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| Promoter of Nation's Long-Term Defense |
| When Lawrence F Skibbie first made general in 1978, his father, Gus, had a few thoughts on the subject Gus Skibbie, a high school teacher who became mayor of Bowling Green, Ohio, told a local reporter he deserved some credit for his son's advanceme (more) |
| Obituary: A.I. Bezzerides, writer of world-weary heroes |
| Obituary: A I Bezzerides, writer of world weary heroes Published: January 14, 2007 Add to Clippings Text Size OBITUARY A I Bezzerides, whose gritty, often savage depictions of long distance truckers, weary waitresses and others of the Americ (more) |
| Robert Wallace -- quake expert |
| Robert E Wallace, a geologist whose decades of research along the San Andreas Fault made him one of the world's leading experts on the disruptive power of earthquakes, died of kidney failure at his Reno home Monday He was 90 Mr Wallace, veteran o (more) |
| Promoter of Nation's Long-Term Defense |
| When Lawrence F Skibbie first made general in 1978, his father, Gus, had a few thoughts on the subject Gus Skibbie, a high school teacher who became mayor of Bowling Green, Ohio, told a local reporter he deserved some credit for his son's advancem (more) |
| Thomas G. Lyons: 1931 - 2007 |
| January 14, 2007 Thomas G Lyons headed the Cook County Democratic Party for nearly 17 years, often through turbulent times, using his repertoire of World War II ballads sung with politicians around a late night piano to try to soothe any wounds (more) |
| Obituaries |
| William Myron Davis, 72, a linguist and former college professor who worked as a translator for the FBI, died Dec 31 at his home in Silver Spring of complications from pancreatic cancer (more) |
| Gloria Connors, 82; son inherited passion for tennis |
| BELLEVILLE, Ill Former tennis pro Gloria Connors, who coached her son Jimmy to multiple Grand Slam championships and a number one world ranking, died Monday at age 82, the International Tennis Hall of Fame announced Mrs Connors died at her (more) |
| Obituaries |
| Ann E Bushey, 47, who worked at the National Association of Securities Dealers in Rockville for 21 years, died of breast cancer Jan 2 at Sibley Memorial Hospital (more) |
| Maryasha Garelik, 106; survived czarist pogroms, Nazi terror |
| NEW YORK In Brooklyn, they called her Bubbe Maryasha a 106 year old Jewish grandmother who survived the pogroms of czarist Russia, Soviet anti Semitism, and Nazi terror Members of the Lubavitch Jewish community on Thursday announced the death (more) |
| 'Sneaky' Pete Kleinow; Co-Founded Flying Burrito Brothers |
| "Sneaky" Pete Kleinow, a steel guitar prodigy who rose to fame as one of the original members of the Flying Burrito Brothers, died Jan 6 He was 72 (more) |
| Obituary: Lucy Noronha(74), Katpady |
| Kuwait Jan 14: Lucy Noronha, 74 years (Retired teacher), Wife of Late Victor Pascal Noronha, Katpadi Mother of Leslie Juliet Noronha, Nelli Stany Crasto, Late Rolly Leena Noronha, Steevanson Noronha, Suneet Reema Noronha, Passed away on 12th Jan in (more) |
| Marine Lance Cpl. Jeromy D. West, 20, Aguanga; killed by a sniper in Iraq |
| When Jeromy D West was little, he used to tell his mother, Lisa West Klopf, that when he grew up, he wanted to be an 'army man,' like his grandfather and great grandfather Then, after the Sept 11 attacks, when he was 14, he told her that if he had (more) |
| Saxophonist and Singer Joe Stanley, 71 |
| Joe Stanley, 71, a tenor saxophonist and singer who became a fixture of Washington area rock, country, jump blues and rhythm and blues bands for five decades, died Jan 7 at a daughter's home in Glenn Dale He had lung cancer and brain tumors (more) |
| Obituaries |
| Jane Bolin, 98, the nation's first black female judge and the first black woman to graduate from Yale Law School, died Jan 8 in New York The cause of death was not reported (more) |
| Obituaries |
| Richard H Tibbets, 86, a World War II veteran and retired Navy commander, died Jan 4 at Suburban Hospital of complications from a stroke he suffered last year He was a Chevy Chase resident (more) |
| Obituaries |
| Earl R Smith, 93, a retired Coast Guard captain and assistant corporation counsel for the District, died Dec 17 of congestive heart failure at his home in the Independence Hill retirement community in San Antonio He was a former resident of Alexa (more) |
| Harriet Wilson, 77; actress directed amateur productions |
| Harriet Wilson spent many fruitful years as an actress and director of amateur productions in and around Boston Mrs Wilson, who also appeared in several Hollywood films shot here and in more than 150 radio and television commercials, died Dec 31 (more) |
| Lee M. Paschall; Led Defense Communications Agency |
| Lee M Paschall, 84, a lieutenant general who was considered the father of modern command, control, communications and computers in the Air Force, died of heart ailments Dec 17 at Sequoia Hospital in Redwood City, Calif , while visiting a daughter (more) |
| Bong Soo Han, 73; grand master of hapkido won film fans for martial arts |
| In 1971 the American public knew little about the martial art known as hapkido Then came the movie 'Billy Jack' and an unforgettable performance by a then unknown martial arts instructor, Bong Soo Han Standing nearly nose to nose with one of the (more) |
| Mountaineer, Museum Director Bradford Washburn |
| In a long and adventurous life, Bradford Washburn ascended mountain peaks, drew complex and complete maps, shot stunning aerial photographs and rebuilt a science museum He tried to persuade aviator Amelia Earhart to take better radios on her final, (more) |
| Victor H. Kramer; Founded Center for Law, Social Policy |
| Victor H "Vic" Kramer, 93, an antitrust attorney who turned his back on a notable career with a Washington law firm to devote himself to public interest law and education, died Jan 8 of acute respiratory failure at Sibley Memorial Hospital He was (more) |
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