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Tag: Deaths (Obituaries)

Ruth Buzzi, Purse-Wielding Gladys of ‘Laugh-In,’ Is Dead at 88

Ruth Buzzi, Purse-Wielding Gladys of ‘Laugh-In,’ Is Dead at 88

Ruth Buzzi, whose wary spinster wielding a vicious pocketbook to fend off male advances both real and imagined was among …

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Julia Parsons, U.S. Navy Code Breaker During World War II, Dies at 104

Julia Parsons, U.S. Navy Code Breaker During World War II, Dies at 104

Julia Parsons, a U.S. Navy code breaker during World War II who was among the last survivors of a top-secret …

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Dick Barnett, Champion Knick With a Singular Jump Shot, Dies at 88

Dick Barnett, Champion Knick With a Singular Jump Shot, Dies at 88

Dick Barnett, who helped propel the Knicks to their glory days in the 1970s with his strange jump-shooting style, and …

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Alexis Herman, First Black Secretary of Labor, Dies at 77

Alexis Herman, First Black Secretary of Labor, Dies at 77

Alexis Herman, a Democratic Party insider who grew up under segregation in Alabama and went on to become the first …

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Charles Phan, Whose Slanted Door Elevated Vietnamese Food, Dies at 62

Charles Phan, Whose Slanted Door Elevated Vietnamese Food, Dies at 62

Charles Phan, a self-taught chef whose family fled Vietnam when he was a teenager and whose sleek restaurant helped change …

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