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Patricia C. Siemien Speechwriters' Assistant Patricia C. Siemien, 84, an assistant to speechwriters in the Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon White Houses and who later worked for the U.S. Information Agency,

Tommy Jacquette dies at 65; South L.A. activist helped found the Watts Summer Festival - 9 Hours ago

Tommy Jacquette, who channeled a simmering rage to become one of South L.A.'s most important social activists, died this week of complications from cancer, his daughter said. He was 65. Jacquette died

Eli Sercarz dies at 75; UCLA scientist made key discoveries in immunology - 9 Hours ago

Eli E. Sercarz, who explored the mechanisms of autoimmunity and developed key concepts about how the body's immune system attacks its own tissues, died of renal cell cancer Nov. 3 in Topanga. He was 75.

Memorial celebration to be held for late comedy writer Larry Gelbart - 9 Hours ago

A celebration of the life of award-winning comedy writer Larry Gelbart, who at age 81, will be held at 7 p.m. Dec. 10 at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences,

Donald E. Smallwood dies at 81; retired Orange County Superior Court presiding judge - 11/20/2009

Donald E. Smallwood, a retired Orange County Superior Court presiding judge, died Nov. 12 at City of Hope in Duarte from complications after cancer surgery, said his son, Mark. He was 81. 'He was a lovable

Obituary: Robert Trojan spent decades as Houston police officer - 11/20/2009

Robert Otis Trojan, who devoted almost half of his life to protecting Houston residents as a police officer, died Tuesday after a long battle with heart and kidney problems. He was 69. ?He was a wonderful

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Obituary: THE RT REVD STEPHEN EDMUND VERNEY - 18 Hours ago

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Obituary: David Ridge, AFI-Uplift finance director - 19 Hours ago

David Ridge, finance director of AFI-Uplift and a founding director of AFI in 1998, sadly passed away on Thursday 19 November at the age of 62 following a long and serious illness. David worked for over

Sir John Crofton, Pioneer in TB Cure, Dies at 97 - 11/20/2009

Sir John Crofton, a pioneering clinician who demonstrated that antibiotics could be safely combined to cure tuberculosis, a dread disease that once killed half the people who contracted it, died on Nov.

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Peter Foote obituary - 11/18/2009

Wide-ranging scholar of Old Norse and Icelandic literature Peter Foote, who has died at the age of 85, was the UK's leading authority on medieval Scandinavian and Icelandic literature. From 1950 until

Sue Lord obituary - 11/18/2009

Sue Lord My sister Sue Lord, who has died aged 66 of lung cancer, was a political scientist who taught at the University of Hull in the 1980s. Sue was born in Birmingham, the middle of three children.

Eric Wilkes obituary - 11/18/2009

Dame Cicely Saunders, founder of the modern hospice movement, once said that if she, in hospice terms, was the Archbishop of Canterbury, then my father, Eric Wilkes, was the Archbishop of York. Eric,

Val Hatswell obituary - 11/18/2009

Our friend and colleague Val Hatswell, who has died aged 88, was an energetic, forthright and innovative woman who pioneered counselling inÂ general practice in the UK. In 1974 Val convinced the GPs

Donald Fisher obituary - 11/18/2009

Founder of the Gap clothing empire Donald Fisher, who has died of cancer, aged 81, was the co-founder of the US clothing retailer Gap. Starting out with one store in his home city of San Francisco in

Frances L. Brody dies at 93; philanthropist, arts advocate and collector - 11/18/2009

Frances Lasker Brody, a philanthropist, arts advocate and collector who influenced the development of Los Angeles' cultural life as a founding benefactor of the and later as a guiding patron of the in

Lewis Millett dies at 88; veteran of three wars won Medal of Honor - 11/18/2009

Lewis L. Millett, a retired Army colonel and veteran of three wars who received a Medal of Honor for leading a bayonet charge up a heavily defended hill during the Korean War, has died. He was 88. Millett,

OBITUARY: KEVIN RICH - 11/19/2009

Kevin Rich of Cablevey Conveyors in the US. Kevin died at his home of a heart attack on November 15th. Kevin had worked for Cablevey Conveyors since February 2005, building up the Cablevey brand, working

Kevin Knox, at 53; called the Wild Man of Comedy - 11/19/2009

Kevin Knox made comedy club audiences laugh for three decades with his rapid-fire send-ups of the common mans battles with vices, cars, and relationships. Kevin was so funny, said comedian Lenny Clarke,

ACLU considers taking action against Ohio high school over obituary censorship - 11/19/2009

OHIO -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio is threatening to take legal action against administrators if they continue to force the censorship of an obituary and photograph of a recently deceased

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