Tag: Deaths (Obituaries)
Stan Love, Athlete and Father of Heat’s Kevin Love, Dies at 76-OxBig News Network
Stan Love, a former professional basketball player who was the brother of the singer Mike Love of the Beach Boys and a onetime bodyguard...
Julia Parsons, U.S. Navy Code Breaker During World War II, Dies at 104
Julia Parsons, a U.S. Navy code breaker during World War II who was among the last survivors of a top-secret team of women that...
Andy Bey, Jazz Singer Renowned for His Vocal Range, Dies at 85-OxBig News Network
Andy Bey, a jazz singer, pianist and composer whose silky, rich bass-baritone and four-octave vocal range placed him among the greatest interpreters of the...
Zurab Tsereteli, Polarizing Russian Sculptor of Colossal Works, Dies at 91
Zurab K. Tsereteli, a Georgian-Russian artist whose towering monuments and heroic statues pleased the authorities in the Kremlin but drew scorn from Moscow to...
Valentin-Yves Mudimbe, 83, Dies; African Scholar Challenged the West
Mr. Mudimbe was unapologetic. “To the question ‘what is Africa?’ or ‘how to define African cultures?’ one today cannot but refer to a body...