Posts in category Obituaries

Associated Press DURHAM, N.C. (AP) _ State Rep. Paul Luebke of Durham, a strong and consistent liberal voice on policy issues, has died at age …

Associated Press NEW YORK –A former member of the pioneering black aviation group the Tuskegee Airmen has died. Audley Coulthurst was 92. Audra Coulthurst says …

Associated Press SANTA MONICA, Calif. – Tom Hayden was long past his heyday of political rebellion and the Chicago 7 trial when he died on …

Associated Press MIAMI –Fulton Walker, the first player to score on a Super Bowl kickoff return, has died at the age of 58 in his …

Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The first African-American elected to a local government office in the Daytona Beach area has died. The Daytona Beach …

By TIM DAHLBERG AP Boxing Writer Aaron Pryor, the relentless junior welterweight who fought two memorable bouts with Alexis Arguello, died Sunday. He was 60. …

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 …