By AMY SCHOENFELD WALKER and BILL MARSH Items from family, friends, college and the White House that influenced the 41st … More
Tag: Obituaries
Stephen Hillenburg, ‘SpongeBob SquarePants’ Creator, Dies at 57 by NEIL GENZLINGER
By NEIL GENZLINGER His cartoon show, loved by the 12-and-under crowd and by many much older fans as well, spawned … More
Stan Lee, Superhero of Marvel Comics, Dies at 95 by JONATHAN KANDELL and ANDY WEBSTER
By JONATHAN KANDELL and ANDY WEBSTER Mr. Lee helped create Spider-Man, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, Iron Man and others … More
Devah Pager, Who Documented Race Bias in Job Market, Dies at 46 by KATHARINE Q. SEELYE
By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE Her research established that a white man, even if he had a felony conviction, fared better … More
Whitey Bulger Is Dead in Prison at 89; Long-Hunted Boston Mob Boss by ROBERT D. McFADDEN
By ROBERT D. McFADDEN One of America’s most wanted gangsters for 16 years, he was beaten to death by fellow … More
Tyrone Gayle, 30, Spokesman for Senators and Hillary Clinton, Dies by NIRAJ CHOKSHI
By NIRAJ CHOKSHI Mr. Gayle, Senator Kamala Harris’s press secretary, had worked on Mrs. Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign and Tim … More
Joachim Ronneberg, Leader of Raid That Thwarted a Nazi Atomic Bomb, Dies at 99 by ROBERT D. McFADDEN
By ROBERT D. McFADDEN The Norwegian resistance fighter commanded a daring World War II mission to blow up a heavy-water … More
Paul G. Allen, Microsoft’s Co-Founder, Is Dead at 65 by STEVE LOHR
By STEVE LOHR Mr. Allen and Bill Gates started the company in 1975, helping to usher in the personal computing … More
Tran Dai Quang, Hard-Line Vietnamese President, Dies at 61 by MIKE IVES
By MIKE IVES Mr. Quang, whose role was largely ceremonial, was a former chief of the country’s powerful Ministry of … More
Marin Mazzie, Broadway Musical Star, Is Dead at 57 by NEIL GENZLINGER
By NEIL GENZLINGER In a long career cut short by cancer, she earned three Tony nominations in just six years, … More