Tag: Obituaries
Stan Williams, fearsome pitcher for LA Dodgers, dies at 84
<p>LOS ANGELES — Stan Williams, the fearsome All-Star pitcher who helped the Los Angeles Dodgers win the 1959 World Series, has died. He was...
COVID-19 kills former Lebanese militant Anis Naccache
<p>DAMASCUS, Syria — Anis Naccache, a former pro-Palestinian militant who participated in the 1975 kidnapping of oil ministers in Vienna, died Monday after battling...
Influential mayor of Mozambique city dies of COVID-19
<p>JOHANNESBURG — Daviz Simango, the leader of Mozambique's opposition MDM party and the mayor of the major port city of Beira, died Monday in...
Stan Williams, fearsome pitcher for LA Dodgers, dies at 84
LOS ANGELES — Stan Williams, the fearsome All-Star pitcher who helped the Los Angeles Dodgers win the 1959 World Series, has died. He was...
COVID-19 kills former Lebanese militant Anis Naccache
DAMASCUS, Syria — Anis Naccache, a former pro-Palestinian militant who participated in the 1975 kidnapping of oil ministers in Vienna, died Monday after battling...
Influential mayor of Mozambique city dies of COVID-19
JOHANNESBURG — Daviz Simango, the leader of Mozambique's opposition MDM party and the mayor of the major port city of Beira, died Monday in...
Seattle CEO’s words stoke fire, frustration for players, PA
As far as Anthony Rizzo is concerned, Kevin Mather simply said the quiet part out loud.
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Ex-Ecuadorian leader Gustavo Noboa dies after brain surgery
QUITO, Ecuador — Former President Gustavo Noboa, who restored some stability to Ecuador during a profound economic crisis that produced political turmoil at the...
Ex-Chicago Teachers Union leader Karen Lewis dies at age 67
CHICAGO — Karen Lewis, a former Chicago Teachers Union president and onetime mayoral hopeful, has died at age 67, a spokeswoman said Monday.
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Millie Hughes-Fulford, trailblazing astronaut, dies at 75
SAN FRANCISCO — Millie Hughes-Fulford, a trailblazing astronaut and scientist who became the first female payload specialist to fly in space for NASA, died...