April 4, 2023 Ronald Sarasin, former GOP congressman who helmed Capitol Historical Society, dead at 88 Former GOP Connecticut Rep. Ronald Sarasin, who chaired the Capitol Historical Society after leaving politics in the wake of an unsuccessful 1978 gubernatorial bid, has died. He was 88.
April 4, 2023 Japanese musician and composer Ryuichi Sakamoto dead after cancer battle Japanese musician and film composer Ryuichi Sakamoto died March 28, after a battle with cancer, the recording company Avex said in a statement.
March 29, 2023 Mel King, Boston civil rights figurehead and former mayoral candidate, dead at 94 Mel King, a prominent civil rights figurehead in Boston credited with much of the city's progress on integration in the 1970s and 1980s, died Tuesday. He was 94.
March 10, 2023 Last surviving member of prominent anti-Hitler resistance group dead at 103 Traute Lafrenz, the last known surviving member of the White Rose, a WWII-era, anti-Hitler German resistance group, has died in South Carolina at age 103.
March 8, 2023 Children's author, 'Olivia' creator Ian Falconer dead at 63 Children's author Ian Falconer, creator and author of the "Olivia" series, died of natural causes Tuesday at his Norwalk, Connecticut, home. He was 63.
March 2, 2023 Steve Mackey, bass guitarist for British band Pulp, dead at 56 Steve Mackey, bass guitarist for British alt rock band Pulp, has died at age 56. No cause of death has been given as of yet.
February 24, 2023 Former US Senator James Abourezk dead at 92 Former Democratic South Dakota Sen. James Abourezk, who was the first Arab-American elected to the federal legislative chamber, died Friday. He was 92.
February 23, 2023 Former Wisconsin Gov. Tony Earl dead at 86 Former Democratic Wisconsin Gov. Tony Earl, a staunch left-wing activist who served one term in the 1980s, died Thursday at 86 following reports of a stroke earlier this week.
February 14, 2023 Dave Hollis, lifestyle guru and former Disney exec, dead at 47 Dave Hollis, a former Disney executive who left the company in 2018 to help his wife launch a self-help empire, died at home in Texas. He was 47.
February 7, 2023 Attorney Harry Whittington, who was shot by Dick Cheney in 2006 hunting mishap, dies Texas attorney Harry Whittington, remembered by many as the man accidentally shot by then-Vice President Dick Cheney, died Saturday according to Karl Rove, a long time friend.