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05/13/2024
Richard "Rick" Slayman, the first person to receive a pig kidney transplant, has died at the age of 62
The hospital that performed the procedure two months earlier says there is "no indication" that the transplant was related to his death.
05/13/2024
Peter Eagler, former Clifton councillor, assemblyman and freeholder, has died at the age of 69
On Saturday, Clifton lost one of its most dedicated community servants: former councilman Peter Eagler passed away at the age of 69.
05/13/2024
James Simons, quantum investing pioneer and philanthropist, has passed away at the age of 86
Billionaire investor James Simons, a Cold War-era mathematician and code breaker who founded one of the world's best-known and most profitable hedge funds, Renaissance Technologies, has died at age 86, his foundation said Friday. Simons' foundation did not give a cause of death. Sixty years ago, Simons - he preferred to be called Jim - changed course from teaching math and working in U.S. intelligence to investing.
05/13/2024
Judy Devlin Hashman, a champion badminton player who grew up in Baltimore, has died at the age of 88
Judy Devlin Hashman, who won the All-England Badminton Singles Championship 10 times - more than any other player, male or female - died May 6 in Oxford, England. She was 88 years old.
05/13/2024
Mark Damon, veteran international salesman and actor, has died at the age of 91
Mark Damon, the actor turned independent sales executive and producer of the movie "Monster", died Sunday in Los Angeles. He was 91.
05/13/2024
Jazztronica pioneer Jeffrey Henry, aka DJ Chicken George, has died at the age of 50
Henry was battling a rare form of skin cancer.
05/12/2024
A.J. Smith, the most successful general manager in Chargers history, has died at the age of 75
A.J. Smith, the longtime NFL executive who became the winningest general manager in Chargers history, has died. He was 75 years old.
05/12/2024
Al Onorato, co-founder of the Casting Society, has died at the age of 88
Al Onorato, co-founder of the Casting Society of America and casting director for such series as "Bewitched" and "Police Story", has died at age 88.
05/12/2024
Susan Bucklini, the swimmer who was the first victim of the movie "Jaws", has died at the age of 77
Ms. Bucklini, a stuntwoman, appeared in the scary opening scene of the 1975 blockbuster in which she is attacked by a white shark.
05/12/2024
Bob Bruggers, Former Gophers player, NFL player and professional wrestler, has died at the age of 80
Bob Bruggers played high school at Danube and was a two-way player for the Gofers before playing professional soccer for six seasons before becoming a wrestler.
05/12/2024
Alex Hassilev, the last of the Original Limelites, has died at the age of 91
The trio's witty, urbane arrangements made him one of the leading performers of the folk music revival of the early 1960s. His gift for languages also helped.
05/12/2024
Roger Corman, prolific producer, mentor to Hollywood luminaries, has died at the age of 98
Roger Corman, the prolific producer who gave the first chances to future Hollywood luminaries, has died. He was 98 years old.