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LeRoi Moore, 46 (1961 - 2008)
LOS ANGELES - LeRoi Moore, the versatile saxophonist whose signature staccato fused jazz and funk overtones onto the eclectic sound of the Dave Matthews Band, died Tuesday of complications from injuries he suffered in an all-terrain vehicle accident, the band said. He was 46. Moore died at Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center, where he was admitted with complications that arose weeks after the...
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Ilona Elek, 81 (1907 - 1988)
Ilona Elek was a Hungarian Olympic fencing (foil) champion who won more international titles than any other woman. Born in Budapest in 1907, she is still considered one of the greatest female fencers in the sport's history. Elek was 29 years old when she competed in fencing (foil) in her first Olympics. She became the first Hungarian woman to win gold at the 1936 Berlin Games. In the final ...
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Levy Mwanawasa, 59 (1948 - 2008)
LUSAKA, Zambia - Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa, who broke the African tradition of silence and solidarity among leaders to denounce neighboring Zimbabwe's economic ruin, has died in a French military hospital. He was 59. Mwanawasa had suffered a stroke and collapsed at an African Union summit in Egypt in June, costing Zimbabweans the voice of one of their few champions on the continent. U...
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John Brandl, 70 (1937 - 2008)
MINNEAPOLIS - John Brandl, a former federal health official and state legislator and a public policy expert, has died. He was 70. Brandl died Monday at his son's home in Minnetrista after battling gastric cancer, his wife said. Brandl joined the faculty at the University of Minnesota in 1968. He was still a professor at the university's Humphrey Institute and a distinguished professor of pub...
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Maudie White Hopkins (2008)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Maudie White Hopkins, who grew up during the Depression in the hardscrabble Ozarks and married a Confederate army veteran 67 years her senior, has died. She was 93. Hopkins, the mother of three children from a second marriage who loved to make fried peach pies and applesauce cakes, died Sunday at a hospital in Helena-West Helena, said Rodger Hooker of the Roller-Citizens Fun...
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Jerry Wexler, 91 (1917 - 2008)
NEW YORK -- Jerry Wexler not only coined the phrase rhythm and blues, the legendary music producer was one of the key architects of the genre. He revolutionized popular music with seminal, superstar-m...
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Bernie Mac, 50 (1957 - 2008)
Chicago -- Bernie Mac blended style, authority and a touch of self-aware bluster to make audiences laugh as well as connect with him. For Mac, who died Saturday at age 50, it was a winning mix, deliv...
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Isaac Hayes, 65 (1942 - 2008)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Isaac Hayes, the pioneering singer, songwriter and musician whose relentless "Theme From Shaft" won Academy and Grammy awards, died Sunday, the Shelby County Sheriff's Office said. ...
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Bill Gwatney (2008)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A man barged into the Arkansas Democratic headquarters and opened fire Wednesday, fatally shooting the state party chairman before speeding off in his pickup. Police later s...
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Bob Mathias, 75 (1930 - 2006)
At the 1948 Olympics in London, Bob Mathias became the youngest gold medalist to win a track and field event. British journalists asked the 17-year-old decathlon champion how he planned to celebrate. ...
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Boris Shakhlin, 76 (1932 - 2008)
Boris Anfiyanovich Shakhlin was a Soviet gymnast who won six gold medals and became the all-around champion in the 1960 Rome Olympics. Nicknamed the “Man of Iron” for steely determination and cal...
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George Furth, 75 (1932 - 2008)
NEW YORK - George Furth, an actor and playwright who wrote the book for the innovative Stephen Sondheim musical "Company," died Monday. He was 75. Furth died at a hospital in Santa Monica, Calif., ...
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Thomas K. Hearn, Jr., 71 (1937 - 2008)
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Thomas K. Hearn Jr., president of Wake Forest University from 1983 until 2005, has died. He was 71. Hearn died Monday, the school announced. He suffered from brain cancer whil...
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Glen Anderson (2008)
AMES, Iowa - Former Iowa State basketball coach Glen Anderson, the third-winningest coach in school history, has died. He was 79. Iowa State officials said Anderson died Friday at his home in Hot ...
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Pervis Jackson, 70 (1938 - 2008)
DETROIT - Pervis Jackson, the man behind the deep, rolling bass voice in a string of 1970s R&B hits by The Spinners, has died. He was 70. Jackson died Monday morning at Detroit Sinai-Grace Hospital...
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Jack Emerson Brady (2008)
TACOMA, Wash. - Jack Emerson Brady, who survived the Bataan Death March in World War II and rose to the rank of major during 20 years in the Army, has died. He was 87. Brady died Aug. 11 after a lo...
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Leroy Sievers (2008)
Washington - Leroy Sievers, a National Public Radio commentator who turned his battle with cancer into a popular and touching radio and online series, has died from his disease. He was 53. Sievers...
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Ronnie Drew, 73 (1934 - 2008)
LONDON - Ronnie Drew, a founding member of the Irish folk group The Dubliners, died Saturday, a family friend said. He was 73. Drew passed away in Dublin after a lengthy battle with cancer, friend ...
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Dr. Joan Hodgman (2008)
LOS ANGELES -- Dr. Joan Hodgman, a pediatrician who pioneered guidelines for newborn care, died Aug. 10 of what is known as Lou Gehrig's disease. She was 84. Hodgman died at a family cabin in Orego...
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James Busch Orthwein (2008)
ST. LOUIS -- James Busch Orthwein, the former New England Patriots owner who played a role in the Rams move to St. Louis, has died. He was 84. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch said Orthwein died Friday ...
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Bishop Wilhelm Egger (2008)
Castel Gandolfo, Italy - Pope Benedict XVI is mourning the death of a bishop who was his host during an Alpine vacation this month. Benedict told pilgrims at his summer palace in Castel Gandolfo ne...
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Dorival Caymmi, 94 (1914 - 2008)
Sao Paulo, Brazil - Brazilian composer and singer Dorival Caymmi, who catapulted to fame when Carmen Miranda performed one of his songs in 1938, died Saturday. He was 94. He died of kidney cancer...
