NOTABLE DEATHS | March 27, 2017
Roger Wilkins (1932 - 2017) ›
Civil rights activist, historian, and journalist who won a Pulitzer Prize…
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ADVICE AND SUPPORT | March 21, 2017
Should a widow move? ›
And if so, how soon?
DIED TODAY IN HISTORY | March 27, 2017
Died March 27 ›
Dudley Moore and other notable people who died this day in history...
Did You Know?
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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CULTURE AND TRENDS | March 22, 2017
The Man Who Threw His Own Funeral ›
First, he published a "nobituary" while he was still around to see it.
CELEBRITY DEATHS | January 8, 2017
2017 Celebrity Deaths ›
We remember celebrities we've lost this year...
Did You Know?
Though used interchangeably today, gravestones and tombstones were once two different things: the marker on top of a gravesite and the coffin's stone lid.
Funny Obituaries
Obituaries usually inspire tears, but a few unique souls would rather make us laugh.
INSPIRATIONAL LIVES
Jill Saward
Rape victim became an advocate for victims of sexual assault
Allan Williams
The first manager of the Beatles
Mary Louise "Lou" Rodeen
The first woman to be accepted into the Northwestern University Band.
Willie Evans
Buffalo football star whose 1958 team refused to play in a bowl game banning black players
Bob Sheridan
Beloved grandfather who appreciated family, humor, and good automobiles.
Ned Garver
One of only 2 MLB pitchers to win 20 games on a team that lost more than 100 games.
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Where there is love there is life.
NOTABLE DEATHS
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Japan Avalanche Victims ›
March 27, 2017
Seven students and a teacher are killed...
Jean Rouverol (1916 - 2017) ›
March 25, 2017
Blacklisted actress and screenwriter…
Lawrence Montaigne (1931 - 2017) ›
March 25, 2017
Actor appeared on original “Star Trek” TV series…
Lola Albright (1924 - 2017) ›
March 24, 2017
Actress played a singer on TV's "Peter Gunn"
John "Sib" Hashian (1949 - 2017) ›
March 23, 2017
Boston’s original drummer played on band’s debut album…
Pete Hamilton (1942 - 2017) ›
March 23, 2017
Former NASCAR driver won the Daytona 500 in 1970...
