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PASSINGS: Geraldine Washington, Denise Darcel
Geraldine Washington
Former head of NAACP's L.A. chapter
Geraldine Washington, 81, an educator and civil rights activist who led the Los Angeles chapter of the National Assn. for the Advancement of Colored People for 14 years, died of natural causes...Tags: University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Police Department, Gary Cooper, NAACP, Civil Rights
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PASSINGS: Jonathan 'Jack' Idema, Robert Fortune Sanchez
Jonathan 'Jack' Idema Convicted of running private Afghan jail Jonathan "Jack" Idema, 55, a former member of the U.S. Army Special Forces convicted of running a private jail in Afghanistan where he tortured terrorism suspects, died of AIDS on Saturday,...Tags: Nursing Homes, Terrorism, U.S. Army, Sex Crimes, AIDS
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Virginia builds for future with significant steps forward
In the Georgia Dome locker room immediately after Virginia's 43-24 loss to Auburn in the Chick-fil-A Bowl, U.Va. running back Perry Jones spent a few moments with as many fifth-year seniors as he could find. It was his personal tribute for a group of...Tags: Virginia Tech Hokies, Virginia Tech, North Carolina Tar Heels, Clifton Richardson, North Carolina State University
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PASSINGS: Jimmy Castor, Robert Dozier
Jimmy Castor
Wrote hit song 'Troglodyte (Cave Man)'
Jimmy Castor, a funk and soul saxophonist, singer and songwriter best known for "Troglodyte (Cave Man)" and "It's Just Begun," died Monday of apparent heart failure at a Las Vegas hospital. He was 71,...Tags: Kanye West, Ice Cube, Heart Attack, Grandmaster Flash, Landforms
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PASSINGS: Jock Smith, Malam Bacai Sanha
Jock Smith Law partner of Johnnie Cochran Jock Smith, 63, who was a law partner with the late Johnnie L. Cochran Jr., died Sunday of an apparent heart attack while watching television at his home in Montgomery, Ala., said his law partner Sam Cherry....Tags: Laws, Justice System, Guinea, Elections, Tuskegee University
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Robert A. Citron dies at 79; space visionary
Robert A. Citron, an aerospace engineer and intrepid entrepreneur, whose boyhood fantasy of traveling beyond Earth inspired pioneering ventures to commercialize space, died Jan. 31 at his home in Bellevue, Wash. He was 79.
The cause was complications...Tags: Technology, Conservation, Companies and Corporations, Manufacturing and Engineering, Satellite Technology
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Mother of NASCAR driver Matt Kenseth dies at 63
The mother of NASCAR driver Matt Kenseth has died.
An obituary from a Cambridge, Wis., funeral home and Kenseth's fan website say Nicola "Nicki" Sue Kenseth battled Alzheimer's disease and died Tuesday at age 63 at Oak Park Place in Cottage Grove....Tags: NASCAR, Matt Kenseth, Daytona 500, Alzheimer's Disease, Auto Racing
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Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua dies at 88; archbishop of Philadelphia
Cardinal Anthony J. Bevilacqua, who was accused by local prosecutors during his 15-year tenure as head of the Philadelphia archdiocese of ignoring sexual abuse of children by hundreds of priests, has died. He was 88. The Roman Catholic archdiocese...Tags: Career and Workplace, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Roman Catholicism, Social Issues, Obituaries
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Former county clerk Johnson dies at 92
news@jessaminejournal.comFormer Jessamine County Clerk Mildred Williams Johnson died Friday, Jan. 27, at Royal Manor Nursing Home. She was 92. Johnson served as Jessamine County clerk from 1981-1989. Current county clerk Eva McDaniel said Johnson was a true public servant....Tags: Rodney Williams, Obituaries
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Longtime city commissioner Veal dies at 95
news@jessaminejournal.comLongtime Nicholasville city commissioner Harlan Veal Sr. died Thursday, Jan. 26, following a short illness. He was 95. Veal served on the Nicholasville City Commission from 1981-1989, 1992-1993 and from 1997-2000. Current city commissioner Johnny...Tags: Government, Religion and Belief, Church and State Relations, Veal, Obituaries
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Singer Etta James Dies at 73: Reaction from around the web
WGN Feature ReporterSad day in the music world. Etta James had been battling leukemia. Her manager has confirmed to multiple outlets that she has died. James was 73. Most know James for her legendary hit "At Last"..... But that was just a taste of the singer's...Tags: Chess Playing, Etta James, Back to the Future (movie), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Leukemia
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PASSINGS: Richard J. Sheirer, Jiri Raska, Jack Lionel Warner
Richard J. Sheirer
NYC emergency official at time of 9/11
Richard J. Sheirer, 65, the former New York City emergency management chief who helped guide the city through the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks, died Thursday after experiencing chest pains....Tags: Arts, September 11, 2001 Attacks, 2016 Olympic Games, Rudy Giuliani, Human Interest
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