Johnny Isakson, former Georgia Republican U.S. senator, dies
By Jeff Amy and Russ Bynum | Associated Press ATLANTA — Johnny Isakson, an affable Georgia Republican politician who rose from the ranks of the state legislature to become a U.S. senator known as an...
View ArticleWashington state Sen. Doug Ericksen dies after COVID battle
SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state Sen. Doug Ericksen, a staunch conservative, has died at age 52. Ericksen’s death Friday came weeks after he said he had tested positive for the coronavirus while in El...
View ArticleCEO of MYGOFLIGHT dies in small plane crash in Tennessee
ALCOA, Tenn. — A company says its chief executive officer has died in a small plane crash in Tennessee. In a Facebook post, Denver-based MYGOFLIGHT says CEO Charles Schneider died in the plane crash on...
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Iconic California surfboard shaper Hap Jacobs dies at 91
Hap Jacobs, a craftsman who helped mold surf culture into what it is today and an icon among the early-day innovators who changed the surfboard-shaping industry as the sport’s popularity swelled, has...
View Article‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’ star Sally Ann Howes dead at 91
Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Sally Ann Howes, who started as a child actor before she later starred in the 1968 film “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” with Dick Van Dyke, has died. She was 91. Her son Andrew...
View ArticleNorthern California native Joan Didion, peerless prose stylist, dies at 87
By COLLEEN LONG | The Associated Press NEW YORK — Joan Didion, the revered author and essayist whose precise social and personal commentary in such classics as “The White Album” and “The Year of...
View ArticleAutopsy: Former Chargers receiver Vincent Jackson died from chronic alcohol use
Medical examiners determined former NFL player and University of Northern Colorado standout Vincent Jackson died from chronic alcohol use, ESPN reported on Wednesday. Jackson died at age 38 in...
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Remembering Joan Didion: David Ulin, Caitlin Flanagan and more celebrate the...
It’s not too much to say Joan Didion was an icon. Her way of seeing and writing about California was transformative. With the opening line of the essay “Some Dreamers of the Golden Dream” – “This is a...
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A final farewell: Notable Bay Area residents who died in 2021
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...
View ArticleDesmond Tutu, South Africa’s moral conscience, dies at 90
By ANDREW MELDRUM JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning icon, an uncompromising foe of apartheid and a modern-day activist for racial justice and LGBT rights, died...
View ArticleKarolos Papoulias, Greek president in austerity era, dies at 92
Eleni Chrepa | Bloomberg Karolos Papoulias, the former Greek resistance fighter who became president of the Hellenic Republic and helped the country form a government during the euro crisis, died on...
View Article1st U.S. gay bishop remembers Tutu’s generosity, kindness
By Holly Ramer | Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. — In 2008, when the Right Rev. Gene Robinson of New Hampshire was excluded from a global Anglican gathering because of his sexuality, Desmond Tutu, who...
View ArticleSarah Weddington, lawyer who argued Roe v. Wade, dies at 76
By JAKE BLEIBERG | The Associated Press DALLAS — Sarah Weddington, a Texas lawyer who as a 26-year-old successfully argued the landmark abortion rights case Roe v. Wade before the U.S. Supreme Court,...
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Names we won’t forget: Famous people who died in 2021
Scores of notable people around the globe passed away in 2021. They came from all corners and all walks of life. Here are their stories. January George Whitmore, 89: The longtime conservationist, who...
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“He-Man” artist and toy designer T. Mark Taylor dies at 80
LOS ANGELES — T. Mark Taylor, artist and toy designer for the He-Man and the Masters of the Universe franchise as well as the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, died Thursday at his Southern California...
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Wayne Thiebaud, celebrated American painter, dies age 101
By Oscar Holland, Joe Sutton and Carma Hassan | CNN Artist Wayne Thiebaud, whose paintings breathed color into the everyday symbols of post-war America, has died age 101, according to a statement from...
View ArticleEdward O. Wilson, biologist known as “ant man,” dead at 92
BOSTON — Edward O. Wilson, the pioneering Harvard biologist who argued for a new vision of human nature in “Sociobiology” and warned against the decline of ecosystems, has died. He was 92. Wilson died...
View ArticleJean-Marc Vallée, director of ‘Dallas Buyers Club’ and ‘Big Little Lies,’...
By Andy Rose | CNN Acclaimed film director Jean-Marc Vallée — who helmed the 2013 drama “Dallas Buyers Club” — died Sunday near Quebec City, Canada, his production company’s publicist told CNN. He was...
View ArticleFormer San Jose Sharks head coach dies at 71
Jim Wiley, a coach in the Sharks’ organization for seven years in the 1990s, including as the NHL team’s head coach for the majority of the 1995-96 season, died Sunday. He was 71. A cause of death for...
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John Madden, Hall of Fame coach and broadcaster, dies at 85
John Madden, the booming and boisterous football coach who led the Raiders to a Super Bowl victory and followed up with one of most prolific second acts in sports, has died. He was 85. Known for his...
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