Tag: Obituaries
Legendary big-wave surfer Greg ‘Da Bull’ Noll dies at 84
LOS ANGELES — Greg “Da Bull” Noll, who became a surfing legend by combining a gregarious, outsized personality with the courage and skill to...
Son of Bruins star David Pastrnak dies 6 days after birth
BOSTON — Boston Bruins star David Pastrnak says his son has died six days after birth. He did not disclose a cause.
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Aquino, Philippine ex-leader who challenged China, is buried
MANILA, Philippines — Former Philippine President Benigno Aquino III was buried in austere state rites during the pandemic Saturday with many remembering him for...
All Aboard! 1st post-pandemic cruise ship readies to sail
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The first cruise ship to leave a U.S. port since the coronavirus pandemic brought the industry to a 15-month standstill...
‘Iron Man’ racer, NASCAR champion Jack Ingram dies at 84
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Jack Ingram, a hard-hosed, hot-tempered racer who won five NASCAR championships and more than 300 races, has died, the NASCAR Hall...
Frederick S. Humphries, former FAMU president, dies at 85
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Former Florida A&M University president Frederick S. Humphries, whose 16 years of leadership at the school are often referred to as...
Trudeau: Canada is ashamed about schools for Indigenous kids
TORONTO — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday Canadians are “horrified and ashamed” by their government's longtime policy of forcing Indigenous children to attend...
Longtime Havasupai leader was staunch advocate for his tribe
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — A longtime leader of the Havasupai Tribe who fought to protect its resources by lobbying against mining around the Grand Canyon...
Sabres `French Connection’ winger Rene Robert dies at 72
Rene Robert, a member of the Buffalo Sabres’ famed “French Connection Line,” died Tuesday at a Florida hospital less than a week after suffering...
Biden mourns former Senate colleague, Virginia’s John Warner
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Wednesday mourned his former Senate colleague, Virginia's John Warner, as a “man of conscience, character and honor" who...