Posts in category Obituaries

By DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press NEW YORK – Brooklyn District Attorney Kenneth Thompson, the first African- American to hold the office and whose career included …

By ANGELA CHARLTON Associated Press PARIS –Curtis Roosevelt, who lived in the White House as a child when his grandfather was president and worked for …

By MICHELLE HOLLINGER MHollinger@sfltimes.com MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – Harry Rhodes meant a lot to a lot of people. A newly- wed, Rhodes married his long …

Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO – An influential community activist who turned San Francisco’s Asian-American population into a political power in the city has died. A …

Associated Press OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) – Clarence Brooks, who served as a defensive line coach with the Baltimore Ravens for 11 years, has died …

Staff Report WASHINGTON – One of the surefire clues that someone has answered their calling and is living their passion is the easy expertise at …

Associated Press NEW YORK – Dabney Montgomery, who served with the all-black Tuskegee Airmen in World War II and marched with civil rights leader Martin …

Associated Press NEW YORK – Dr. Joy Browne, the syndicated radio and television psychologist whose upbeat and approachable style made her a favorite for nearly …

By ROBERT JABLON Associated Press LOS ANGELES – Max Ritvo, a poet who chronicled his long battle with cancer in works that were both humorous …

By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS – Belgian harmonica player Toots Thielemans, whose illustrious career included playing with jazz greats like Miles Davis and whose …