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Category: News Obituaries
Groundbreaking gay author Edmund White dies at 85
Edmund White, the groundbreaking man of letters who documented and imagined the gay revolution through journalism, essays, plays and such novels as “A Boy’s Own Story” and “The Beautiful Room is Empty,” has died. He was 85.
Loretta Swit, Emmy-winner who played Maj. Houlihan on pioneering series ‘M.A.S.H.,’ has died at 87
Loretta Swit, who won two Emmy Awards playing Major Margaret Houlihan, the demanding head nurse of a behind-the-lines surgical unit during the Korean War on the pioneering hit TV series “M.A.S.H.,” has died.
Richard Rung, D-Day veteran who taught at Wheaton College, dies at 100
Richard Rung, who landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day and later taught at Wheaton College, has died at 100.
Rick Derringer, who had a hit with ‘Hang On Sloopy’ and produced ‘Weird Al,’ dies at 77
Guitarist and singer Rick Derringer, who shot to fame at 17 when his band The McCoys recorded “Hang On Sloopy,” had a hit with “Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo” and earned a Grammy Award for producing “Weird Al” Yankovic’s debut album, has died. He was 77.
Morrie Much, real estate attorney who was active in Jewish causes, dies
Morrie Much, a real estate attorney who co-founded the firm of Much Shelist, has died.
‘Duck Dynasty’ patriarch and conservative cultural icon Phil Robertson dies
Phil Robertson, who turned his small duck calling interest in the sportsman’s paradise of northern Louisiana into a big business and conservative cultural phenomenon, died Sunday, according to his family. He was 79.
Former US Rep. Charles Rangel of New York has died at age 94
Former Democratic U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel of New York, an outspoken, gravel-voiced Harlem Democrat who spent nearly five decades on Capitol Hill and was a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus, died Monday at age 94.
Tyrone Haymore, who founded Robbins Historical Society, bsolutely loved’ the village
Tyrone Haymore, a longtime resident of Robbins with decades of elected service, founded the Robbins Historical Society.
Jim Irsay, longtime Indianapolis Colts owner and Chicago-area native, dies at 65
Jim Irsay, the Indianapolis Colts owner who leveraged the popularity of Peyton Manning into a new stadium and a Super Bowl title, died Wednesday at age 65.