Anthony Veasna So, acclaimed Bay Area fiction writer, dead at age 28
By HILLEL ITALIE | The Associated Press NEW YORK — The author of a highly anticipated debut story collection has died. Anthony Veasna So was 28. His death was announced Thursday by his publisher,...
View ArticleLate San Jose Vice Mayor Pat Dando memorialized with statue
Pat Dando wore many hats in her lifetime, serving on the San Jose City Council for a decade beginning in 1995, including two years as vice mayor, leading the San Jose/Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce...
View ArticleCharley Pride, country music’s first Black star, dies at 86 of COVID-19...
By Mark Kennedy | Associated Press NEW YORK — Charley Pride, country music’s first Black star whose rich baritone on such hits as “Kiss an Angel Good Morning” helped sell millions of records and made...
View ArticleAgent: Master spy writer John le Carre dies at 89
By Jill Lawless | Associated Press LONDON — John le Carre, the spy-turned-novelist whose elegant and intricate narratives defined the Cold War espionage thriller and brought acclaim to a genre critics...
View ArticleTony-winning choreographer, actress Ann Reinking dies at 71
By Mark Kennedy | Associated Press NEW YORK — Ann Reinking, the Tony Award-winning choreographer, actress and Bob Fosse collaborator who helped spread a cool, muscular hybrid of jazz and burlesque...
View ArticleEmbattled manager of Oakland Humanist Hall dies
OAKLAND — The manager of Oakland’s Humanist Hall, who recently defied public-health officials in keeping the longtime event space open despite orders against public gatherings, died Dec. 5. The...
View ArticleJeremy Bulloch, Fett in early ‘Star Wars’ movies, dies at 75
By Andrew Dalton | Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Jeremy Bulloch, the English actor who first donned a helmet, cape and jetpack to play Boba Fett in the original “Star Wars” trilogy, died Thursday....
View ArticleMilpitas Post co-founder was ‘at vanguard for women newspaper executives’
Elaine Margaret Levine, a founding editor and publisher of the Milpitas Post and later a group of community weekly newspapers in the Bay Area between the 1960s and 1970s, died on Nov. 17 at age 91 at...
View ArticleJazz great Jeff Clayton, who performed with Sinatra, Madonna, dies at 65
Jeff Clayton, the acclaimed jazz saxophonist, flutist and bandleader who worked with such legendary artists as Frank Sinatra, Stevie Wonder, Madonna and Count Basie, died Dec. 17 in Los Angeles. He was...
View ArticleK.T. Oslin, Grammy-winning country star, dies at 78
By Jordan Moreau | Variety.com LOS ANGELES – K.T. Oslin, a three-time Grammy-winning country singer and songwriter, died on Monday after battling Parkinson’s Disease and being diagnosed with COVID-19...
View Article49ers: Hall of Fame linebacker and sack artist Kevin Greene dies at 58
By STEVE REED / AP Sports Writer Hall of Fame linebacker Kevin Greene, considered one of the fiercest pass rushers in NFL history, has died. He was 58. Greene died Monday, the family confirmed, as did...
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Nearly 200 tombstones cover San Jose plaza: Each one a homeless life lost
SAN JOSE — Activists turned the plaza outside the county government building into a mock graveyard Monday, erecting 196 foam tombstones to call attention to the growing number of homeless people dying...
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Snapp Shots: Berkeley eye doctor’s passing a sad ending to an awful year
Three years ago, shortly after I had a delicate operation on my right eye, I suddenly went blind in that eye — nothing but a sheet of white blocking my field of vision. It was after hours, and I...
View ArticleK.C. Jones dies at 88; cog in Boston Celtics dynasty first won at the...
BOSTON — Basketball Hall of Famer K.C. Jones, whose history of championships began with the University of San Francisco teams of the mid-1950s, has died. He was 88. Jones’ family confirmed Friday that...
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A final farewell: Notable Bay Area residents who died in 2020
They were our neighbors. We knew their names because they served our communities, were leaders of business and industry, played or coached for the region’s sports teams, or entertained us at area...
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Names we won’t forget: Famous people who died in 2020
Scores of notable people around the globe passed away in 2020. They came from all corners and all walks of life. Here are their stories. Don Larsen, 90: The pitcher played for seven teams, including...
View ArticleTony Rice, master bluegrass guitarist, dies at 69
By The Associated Press Tony Rice, the master bluegrass picker who drew fans worldwide for the chance to hear the quick, fluid sounds he conjured from his storied Martin D-28 guitar, has died at age...
View ArticleLeslie West, guitarist of rock band Mountain, has died at 75
By Jonathan Landrum Jr. | Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Leslie West, an iconic guitarist-vocalist who was behind several ’70s rock anthems including “Mississippi Queen” with the popular band Mountain,...
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Sammy Hagar says final phone call with Eddie Van Halen ‘broke my heart, but...
By Tim Chan | Variety Sammy Hagar says he’s grateful he had the opportunity to speak with Eddie Van Halen one last time before the guitarist passed away earlier this year. Speaking to Variety from Big...
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Baseball Hall of Famer Phil Niekro, known for knuckleball pitch, dies at 81
By Paul Newberry | Associated Press ATLANTA — Phil Niekro threw a pitch that baffled hitters and catchers. Heck, he didn’t even know where it was going most of the time. But the knuckleball carried...
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