NOTABLE DEATHS | December 22, 2016
Valerie Fairman (1993 - 2016) ›
Former reality TV personality starred on MTV series…
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ADVICE AND SUPPORT | November 21, 2016
Handling the Holidays After the Death of a Loved One ›
Remember that you have options about how to cope with the holidays after the death of a person you love.
DIED TODAY IN HISTORY | December 23, 2016
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Oscar Peterson was called the Maharajah of the Keyboard...
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Some Victorian families hired professional mourners to attend a loved one’s funeral. Their loud and public wailing would encourage others to weep.
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CELEBRITY DEATHS | November 14, 2016
2016 Celebrity Deaths ›
Join us as we remember celebrities who died in 2016.
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INSPIRATIONAL LIVES
Mary Louise "Lou" Rodeen
The first woman to be accepted into the Northwestern University Band.
William "Bill" Covington
One of the first African Americans to integrate the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Force.
Joyce Brock
Created one of the first modeling agencies and schools for African-Americans
Mary Crocker Fassett
An accomplished artist whose work has been featured in galleries in America and France
William Ziegler
Former New Orleans firefighter whose humorous obituary went viral
Anne Jennings
First African-American registered nurse to graduate from Hartford Hospital School
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Marion Pritchard (1920 - 2016) ›
December 21, 2016
Dutch woman helped save the lives of many Jews during the Holocaust...
Fran Jeffries (1937 - 2016) ›
December 21, 2016
Singer, actress danced the samba in "The Pink Panther"...
Kevin O’Morrison (1916 - 2016) ›
December 21, 2016
Actor appeared in the movies “Sleepless in Seattle” and “The Set-Up”…
Gordon Hunt (1929 - 2016) ›
December 21, 2016
Directed iconic TV cartoons including "Jetsons," "Scooby-Doo," "Smurfs"...
Mexico Fireworks Market Explosion Victims ›
December 21, 2016
At least 33 people were killed in an explosion at a fireworks market in Tultepec, Mexico…
Dick Latessa (1929 - 2016) ›
December 20, 2016
Actor won a Tony Award for best featured actor in a musical for "Hairspray”…