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Ray Jenkins, Newspaperman Who Covered Civil Rights Era, Dies at 89
Ray Jenkins, the city editor of The Alabama Journal, was eating a bologna sandwich at his desk on April 5, 1960, and thumbing through a week-old copy of The New York Times when a full-page ad caught his eye.
Kay Hagan, Former North Carolina Senator, Dies at 66
Kay Hagan, a former Democratic senator from North Carolina who served one term in the capital after defeating Elizabeth Dole, a Republican, in 2008, died Monday at her home in Greensboro, North Carolina. She was 66.
Sally Soames, Fearless Photographer With Personal Touch, Dies at 82
Sally Soames, an intrepid British photojournalist who prided herself on establishing a personal connection with the politicians, actors, writers, artists and others she photographed, died on Oct. 5 at her home in London. She was 82.
Paul F. Markham, Kennedy Friend at Chappaquiddick, Dies at 89
Paul F. Markham, who dived into dark waters to try to find a young woman who was in a car with Sen. Edward M. Kennedy when Kennedy famously drove off a bridge in Chappaquiddick, Massachusetts, in 1969, died on July 13 in Peabody, Massachusetts He was 89.Lois Wille, Pulitzer-Winner in Her Beloved Chicago, Dies at 87
Lois Wille, a Chicago reporter, editorial writer and author who examined, scolded and challenged the city she loved with hard-hitting investigations and won two Pulitzer Prizes, died Tuesday at her home in downtown Chicago. She was 87.Cardinal Jaime Ortega, a Cuban Bridge to U.S., Dies at 82
Cardinal Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino, the former archbishop of Havana, who helped re-establish relations between Cuba and the United States and revive Catholicism on the island, died Friday in Havana. He was 82.
Hugh Southern, a Creator of the TKTS Booth, Dies at 87
NEW YORK — Hugh Southern held some high-profile jobs. He was acting chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts during the culture wars of the 1980s and, briefly, general manager of the Metropolitan Opera.
Jan Meyers, a Kansas Republican 'First' in Congress, dies at 90
Her daughter, Valerie J. Meyers, said the cause was complications of heart disease.
Alan Brinkley, leading historian of 20th-century America, dies at 70
The cause was complications of frontotemporal dementia, a neurological disorder, his daughter, Elly Brinkley, said.
Neus Català, dogged anti-fascist and camp survivor, dies at 103
In early 1939, when General Francisco Franco’s troops invaded Barcelona during the Spanish Civil War, Neus Català led 182 orphans in her charge out of the mayhem and across the snow-covered Pyrenees to safety in France.
Lenora Lapidus, ACLU advocate for women's rights, dies at 55
Lenora Lapidus, a lawyer with the American Civil Liberties Union, who expanded the organization’s fight for gender equality beyond the concerns of middle-class white women to include domestic workers, women in combat and others, died May 5 at her home in New York. She was 55.
Gloria Schiff, Fashion Editor and Glamorous Twin Model, Dies at 90
Gloria Schiff, a fashion editor at Vogue, a philanthropist and one half of a pair of glamorous twins in midcentury New York society, died on May 2 at her home in Manhattan. She was 90.Jean Vanier, savior of people on the margins, dies at 90
Jean Vanier, who dedicated his life to improving conditions for people on the margins and founded two worldwide organizations for those with developmental disabilities, died Tuesday in Paris. He was 90.
Quentin Fiore, who made the medium his message, dies at 99
Quentin Fiore, a graphic designer whose work helped magnify and popularize Marshall McLuhan’s maxim that “the medium is the message,” died on April 13 at a care facility in North Canaan, Connecticut. He was 99.
John L'Heureux, whose novels wrestled with faith, dies at 84
John L’Heureux, a prolific author and former Jesuit priest whose fiction grappled with matters of morality, redemption and transcendence, died Monday at his home in Palo Alto, California. He was 84.
Sally O'neill, rights worker in central America, dies at 68
Sally O’Neill, a prominent human rights worker from Ireland who helped investigate the 1981 massacre in El Mozote, El Salvador, in which more than 900 civilians were slain, died on April 7 in a car crash in Guatemala. She was 68.
Geraldyn M. Cobb, who found a glass ceiling in space, dies at 88
Jerrie Cobb was as qualified as any man to be an astronaut.
Barbara Schultz, 92, dies; produced serious drama in a sitcom era
Barbara Schultz, an adventurous television producer who showcased serious topical dramas at a time when the networks were preoccupied with sitcoms and variety shows, died April 10 at her home in New York. She was 92.
Lorraine Branham, Journalism Dean and Mentor, Dies at 66
Kelsey Davis was on the verge of dropping out of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University two years ago. Her grades were poor and she felt insecure, doubtful that she belonged at such a prestigious institution. In sorting out her situation, she met with the school’s dean, Lorraine Branham, a longtime journalist and, like her, a black woman.
Dan Robbins, Who Made Painting as Easy as 1-2-3 (and 4-5-6), Dies at 93
Dan Robbins was no Leonardo da Vinci. But he copied one of the master’s basic techniques and thereby enabled children to grow up believing that they, too, could paint “The Last Supper.”
