http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/obituary/ en-us Wed, 30 Dec 2009 23:25:26 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2417973/posts Pro wrestling great Steve "Dr. Death" Williams died on Tuesday night at age 49. He has been battling cancer in recent years. PROWRESTLING.NET http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2417973/posts#comment Wed, 30 Dec 2009 23:25:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417028/posts Sailor Who Survived USS Cole Attack Dies At 31 Family believes he died from a panic attack while he slept HOMESTEAD, Fla. - A survivor of the suicide bombing on the USS Cole in Yemen 10 years ago has died at his Florida home. U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Johann Gokool was found dead in his bed last Wednesday, a week after his 31st birthday. His sister, Natala Gokool, says her brother suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder and had frequent, violent panic attacks. Natala Gokool said her brother never recovered from the attack. "He didn't like to be in... MSNBC.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417028/posts#comment Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:16:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2416050/posts Father Edward Schillebeeckx, an influential Dominican theologian, died at his home in the Netherlands on December 23 after a long illness at the age of 95. Born in Belgium, he was an adviser to the Dutch bishops during Vatican II. Later his theological work emphasized the universal priesthood of the laity, to the extent that the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith issued a caution in 1986 that his theories were at odds with the teachings of the Church. Catholic World News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2416050/posts#comment Mon, 28 Dec 2009 03:29:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415773/posts Percy Sutton dies; His Obama revelation omitted from obituaries Legendary lawyer and politician Percy Sutton has died at the age of 89, and the major media are omitting mention of one of his most notable acts. The former Borough President of Manhattan, Sutton had a long and distinguished career as a lawyer (he was Malcolm X's attorney) and media mogul, who purchased radio stations in New York and other cities, making them into high rated black-oriented outlets. He also purchased and renovated (thereby saving from the wrecking ball) New York's legendary Apollo Theatre in Harlem. To top it off, Sutton... American Thinker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415773/posts#comment Sun, 27 Dec 2009 16:52:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415625/posts NEW YORK (AP) - Percy Sutton, attorney to Malcolm X and a pioneering media mogul, has died in New York. He was 89. Marissa Shorenstein, a spokeswoman for Gov. David Paterson, confirmed Sutton's death Saturday. She did not know the cause of death. The son of a slave, Sutton became a fixture in Harlem after moving to New York City following his military service with the famed Tuskegee Airmen in World War II. His law office represented Malcolm X and the slain activist's family for decades. Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415625/posts#comment Sun, 27 Dec 2009 05:38:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414138/posts Services were pending Wednesday for a retired Army colonel who, at the time of his death in Waco, was believed to be the most-decorated living American soldier. Retired Army Col. Robert L. Howard, 70, who died Wednesday in Waco, was a Medal of Honor winner who at the time of his death was believed to be the most-decorated living American soldier. Howard will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Services were pending Wednesday through OakCrest Funeral Home in Waco. Texas Gov. Rick Perry issued a statement late Wednesday afternoon in which he said Howard “was the bravest soldier I... KWTX Television http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414138/posts#comment Thu, 24 Dec 2009 00:22:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412609/posts HOUSTON (BP)--Joe H. Reynolds, a World War II veteran who fought at the battle of Iwo Jima and who went on to serve as Texas assistant attorney general and in several roles within the Southern Baptist Convention, died Dec. 18 of natural causes. He was 88. Reynolds grew up in Tyler, Texas, and enlisted in the Marine Corps following the attack on Pearl Harbor. He was seriously wounded in 1945 at the battle of Iwo Jima -- he received a Purple Heart -- and he witnessed the raising of the American flag on Mount Suribachi, a significant moment in U.S.... BAPTIST PRESS http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412609/posts#comment Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:16:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411807/posts Movie star Brittany Murphy is dead of a heart attack at 32. She went into full cardiac arrest early Sunday and could not be revived, the Website TMZ reported. The Los Angeles City Fire Department got a call from the home of Murphy's husband Simon Monjack about 8 a.m., fire officials told TMZ. She was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead on arrival Murphy starred in "8 Mile," and "Don't Say a Word." The starlet became a household name among teens in 1995 as the sidekick