Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani dead; Qatar's former leader was 84
Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani, the former emir of the tiny Gulf nation of Qatar who was deposed by his son in a bloodless palace coup, died on Sunday.
View ArticleRichard Nicoll dead; London-born fashion designer was 39
Fashion designer Richard Nicoll has died of a suspected heart attack, his family said.
View ArticleJoseph Demma, former Newsday investigations editor, dies at 73
Joseph Demma, a former Newsday reporter and editor who supervised the paper's Pulitzer Prize-winning series on police disability fraud, has died from injuries received in a motorcycle accident. He was 73.
View ArticleElizabeth Pasquariello dies; longtime LI curtain maker was 97
The wedding of Elizabeth and Angelo Pasquariello in 1941 couldn't have been at a more momentous time--both for the newly married couple and the country.
View ArticleRuth McKay dies at 82; was Northport-East Northport library trustee
Ruth McKay, a longtime former trustee of the Northport-East Northport Public Library, has died.
View ArticleLongtime Babylon football coach Tom DiNuovo dies at 78
Tom DiNuovo made a lasting impression on and off the field.
View ArticleLaurel Hollow cardiologist, author dies at 34
Dr. Alexis D'Elia didn't take on easy tasks. She always tackled the most difficult ones and executed them with grace, style, wit and focus -- attributes she brought to her battle with breast cancer,...
View ArticleAudley Coulthurst dead; Tuskegee Airman who became CPA was 92
Audley Coulthurst, a barrier-breaking aviator who was a member of the legendary Tuskegee Airmen all-black fighter pilot group, has died, according to his family.
View ArticleBeloved Huntington teen with rare disease dies at home
Eli Mollineaux was diagnosed with a rare mitochondrial disease called Pearson Syndrome when he was 1.
View ArticleZoltan Kocsis dead; Hungarian pianist and conductor was 64
Zoltan Kocsis, a famed pianist and conductor and musical director of the Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra, has died at age 64.
View ArticleRalph J. Cicerone dead; renowned climate change scientist was 73
Ralph J. Cicerone, president emeritus of the National Academy of Sciences and a renowned authority on atmospheric chemistry and climate change, has died. He was 73.
View ArticleJean-Jacques Perrey dead; electronic pop music pioneer was 87
Jean-Jacques Perrey, the French composer and pioneer of electronic pop music who was best known for co-writing "Baroque Hoedown" used as the music for the Main Street Electrical Parade at Disney theme...
View ArticleRobert A. Fabian dies; ex-LI bandleader, engineer was 91
Robert A. Fabian, a skilled mechanical engineer, athlete and bandleader who entertained at hundreds of Long Island weddings and was a civic pioneer during the early years of Commack's postwar suburban...
View ArticleLI man, 23, heading home to vote killed in Conn. car crash
A 23-year-old musician from Rockville Centre who wanted to assist New York City's homeless by setting their stories to music was killed in a Connecticut car crash Tuesday.
View ArticleGeorge Wybenga, LI painter and 'America's Caboose Artist,' dies at 79
George Wybenga, a Center Moriches painter who was dubbed "America's Caboose Artist" for his colorful images of hundreds of iconic train cars, died on Oct. 27 from a heart attack in York, Pennsylvania.
View ArticleRuth Gruber dead; journalist who helped Holocaust survivors was 105
When Ruth Gruber saw a report during World War II that 1,000 Jewish refugees were being brought to the United States, she rushed straight to her job with the secretary of the interior.
View ArticleJoe Resnick dead; longtime sports journalist was 62
Joe Resnick, a correspondent who covered Los Angeles sports for The Associated Press for more than three decades, died Sunday after a six-month struggle with cancer.
View ArticleMentor Williams dead; songwriter who created 'Drift Away' was 70
Mentor Williams, the award-winning songwriter behind the 1970s hit "Drift Away," which became a soulful rock n' roll anthem aired on radio stations for generations, has died.
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