OBITUARIES
Tony Sirico, Dead At 79
By Vito Lucia, The Chicago Times July 8, 2022 NEW YORK – Tony Sirico, famed actor from the The Sopranos has passed away at the age of 79. Sirico, born July 29, 1942, in New York City would later grow up in Brooklyn. Sirico was known for portraying mobsters in…
DESMOND TUTU DIES AT 90
By The Chicago Times Staff December 26, 2021 JOHANNESBURG — Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize winner and unwavering opponent of the country’s former racist apartheid policies died on Sunday at the age of 90. Tutu battled passionately and nonviolently to demolish apartheid, South Africa’s horrific, decades-long government of…
SENATOR DOLE DEAD AT 98
by Vito Lucia, The Chicago Times December 5, 2021 TOPEKA, KS — Bob Dole, former Republican senator from Kansas died on Sunday at the age of 98. Dole’s death was announced by the Elizabeth Dole Foundation following a fight with lung cancer. In February 2021, Dole stated that he had…
Soldier, Statesman, & Gentleman: Colin Powell Dead at the Age of 84
by Vito Lucia and Bernard P. Lawson, The Chicago Times October 18, 2021 WASHINGTON — Colin Powell, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and later Secretary of State died Monday at the age of 84 from complications of COVID-19 while receiving treatment for cancer. He enlisted in the…
FAMED CHILDREN’S AUTHOR ERIC CARLE DEAD AT 91
by Vito Lucia, The Chicago Times May 26, 2021 Eric Carle, the acclaimed children’s novelist and artist has died at the age of 91. His classic The Very Hungry Caterpillar and other works offered millions of youngsters some of their earliest and most cherished literary experiences. Carle died Sunday in…
DICK KAY, LEGENDARY CHICAGO POLITICAL REPORTER, DEAD AT 84
by Vito Lucia, The Chicago Times May 13, 2021 ST. CHARLES, IL – Legendary political reporter Dick Kay died Thursday at the age of 84. According to his family, Kay was found unresponsive at his home and died peacefully at Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital in Geneva. Dick Kay was well…
PRINCE PHILIP, HUSBAND OF QUEEN ELIZABETH II, DIES AGED 99
AP News File LONDON (AP) — Prince Philip, the irascible and tough-minded husband of Queen Elizabeth II who spent more than seven decades supporting his wife in a role that both defined and constricted his life, has died, Buckingham Palace said Friday. He was 99.
AUTHOR BEVERLY CLEARY DIES AT 104
by Vito Lucia, The Chicago Times NEW YORK – Celebrated children’s author Beverly Cleary passed away Thursday at 104 according to a news release by HarperCollins. The author died Thursday in Carmel Valley, California. No cause of the death was given. Cleary began writing books in her 30s and gained…
JAMES LEVINE DEAD AT 77
by Vito Lucia, The Chicago Times NEW YORK – Famed conductor James Levine known for his work with the Metropolitan Opera for four decades has passed away at 77. Levin died of natural causes in Palm Springs California on March 9 and is survived by his wife Suzanne Thomson, sister…
CASSETTE TAPE INVENTOR LOU OTTENS DEAD AT 94
by Vito Lucia, The Chicago Times NETHERLANDS – Lou Ottens, inventor of the cassette tape, passed away Saturday at age of 94 according to electronics giant Philips. The Dutch inventor had a stellar and long career with the multinational conglomerate since the 1950s. As a teenager in occupied Netherlands, Ottens…
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