in "Clueless," who went from awkward wall flower to snotty... NY Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411807/posts#comment Sun, 20 Dec 2009 20:06:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409793/posts Jennifer Jones, the beautiful, raven-haired actress who was nominated for Academy Awards five times, winning in 1943 for her portrayal of a saintly nun in "The Song of Bernadette," died Thursday. She was 90. Jones, who in later years was a leader of the Norton Simon Museum, died at her home in Malibu of natural causes, museum spokeswoman Leslie Denk told The Associated Press. Jones was the widow of the museum's founder, wealthy industrialist Norton Simon, and served as chair of the museum's board of directors after his death. Known for her intense performances, Jones was one of Hollywood's biggest... Yahoo - AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409793/posts#comment Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:31:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408933/posts Roy Edward Disney, the nephew of Walt Disney whose commitment to his uncle's creative spirit prompted him to mount revolts that led to the unseating of two of the company's chief executives and a revival of the studio's legendary animation unit, has died. He was 79. Disney, who had been battling cancer, died this morning, according to Clifford A. Miller, a spokesman for Disney's company Shamrock Holdings. Disney toiled for years in the shadow of his famous uncle and his father, Roy O. Disney, who behind the scenes ran the business side of the Walt Disney Co. for his brother.... LA Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408933/posts#comment Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:30:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408582/posts Dick Riley passed away this past December 7th. I lost a friend…and so did every American gun owner. Beginning as a part-time gunsmith, he opened Riley’s Sport Shop in 1953 in the town of Hooksett, New Hampshire. He quickly grew his business into the largest gun shop in the state, and one of the two largest in Northern New England. But he did much, much more than that. From the beginning, Dick Riley was actively involved in the fight for gun owners’ civil rights. He – and later, his bright and lovely wife Doris – were both voted into the... backwoodshome.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408582/posts#comment Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:56:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408168/posts TULSA, OK -- Dr. Oral Roberts died Tuesday in Newport Beach, California due to complications from pneumonia. According to a news release from the family, his son, Richard, and daughter, Roberta, were at his side. The founder of Oral Roberts Evangelistic Association and Oral Roberts University was 91. The release says there will be a private family internment and that arrangements for a public memorial service in Tulsa will be announced soon. Here is the rest of the release: "Oral Roberts was the greatest man of God I've ever known," Richard Roberts said. "A modern-day apostle of the healing ministry,... News on 6 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408168/posts#comment Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:36:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408173/posts <p>TULSA, OK -- Dr. Oral Roberts died Tuesday in Newport Beach, California due to complications from pneumonia.</p> <p>According to a news release from the family, his son, Richard, and daughter, Roberta, were at his side. The founder of Oral Roberts Evangelistic Association and Oral Roberts University was 91.</p> KOTV http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408173/posts#comment Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:40:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406637/posts BOSTON (Reuters) – Paul Samuelson, whose work helped form the basis of modern economics, died on Sunday in his home in Belmont, Massachusetts, after a brief illness. He was 94. > Among MIT's prominent alumni are Federal Reserve Bank Chairman Ben Bernanke, Nobel laureate New York Times columnist Paul Krugman, and Christina Romer, chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers. > Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406637/posts#comment Sun, 13 Dec 2009 17:24:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405209/posts By TIMOTHY LOGUE, tlogue@delcotimes.com RADNOR — Luther H. Smith, a World War II pilot who flew 133 combat missions over Europe as a member of the famed Tuskegee Airmen, died Wednesday morning at Bryn Mawr Hospital. He was 89. A longtime resident of Villanova, Smith dropped out of the University of Iowa in 1942 to join the U.S. Army Air Corps. “Before World War II began in 1941, black Americans were not accepted in military aviation and I wanted to be a military aviator,” he told the Daily Times in a 2007 interview. “We performed much better than anyone thought... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405209/posts#comment Fri, 11 Dec 2009 07:39:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2405005/posts Not reported by any news outlets yet, but The Washington Post has confirmed the death of actor Gene Barry Dec. 9 in Woodland Hills, Calif., at age 90. The Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2405005/posts#comment Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:28:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2401413/posts <p>Somewhere along the line — at a wedding, at a child’s birthday party, in third-grade music class — everybody has done the hokey pokey. Admit it: you sang the silly song, you did the silly dance.