
C. Richard Kramlich, Early Investor in Silicon Valley, Dies at 89
C. Richard Kramlich, an early investor in Silicon Valley who co-founded the investment giant New Enterprise Associates, helping to fuel the booming tech industry, died on Saturday at his home…
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Mike Hynson, Surfing Star of ‘The Endless Summer,’ Dies at 82
Mike Hynson, who epitomized the image of the bronzed surf god as a star of the hit 1966 surfing documentary “The Endless Summer” and, with his outlaw instincts, embodied the…
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Charles Person, Youngest of the Original Freedom Riders, Dies at 82
Charles Person, the youngest of the 13 original Freedom Riders who traveled from Washington to Birmingham, Ala., in 1961 in an effort to integrate interstate bus terminals across the South…
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James Arthur Ray, 67, Self-Help Guide Whose Retreat Became Deadly, Dies
James Arthur Ray, an Oprah-endorsed motivational speaker who spent two years in prison for manslaughter after the 2009 deaths of three people in a sweat lodge, the culmination of a…
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Orange County firefighter dies of cardiac arrest amid fire
An Orange County firefighter died Sunday after suffering cardiac arrest at the scene of an early-morning blaze in Laguna Niguel. The firefighter, Kevin Skinner, spent more than 25 years with…
Read More »Jimmy Carter dies; 39th president became human rights advocate
Jimmy Carter, a peanut farmer and little-known Georgia governor who became the 39th president of the United States, promising “honest and decent” government to Watergate-weary Americans, and later returned to…
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Linda Lavin, Tony-winning Broadway actor who starred in the sitcom ‘Alice,’ dies at 87
By MARK KENNEDY NEW YORK (AP) — Linda Lavin, a Tony Award-winning stage actor who became a working class icon as a paper-hat wearing waitress on the TV sitcom “Alice,”…
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Charles Shyer, ‘Father of the Bride’ director, dies at 83
Charles Shyer, an Oscar-nominated writer, director and producer whose credits include “Father of the Bride,” “Private Benjamin” and other celebrated comedies, has died. After a brief illness, Shyer died Friday…
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Jimmy Carter dies: California leaders recall ‘a man of rare character’
SACRAMENTO — California lawmakers expressed their condolences Sunday after former President Carter’s death at 100. He was remembered for the role he played in a post-Watergate world and for leaving one…
Read More »Warren Upton, Who Escaped Sinking Battleship at Pearl Harbor, Dies at 105
The last survivor of the U.S.S. Utah, he was a 22-year-old Navy radioman when Japanese forces attacked. Source link
Read More »Dayle Haddon, Model and Actress, Dies at 76 After Suspected Carbon Monoxide Leak
Ms. Haddon, who carved a path all her own in the modeling world, was found dead on Friday morning from what authorities believed was a carbon monoxide leak. Source link
Read More »Dorthy Moxley, Who Pursued Justice in Her Daughter’s Murder, Dies at 92
For decades after Martha Moxley’s gruesome death, Mrs. Moxley remained a compelling figure in a roller-coaster case that captured the world’s attention. Source link
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California man dies after saving family in Christmas Day fire
A 37-year-old Oakland man who saved his family on Christmas morning when he woke them up to a fire in their home died after he went back inside and lost…
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Former deputy accused of attempting underage sex dies by suicide
A former Riverside County sheriff’s deputy arrested earlier this month and accused of attempting to have sex with a minor killed himself last week, according to authorities. Anthony Russo, 52,…
Read More »Perry Dahl, Who Downed Nine Planes During World War II, Dies at 101
His courage in battle brought him the Congressional Gold Medal, the Silver Star, the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Legion of Merit. Source link
Read More »William Labov, Who Studied How Society Shapes Language, Dies at 97
He laid the foundation for sociolinguistics, and he showed that structures like class and race shaped speech as much as where someone lives. Source link
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