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Roger Boisjoly, 73 (1938 - 2012)
The Associated Press NEPHI, Utah (AP) — Roger Boisjoly, a NASA contractor who repeatedly voiced concerns about the space shuttle Challenger before it exploded, has died. He was 73. Boisjoly died of cancer on Jan. 6 in Nephi, about 40 miles south of Provo, his wife Roberta Boisjoly said. The 1986 Challenger tragedy shocked the nation. Seven astronauts, including a schoolteacher, were...
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Harry Keough, 84 (1927 - 2012)
The Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Harry Keough, who played for the U.S. soccer team that famously upset England at the 1950 World Cup, died Tuesday at his home in St. Louis. He was 84. U.S. Soccer Federation spokesman Michael Kammarman said his death was confirmed by son Ty Keough, who also played for the American national team. A defender who had one goal in 19 appearances for the...
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Antoni Tapies, 88 (1923 - 2012)
CIARAN GILES, The Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Antoni Tapies' works were sprawling, abstract oeuvres that sometimes featured discarded everyday materials and graffiti-like scrawls. He liked the letter X to be in them, and the number 4, for the four elements of nature. Many may not have understood his work but his creativity in painting and sculpture made him one of the world's top...
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Nello Ferrara, 93 (2012)
KAREN HAWKINS, The Associated Press RIVER FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Candy company executive Nello Ferrara lived a sweet life. The man who brought the world Lemonheads and Atomic Fire Balls routinely serenaded the restaurants where he dined and held mandatory family dinners every Sunday, said his son, Salvatore Ferrara. Nello Ferrara died Friday at his home in the Chicago suburb of River...
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John Turner Sargent, Sr., 87 (1924 - 2012)
HILLEL ITALIE, The Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — John Turner Sargent Sr., a publisher, editor and socialite who as CEO of Doubleday worked with authors from Dwight Eisenhower to Stephen King and helped recruit his friend Jacqueline Kennedy as an editor, died Sunday at age 87.Doubleday's parent company, Random House Inc., announced in a statement Tuesday that he died "peacefully" at his...
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Ben Gazzara, 81 (1930 - 2012)
CRISTIAN SALAZAR, The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Broadway, film and television actor Ben Gazzara has died in New York City at age 81. His powerful dramatic performances brought an...
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Don Cornelius, 75 (1936 - 2012)
LYNN ELBER, The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Soul Train" host Don Cornelius was the arbiter of cool, a brilliant TV showman who used his purring, baritone voice to seduce mainstream...
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Steve Appleton (1960 - 2012)
The Associated PressBOISE, Idaho (AP) — Steve Appleton, the chief executive and chairman of Micron, died Friday morning in a small, experimental fixed-wing plane crash, the company said. He was 51...
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Angelo Dundee, 90 (1921 - 2012)
TIM DAHLBERG, The Associated Press Angelo Dundee, the brilliant motivator who worked the corner for Muhammad Ali in his greatest fights and willed Sugar Ray Leonard to victory in his biggest bout,...
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George Esper, 79 (1932 - 2012)
RICHARD PYLE, The Associated Press George Esper, the tenacious Associated Press correspondent who refused to leave his post in the last days of the Vietnam War, remaining behind to cover the fall...
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Wislawa Szymborska, 88 (1923 - 2012)
MONIKA SCISLOWSKA, The Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's 1996 Nobel Prize-winning poet Wislawa Szymborska, whose simple words and playful verse plucked threads of irony and empathy...
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Mike Kelley, 57 (1954 - 2012)
DERRIK J. LANG, The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mike Kelley, the daring and influential contemporary installation artist who counted the band Sonic Youth and artist Paul McCarthy among...
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Janice Voss, 55 (1956 - 2012)
The Associated PressHOUSTON (AP) — NASA astronaut Janice Voss, who first worked for the space agency as a teenager and flew five shuttle missions in seven years, has died. She was 55.The agency...
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Florence Green, 110 (1901 - 2011)
DANICA KIRKA, The Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Florence Green never saw the front line. Her war was spent serving food, not dodging bullets. But Green, who has died at age 110, was the last...
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Mike deGruy, 60 (2012)
The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mike deGruy, an award-winning cinematographer who spent three decades making documentary films about the ocean, was killed in a helicopter crash in...
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Brig. Gen. Terence Hildner, 49 (1962 - 2012)
The Associated Press FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — A 49-year-old brigadier general died Friday in Afghanistan of apparent natural causes, becoming the highest-ranking U.S. soldier to die there, the...
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Nigel Doughty, 54 (2012)
The Associated Press NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) — Nigel Doughty, the owner of English club Nottingham Forest who rescued the two-time former European champion from financial turmoil, died on...
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Zalman King, 70 (1942 - 2012)
The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor and filmmaker Zalman King, who became known for his erotic work after writing and producing his breakthrough film "9 ½ Weeks," has died. He was 70....
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Patricia Disney, 77 (2012)
The Associated PressLOS ANGELES (AP) — Patricia Disney, who was once married to Walt Disney's late nephew Roy E. Disney and was vice chairwoman of Roy's investment company, died Friday after a long...
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Wayne Kelly, 63 (2012)
The Associated PressSPRINGFIELD, N.J. (AP) — Wayne Kelly, a boxing referee who officiated several notable bouts, has died. He was 63.The International Boxing Federation said Kelly died Wednesday...
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Sgt. Jimmie Begay, 86 (2012)
The Associated PressWINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — Another Navajo Code Talker has died.Thurmon Begay says his father, Sgt. Jimmie Begay of Sawmill, died Wednesday after a fall. He was 86.Begay was one...
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Robert B. Cohen, 86 (2012)
CHRIS HAWLEY, The Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — Magazine distributor Robert B. Cohen, who built the Hudson News chain of newsstands from one store at LaGuardia Airport and changed the way...
