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Thursday, March 8, 2007

Ernest Gallo

Ernest Gallo, who with his brother Julio started a winery seven decades ago that now sells one of every four bottles of wine that Americans drink, died on Monday March 5 at his home on Modesto, Calif. He was 97. Cause of death was old age. According to company legend, the two brothers, virtually... Sign in to see full entry.

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William R Anderson

William R. Anderson, who commanded the nuclear-powered submarine Nautilus on its historic cruise beneath the North Pole in August 1958 and who later served three terms in Congress, died Sunday Feb. 25 near his home in Leesburg, Va. He was 85. No cause was disclosed. Commander Anderson and his... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, March 5, 2007

Thomas F. Eagleton

Former Missouri Senator and Vice Presidential candidate Thomas F. Eagleton died on Sunday March 4 at 77. The cause was a combination of heart, respiratory and other ailments, a family spokesman said. Eagleton was a former United States senator whose legislative accomplishments were overshadowed by... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, March 4, 2007

First Wendy's Restaurant

The first Wendy's restaurant closed on Friday March 2 after 37 years in downtown Columbus,OH because of per­sistent lagging sales. Dave Thomas, Wendy's founder who died in 2002, opened the restaurant in a former steakhouse on a cold, snowy Saturday on Nov. 15, 1969. He was accompanied by actor Danny... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, March 3, 2007

Clem Lebine

Clem Labine, the All-Star relief pitcher of the 1950s who helped bring the Brooklyn Dodgers (now the Los Angeles Dodgers) four pennants and their only World Series championship, died Friday March 2 in Vero Beach, Fla of pneumonia and complications from a series of strokes. He was 80. A right-hander... Sign in to see full entry.

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Al Viola

Al Viola, a guitarist who worked with Frank Sinatra for 25 years and also played the mandolin on the “Godfather” soundtrack, died on Wednesday February 24 at his home after a long bout with cancer. He was 87. Viola performed with Sinatra at concerts, on recordings and in television specials. He is... Sign in to see full entry.

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Bruce Bennett

Herman Brix, an Olympic shot-putting medalist-turned-actor who played Tarzan in a 1930s movie died on Saturday February 24. He was 100. Brix, who used the name Bruce Bennett for many of his movies, died of complications from a broken hip. Although fellow Olympian Johnny Weismuller was better known... Sign in to see full entry.

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Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.

Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and Kennedy insider who helped define mainstream liberalism during the Cold War has died at 89 on Wendesday February 28 of a heart attack. Schlesinger was among the most famous historians of his time, and was widely respected as learned... Sign in to see full entry.

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Harlan Stone

Harlan (Hal) Stone, a long-time radio actor best-known as "Jughead" on the Archie Andrews show, died at the age of 75 on Wednesday February 20 after heart surgery. Hal enjoyed a career in the entertainment industry that spanned nearly fifty years. He started as a three year-old child model and at... Sign in to see full entry.

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Peter Ellenshaw

Academy Award winning Matte artist Peter Ellenshaw has passed away of pneumonia at the age of 93 on Monday February 12. Though his name might not be known to many people other than movie buffs, you know and have seen his work. He was one of those unsung artists that work behind the scenes on films... Sign in to see full entry.

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Originally published on Epinions.com, this is my tribute to Fr. Mychal Judge of the Fire Department of New York. I have since added tributes to others who have gone on before.

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