Obituaries
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Steven Hoffenberg, Debt Baron Who Ran a Vast Fraud, Dies at 77
Steven J. Hoffenberg, a brash New York debt mogul who spent 18 years in federal prison after admitting to running…
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Howard Rosenthal, Who Quantified Partisanship in Congress, Dies at 83
Prof. Howard Rosenthal, a political scientist whose pioneering research confirmed quantitatively that Congress is more politically polarized than ...
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E. Bryant Crutchfield, 85, Dies; Gave the World the Trapper Keeper
E. Bryant Crutchfield, a paper-company executive who in the early 1980s brought three-ringed order to the chaos of millions of…
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Morgan Taylor, Inventive Children’s Performer, Dies at 52
Morgan Taylor, a children’s performer who with fanciful songs and hand-drawn animation drew youngsters into the world of Gustafer Yellowgold,…
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Howard Slusher, Sports Agent Known for His Toughness, Dies at 85
In 1984, when he was seeking a new contract for Randy White, the future Hall of Fame defensive tackle for…
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Gary Gaines, Coach of ‘Friday Night Lights’ Fame, Dies at 73
Gary Gaines, who coached the high school football team in West Texas that was the subject of “Friday Night Lights:…
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Jerry Allison, Who Played Drums With Buddy Holly, Dies at 82
Jerry Allison, who played drums with Buddy Holly and was a co-writer of two of his signature late-1950s songs, “That’ll…
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Dorli Rainey, Unlikely Face of the Occupy Movement, Dies at 95
Dorli Rainey, a veteran liberal activist, had just gotten off a bus in downtown Seattle on Nov. 15, 2011, and…
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Len Dawson, Who Took the Chiefs to a Championship, Dies at 87
Len Dawson, the Hall of Fame quarterback who spent his first five pro football seasons as a seldom-used backup but…
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Julian Robertson, 90, Dies; Brought Hedge Funds Into the Mainstream
Julian Robertson, a Wall Street investor who with a handful of others pushed short-selling into the mainstream, helping to create…