Recently Passed Away
05/14/2024
Kay Azar, a beloved tennis coach and teacher in Audubon, has died at the age of 80
One of the pioneers of the South Jersey Tennis Coaches Association, Kay Azar has made an impact on the tennis court in Audubon and beyond.
05/14/2024
Samantha Weinstein, Canadian actress, has died at the age of 42
Canadian singer Melanie Renaud, 42, has passed away after a year-long battle with ovarian cancer.
05/14/2024
Francis R. Strawbridge III, chairman of Strawbridge & Clothier and a longtime community leader, died in his 86th year of life
He was born in Bryn Mawr, grew up in Villanova, and other business and civic leaders invited him to join their boards of directors. "He had a tremendous interest in and respect for Philadelphia", his wife says.
05/14/2024
Bev Paul, the performer who helped turn Sugar Hill Records into an iconic brand of roots music, has died at the age of 76
Bev Paul, former CEO of Sugar Hill Records, has passed away. She is remembered by some of her colleagues and the bluegrass and folk musicians she supported.
05/14/2024
Irwin Fishbein, a World War II Army interpreter who helped Holocaust survivors, has died at the age of 101
Irwin Fishbein, a Baltimore attorney who used his translation skills to help Holocaust victims during World War II, has died. He was 101 years old.
05/14/2024
Jonathan Morris, leader of Morgan Lewis New York branch, has passed away at the age of 50
"He wasn't verbose, but when he spoke, people stopped to listen. What he had to say was always worth hearing", said Morgan Lewis Chairman Jamie McKeown.
05/14/2024
Sam McKeel, former publisher of The Inquirer and Daily News, has died at the age of 97
He helped The Philadelphia Inquirer become Philadelphia's leading newspaper in the late 1980s and was known as a stabilizing force in turbulent times. A former colleague called him "my most important mentor and the best boss I ever had".
05/13/2024
Christopher Edley Jr, the civil rights expert the presidents listened to, has died at the age of 71
He served as counselor in the Carter, Clinton, and Obama White Houses and taught at Harvard and Berkeley, where he was dean of the law school.
05/13/2024
Anna Piercy, a longtime trustee of the Anaheim Union High School District, has died at the age of 80
Prior to joining the school board, Piercy worked for the district for more than 37 years and served on the Cypress City Council for eight years.
05/13/2024
Arthur Irving, who grew his family's oil business and became one of Canada's richest men, has died at the age of 93
Canadian billionaire Arthur L. Irving has passed away in his 93rd year, after devoting his life to growing the oil business founded by his father.
05/13/2024
Jasper White, Boston culinary legend, has died at the age of 69
The chef has made a huge impact on the city's restaurant scene.
05/13/2024
Dr. Cyril Wecht, the famed pathologist who argued that more than one gunman killed JFK, has died at age 93
Dr. Cyril Wecht passed away at the age of 93 after spending much of his life advocating the view that more than one shooter was involved in the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy.