Ex-N.H. Sen. Warren B. Rudman dies
CONCORD, N.H. -- Colleagues knew former Sen. Warren B. Rudman for his abrupt manner, but they trusted his expertise. On one matter in particular, though, he wished people would have listened to him:...
View ArticleMouseketeer Bonita Lynn Fields Elder dies at 68
INDIANAPOLIS -- Former Mouseketeer Bonita Lynn Fields Elder, an agile dancer who showcased those skills on the 1950s children's show "The Mickey Mouse Club" and later performed on Broadway, has died in...
View ArticleHempstead's Theron 'Teddy' Banks Sr. dies
Theron "Teddy" Banks Sr. of Hempstead, a former Nassau County social worker, Hempstead High School attendance officer and a Korean War veteran, died Tuesday of pneumonia at Nassau University Medical...
View ArticleAuthor Bryce Courtenay dies at 79
CANBERRA, Australia -- Best-selling Australian author Bryce Courtenay, whose first and final books drew on his tough early-life experiences in Africa, has died of stomach cancer. He was 79.
View ArticleTV director Emily Squires dies at 71
Emily Squires, a longtime "Sesame Street" director who also worked on soap operas including "The Guiding Light" and "As the World Turns" has died. She was 71.
View ArticleElliot Hobbs, St. Paul AME Church pastor, dies
A longtime pastor and community banker, the Rev. Elliot J. Hobbs came from a family in which several generations had answered the call to ministry.
View ArticleBryce Bayer, camera filter inventor, dies
ROCHESTER -- Bryce Bayer, a retired Kodak scientist and the inventor of a widely used color filter array that bears his name, has died. He was 83.
View ArticleGail Harris, last NY Giant to hit homer, dies
The last player to hit a home run for the New York Giants before they moved has died.
View ArticleErnie Warlick, former Buffalo Bills star, dies
BUFFALO -- Anyone who ever met Ernie Warlick couldn't miss the size of his hands. It's what earned the former Buffalo Bills star his nickname, "Hands," and helped him be among the forerunners of pro...
View ArticleFormer FDNY Capt. James Donoghue dies at 98
Decades retired from the FDNY, Capt. James Donoghue would sit in his Garden City home and berate the newscast.
View ArticleJoseph Vuoso, dedicated civil servant, dies
Joseph Vuoso, 68, of Mount Sinai, a court security officer who stayed at his post for days in Foley Square following the Sept. 11 attacks, died last Wednesday of cancer.
View ArticlePlanner, designer Thomas Joseph Kirwin Jr., 65, dies
Thomas Joseph Kirwin Jr., who designed building sites throughout Long Island, died this month at age 65 after a long battle with leukemia. A trained traffic engineer, Kirwin's work dots Route 110,...
View ArticleBroadway, film producer Martin Richards dies
Martin Richards, the Tony Award-winning producer behind such Broadway hits as "On the Twentieth Century," "Sweeney Todd," and "The Will Rogers Follies," as well as an Academy Award-winning producer of...
View ArticleJoseph Murray dies; performed 1st organ transplant
BOSTON -- Joseph Murray, the surgeon at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School who performed the first human organ transplant almost six decades ago, has died. He was 93.
View ArticlePulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Gary Haynes, 76, has died
Gary Haynes, a distinguished photojournalist who assembled and directed a team of Pulitzer Prize-winning photographers at The Inquirer in the 1970s and '80s, has died at 76.
View ArticleJakes Gerwel, key aide to Mandela, dies
JOHANNESBURG -- Jakes Gerwel, who advocated for the end of apartheid in South Africa and became a longtime friend and trusted aide to former President Nelson Mandela, died Wednesday. He was 66.
View ArticleGerd Conte of Uniondale, chef and cooking teacher
Gerd Conte of Uniondale was a food lover's dream, a masterful chef whose dishes left an impression long after the last bite settled in the belly.
View ArticleAmityville music teacher Chris LaMarca, 57, dies
Through music, Chris LaMarca of West Babylon tapped the talents of a generation of Amityville students, steering some into music careers and sending off others with greater appreciation for the art...
View ArticleMusic dealmaker Jack Wishna kills self
LAS VEGAS -- The death of a music dealmaker who helped bring Donald Trump to Las Vegas and tried to install Michael Jackson as the headline act at a themed casino was a suicide, the Clark County...
View ArticleCharles Egosi, concentration camp survivor, dies
Charles Egosi, who survived the horror of a Nazi concentration camp and then went on to help found the state of Israel and become an architect on Long Island, has died at his Sag Harbor home.
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