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| Obituary: Jean Baudrillard |
| Jean Baudrillard's death did not take place 'Dying is pointless,' he once wrote 'You have to know how to disappear ' The New Yorker reported a reading the French sociologist gave in a New York gallery in 2005 A man from the audience, with the rece (more) |
| Emmet Condon -- led S.F. Fire Dept. in turbulent times |
| Emmet Condon, who served as San Francisco's fire chief from 1982 to 1987 and then co authored a controversial book on the 1906 fire and earthquake, died Sunday of natural causes at the age of 86 Chief Condon was an old line San Francisco firefighter (more) |
| Nils Wessell, 92, oversaw Tufts University transformation |
| With a sense of proportion that might have come from years of experience as a college administrator, Nils Y Wessell downplayed the pressure of his job after announcing in 1965 that he planned to step down as president of Tufts University 'If I were (more) |
| Obituary: Ray Sawyer, Budget Host founder and president |
| Ray Sawyer Arlington, TexasIt is with deep regret we inform you of the death of Budget Host President and cofounder, Ray Sawyer Following a brief illness, Ray, 71, passed away quietly on Thursday, March 1 Ray began Budget Host in 1975 and worked (more) |
| Obituaries |
| Stanley J Robinson, 86, for many years the president of a Washington area wallpaper and paint company, died Feb 27 of complications from lung cancer at his home in the District (more) |
| Jay Haley, 83, Pioneer in Family Therapy, Dies |
| Jay Haley advocated hypnosis and deeper social involvement for patients to cure emotional problems more rapidly (more) |
| Paul Secon, 91, Who Helped Found Pottery Barn Chain, Dies |
| Paul Secon loaded the family station wagon in 1949 with ceramics, drove to Manhattan and opened the first Pottery Barn store (more) |
| Erich Windisch, 89; ski jumper pioneered the arms-down style |
| From Times Staff and Wire Reports March 8, 2007 Erich Windisch, 89, the ski jumper credited with revolutionizing the sport by creating the arms down style that is standard today, died of cancer Feb 14 at a hospital in Vail, Colo A native of Schonec (more) |
| Thomas Kleppe; was secretary of interior |
| Thomas Kleppe, who was secretary of the Interior Department under President Gerald R Ford, died Friday at his home in Bethesda, Md , at 87 He had Alzheimer's disease Mr Kleppe, who spent two terms in the House of Representatives as a Republican f (more) |
| Winthrop D. Jordan, Expert in the History of Race Relations in America, Is |
| Winthrop D Jordan, a National Book Award winning historian, wrote several influential works on American slavery and race relations (more) |
| Harold Michelson, 87; film production designer, art director |
| From Times Staff and Wire Reports March 8, 2007 Harold Michelson, 87, a longtime production designer, art director and storyboard illustrator who was nominated for two Academy Awards, died Friday at the Motion Picture & Television Fund home after a (more) |
| CORRECTION |
| The March 7 obituary for Salvatore Joseph Teta omitted a son, Christopher M Teta, who died in 1993 (more) |
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