Died Eric Lomax, whose memoir
The Railway Man
recounted his experiences as a British prisoner of the Japanese
during World War II, died Oct. 8 at age 93. Lomax,
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Died Eugene Genovese, 82, esteemed Civil War and slavery historian
who penned
Roll, Jordan, Roll
, died Sept. 26. A former “avowed Marxist,” Genovese and his…
Died Environmental activist Larry Gibson, dubbed the Keeper of the
Mountains, died Sept. 9 of a heart attack. For decades, Gibson, 66,
traveled the country…
Died Retired pastor James (Jim) Carr, 60, died Aug. 20 after an
unidentified assailant shot him while breaking into Carr's
Greenville, N.C., home. Carr, who…
Died Award-winning composer Marvin Hamlisch died Aug. 6 at the age
of 68. Hamlisch, famous for scores such as
The Way We Were
,
The Sting
, and
A Chorus Line
, was 6…
Botched Hospital records allegedly reveal that Tonya Reaves, 24,
who died after a second trimester abortion at a Chicago Planned
Parenthood clinic on July 20,
Matched When Jonathan and Caitlin Woodlief got married last
October, the prospect of a long life together was bleak. Jonathan,
suffering from lupus, needed…
Wed U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., 72, married Jim Ready, a
42-year-old carpenter and welder on July 7.
The New York Times
described the event, legal in…
Paralyzed Steve Saint, son of slain missionary Nate Saint, suffered
a paralyzing injury while testing new technology at Indigenous
People's Technology and…
Died Actor and game show host Richard Dawson, 79, died from
complications of esophageal cancer on June 2. Dawson gained fame as
Cpl. Peter Newkirk on the…
