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Raymond L. Johnson Sr. dies at 89; lawyer, civil rights activist
Raymond L. Johnson Sr., an attorney, civil rights activist and former Tuskegee Airman, died Dec. 31 in Los Angeles of complications of pneumonia and heart failure, said his wife, Evelyn. He was 89.
Johnson, who practiced law for nearly 50 years, was a...Tags: Justice System, National Institutes of Health, Tuskegee Airmen, Lawyers, Justice and Rights
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Don Carter dies at 85; 'Mr. Bowling' was the sport's original superstar
MIAMI — Don Carter, the bowling great with the unorthodox style who flourished as a genuine sports celebrity during the game's golden age on TV, died Thursday at his Miami home. He was 85.
The Professional Bowlers Assn. announced the death of...Tags: American Legion, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), World War II (1939-1945), Yogi Berra
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Vaclav Havel dies at 75; Czech leader of '89 'Velvet Revolution'
Vaclav Havel, the former dissident playwright who led Czechoslovakia's 1989 "Velvet Revolution" against communism and then served as his country's president, died Sunday. He was 75.
Havel, a former chain smoker with chronic respiratory problems, had been...Tags: Culture, Government, Political Systems, Civil Unrest, Europe
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David W. Kenney dies at 77; SeaWorld's first veterinarian
David W. Kenney, SeaWorld's first veterinarian, who played a key role in bringing the original Shamu to the San Diego amusement park as well as a gray whale believed to be the first raised by humans, died Feb. 14 in Montrose, Colo. He was 77.
The cause...Tags: Cancer, Amusement and Theme Parks, Tour Operations Industry, Shamu (killer whale), Science
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PASSINGS: Loren Miller Jr., Boris Chertok
Loren Miller Jr.
Longtime Superior Court judge
Retired Superior Court Judge Loren Miller Jr., 74, the second of three generations of his family to serve on the bench in California, died Dec. 5 of complications from chronic obstructive pulmonary...Tags: Justice System, Civil Rights, Moscow (Russia), Domodedovo Airport Bombing (2011), Crime, Law and Justice
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Sam Rivers dies at 88; pioneering jazz saxophonist, composer
Sam Rivers, a saxophonist and composer who helped define the avant-garde jazz scene in the 1960s and '70s, died of pneumonia Monday in Orlando, Fla. He was 88.
Rivers, whose legacy is defined by both his pioneering spirit in the post-bop jazz scene and a...Tags: Quincy Jones, Entertainment Events, Arts and Culture, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie
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PASSINGS: Dev Anand, Larry Rickles
Dev Anand Star of Bollywood films, producer, director Bollywood star Dev Anand, 88, a charismatic and flamboyant fixture of Indian films for more than half a century, died Saturday of a heart attack in a London hotel, his family said. Within a few...Tags: India, Crime (genre), Television, Literature, Arts and Culture
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Sori Yanagi dies at 96; pioneer of Japanese industrial design
Sori Yanagi, whose designs for stools and kitchen pots brought the simplicity and purity of Japanese decor into the everyday, has died. He was 96.
The pioneer of Japan's industrial design died Sunday of pneumonia in a Tokyo hospital, Koichi Fujita of...Tags: Arts, Japan, Arts and Culture, Museums, Tokyo (Japan)
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PASSINGS: Doe Avedon Siegel, Dan Frazer
Doe Avedon Siegel
Model and stage, film, TV actress
Doe Avedon Siegel, 86, a model, actress and young muse for photographer Richard Avedon, died of pneumonia Sunday at Encino Hospital Medical Center, said her daughter-in-law Annette Siegel.
Born...Tags: Television, Television, Hospitals and Clinics, As the World Turns (tv program), Drama (genre)
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PASSINGS: Doyle Bramhall, Winston C. Doby, Bruno Rubeo, Cargill MacMillan Jr.
Doyle Bramhall
Bluesman collaborated with Stevie Ray Vaughan
Doyle Bramhall, 62, a blues singer, drummer and songwriter best known for his collaborations with the late guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan, died Saturday at his home in Alpine, Texas, the Houston...Tags: Bruce Beresford, Susan Sarandon, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Muddy Waters, Ray (movie)
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