Posts in category Obituaries

ANDRÉ WATTS: Won a Philadelphia Orchestra student competition and debuted when he was 10 in a children’s concert in 1957. PHOTO COURTESY OF YOUTUBE.COM BLOOMINGTON, …

LOS ANGELES (AP) – C.R. Roberts, whose record-setting performance helped Southern California beat Texas in a 1956 road game played in the segregated state, has …

CHRISTINE KING FARRIS: Her casket laid under the state`s gold dome a rare honor, reserved for prominent political figures and few African Americans. PHOTO COURTESY …

ANTWUN ECHOLS: Powerful punch earned him nickname. PHOTO COURTESY OF DIGNITYMEMORIAL.COM Associated Press DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) – Antwun Echols, a boxer who twice lost to …

THE HON. JUDGE LEO ADDERLY: Made other significant community contributions beyond his service on the bench. PHOTO COURTESY OF FACEBOOK MIAMI, Fla. – Leo Adderly, …

RAYMOND CASSAGNOL: Wrote in his memoir that he was shocked by the prejudice he encountered in the American South. “Even the church did not escape …

CHRISTINE KING FARRIS: “She once said that her brother Martin simply gave us the blueprint, but it was our duty ‘to carry it out.” PHOTO …

JACK STOKES: Dies at 73 following retirement after decades-long career. PHOTO COURTESY OF TWITTER NEW YORK (AP) – Jack Stokes, a veteran journalist with The …

CLARK HAGGANS: Started opposite Joey Porter on one of NFL’s best defenses. PHOTO COURTESY OF BEHINDTHESTEELCURTAIN.COM PITTSBURGH (AP) – Clark Haggans, an outside linebacker who …

DAHRRAN DIEDRICK: Born in Jamaica and raised in Toronto, was first Canadian scholarship recruit to play for Nebraska. PHOTO COURTESY OF FACEBOOK VIA STOCK PHOTO …