Joe Kubert, comic book artist, dies at 85
Mr. Kubert, the influential comic book artist and writer whose rugged, hyper-masculine artwork included Tarzan, the flying super-hero Hawkman and the World War II infantryman Sgt. Rock, died Aug. 12.
Von Freeman, Chicago jazz legend, dies at 88
Mr. Freeman, 88, a jazz saxophonist who was honored this year as a National Endowment for the Arts jazz master, died Aug. 11
Spurgeon M. Keeny Jr. dies; arms control strategist was 87
Spurgeon M. Keeny Jr., an arms control expert who held top positions at the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency during the Cold War and later ran an influential Washington think tank that advises policymakers on nuclear proliferation, died Aug. 10 at his home in Washington. He was 87.
Dan Daniels, Washington sportscaster, dies at 90
Dan Daniels’s commentary and play-by-play coverage included Redskins football, Senators baseball and college contests at the University of Maryland and the U.S. Naval Academy.
Peggy S. Griffiths, bias suit winner, dies at 87
The Civil Service Commission’s director of equal employment opportunity ruled in 1976 that his own agency had discriminated against Mrs. Griffiths.
Nancy Hamilton, wife of former congressman, dies at 82
Nancy Hamilton, the wife of former U.S. Rep. Lee Hamilton (D-Ind.), died Aug. 11.
Local Obituaries
- Edward G. Winner, D.C. government employee
- Elinor Y. Sachse, economist
- M. Patton Echols Jr., lawyer
- Georgiana Sheldon Sharp, energy commissioner
- William L. Neff, lawyer
- Art Donner, environmental specialist
- Evelyn W. Pickett, Bureau of Indian Affairs employee
- Clarence G. Simon Jr., Army colonel
- Albert Shayne, trash company executive
- Kenneth F. Everly, bank auditor
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The life and career of Ernest Borgnine
The Oscar-winning actor died in Los Angeles on Sunday. He was 95.
Novelist Ray Bradbury: 1920-2012
The imaginative and prolific author wrote "The Martian Chronicles" and "Fahrenheit 451."
Bee Gees member Robin Gibb dies at 62
The singer-songwriter for one of the most successful pop groups of all time died.
Lockerbie bomber dies
Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi, the only person convicted in connection with the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, was 60.
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Author Maurice Sendak dies at 83
Author used children’s literature to address the psychological intensity of growing up.
Charles W. Colson dies
Nixon political operative went on to found a worldwide prison fellowship ministry.
