Tag: Obituaries
High-ranking Iranian general dies of heart disease at 65
TEHRAN, Iran — A high-ranking general key to Iran's security apparatus has died, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced on Sunday.
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Chiefs great Arbanas, longtime local politician, dies at 82
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Chiefs tight end Fred Arbanas, a key member of their first two Super Bowl teams in the 1960s'...
Felix Silla, Cousin Itt on TV’s ‘Addams Family,’ dies at 84
LOS ANGELES — Felix Silla, who starred as the hairy Cousin Itt on “The Addams Family” and a robot on “Buck Rogers in the...
German-Australian author Walter Kaufmann dies at 97
BERLIN — German-Australian author Walter Kaufmann, who survived the Nazi persecution of Jews and later played a prominent role in the literary scene of...
Veteran AP producer, cameraman in Iraq dies of COVID-19
BEIRUT — Khodeir Majid, who covered Iraq’s numerous conflicts as a video producer and cameraman for the Associated Press over 17 years has died,...
Vartan Gregorian, longtime president of Carnegie Corp., dies
NEW YORK — Vartan Gregorian, the noted scholar and philanthropic leader who has led the Carnegie Corporation of New York since 1997, died Thursday...
Leroy Keyes, gold standard of Purdue football, dies at 74
Leroy Keyes, a two-time consensus All-American running back and one of the greatest football players in Purdue history, died Thursday. He was 74.
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Former Turkish prime minister Yildirim Akbulut dies aged 85
ANKARA, Turkey — Yildirim Akbulut, who served as Turkey's prime minister during the First Gulf War and also oversaw an influx of ethnic Turkish...
US-born aide to Ortega dies in Nicaragua
MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Paul Oquist, a U.S.-born academic who became a close adviser to Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and drew U.S. financial sanctions has...
Conn Findlay, 4-time Olympic medalist, dies at 90
Conn Findlay, a four-time Olympic medalist in the sports of rowing and sailing and a member of two winning America’s Cup crews, has died....
