Sam Koch, UMass soccer coach, dead at 59
AMHERST, Mass. -- Massachusetts men's soccer coach Sam Koch, who led the Minutemen to a berth in the 2007 College Cup, has died after a two-year battle with sinus cancer.
View ArticleLong Island filmmaker John Fasano, 52, dies
Filmmaker John Fasano, whose childhood 8-mm movies spurred his voyage from Port Washington to Hollywood, died in his sleep Saturday at his home in Studio City, California, his representative Manfred...
View ArticleWarren Uss, former Hicksville Fire Department captain, dies at 62
Warren Uss, former captain of the Hicksville Fire Department and commissioner of the Hicksville Water District, died July 15 at Plainview Hospital. He was 62.
View ArticleRobert J. Smithdas, advocate for the deaf-blind, dies
Robert J. Smithdas, whose life work advocating on behalf of the deaf and blind was honored by U.S. Presidents and nonprofits alike, died July 17 at the age of 89.
View ArticleAlan 'Ace' Greenberg, former Bear Stearns exec, dies
Alan C. "Ace" Greenberg, who as CEO of Bear Stearns Cos. transformed a small bond shop into the fifth-largest U.S. securities firm before it collapsed in 2008 during the global credit crisis, has died....
View ArticleThomas Collins, former Newsday columnist, dies at 84
Thomas Collins, a former Newsday columnist who pioneered coverage of the news media and its influence on society, died Wednesday at Huntington Hospital of heart failure. He was 84.
View ArticleBrian Hahn, former Bayville fire chief, dies
Brian Hahn, a former Bayville fire chief who overcame serious injuries to become the life of the parties he loved to host, has died. He was 80.
View ArticleJoseph Aguilera, retired TWA pilot, dies at 81
Joseph Aguilera, a veteran of the U.S. Army and a pilot who toured the world as a captain for Trans World Airlines, died July 13 at his home in New Hyde Park.
View ArticleFormer Seattle Mayor Paul Schell dies at 76
Former Seattle Mayor Paul Schell, who led the city during the World Trade Organization protests in 1999, has died. He was 76.
View Article'Up the Down Staircase' author Bel Kaufman dies at 103
Bel Kaufman, the witty and spirited fiction writer, educator and storyteller whose million-selling "Up the Down Staircase" captured the insanity and the humor, the pathos and the poetry of the American...
View ArticleAndrew L. Hughes, attorney who represented Newsday for decades, dead at 91
Andrew L. Hughes, a labor and libel lawyer and Newsday's outside counsel for decades, died Friday. He was two weeks shy of his 92nd birthday.
View ArticleSister Mary Waters, who helped pregnant teens, dies
Sister Mary Waters did not just help rescue hundreds of teenage girls who had run away or been thrown out of their homes or become young single mothers.
View ArticleMayer Udell, former owner of London Jewelers, dies at 96
Mayer Udell of Glen Cove, former owner and chairman of Manhasset-based London Jewelers, died Tuesday at home of natural causes. He had turned 96 on Saturday.
View ArticleItalian tenor Carlo Bergonzi dies at 90
Italian tenor Carlo Bergonzi, considered one of the most authoritative interpreters of Verdi's operas, has died at the age of 90.
View ArticleJessica Barrymore, half sister of Drew Barrymore, found dead at 47
Jessica Barrymore, a half sister of actress-producer Drew Barrymore, was found dead early Tuesday in a car in National City, California, near San Diego.
View ArticleRobert Drew, cinema verite documentarian, dies at 90
Robert Drew, a pioneer of the modern documentary who in "Primary" and other movies mastered the intimate, spontaneous style known as cinema verite and schooled a generation of influential directors...
View ArticleJames Shigeta, actor who starred in 'Flower Drum Song' and 'Die Hard,' dies...
Actor James Shigeta played the leading male role in the lavish movie musical "Flower Drum Song" in 1961. The year before, he won a Golden Globe as most promising newcomer.
View ArticleKaren Walter Goodwin, Broadway producer, dies at 66
Karen Walter Goodwin, a Broadway producer who also raised money to support productions of such theatrical hits as "Les Miserables," "Phantom of the Opera" and "Miss Saigon," died June 30 at a medical...
View ArticleElias Stetz, former Navy commander from Locust Valley, dies
Elias "Al" Joseph Stetz, a former Navy commander who flew missions in Antarctica and Vietnam, died July 19 at his home in Locust Valley. He was 81.
View ArticleStanley Ross, bond trader who changed pricing, dies at 83
Stanley Ross, the London-based Eurobond trader who revolutionized the system that priced debt securities in the 1970s, has died. He was 83.
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