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| George A. Smathers, 93; Former Florida Senator |
| George A Smathers, 93, a former Democratic senator from Florida who forged friendships with presidents, waged war against communism, resisted civil rights legislation and was an early voice warning against Fidel Castro's rise to power in Cuba, died (more) |
| Don Edgren: 1923 - 2006 |
| January 21, 2007 Pirates of the Caribbean already was being built as a walk through attraction at Disneyland when Walt Disney decided to transform it into a boat ride that would open in 1967 Suddenly, Don Edgren and his engineering crew had to fig (more) |
| Lyman C. Wynne, 83; Schizophrenia Researcher |
| Lyman C Wynne, 83, a founder of family therapy and an influential researcher who helped transform the treatment of schizophrenia, died of cancer Jan 17 at the Springhouse assisted living facility in Bethesda (more) |
| Dr. William Ross -- orthopedic surgeon, hosted radio show |
| William Ross Sr , a longtime Oakland orthopedic surgeon and a civic leader who also served as a radio talk show host and as the team doctor for high school football teams, has died 'Once my dad took care of you, it was like you were his own kid,'' (more) |
| George Smathers: 1913 - 2007 |
| January 21, 2007 MIAMI Former Sen George Smathers, a polished, dashing politician who forged friendships with presidents, waged war against communism, resisted civil rights legislation and was an early voice cautioning of Fidel Castro's rise to (more) |
| C. Dempster, cofounder of theater; at 71 |
| NEW YORK Curt Dempster, who co founded a theater known for its commitment to one act plays and new pieces, has died He was 71 Mr Dempster, also a director, playwright, and actor, died Friday of undetermined causes at his home in New York, theat (more) |
| Behind-the-Scenes Diplomat Championed Human Rights and Ethics |
| Serendipity gave Abraham M Sirkin a New Year's Eve he never forgot He was a newly drafted Army private in 1941 when he followed up on an acquaintance's suggestion to send a wartime radio drama that he had written to first lady Eleanor Roosevelt L (more) |
| Don Edgren, 83, leading engineer who aided Disney in 33 years of problem-so |
| Los Angeles Pirates of the Caribbean already was being built as a walk through attraction at Disneyland when Walt Disney decided to transform it into a boat ride that would open in 1967 Suddenly, Don Edgren and his engineering crew had to figure (more) |
| Obituaries |
| Tilda Basek, 97, a retired high school foreign language teacher, died Jan 11 at the Collingswood Nursing Center in Rockville She had Alzheimer's disease and had lived at the nursing center for about a year (more) |
| Thornton James Hudson | Doo-wop singer, 72 |
| Thornton James 'Pookie' Hudson, 72, the lead singer of the Spaniels, the doo wop group best known for the 1954 hit 'Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight,' died Tuesday in Capitol Heights, Md He died of complications from thymus cancer, said his publicis (more) |
| George Smathers, former Florida senator, dies at age 93 |
| MIAMI Former Sen George Smathers, a polished, dashing politician who forged friendships with presidents, waged war against communism, resisted civil rights legislation and was an early voice cautioning of Fidel Castro's rise to power, died Saturda (more) |
| Melody Lord Lundberg: 1949 - 2007 |
| January 21, 2007 An accomplished pianist and teacher, Melody Lord Lundberg made her biggest musical mark as an accompanist for some of the world's top flutists and singers Known professionally as Melody Lord, she was a musical workhorse who kept (more) |
| Jere Goyan -- UCSF dean, proponent of expanding pharmacists' role |
| Jere Edwin Goyan, a pharmacist and former UCSF dean who served as commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration under President Jimmy Carter, died Wednesday at his home in Kingwood, Texas He was 76 As dean of the UCSF School of Pharmacy from 196 (more) |
| Hall of Famer Andrew Kostecka; GU Star Worked for CIA, Commerce |
| Andrew Kostecka, 85, a Georgetown University Hall of Fame basketball player from the 1940s who later worked for the CIA and the Commerce Department, died Jan 17 of congestive heart failure at Manor Care nursing home in Bethesda (more) |
| Susan Duncan -- East Bay activist, trustee of Peralta College District |
| Susan Duncan, a longtime Bay Area political activist and trustee of the Peralta Community College District, died in Oakland on Jan 13 after a long illness She was 75 First elected in 1985, Mrs Duncan served 19 years as a Peralta trustee, represen (more) |
| Can death dent media's humiliation fad? |
| Two weeks ago, the movers and shakers in national radio networks had never heard of a Sacramento housewife named Jennifer Strange When Strange died Jan 12 of water intoxication after a morning radio stunt on Sacramento station KDND went wrong, it s (more) |
| Obituaries |
| Mark Daniel Wierzbic, 45, who worked as an account executive and occasional on air reporter at Washington and Virginia radio and television stations, died Dec 22 of leukemia at Roanoke Memorial Hospital He moved to Roanoke about five years ago aft (more) |
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