Ethel Gabriel, who in more than 40 years at RCA Victor is thought to have produced thousands of records, many at a time when almost…
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Judy McGinn, Librarian With a Love for Home, Dies at 78
This obituary is part of a series about people who have died in the coronavirus pandemic. Read about others here. Judy McGinn, a librarian in…
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Prince Philip, Husband of Queen Elizabeth II, Is Dead at 99
Another was instituting efficiencies at Buckingham Palace, originally bought by his and Elizabeth’s ancestor George III. Philip had intercoms installed, for example, to obviate the…
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Bill Gamson, Sociologist and Inventor of Games, Dies at 87
Bill Gamson, an eminent sociologist who explored the structure of social movements and whose childhood love of games led him to create one that became…
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Winfred Rembert, 75, Dies; Turned Painful Memories Into Art
When he was on the chain gang, working on a road crew, a young woman, Patsy Gammage, caught his eye. He managed to start a…
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Bibian Mentel, Champion Paralympic Snowboarder, Dies at 48
Bibian Mentel, a champion Dutch snowboarder who lost her lower right leg to cancer, then returned to the sport a few months later and dominated…
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G. Gordon Liddy, Mastermind Behind Watergate Burglary, Dies at 90
G. Gordon Liddy, a cloak-and-dagger lawyer who masterminded dirty tricks for the White House and concocted the bungled burglary that led to the Watergate scandal…
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Howard Schnellenberger, College Coach Who Built Winners, Dies at 87
Howard Schnellenberger, who built the offense for the 1972 Miami Dolphins’ unbeaten Super Bowl champions, then revived downtrodden football programs as head coach at the…
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Craig muMs Grant, Actor and Slam Poet, Dies at 52
“The problem with poetry is, a lot of the audience sometimes has a short attention span,” he told the Indianapolis paper years later. “So poetry…
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Glynn S. Lunney Dies at 84; Oversaw NASA Flights From Mission Control
Glynn S. Lunney, the NASA flight director who played a major role in America’s space program and was hailed for his leadership in the rescue…
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