Sr., father of gospel music star, dies at 79
The father of gospel music star Donnie McClurkin Jr. would work three jobs every year during Christmas season to make sure he could give his children enough presents, even though the family was poor,...
View ArticleJohn Patrick O'Hara, 55, real estate adviser, dies
John Patrick O'Hara, a well-known commercial real estate adviser and manager, died Friday at his home. He was 55 and lived in Bayport.
View ArticleMargaret Vergis, 72; active in Huntington Station civic affairs
Margaret Vergis, known as Peggy to friends and a driving force behind Huntington Station beautification and revitalization efforts, died Nov. 13 in Huntington Hospital after a five-year battle with...
View ArticleLeonard Wurzel, 95, former mayor of Sands Point, dies
When Leonard Wurzel was contemplating retirement as mayor of Sands Point in 2011, the longtime mayor had a request for his future successor.
View ArticleMichael Weiner, head of Major League Baseball Players Association, dies
Major League Baseball Players Association executive director Michael Weiner, whose 15-month battle with inoperable brain cancer inspired both the players he represented and the league and club...
View ArticleAccounting executive Anthony J. Stupore dies at 54
A funeral Mass was to be held Saturday morning for Anthony J. Stupore, a partner in the Jericho office of Deloitte & Touche LLP who also was active in the Boy Scouts and United Way. He died at his...
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