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Today's Obituaries of Notable People

  • Oklahoma Tornado Victims (2013)

    Oklahoma Tornado Victims

    CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN, The Associated Press MOORE, Okla. (AP) — One loved unicorns. Another, nicknamed "ladybug," sang country songs. Another dreamed of one day owning a pontoon boat. When a top-of-the-scale EF5 tornado ripped through Moore, Okla., it took with it 24 lives. Seven of them were children at Plaza Towers Elementary school; two were only babies. These are the victims' stories...

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  • Flynn Robinson, 72 (1941 - 2013)

    Flynn Robinson

    The Associated PressLOS ANGELES (AP) — Flynn Robinson, the former NBA guard who played on the Los Angeles Lakers' 1971-72 championship team, has died after a two-year fight with cancer. He was 72.Flynn's wife, Nancy Pitts-Robinson, told the Lakers he died Thursday at Keck Hospital in Los Angeles.Called "Mr. Instant Point" by late Lakers broadcaster Chick Hearn, the 6-foot-1 Robinson averaged 9...

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  • Haynes Johnson, 81 (1931 - 2013)

    Haynes Johnson

    BARRY SCHWEID, The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Haynes Johnson, a pioneering Washington journalist who won a Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of the civil rights movement and migrated from newspapers to television, books and teaching, died Friday. He was 81. The Washington Post reported he died at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda, Md. In a statement to the Post newsroom, Managing Editor...

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  • Dick Evey, 72 (1941 - 2013)

    Dick Evey

    The Associated PressKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Dick Evey (EE'-vee), a tackle who played most of his eight seasons in the NFL with the Chicago Bears, has died at age 72.Smith Funeral & Cremation Service in Maryville, Tenn., says he died Thursday at the Ben Atchley State Veterans Home in Knoxville after a long illness.Evey played from 1964-69 with the Bears, who selected him out of Tennessee in the...

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  • Epy Guerrero, 71 (1942 - 2013)

    Epy  Guerrero

    The Associated PressTORONTO (AP) — The Toronto Blue Jays held a moment of silence before Thursday night's game against Baltimore to mark the death of prolific scout Epy Guerrero.The Blue Jays said he died Thursday at 71 in his native Dominican Republic. The team didn't provide additional details.Guerrero signed All-Star outfielder Cesar Cedeno for Houston and brought several top players to the...

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