Tag: Obituaries
Obama dog Bo, once a White House celebrity, dies from cancer
WASHINGTON — Former President Barack Obama’s dog Bo died Saturday after a battle with cancer, the Obamas said on social media.
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Vans co-founder Paul Van Doren dies at 90
LOS ANGELES — Paul Van Doren, co-founder of the Vans company whose iconic Southern California sneakers were beloved by skateboarders and became an international...
Rachel Zoll, much-admired AP religion writer, dead at 55
Rachel Zoll, who for 17 years as religion writer for The Associated Press endeared herself to colleagues, competitors and sources with her warm heart...
Bye, Dad: Tennis star Sofia Kenin fires father as her coach
Sofia Kenin no longer will be coached by her father, announcing just weeks before the French Open she is “putting together a new technical...
Ray Miller, ex-manager and coach in Orioles HOF, dies at 76
MINNEAPOLIS — Ray Miller, the former Minnesota Twins and Baltimore Orioles manager who spent 42 years in professional baseball and served as the pitching...
Olympic track and field champion Tamara Press dies at 83
MOSCOW — Tamara Press, a three-time Olympic champion from the Soviet Union who withdrew from international competition amid speculation and jibes about her gender,...
Del Crandall, star Braves catcher and ex-manager, dies at 91
MISSION VIEJO, Calif. — Del Crandall, a star catcher who played on two Milwaukee Braves teams that reached the World Series in the 1950s...
Jonathan Bush, brother of President George H.W. Bush, dies
Jonathan Bush, the younger brother of the late President George H.W. Bush and uncle of former President George W. Bush, has died. He was...
Holocaust survivor who led Yad Vashem memorial dies at 94
JERUSALEM — Yitzhak Arad, a Holocaust survivor and scholar who was the director of Israel's Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial for more than two decades,...
Former Ireland midfielder Alan McLoughlin dies aged 54
DUBLIN — Alan McLoughlin, who famously scored a goal to send Ireland to the 1994 World Cup in the United States, has died. He...
