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Tony Esposito, legendary Chicago Blackhawks goalie, dies at 78
By Andrew Seligman | Associated Press CHICAGO — Tony Esposito made an immediate mark on the Chicago Blackhawks and a lasting impression on the NHL. Esposito, the pioneering Hall of Famer who spent...
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Patricia Hitchcock O’Connell, actress and daughter of Alfred Hitchcock, dies...
By Hillel Italie | Associated Press NEW YORK — Patricia Hitchcock O’Connell, the only child of Alfred Hitchcock and an actor herself who made a memorable appearance in her father’s “Strangers on a...
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James Hormel, Bay Area man who made history as first out gay US ambassador, dies
By Veronica Stracqualursi | CNN James Hormel, the first out gay person to serve as a US ambassador and a San Francisco philanthropist, has died at the age of 88. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday...
View ArticleNanci Griffith, award-winning singer-songwriter, dies at 68
By Lisa Richwine | Reuters LOS ANGELES — Nanci Griffith, the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter who penned folk and country songs including “Love at the Five and Dime,” has died at age 68, record label...
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Puzzle maker Maki Kaji, known as ‘Godfather of Sudoku,’ dies
By Yuri Kageyama | Associated Press TOKYO — Maki Kaji, the creator of the popular numbers puzzle Sudoku whose life’s work was spreading the joy of puzzles, has died, his Japanese company said Tuesday....
View ArticleScott Smith, AP reporter in Venezuela, dies at 50
By Joshua Goodman | Associated Press MIAMI — Scott Smith, a correspondent for The Associated Press who traveled across Venezuela to document personal stories of desperation and hope in the troubled...
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Bud Geracie on Pedro Gomez and a life exceptionally well-lived
This essay is one of 62 that appears in “Remember Who You Are,” tributes to Pedro Gomez from the likes of Dusty Baker, Bob Melvin, Tony La Russa, Keith Olbermann, Peter Gammons, KNBR’s Brian Murphy,...
View ArticleHero Ranch mourns loss of Chef ‘Chompy’ Campos
Restaurateur Angelo Heropoulous rarely uttered a word about any of his restaurants without including a mention of Chompy. For over 15 years, Felipe “Chompy” Campos, who began his career in the culinary...
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Longtime Oakland Symphony conductor Michael Morgan dies at 63
OAKLAND — Michael Morgan, who served for three decades as conductor of the Oakland Symphony, becoming one of the most prominent names in the Bay Area’s classical music scene, died Friday at 63. A cause...
View ArticleCountry singer Tom T. Hall dies; wrote ‘Harper Valley PTA’
By KRISTIN M. HALL | Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tom T. Hall, the singer-songwriter who composed “Harper Valley P.T.A.” and sang about life’s simple joys as country music’s consummate blue...
View ArticleDon Everly of early rock ‘n’ roll Everly Brothers dies at 84
By Kristin M. Hall | Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Don Everly, one-half of the pioneering Everly Brothers whose harmonizing country rock hits impacted a generation of rock ‘n’ roll music, has...
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Moraga police detective dies of COVID-19
In an image shared with this news organization, an Orinda Police Department “trading card” shows the recently assigned Officer Kevin Mooney in 2005, when he was stationed at Marine Corps Base Camp...
View ArticleAppreciation: Michael Morgan redefined what a ‘classical’ concert is all about
Michael Morgan was ahead of his time. The beloved music director of the Oakland Symphony opened the doors of classical music, welcoming new audiences to the concert hall and expanding the limits of...
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Years after brutal Santa Cruz slaying, loved ones remember ‘Joey’
SANTA CRUZ — It has been five years since Sara Coon awoke to news that her friend had been murdered in an apparently senseless spat. Even after hearing rumors of the shooting, Coon avoided leaving her...
View ArticleSan Jose: Longtime Mercury News reporter Frank Sweeney dies at 78
Over his 37-year career at the Mercury News, Frank Sweeney earned a reputation as a journalist who could cover whatever news of the day crossed his desk. “Sweeney was a go-to staffer who could always...
View ArticleActor Ed Asner, TV’s blustery Lou Grant, dies at 91
By Marcela Isaza | Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Ed Asner, the burly and prolific character actor who became a star in middle age as the gruff but lovable newsman Lou Grant, first in the hit comedy...
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Photos: Actor Ed Asner through the years
By Marcela Isaza | Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Ed Asner, the burly and prolific character actor who became a star in middle age as the gruff but lovable newsman Lou Grant, first in the hit comedy...
View ArticleJacques Rogge, IOC president for 12 years, dies at 79
By Chris Lehourites | Associated Press LONDON — Jacques Rogge approached the job of running the Olympics the same way he approached his work as a physician: Listen, analyze and consult. Before taking...
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Camp Pendleton’s 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines hit with devastating loss in...
When official word came in that 10 of 13 service members killed in the bombing attack at the Kabul airport were from a single Camp Pendleton unit, families at the seaside base rallied behind the unit,...
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Lee “Scratch” Perry, legendary reggae musician from Jamaica, dies at 85
By Chris Willman | Variety LOS ANGELES — Lee “Scratch” Perry, one of the towering figures in reggae music, died Sunday at a hospital in Lucea, Jamaica at age 85. No cause of death was immediately...
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