NOTABLE DEATHS | February 1, 2017
Frank Pellegrino (1944 - 2017) ›
Actor appeared on “The Sopranos,” co-owned Rao’s restaurant in Manhattan…
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On Feb. 2, 1959, Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. Richardson...
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What’s the difference between a funeral and a memorial service? A memorial service is held without the remains present.
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CELEBRITY DEATHS | January 8, 2017
2017 Celebrity Deaths ›
We remember celebrities we've lost this year...
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A traditional New Orleans jazz funeral starts with somber music. It's only after the burial that the band cuts loose with raucous, celebratory tunes.
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INSPIRATIONAL LIVES
Willie Evans
Buffalo football star whose 1958 team refused to play in a bowl game banning black players
Joyce Brock
Created one of the first modeling agencies and schools for African-Americans
Jill Saward
Rape victim became an advocate for victims of sexual assault
Anne Jennings
First African-American registered nurse to graduate from Hartford Hospital School
Allan Williams
The first manager of the Beatles
Mary Louise "Lou" Rodeen
The first woman to be accepted into the Northwestern University Band.
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John Wetton (1949 - 2017) ›
January 31, 2017
English bassist fronted 1980s prog-rock supergroup Asia…
Masaya Nakamura (1925 - 2017) ›
January 30, 2017
Father of Pac-Man founded video game company...
Quebec Mosque Shooting Victims ›
January 30, 2017
At least six people have died in attack...
Emmanuelle Riva (1927 - 2017) ›
January 28, 2017
Acclaimed French actress…
John Hurt (1940 - 2017) ›
January 28, 2017
Prolific English actor starred in “The Elephant Man”…
Barbara Hale (1922 - 2017) ›
January 27, 2017
Actress played Della Street on “Perry Mason”…