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Thursday, March 15, 2007

Bowie Kuhn

Bowie Kuhn, the commissioner of baseball during a tumultuous 15-year period when the game experienced dramatic growth accompanied by unprecedented labor strife, died on Thursday March 15 at a hospital in Jacksonville, Fla. He was 80.His death was announced by his son Paul, who said he had a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, March 14, 2007

Ernie Ladd

Ernie Ladd, a massive defensive tackle turned wrestler who was the only man elected to the American Football League Hall of Fame and the World Wrestling Entertainment Hall of Fame, died Saturday March 10 at his home in Franklin, La. He was 68. Cause of death was colon cancer. Ladd was the largest... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, March 13, 2007

Betty Hutton

Betty Hutton, the actress and singer who brought a brassy vitality to Hollywood musicals such as "Annie Get Your Gun," has died in Palm Springs, Calif. She was 86.The death was confirmed on Monday March 12 by a friend of Hutton who spoke only on the condition of anonymity, citing Hutton's wishes... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, March 12, 2007

Richard Jeni

Richard Jeni, a Brooklyn-born stand-up comedian who played to sold-out crowds and was a regular guest on “The Tonight Show,” died on Saturday March 10 in an apparent suicide, He was 49. Jeni’s film credits include the movie “The Mask,” “The Aristocrats,” “National Lampoon’s Dad’s Week Off” and “An... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, March 11, 2007

Captain America

Marvel Comic Book hero Captain America was killed in the issue of his namesake comic that hit stands Wednesday,March 7.On the new edition's pages, a sniper shoots down the shield-wielding hero as he leaves a courthouse. It ends a long run for the stars-and-stripes-wearing character, created in 1941.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Anne Frank Tree

The Tree that comforted diarist Anne Frank while she hid from the Nazi's in Amsterdam during WW II is to be cut down it was reported on Friday March 9. The age of the tree was estimated as being 150 years old. Familiar to readers of "The Diary of Anne Frank" and the various stage,film and TV... Sign in to see full entry.

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Paul Rogers

Paul Denault who went by the name Paul Rogers during a TV and radio career that included years at WGN-AM Chicago, where he played easy listening jazz and big band music in the wee hours died Saturday, March 3, in a hospice in Las Vegas of complications from prostate cancer, said his daughter,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, March 9, 2007

Brad Delp

Brad Delp, the lead singer for the band Boston, was found dead on Friday March 9 in his home in southern New Hampshire. He was 55.The cause of his death remained under investigation. Delp sang vocals on Boston's 1976 hits "More than a Feeling" and "Longtime." He also sang on Boston's most recent... Sign in to see full entry.

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Paul Secon

Paul Secon, who in 1949 loaded the family station wagon with discontinued and slightly damaged ceramics from an upstate New York factory, drove to Manhattan and opened the first Pottery Barn store, died on Saturday Feb. 24 at his home in Rochester. He was 91.The death was confirmed by his brother,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Bill Chonnock

Bill Chinnock, an instrumentalist, singer and songwriter who was a founding member of what later became Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, died Wednesday March 7 at his home, he was 59 years old.Chinnock’s manager, Paul Pappas said that he had committed suicide after being afflicted with Lyme... 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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