Actor-singer Kenny Rogers has died at 81, a representative says
By Kristin M. Hall | Associated Press Actor-singer Kenny Rogers, the smooth, Grammy-winning balladeer who spanned jazz, folk, country and pop with such hits as “Lucille,” “Lady” and “Islands in the...
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Mark Purdy: An ode to a football coach, and a friend
Mark Purdy retired in 2018 after 35 years as a columnist for the Mercury News. He posted this on Facebook and granted our request to publish it online and in print. I’ve been waiting a couple of days...
View ArticleCoronavirus: ‘Original Giant of African Music’ Manu Dibango dies in Paris
Famed African saxophonist Manu Dibango, who came to worldwide fame with the Grammy-nominated hit “Soul Makossa” in the early 1970s, died in Paris on March 24 after contracting the coronavirus. He was...
View ArticleOBIT: Albert Uderzo, creator of ‘Asterix & Obelix,’ dead at 92
By Fanny Bobille and Amy Woodyatt | CNN Albert Uderzo, co-creator and illustrator of the “Asterix” comic book series, has died at the age of 92, a spokesman for his publisher Editions Albert Rene said....
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Chef Floyd Cardoz dies after Covid-19 diagnosis; worked at Palo Alto’s Junnoon
(CNN) — World-renowned chef Floyd Cardoz died Wednesday in New Jersey at age 59. Cardoz had tested positive for coronavirus. “It is with deep sorrow that we inform you of the passing away of Chef Floyd...
View ArticleLongtime Bay Area pulmonary specialist Dr. John F. Murray dies of disease he...
A longtime Bay Area pulmonary physician credited with diagnosing a lung disease known as acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) died of the same illness on Tuesday in Paris. Dr. John F. Murray,...
View ArticleLetter: We can send man to moon but not masks to doctors?
We can send man to moonbut not masks to doctors We can send a man to the moon. But we can’t even get COVID-19 test kits to the American people; the protective masks or respirators to the nurses and...
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Former Assemblyman Bob Campbell succumbs to cancer
Robert “Bob” Campbell, a popular former Democratic state assemblyman and Richmond City Councilman known as a voice for the most vulnerable, died Friday following a 2 1/2-year battle with lung cancer....
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Joseph Lowery, civil rights leader and MLK aide, dies at 98
By The Associated Press ATLANTA — The Rev. Joseph E. Lowery fought to end segregation, lived to see the election of the country’s first black president and echoed the call for “justice to roll down...
View ArticleTom Coburn, the ‘Dr. No’ of Congress, is dead at 72
Tom Coburn, an ultraconservative Oklahoma Republican and family physician who in 16 years in Congress crusaded for limited government, using a rule-book technicality to block so many bills that...
View ArticleLongtime soap opera actor John Callahan dies at 66
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor John Callahan, known for playing Edmund Grey on “All My Children” and also starring on other soaps including “Days of Our Lives,” “Santa Barbara” and “Falcon...
View ArticleCBS News executive who contracted the coronavirus dies
By Stephen Battaglio | Los Angeles Times CBS News veteran Maria Mercader has died from complications of COVID-19, the first media executive to die as a result of the pandemic. The network confirmed...
View ArticleCountry singer Joe Diffie dies of coronavirus complications
NEW YORK (AP) — Country singer Joe Diffie, who had a string of hits in the 1990s with chart-topping ballads and honky-tonk singles like “Home” and “Pickup Man,” has died after testing positive for...
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Actor Mark Blum dies of coronavirus; Gary in ‘Desperately Seeking Susan’
Mark Blum (Paul Hawthorne/Getty Images) (CNN) — Mark Blum, a veteran stage actor also known for films including “Desperately Seeking Susan” and “Crocodile Dundee,” has died due to complications from...
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Stars react to Joe Diffie’s death: ‘Another great legend’s voice has gone...
The recent death of Grand Ole Opry member Joe Diffie on March 29 from complications of COVID-19 has sparked an outpouring of reactions from the country music community. Here are some of the reactions...
View ArticleCoronavirus: Family will wait for proper burial after SFO airline supervisor...
Derek Ellington had dreamed of retiring in Hawaii, where he took his wife Damaris and their two sons, Eugene and Christian, on annual vacations when the boys were children. “As a kid, we went to every...
View ArticleBennett Brick left a lasting legacy in Los Gatos
Mardi Durham Gualtieri Bennett Brick passed away Feb. 26 at the age of 96. Though she lived her last decades in Santa Cruz, Mardi was a formidable and productive advocate of Los Gatos historical...
View ArticleJazz legend Wallace Roney dies from coronavirus complications
Famed jazz trumpeter Wallace Roney, who studied with Miles Davis and other legendary players, has reportedly died today from “complications of COVID-19.” “I am saddened to confirm that the iconic...
View ArticleCalifornia prisons to release 3,500 nonviolent inmates early because of...
California’s prison system will release an estimated 3,500 inmates early to keep the novel coronavirus from spreading behind bars, state officials announced Tuesday. The state Department of Corrections...
View ArticleQuarterback on De La Salle’s first undefeated team dies suddenly
Former De La Salle quarterback Rich Pelletier, who in 1982 helped the Spartans construct their first of many perfect seasons, died unexpectedly over the weekend at his home in Walnut Creek. According...
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