Patrick Noaker, a lawyer for the man, said that in 1971, his client had been a student at Cathedral Preparatory School and Seminary in Queens, […]
Tag: Deaths (Obituaries)
J. Bennett Johnston, Who Shaped U.S. Energy Policy, Dies at 92
J. Bennett Johnston Jr., a Louisiana Democrat and four-term United States senator who helped shape America’s energy and science policies in an era of rising […]
Mia Love, First Black Republican Woman Elected to Congress, Dies at 49
Mia Love, the first Black Republican woman elected to Congress, who served from 2015 to 2019, died on Sunday at her home in Utah. She […]
Nita Lowey, Tenacious New York Representative, Dies at 87
Nita M. Lowey, who represented a congressional district based in Westchester County for 32 years, ardently supporting liberal causes and playing a key role in […]
Sylvester Turner, Congressman and Former Houston Mayor, Dies at 70
Sylvester Turner, a former mayor of Houston who was sworn in as a U.S. representative in January, died on Wednesday in Washington. He was 70 […]
Martin E. Marty, Influential Religious Historian, Dies at 97
Martin E. Marty, a pre-eminent religious historian, prolific author, dependable exponent of mainstream Protestantism and staunch champion of pluralism, died on Tuesday in Minneapolis. He […]
Rose Girone, Oldest Holocaust Survivor, Dies at 113
Rose Girone was eight months pregnant and living in Breslau, Germany, in 1938 when her husband was sent to the Buchenwald concentration camp. She secured […]
Clint Hill, Who Sprang to Kennedys’ Side as Shots Were Fired, Dies at 93
Clint Hill, the Secret Service agent who leaped onto President John F. Kennedy’s limousine as it came under fire in Dallas and prevented a scrambling […]
Alvin F. Poussaint, Pioneering Expert on Black Mental Health, Dies at 90
Alvin F. Poussaint, a psychiatrist who, after providing medical care to the civil rights movement in 1960s Mississippi, went on to play a leading role […]
Frank G. Wisner, Diplomat With Impact on Foreign Policy, Dies at 86
Frank G. Wisner, a veteran American diplomat, Washington insider and foreign affairs specialist who relished the prestige of ambassadorial life as much as the back-channel […]