</p> <p>And you shake it all about.</p> NYT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2401413/posts#comment Sun, 6 Dec 2009 10:13:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2400121/posts Miss. Survivor Of Vietnam's Hanoi Hilton Dies At 82 Pitchford Survived 7 Years In Prison Camp UPDATED: 3:48 pm CST December 3, 2009 JACKSON, Miss. -- Retired Air Force Col. Jack Pitchford, a fighter pilot from Mississippi who survived seven years in the Vietnamese prison camp known as the Hanoi Hilton, has died. He was 82. The Natchez, Miss., native was shot down in 1965 and taken to the Hoa Lo prison, a hellish place where Americans, including famous veterans like U.S. Sen. John McCain, were tortured. Pitchford was released in 1973. His brother said Pitchford died Wednesday after battling... WAPT News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2400121/posts#comment Fri, 4 Dec 2009 13:43:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2399826/posts Lester Shubin, a government scientist who saw the potential of using Kevlar to strengthen bullet-resistant vests for the police, an advance that has saved the lives of more than 3,000 officers, died Nov. 20 at his home in Fairfax, Va. He was 84. The cause was a heart attack, his son, Harry, said. Working with the Army in the early 1970s, Mr. Shubin helped develop the first vests made of Kevlar, an extraordinarily strong fabric invented by the DuPont Company. At the time he was a program manager with the National Institute of Justice, an arm of the United States... New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2399826/posts#comment Fri, 4 Dec 2009 01:26:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2394020/posts Mike Lebell, the promoter of the NWA Los Angeles territory during the 1960s and 1970s died this afternoon. He was 79 years old. CANOE -- SLAM! Sports - Wrestling http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2394020/posts#comment Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:02:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392188/posts Sadly, we have received word from his wife that HoosierHawk has died: Can you please place hoosierhawk on your memorial wall. Robert V. McNear Born February 17th, 1958 died October 28th 2009. As you know hoosierhawk was famous for his First Sunday Music Post, loved by everyone. Sincerely, Mrs. Hoosierhawk http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392188/posts#comment Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:36:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2391099/posts WASHINGTON, Nov. 20, 2009 – Retired Army Col. Lewis L. Millett, who earned the Medal of Honor during the Korean War for leading what reportedly was the last major American bayonet charge, died Nov 14. Retired Army Col. Lewis L. Millet wears his Medal of Honor, Distinguished Service Cross, Silver Star and other medals earned in World War II, Korea and Vietnam. He served as honorary colonel of the 27th Infantry Regiment Association, and was active in veterans events almost to his death Nov. 14, 2009. U.S. Army photo  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. Millett, 88, died in Loma... Face of Defence http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2391099/posts#comment Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:08:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2387804/posts Remembering Ken Ober, The Voice Of 'Remote Control' Posted 41 minutes ago by Kyle Anderson in Music, Television This was a sad day at MTV, as we had a death in the family. Ken Ober, the longtime comedian, television producer and host of early MTV game show "Remote Control," passed away at age 52. Arguably, Ober's most indelible legacy is "Remote Control," which premiered in 1987 and was one of MTV's first attempts at crafting an original television series. The premise was delightfully low-fi: Ober posited that he hosted a media-obsessed game show out of the basement of his parents'... MTV http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2387804/posts#comment Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:04:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2387323/posts Equalizer Actor Edward Woodward Dies Actor Edward Woodward, famous for his roles in The Wicker Man and The Equalizer has died today. Actor 'never lost his brave spirit' The 79-year-old had been suffering from various illnesses, including pneumonia. Sky News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2387323/posts#comment Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:11:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2385062/posts Paul Wendkos, who directed the 1959 surfing classic "Gidget" and two sequels, died early Thursday at his home in Malibu... His feature film credits include 1961's "Angel Baby," with George Hamilton and Mercedes McCambridge, and 1971's "The Mephisto Waltz," starring Alan Alda and Jacqueline Bisset... The Wrap http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2385062/posts#comment Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:42:17 GMT