Obituaries
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Joanne Koch, Who Led Lincoln Center’s Film Society, Dies at 92
Joanne Koch, the longtime head of the Film Society of Lincoln Center, who stared down picketers and, at times, government…
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Archbishop Rembert Weakland, Critic of Vatican Orthodoxy, Dies at 95
Archbishop Rembert G. Weakland, a liberal critic of Vatican orthodoxy who led the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee for 25…
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David A. Kay, Who Searched for Nuclear Weapons in Iraq, Dies at 82
David A. Kay, a nuclear weapons expert who led a fruitless hunt for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq after…
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Donald Jonas, Retail Magnate Who Sold Art to Help Nurses, Dies at 92
Donald Jonas, whose success as a retailer enabled him and his wife to amass an impressive collection of Abstract Expressionist…
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Tom Weiskopf, British Open Winner and Golf Course Designer, Dies at 79
Tom Weiskopf, who won 16 PGA Tour events, most notably the British Open, and became a prominent golf course architect…
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Latisha Chong, Hair Stylist Who Helped Change Fashion, Dies at 32
When Telfar Clemens, the mischievous Liberian American designer, attended the Met Gala in 2019, it was Latisha Chong who created…
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Ann McGuiness, Major Fund-Raiser for Women’s Health, Dies at 65
Ann McGuiness, a behind-the-scenes force in women’s health and reproductive rights who raised vast amounts of money for Planned Parenthood…
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Nafis Sadik, U.N. Official and ‘Proud Champion of Choice,’ Dies at 92
Dr. Nafis Sadik, a Pakistani obstetrician who as a top United Nations official ensured that women’s rights — not least…
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Abdul Wadud, Cellist Who Crossed Musical Boundaries, Dies at 75
Abdul Wadud, a distinctive cellist who crossed genres and was a key collaborator with the Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Anthony Davis,…
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Abdul Wadud, Cellist Who Crossed Musical Boundaries, Dies at 75
Abdul Wadud, a distinctive cellist who crossed genres and was a key collaborator with the Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Anthony Davis,…