Deaths (Obituaries)
Lincoln Díaz-Balart, a ‘Free Cuba’ Republican in Congress, Dies at 70
Lincoln Díaz-Balart, a staunchly anti-communist Florida Republican who helped enshrine into law the U.S. trade embargo against Cuba…
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Carl Dean, Dolly Parton’s Husband of Nearly 60 Years, Dies at 82
Carl Dean, an asphalt paver who met his future wife, Dolly Parton, outside a Nashville laundromat more than…
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Martin E. Marty, Influential Religious Historian, Dies at 97
Martin E. Marty, a pre-eminent religious historian, prolific author, dependable exponent of mainstream Protestantism and staunch champion of…
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Betsy Arakawa, a Classical Musician and the Wife of Gene Hackman, Dies at 65
Betsy Arakawa, a classical musician and small-business owner who was married to Gene Hackman and helped edit his…
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Rose Girone, Oldest Holocaust Survivor, Dies at 113
Rose Girone was eight months pregnant and living in Breslau, Germany, in 1938 when her husband was sent…
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Dr. Alvin F. Poussaint, Trailblazing Pioneer in Black Mental Health, Passes at 90
The Erudite Trailblazer: Alvin F. Poussaint, an Inspiring Force in Black Identity From the depths of Harlem’s tapestry,…
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