| John F. Baugh, 91, Founder of Sysco, Dies |
| John F Baugh was the founder of the Sysco Corporation, a food and service supplier based in Houston (more) |
| Army Pfc. Rowan D. Walter, 25, Clovis; among 3 killed by roadside bomb |
| MILITARY DEATHS By Amanda Covarrubias Times Staff Writer March 11, 2007 As a student at Buchanan High School in Clovis, Calif , Rowan Dale Walter would attend classes with uncombed hair and out of date clothes But he had a gift for learning foreign (more) |
| Thomas F. Eagleton, 77, a Running Mate for 18 Days, Dies |
| Mr Eagleton was removed as the Democratic vice presidential candidate in 1972 after revelations of mental illness and electroshock therapy (more) |
| Agustín Tamargo, 82, Journalist Who Despised Castro?s Regime, Dies |
| Agustín Tamargo was an outspoken Cuban journalist who strongly criticized the regime of Fidel Castro in print and on the radio in Miami (more) |
| John Inman, Television Actor, Dies at 71 |
| John Inman was the British actor who became famous for his role as an eccentric shop assistant in the BBC comedy ?Are You Being Served?? (more) |
| Bob Hattoy, 56, Clinton Aide and Powerful Voice on Gay Issues, Dies |
| Bob Hattoy drew wide attention with a nationally televised speech about AIDS at the 1992 Democratic National Convention and then became a forceful advocate for gay and lesbian issues in the Clinton White House (more) |
| Stand-Up Comedian Richard Jeni; Appeared in Movies and on TV |
| Richard Jeni, 45, a stand up comedian who played to sold out crowds, was a regular on "The Tonight Show" and appeared in movies, died of an apparently self inflicted gunshot wound, police said yesterday (more) |
| Brad Delp -- lead singer of rock band Boston |
| Brad Delp, whose soaring tenor on songs such as 'More Than Feeling' gave voice to the best selling rock band Boston, died Friday at the age of 55 Mr Delp was found alone in his southern New Hampshire home, the Associated Press reported While polic (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) |
| Dispatches: History, Written in the Present Tense |
| Arthur M Schlesinger Jr wrote with an authority not easily found among younger historians and thinkers (more) |
| Martin Trow, 80, Sociologist and Higher Education Expert, Is Dead |
| Martin A Trow was a sociologist whose research on higher education reverberated through North America and Europe, particularly his description of the transition of a college education from elite privilege to mass product (more) |
| Warren Alpert, 86, Entrepreneur, Is Dead |
| Warren Alpert was an entrepreneur who sold sheets and towels from his father?s truck at age 13 and who two months ago donated $100 million to Brown University (more) |
| Natalie Bodanya, 98, Soprano at Metropolitan, Dies |
| Natalie Bodanya was an American soprano who sang at the Metropolitan Opera in the 1930s and early ?40s and who later became a voice teacher (more) |
| Army Reserve Capt. Brian Freeman, 31, Temecula; abducted, executed in Iraq |
| MILITARY DEATHS By Doug Smith Times Staff Writer March 11, 2007 Capt Brian Freeman was on his way home for a two week Christmas leave when his path crossed with two U S senators on a military airfield in Baghdad The chance meeting with Sens John F (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) |
| Nils Wessell, 92, Leader Who Transformed Tufts, Is Dead |
| As president of Tufts University from 1953 to 1966, Nils Y Wessell guided its transformation from a small college to a respected university (more) |
| Bill Chinnock, 59, a Founder of Early E Street Band, Is Dead |
| Mr Chinnock was an instrumentalist, singer and songwriter who was a founding member of what later became Bruce Springsteen?s E Street Band (more) |
| Adm. Joseph Metcalf led invasion of Grenada in '83 |
| WASHINGTON Joseph Metcalf III, the Navy vice admiral who led the U S invasion of the Caribbean nation of Grenada in 1983, died March 2 at his Washington, D C , home after a series of strokes He was 79 and also had a progressive neurological disor (more) |
| Jean Baudrillard, 77, Critic and Theorist of Hyperreality, Dies |
| Jean Baudrillard?s theories about the manufactured nature of reality were discussed both in philosophical circles and in blockbuster movies like ?The Matrix ? (more) |
| Charles Einstein -- S.F. sportswriter and prolific author |
| Charles Einstein was a journalist, novelist, editor and screenwriter who was perhaps best known for baseball writing, particularly his stirring accounts of the life and times of San Francisco Giants' legend Willie Mays Mr Einstein, who worked for b (more) |
| John McCabe, 78, Newspaper Executive, Dies |
| Mr McCabe held top executive positions at five newspapers, including The New York Times, and also served in the administration of Mayor Edward I Koch (more) |
| Obituaries |
| Russell F Flynn, 88, a retired Navy captain who later worked as a program manager involved in government contracts, died Feb 18 from complications of cancer at his home in St Michaels, Md He was a former resident of McLean (more) |
| Joseph Metcalf; Led Grenada Invasion |
