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He left behind a legacy of hard work and a reputation for strong will and determination. [1] The day he died, his own newspaper supplied the most fitting epitaph: He never sought personal glory and he disliked ostentation. His tastes were simple and his manner of living plain. He wanted to be a good citizen and a good newspaperman. He was both.
Lena Derriecott was born on January 27, 1923, in Washington, Georgia. [3] She was raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by her mother and aunt after her parents divorced.. Her mother worked as a caterer for a synagogue and grew vegetables to support their community during tough times
Rosalie Trombley (September 18, 1939 – November 23, 2021) [1] was a Canadian music director of Windsor, Ontario AM Top 40 radio station CKLW, also known as "The Big 8".She was known for her ability to select songs that would later become big hits.
Alex Lowe's genius was his style and spirit (Obituary, with list of major ascents). Retrieved March 27, 2010. Outside magazine, December 1999 Brightness Falls. Fellow climbers remember, and say good-bye (retrieved March 27, 2010)
The paper began as the weekly Windsor Record in 1888, changing its name to the Border Cities Star in 1918, when it was bought by W. F. Herman. The Border Cities Star was a daily newspaper published from September 3, 1918, until June 28, 1935.
The following notable deaths occurred in 2024. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence:
n November 1954, 29-year-old Sammy Davis Jr. was driving to Hollywood when a car crash left his eye mangled beyond repair. Doubting his potential as a one-eyed entertainer, the burgeoning performer sought a solution at the same venerable institution where other misfortunate starlets had gone to fill their vacant sockets: Mager & Gougelman, a family-owned business in New York City that has ...
Pope John Paul II was the subject of three premature obituaries.. A prematurely reported obituary is an obituary of someone who was still alive at the time of publication. . Examples include that of inventor and philanthropist Alfred Nobel, whose premature obituary condemning him as a "merchant of death" for creating military explosives may have prompted him to create the Nobel Prize; [1 ...