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James Lee Detterline (February 28, 1956 – October 2016) was an American mountaineer, rescuer, and park ranger.He was known for having around 428 ascents of Longs Peak (the most of any person); [1] a feat for which Tom Hornbein dubbed him "Mr. Longs Peak".
Legacy.com is a United States–based website founded in 1998, [2] the world's largest commercial provider of online memorials. [3] The Web site hosts obituaries and memorials for more than 70 percent of all U.S. deaths. [4] Legacy.com hosts obituaries for more than three-quarters of the 100 largest newspapers in the U.S., by circulation. [5]
Clay originated the role of Raven Alexander on the daytime soap opera The Edge of Night from 1976 to 1977, [4] [5] and chose to leave to pursue other projects. [6] She was a contender for the role of Wilma Deering in the 1979–1981 television series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, but lost the role to Erin Gray, who returned to reprise her role from the 1979 theatrical release.
A beloved National Park Service ranger died when he tripped, fell and struck his head on a rock during an annual astronomy festival in southwestern Utah, park officials said over the weekend.
Kristoffer Bryan Domeij (October 5, 1982 – October 22, 2011) was a United States Army soldier who is recognized as the U.S. soldier with the most deployments to be killed in action; at the time of his death he was on his fourteenth deployment.
Ralph Puckett Jr. (December 8, 1926 – April 8, 2024) was a United States Army officer. He led the Eighth Army Ranger Company during the Korean War and was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his actions on November 25, 1950, when his company of 51 Rangers was attacked by several hundred Chinese soldiers at the battle for Hill 205.
Leander H. McNelly was born March 12, 1844, in Follansbee, Virginia (today West Virginia), to P.J. McNelly and his wife Mary Downey.McNelly suffered from consumption as a child, and in 1860 his family moved to Texas in the hope that the climate would improve his health.
Tiger Woods has pulled out of the upcoming Genesis Invitational, citing his mother's death. Woods made the announcement on Monday about the tournament scheduled to be played this week at Torrey Pines.