NOTABLE DEATHS | January 16, 2017
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NASA astronaut was the last person to walk on the moon…
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ADVICE AND SUPPORT | January 5, 2017
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Will it matter if I don't attend the funeral?
DIED TODAY IN HISTORY | January 17, 2017
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Actor Richard Crenna had a long career...
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Ancient Greeks and Romans placed a coin in the mouth of the deceased as payment to the ferryman Charon for passage across the river Styx to the afterlife.
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CELEBRITY DEATHS | January 8, 2017
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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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INSPIRATIONAL LIVES
Willie Evans
Buffalo football star whose 1958 team refused to play in a bowl game banning black players
Allan Williams
The first manager of the Beatles
Mary Louise "Lou" Rodeen
The first woman to be accepted into the Northwestern University Band.
Joyce Brock
Created one of the first modeling agencies and schools for African-Americans
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First African-American registered nurse to graduate from Hartford Hospital School
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Rape victim became an advocate for victims of sexual assault
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Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka (1943 - 2017) ›
January 15, 2017
WWE Hall of Fame Wrestler….
Tommy Allsup (1931 - 2017) ›
January 15, 2017
Guitarist avoided Buddy Holly plane crash by losing a coin flip…
Dick Gautier (1931 - 2017) ›
January 14, 2017
Actor played Hymie the Robot on “Get Smart”…
David Modell (1960 - 2017) ›
January 13, 2017
Former Baltimore Ravens president…
Lord Snowdon (1930 - 2017) ›
January 13, 2017
Photographer married Britain's Princess Margaret...
William Peter Blatty (1928 - 2017) ›
January 13, 2017
Best-selling author wrote "The Exorcist"...