Sunnyvale school board trustee Roy Rocklin dies
The Fremont Union High School District is accepting applications to fill a vacancy on its five-member board of trustees. The vacancy was created by the death of trustee Roy Rocklin. Rocklin, a...
View ArticleMusician Ryuichi Sakamoto dies at 71; won Oscar for ‘The Last Emperor’
By Yuri Kageyama and Mari Yamaguchi | Associated Press TOKYO — Ryuichi Sakamoto, a world-renowned Japanese musician and actor who composed for Hollywood hits such as “The Last Emperor” and “The...
View ArticleCreator of hugely popular Catan board game dies at 70
Associated Press Klaus Teuber, creator of the hugely popular Catan board game in which players compete to build settlements on a fictional island, has died after a brief illness, according to a family...
View ArticleSF drag legend Heklina dies at 55
By Thomas Hughes | Bay City News The San Francisco nightlife community and others reacted to the sudden death of longtime drag performer Heklina, 55, whose death in London, England was first reported...
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British pop singer Paul Cattermole dies at 46; was member of S Club 7
Associated Press LONDON — Paul Cattermole, a member of early-2000s British pop group S Club 7, has died just weeks after the band announced a reunion tour. He was 46. The band and Cattermole’s family...
View ArticleBen Ferencz, last living Nuremberg prosecutor of Nazis, dies
By Mike Schneider | Associated Press Ben Ferencz, the last living prosecutor from the Nuremberg trials, who tried Nazis for genocidal war crimes and was among the first outside witnesses to document...
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ABBA’s long-term guitarist Lasse Wellander dies
By Amy Woodyatt | CNN ABBA’s long-term guitarist Lasse Wellander has died after a short battle with cancer, his family announced. The Swedish pop group described Wellander’s talent as “immense,” and...
View ArticleActor Michael Lerner dies; scored Oscar nomination for role in ‘Barton Fink’
By Lindsey Bahr | Associated Press Michael Lerner, the Brooklyn-born character actor who played a myriad of imposing figures in his 60 years in the business, including monologuing movie mogul Jack...
View ArticleSeymour Stein dies at 80; music exec launched careers of Madonna, Talking...
Associated Press NEW YORK — Seymour Stein, the brash, prescient and highly successful founder of Sire Records who helped launched the careers of Madonna, Talking Heads and many others, died April 2 at...
View ArticleAl Jaffee dies at 102; was cartoonist for Mad magazine for more than 50 years
By Hillel Italie | Associated Press NEW YORK — Al Jaffee, Mad magazine’s award-winning cartoonist and ageless wise guy who delighted millions of kids with the sneaky fun of the Fold-In and the snark of...
View ArticleKatie Cotton, guardian of the Apple brand for 18 years, dies
By Mark Gurman | Bloomberg Katie Cotton, a longtime Apple Inc. communications chief who served as a steward for the company’s iconic brand during the Steve Jobs era and beyond, has died. Cotton, born...
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Randall Robinson dies; American lawyer led fight to end apartheid in South...
By Nicole Chavez | CNN Randall Robinson went from growing up in segregated Virginia to spending decades promoting equity for people of African descent from all over the world. The human rights advocate...
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Mary Quant dies at 93; ‘trailblazing’ designer revolutionized fashion in the...
By Danica Kirka and Jill Lawless | Associated Press LONDON — Mary Quant, the visionary fashion designer whose colorful, sexy miniskirts epitomized London in the 1960s and influenced youth culture...
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Jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal dies at 92; his laid-back style inspired generations...
Ahmad Jamal, whose measured, spare piano style was an inspiration to generations of jazz musicians, died Sunday at his home in Ashley Falls, Massachusetts. He was 92. The cause was prostate cancer, his...
View ArticleFormer Raiders defensive lineman Chris Smith dead at 31
Chris Smith, a former NFL defensive lineman who played for five teams across an eight-year career, died Monday. He was 31. Smith’s death was announced Tuesday by his agent and one of his former teams,...
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49ers’ Hall of Fame linebacker Dave Wilcox dies at age 80
Dave Wilcox, a Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker with the 49ers from 1964-74, passed away Wednesday at age 80. Wilcox, known as “The Intimidator,” was enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s...
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Richard Riordan, former Los Angeles mayor, dies at 92
Former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan, who served two terms in the 1990s and saw the city through the 1994 Northridge earthquake, died Wednesday evening, his family announced. He was 92. Calling...
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Len Goodman, former ‘Dancing With the Stars’ judge, dead at 78
By Toyin Owoseje | CNN Former “Dancing With the Stars” judge Len Goodman has died at age 78. The English dance expert, who featured in the ballroom competition from 2005 until last year, died on...
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Australian comedian famed for portraying Dame Edna Everage dies at 89
By Rod McGuirk | Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia — Tony Award-winning comedian Barry Humphries, internationally renowned for his garish stage persona Dame Edna Everage, a condescending and...
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San Jose native Bob Berry, a three-time Super Bowl QB with Minnesota, dies at 81
Santa Cruz’s Bob Berry, a quarterback who helped the Minnesota Vikings reach three Super Bowls in the mid-1970s, died in Santa Cruz on Wednesday at the age of 81. Bob Berry Berry played in the NFL for...
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