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| Harriett Woods, 79, Women?s Political Leader, Dies |
| Harriett Woods was the first woman to win statewide office in Missouri before leading a national effort to promote women as candidates (more) |
| Nelson Polsby, at 72; was influential political scientist |
| LOS ANGELES Nelson Polsby a political scientist whose witty and astute observations of Congress, the electoral process, and presidential politics influenced generations of scholars, policymakers, journalists, and other political observers d (more) |
| Ian Richardson, 72, Versatile Scottish Actor, Dies |
| Ian Richardson was a Scottish film, television and stage actor who was a major figure at the Royal Shakespeare Company before gaining international fame for his television portrayal of a deliciously villainous politician (more) |
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| Fred J Russell, 90, a businessman who transformed a bankrupt foundry into a leading seller of residential locks and who later served in the administration of President Richard M Nixon, died Jan 9 in Los Angeles from complications of Parkinson's d (more) |
| Alice Nicklas; Volunteer for Cancer Society, Sibley |
| Alice Hampson Nicklas, 101, an American Cancer Society volunteer and an assistant to her physician husband, died of heart disease Feb 3 at Grand Oaks Assisted Living Facility in Washington She was a longtime District resident (more) |
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| John George Georgelas, 89, a retired Army colonel who founded a new home construction company, died Jan 14 at Virginia Hospital Center after a heart attack (more) |
| Edmund C. Arnold, Bold Newspaper Designer, Dies at 93 |
| Mr Arnold in the 1950s altered the rigid layouts then common in American newspapers and influenced a generation of newspaper designers (more) |
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| Ethel Belcher Chichester Beckwith Nickens, 91, an English teacher in Washington and Detroit public schools, died of cardiovascular disease Jan 25 at Sibley Memorial Hospital after a fall at her Washington home (more) |
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| Nancy Anne Johnston McNear, 70, a community volunteer and a descendant of the founder of Chevy Chase, died of cancer Jan 11 at a medical clinic in Sebastopol, Calif (more) |
| M. Lamar Muse; key innovator of Southwest Airlines |
| LOS ANGELES M Lamar Muse, the maverick executive whose innovations at Southwest Airlines Co in the 1970s helped revolutionize the airline industry, died of lung cancer Feb 5 at a Dallas retirement home He was 86 During a turbulent 37 year car (more) |
| Charles R. Walgreen Jr.: 1906 - 2007 |
| February 12, 2007 Charles Rudolph Walgreen Jr , son of the founder and former chairman and president of the drugstore chain that bears his name, was remembered Sunday as a visionary who transformed the company into the retailing powerhouse it is (more) |
| Dr. Federico `Fred' Gonzales: 1921 - 2007 |
| February 12, 2007 By any logic, Federico 'Fred' Gonzales' number should have been up Jan 23, 1945, when the B 17 bomber he was piloting was shot down over Germany and he plunged 27,000 feet without a parachute Dr Gonzales somehow survived, thou (more) |
| George Sadek, 78, Graphic Design Educator, Dies |
| George Sadek, a former dean of the Cooper Union School of Art in Manhattan, transformed graphic design education by having students work on actual projects for nonprofit institutions (more) |
| Courtly Cupid Sent Valentines To Share Messages of the Heart |
| February belongs to Jack Hughes About 20 years ago, he began hand delivering Valentine's Day cards to women who lived near his former home in Old Town Alexandria Gradually, he expanded his annual rite and began sending dozens of cards to women he (more) |
| Michael Shurtleff, Casting Director for Broadway and Hollywood, Dies at 86 |
| Mr Shurtleff for years was a leading Broadway casting director and the author of an influential book about the audition process (more) |
| Leonard Berg, 79, Neurologist Who Specialized in Dementia, Dies |
| Dr Berg helped design a leading test used to assess social functioning in patients with Alzheimer?s disease and other forms of dementia (more) |
| Eddie Feigner; with power and pizazz, 'King' ruled softball field |
| WASHINGTON Eddie Feigner, a crowd pleasing softball pitcher and showman who toured the world for 55 years as The King and His Court, died Friday from complications of dementia at Cogburn Health and Rehabilitation facility in Huntsville, Ala He w (more) |
| Hank Bauer, 84, World Series Star, Dies |
| Hank Bauer was a decorated combat veteran who became an All Star outfielder for the Yankees, played in nine World Series and later managed the Baltimore Orioles to a stunning Series victory (more) |
| Fred Mustard Stewart, 74, Novelist, Dies |
| Mr Stewart was a best selling writer of popular novels, several of which were adapted for the screen (more) |
| Ian Richardson, 72; Portrayed Evil Politician in 'House of Cards' |
| Ian Richardson, 72, who brought Shakespearean depth to his portrayal of a thoroughly immoral politician in the hugely popular satirical TV drama "House of Cards," died Feb 9 at his home in London No cause of death was reported (more) |
| Daily Obituary List for 2-12-2007 |
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| Ian Stevenson; Sought To Document Memories Of Past Lives in Children |
| Dr Ian Stevenson, 88, who spent nearly half a century traveling the world to meticulously investigate hundreds of cases of small children who appeared to recall previous lives, died of pneumonia Feb 8 at the Westminster Canterbury of the Blue Ridg (more) |
| Softball Pitching Star Eddie Feigner; Led 'King and His Court' |
| Eddie Feigner, a crowd pleasing softball pitcher and showman who toured the world for 55 years as The King and His Court, died Feb 9 from complications of dementia at Cogburn Health and Rehabilitation facility in Huntsville, Ala He was 81 (more) |
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| Nancy Anne Burns Parker, 74, a homemaker, died of an apparent aortic aneurysm Jan 31 at her home in Falls Church (more) |
| Michael Hurson, Whimsical Artist, Dies at 65 |
| Michael Hurson, a New York based artist, created drawings and paintings that imbued human and inanimate subjects alike with a stylish caricatural energy (more) |
| Leo Henry Neuman: 1925 - 2007 |
| February 12, 2007 Leo Henry Neuman loved sharing the spectacular tuberous begonias that he cultivated every year in his greenhouse, so much so that for years he left blossoms in a container at his front walk with a sign encouraging passersby to he (more) |
| Ralph de Toledano, at 90; editor, prolific author championed conservatism c |
| WASHINGTON Ralph de Toledano, a prolific author and journalist and a passionate partisan for the cause of conservatism, died Feb 3 of cancer at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda, Md He was 90 Mr de Toledano was a former editor for Newsweek and (more) |
| Tige Andrews, 86, ?Mod Squad? Actor, Dies |
| Mr Andrews was an Emmy nominated character actor who portrayed a police captain in charge of a trio of hip, young crime fighters (more) |
| Nuclear Physicist, Researcher Ralph Zirkind |
| Ralph Zirkind, 88, a nuclear physicist who was former chief scientist and deputy director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency, died of an intracranial hemorrhage Jan 21 at Suburban Hospital He lived in Silver Spring for nearly 50 years (more) |
| Roger Bacon, 80, Researcher Known for Aerospace Innovation, Dies |
| The work of the physicist and materials scientist contributed to a revolution in the heat resistant materials used in aircraft and satellites (more) |
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