Obituaries

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'Chi Chi' Rodriguez, a Hall of Fame golfer who livened up the sport, dies at 88

11:28am August 09, 2024

by The Associated Press

Juan “Chi Chi” Rodriguez, whose antics on the greens and inspiring life story made him among the sport’s most popular players during a long professional career, died Thursday.

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Billy Bean, second openly gay ex-MLB player, dies at 60

9:18pm August 06, 2024

by The Associated Press

Bean, who became the second former Major League Baseball player to come out as gay in 1999 before becoming the sport’s senior vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion, has died. He was 60.

Nobel Prize-winning physicist Tsung-Dao Lee has died at age 97

11:55am August 06, 2024

by The Associated Press

The Chinese American physicist, who in 1957 became the second-youngest scientist to receive a Nobel Prize, died on Sunday at his home in San Francisco.

Remembering the life and work of NPR correspondent Ina Jaffe

5:49pm August 01, 2024

by Karen Grigsby Bates

Longtime NPR correspondent Ina Jaffe has died. She was 75 years old, and had been living with cancer for the past few years.

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William L. Calley Jr., convicted in the My Lai massacre, dies at 80

3:57am August 01, 2024

by Quil Lawrence

William Calley, the only U.S. soldier convicted for the My Lai massacre during the Vietnam war, died in April this year at age 80.

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Remembering Francine Pascal, creator of the teen romance series 'Sweet Valley High'

4:47am July 31, 2024

"Morning Edition" remembers author Francine Pascal, who created the young adult series, "Sweet Valley High," who has died at 92.

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Celebrating the late creator of the popular teen romance series 'Sweet Valley High'

5:17pm July 30, 2024

by Elizabeth Blair

The creator of one of the most popular teen romance series of all time has died. Francine Pascal’s Sweet Valley High series debuted in the mid-1980s and went on to sell millions of copies worldwide.

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William Calley, who led My Lai massacre that shamed U.S. military in Vietnam, has died

1:04pm July 30, 2024

by The Associated Press

Army Lt. William L. Calley Jr. led the U.S. soldiers who killed hundreds of Vietnamese civilians in the My Lai massacre, the most notorious war crime in modern American military history. He was 80.

Erica Ash, ‘Survivor’s Remorse’ and ‘Real Husbands of Hollywood’ Actor, dies at 46

7:51pm July 29, 2024

by Elizabeth Blair

Actor and comedian Erica Ash has died at age 46. She was best known for MADtv, the sitcom Survivor's Remorse and The Big Gay Sketch Show.

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Celebrated Irish author Edna O'Brien dies at 93

5:40pm July 29, 2024

by Isabella Gomez Sarmiento

Edna O’Brien, one of Ireland’s most celebrated authors, has died at 93. Critics have praised her novels for honest portrayals of women’s passions.

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