BNL engineer Steven Kane, 57, mourned; avid cyclist 'died doing what he loved'
Over mud frozen by temperatures that plummeted to 14 degrees, Steven Kane, of Brightwaters, rode his bicycle last January in the Cyclocross Masters World Championship in Louisville, Ky.
View ArticleFrank Scott, Roosevelt schools activist, dies
Frank Scott, a Roosevelt civic activist and driving force in school district efforts to boost student achievement, died Wednesday of pneumonia. He was 72.
View Article'Philly sound' R&B singer Major Harris dies at 65
RICHMOND, Va. -- Major Harris, a former member of the "Philadelphia sound" group the Delfonics who had his own 1975 hit "Love Won't Let Me Wait," died Friday from congestive heart and lung failure. He...
View ArticleTV producer Henry Colman dies
LOS ANGELES -- Television producer and executive Henry Colman -- whose credits include "The Love Boat," "Hawaii Five-O" and "Green Acres" -- has died at age 89.
View ArticleValerie Eliot, widow of T.S. Eliot, dies
LONDON -- Valerie Eliot, the widow of T.S. Eliot and zealous guardian of the poet's literary legacy for almost half a century, has died. She was 86.
View ArticleSir Rex Hunt, ex-Falklands governor, dies
LONDON -- Sir Rex Hunt, the British governor of the Falkland Islands when Argentina invaded them in 1982, has died. He was 86.
View ArticleFrances Hashimoto, Little Tokyo business leader, dies
LOS ANGELES -- Frances Hashimoto, a Little Tokyo business and civic leader whose Los Angeles company popularized the Japanese-style treat known as mochi ice cream, has died. She was 69.
View ArticleMarlowe Fletcher, veterans advocate, dies
After his eldest son became the second Long Islander killed during the Iraq War, Marlowe S. Fletcher took it upon himself to try to console the loved ones of every area war casualty that followed.
View ArticleJames Stone, Medal of Honor recipient, dies
On the evening of Nov. 21, 1951, James L. Stone looked out from his hilltop outpost in Korea and sensed what was coming. He was an Army lieutenant whose eight months of combat experience were enough to...
View ArticleAssociated Press photographer Walt Zeboski dies
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Walt Zeboski, who chronicled Ronald Reagan's 1980 presidential campaign and a succession of California governors as a photographer for The Associated Press, has died. He was 83.
View ArticleNew York City Det. David Durk dies
A New York City detective who helped expose widespread police corruption in the 1960s and '70s has died.
View ArticleEx-LI educator Willard A. Monsell dies at 77
When Long Island native Willard A. Monsell turned 66 in 2000, he retired from teaching and the business world to Maine with his wife, Ruth. But the quiet and slow-paced life did not please him at all,...
View ArticleBernard Lansky, clothier to Elvis Presley, dead at 85
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Bernard Lansky, the Memphis retailer who helped a young Elvis Presley establish his signature clothing style of pegged pants, two-toned shoes and other flashy duds in the 1950s, has...
View ArticleNorth Hills resident Forence Sgambati dies
Florence Sgambati, the wife of North Hills Village Deputy Mayor Dennis Sgambati, died Tuesday of lung cancer. She was 65.
View ArticlePalm Bay vintner David S. Taub dies at 72
David S. Taub was on the hunt for just the right blend of grapes to capture the American palate soon after he expanded his wine distribution business to the international export market.
View ArticleBal Thackeray, Hindu extremist, dies
MUMBAI, India -- Bal Thackeray, a Hindu extremist leader linked to waves of mob violence against Muslims and migrant workers in India, died Saturday after an illness of several weeks. He was 86.
View ArticleWriter Mary Wren of Garden City dies at 79
Family and literature were the most important ingredients in Mary Wren's life.
View ArticleArtist Will Barnet dies at 101
Will Barnet, an artist who during an acclaimed eight-decade career depicted the Great Depression's victims in gritty prints, sojourned in abstraction and finally returned to a haunted and stylized...
View ArticleN.C. 'beach music' singer Billy Scott dies at 70
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. -- Billy Scott, whose "beach music" hits included "I Got the Fever" and "California," died Saturday in Charlotte, N.C., of cancer.
View ArticleKenny Morgans, former Manchester United player, dead at 73
MANCHESTER, England -- Manchester United says Kenny Morgans, who survived the Munich air disaster in 1958, has died. He was 73.
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