| Joseph Metcalf III, the Navy vice admiral who led the U S invasion of the Caribbean nation of Grenada in 1983, which produced lasting lessons for military preparation and media relations, died March 2 at his home in Washington after a series of str (more) |
| Clem Labine, 80, Brooklyn Dodgers? Relief Ace, Dies |
| Clem Labine was the All Star relief pitcher of the 1950s who helped bring the Brooklyn Dodgers four pennants and their only World Series championship (more) |
| Sardi Memorial Set |
| A memorial service for Vincent Sardi Jr , the restaurateur known as the unofficial mayor of Broadway, will be held at noon Tuesday at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theater, 236 West 45th Street in Manhattan (more) |
| Marjabelle Y. Stewart, 82, White-Gloved Author, Dies |
| Marjabelle Young Stewart was widely known as the Queen of Couth for her vast, genteel empire of books and classes about etiquette (more) |
| Myer Feldman, 92, Adviser to President Kennedy, Dies |
| Myer Feldman was an aide to President John F Kennedy who remained virtually unknown to the public while playing an integral role in planning his presidential campaign (more) |
| Theodore Brunner, 72; UC Irvine professor created Greek database |
| By Claire Noland Times Staff Writer March 11, 2007 Theodore F Brunner, a retired UC Irvine classics professor who helped establish the world's largest computerized database of the Greek language, revolutionizing the way scholars research ancient te (more) |
| Tsai-Fan Yu, 95, Physician, Dies; Helped Alleviate Gout |
| Dr Tsai Fan Yu helped explain a principal cause of gout and evaluated early drugs to treat the disease that are still in use (more) |
| Richard Jeni, 49, Comedian Popular on Stand-Up Circuit, Dies |
| The Brooklyn born stand up comedian played to sold out crowds and was a regular guest on ?The Tonight Show ? (more) |
| Henri Troyat, 95, a Force in French Literature, Dies |
| Henri Troyat was a Russian born French writer whose novels and biographies earned him an immense following in France and considerable recognition abroad (more) |
| Nadia Cabezas -- host of transgender show |
| Nadia Cabezas, a San Franciscan who started the nation's first transgender talk show and hosted it as 'Kitty Kastro,' died March 5 in a traffic accident in Indiana Ms Cabezas was 40 years old and had been traveling with family from New York to San (more) |
| John Vukovich, 59, Longtime Phillies Coach, Is Dead |
| John Vukovich was the longest serving coach in Philadelphia Phillies history and a member of their only World Series championship team (more) |
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| Ernest Gallo, 97, Founder of Winery, Dies |
| Ernest Gallo parlayed $5,900 and a wine recipe from a library into the world?s largest winemaking empire (more) |
| William Anderson, Navy Hero, Dies at 85 |
| William R Anderson commanded the nuclear powered submarine Nautilus on its historic cruise beneath the North Pole in August 1958 and later served three terms in Congress (more) |
| Brad Delp, 55, Lead Singer for Boston, Dies |
| Brad Delp?s vocals, overdubbed into group harmonies and grand chorales for songs like ?More Than a Feeling,? were a vital ingredient in the sound of the rock band Boston (more) |
| A Greek Philosopher In Spirit, a Masterful Physician in Practice |
| The year is 1950, and 10 year old Billy Caludis has developed a raging mastoid infection that threatens deafness Surgery immediately, doctors tell his parents, District residents who contemplate seeking a second opinion in a week or so (more) |
| Thomas S. Kleppe, 87, Interior Secretary, Dies |
| Thomas S Kleppe was a former Republican congressman from North Dakota who became secretary of the interior in the Ford administration (more) |
| A Greek Philosopher In Spirit, a Masterful Physician in Practice |
| The year is 1950, and 10 year old Billy Caludis has developed a raging mastoid infection that threatens deafness Surgery immediately, doctors tell his parents, District residents who contemplate seeking a second opinion in a week or so 'Wait a week (more) |
| Mark Spoelstra, 66, Folk Performer in 1960s, Dies |
| Mark Spoelstra was a singer, songwriter and guitarist who was an important figure in the folk music renaissance of the 1960s (more) |
| Erich Windisch, 89, Is Dead; Revolutionized Ski Jumping |
| Erich Windisch?s adjustment to an injured shoulder reshaped the sport of ski jumping by bringing competitors? arms to their sides (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) |
| Joseph Metcalf; Led Grenada Invasion |
| Joseph Metcalf III, the Navy vice admiral who led the U S invasion of the Caribbean nation of Grenada in 1983, which produced lasting lessons for military preparation and media relations, died March 2 at his home in Washington after a series of stro (more) |
| Obituaries |
| Claudia King Edwards, 89, who retired in 1978 from the U S Treasury Department as secretary to the director responsible for saving bonds, died Feb 10 of renal failure at Sunrise at Bluemont Park senior living community in Arlington (more) |
| Rufina Amaya, 64, Dies; Salvador Survivor |
| Rufina Amaya dedicated her life to telling the story of the Salvadoran troops who slaughtered her family and many others in her village (more) |
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