Basil Plumley, veteran of three wars, dies
COLUMBUS, Ga. -- Basil L. Plumley, a renowned career soldier whose exploits as an Army infantryman were portrayed in a book and the movie "We Were Soldiers," has died at 92 -- an age his friends are...
View ArticleVito Paolantonio, worked at Grumman, dies at 80
Longtime Long Islander Vito Paolantonio's rise from humble, immigrant roots is the "typical working-class Italian-American story of New York," his oldest son said.
View ArticleScientist Keith Campbell, helped clone sheep, dies
LONDON -- Keith Campbell, a prominent biologist who worked on cloning Dolly the sheep, has died at 58, the University of Nottingham said Thursday.
View ArticleAndrew Brimmer, 1st black Fed member, dies
WASHINGTON -- Andrew F. Brimmer, who became the first African-American member of the Federal Reserve Board in 1966 and headed a panel that managed the spending and financial practices of the District...
View Article'Milk' cinematographer Harris Savides dies
Harris Savides, the acclaimed cinematographer who worked frequently with Gus Van Sant and David Fincher, has died at 55.
View ArticleActor, Miss America host Gary Collins dead
BILOXI, Miss. -- Gary Collins, an actor, television-show host and former master of ceremonies for the Miss America pageant, died early Saturday, authorities said. He was 74.
View ArticleAlbert Eichel, longtime educator, dies at 92
Albert Eichel, a longtime Long Islander with a passion for photography who served in World War II, was a "gadget man," his daughter said.
View ArticleFormer Cambodian king Norodom Sihanouk dies
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia -- Norodom Sihanouk, the former Cambodian king who was never far from the center of his country's politics through a half-century of war, genocide and upheaval, has died. He was 89.
View ArticleHolocaust survivor Shlomo Venezia dies
Shlomo Venezia, a survivor of the Auschwitz concentration camp who came forward decades after the Holocaust with a rare eyewitness account of the inner workings of the gas chambers, where Nazis forced...
View ArticleCatharine Ryan, 31, Coast Guard pilot, dies
Catharine Johann Ryan wasn't the type to brag about the 14 people she saved while flying helicopters for the U.S. Coast Guard. Or what it was like being one of the few women aviators for the service.
View ArticlePaddy Roy Bates, who started a country, dies
A born swashbuckler, Paddy Roy Bates fought in the Spanish Civil War as a teenager, faced a Greek firing squad in World War II and had a German stick bomb explode in his face.
View ArticleMastic Beach activist Robert DeBona dies
After two decades in the Navy, Robert DeBona retired to the waterfront where his family once summered.
View ArticleAssemb. James Conte, Huntington Station, dies at 53
Assemb. James Conte (R-Huntington Station), a strong advocate for organ donations who decided this summer not to seek re-election to focus on his own battle against cancer, died Tuesday.
View ArticleJackie Guthrie, singer Arlo's wife, dies
WASHINGTON, Mass. -- Folk singer Arlo Guthrie has announced the death of his wife, Jackie, at age 68.
View ArticleFormer Mets coach Eddie Yost dies at 86
Eddie Yost, a former Mets coach and a player nicknamed "The Walking Man" because of his penchant for drawing bases on balls during an 18-year major league career, has died. He was 86.
View Article'Emmanuelle' star Sylvia Kristel dies at 60
THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- Actress Sylvia Kristel, the Dutch star of the hit 1970s erotic movie "Emmanuelle," has died of cancer at age 60.
View ArticleEx-Congressman James Russell Grover Jr. dies at 93
James Russell Grover Jr., a former Republican congressman who dedicated much of his life to public service and protecting Fire Island, died Sunday at his Babylon home from congestive heart failure. He...
View ArticleHybrid vehicle battery creator Ovshinsky dies
DETROIT -- Stan Ovshinsky, the self-taught inventor who developed the nickel-metal hydride battery used in the hybrid vehicle industry, died Wednesday at his home in suburban Detroit after a fight with...
View ArticleJoan Hughes, teachers' advocate, dies at 59
When she wasn't negotiating for teachers in the Greenwich, Conn., school district, Joan Hughes could often be found tending the tulips and tomatoes that thrived in the garden of her Port Jefferson home...
View ArticleCoast Guard vet Vincent Anthony, 90, dies
U.S. Coast Guard veteran Vincent J. Anthony enjoyed traveling the world by sea and admired the splendor of the great bodies of water.
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