obituaries

67-Year-Old Arkansas Woman, Who Died Of COVID-19, Remembered By Her Daughter

5:15am January 22, 2021

This month, 67 year old Alicia Ugartechea > of Hot Springs, Ark. died of COVID-19. She is one of the more than 400,000 people who have died from COVID-19 in the United States.

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Sports

Hall Of Fame Pitcher, Baseball Announcer Don Sutton Dies At 75

12:22am January 20, 2021

by Jaclyn Diaz

Don Sutton played most of his 23-year Major League playing career with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1998.

Coronavirus Victims: Gospel Blues Performer John Wilkins

5:13pm January 19, 2021

by Christopher Intagliata

The Rev. John Wilkins of Hunters Chapel in Mississippi spent his life performing gospel blues in and out of the church. He died of COVID-19 at age 76.

Florinda Flores, COVID-19 Victim, Never Held Back Her Love Or Food

7:56am January 18, 2021

We continue to remember some of the nearly 400,000 people who died in the U.S. during the coronavirus pandemic. Florinda Flores, 85, a beloved grandmother in Roswell, N.M., died last month.

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Phil Spector in the studio in an undated photo.

Music & Culture

Phil Spector, Legendary Record Producer And Convicted Murderer, Has Died At 81

2:52pm January 17, 2021

by Neda Ulaby

The famous — even infamous — producer, known for his "wall of sound," died Saturday. He produced records for The Ronettes, Ike and Tina Turner as well as The Beatles, among many others.

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Cuban American Legal Pioneer Osvaldo Soto Dies At 91

4:04pm January 15, 2021

by Greg Allen

Miami is mourning the death of a legal pioneer. Osvaldo Soto successfully fought for the repeal of an "English-only" law in Miami-Dade County. He has died at age 91.

Sylvain Sylvain of the New York Dolls, shown here performing in 2007, has died at the age of 69.

Music & Culture

Sylvain Sylvain, New York Dolls Guitarist, Dies At 69

3:34pm January 15, 2021

by Marissa Lorusso

Sylvain's rhythm guitar playing was the foundation for the raw, hard-driving sound of the New York Dolls, who presaged punk and new wave and influenced generations of musicians.

Las Vegas entertainers Siegfried Fischbacher (left) and Roy Horn pose with their white tiger.

Arts

Siegfried Fischbacher Of Siegfried & Roy Dies At 81

2:17pm January 14, 2021

by Andrew Limbong

Fischbacher died Wednesday night in his home in Las Vegas from pancreatic cancer. His death came just months after his magic partner Roy Horn died of COVID-19 related complications in May.

Sheldon Adelson, with his wife, Miriam, talks with then-Secretary of State Rex Tillerson before a 2017 speech by President Trump at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem.

Sheldon Adelson, Conservative Donor And Casino Titan, Dies At 87

8:47pm January 12, 2021

by Peter Overby

Adelson built a casino empire that stretched from Las Vegas to Singapore. His huge donations to conservative causes in the U.S. and Israel helped shape politics in both countries.

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Tuba Virtuoso Howard Johnson Dies At 79

4:20pm January 12, 2021

Howard Johnson, an American jazz musician known for his mastery of tuba and baritone saxophone, has died at age 79. NPR remembers his life and legacy.