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Jim Irsay, Colts Owner and CEO, Dies at 65 (Thu, 22 May 2025)
He took over the business from his father in 1997 and turned the team into one of the best in the league, with a Super Bowl win during the 2006 season.
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David Lazer, Executive Who Joined the World of Muppets, Dies at 89 (Wed, 21 May 2025)
At IBM, he hired a young Jim Henson to make humorous corporate films using his puppet creations. Mr. Henson later hired Mr. Lazer to help run his company.
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Hans Noë, Architect, Sculptor and Proprietor of Fanelli Cafe, Dies at 96 (Wed, 21 May 2025)
He designed innovative houses and sculptures, but his most visible role in New York City’s cultural life was as an accidental restaurateur, running the venerable Fanelli Cafe.
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Gerry Connolly, Democratic Congressman of Virginia, Dies at 75 (Wed, 21 May 2025)
He had announced late last year that he was being treated for cancer of the esophagus. He told his constituents in April that he would not seek re-election.
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Monroe Milstein, Burlington Coat Factory Founder, Dies at 98 (Wed, 21 May 2025)
His was not exactly a rags-to-riches story, but his family made $1.3 billion from an original down payment of $75,000 in savings.
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George Wendt, a.k.a. Norm From ‘Cheers,’ Is Dead at 76 (Wed, 21 May 2025)
A burly, easygoing Chicago native, he became a staple of living rooms across the country for more than a decade as one of America’s favorite barflies.
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Michael A. Ledeen, Reagan Adviser Involved in Iran-Contra, Dies at 83 (Tue, 20 May 2025)
A neoconservative who fervidly opposed Communism and the fundamentalist regime in Iran, he wrote many books and articles, some of whose theories were later discredited.
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Shane Doyle, Founder of a Storied East Village Venue, Dies at 73 (Tue, 20 May 2025)
An Irish expatriate, he created Sin-é, a bare-bones cafe that became an unlikely magnet for stars like Sinead O’Connor, Bono of U2 and Iggy Pop.
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Vlastimil Hort, a Memorably Selfless Chess Grandmaster, Dies at 81 (Tue, 20 May 2025)
He could have advanced toward a title when his opponent, Boris Spassky, took ill. Instead, he displayed one of the game’s greatest acts of sportsmanship.
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Greg Cannom, Who Made Brad Pitt Old and Marlon Wayans White, Dies at 73 (Mon, 19 May 2025)
He won five Oscars as a makeup artist on movies in which characters transformed, like “Mrs. Doubtfire,” “White Chicks” and many more.
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Steve Kiner, Linebacker Who Was Open About Drug Use, Is Dead at 77 (Sat, 17 May 2025)
He was a star at the University of Tennessee when he began using LSD, mescaline and other drugs. He said he got clean while playing in the N.F.L.
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Jonnie Boer Dead: Michelin Star Chef Was 60 (Mon, 19 May 2025)
Long before the New Nordic movement, he saw the value in humble ingredients. So did anyone who ate at De Librije, his acclaimed restaurant in the Netherlands.
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Peter Lax, Pre-eminent Cold War Mathematician, Dies at 99 (Mon, 19 May 2025)
As the computer age dawned, he saw how the new technology could be harnessed to mathematics to solve problems in everything from designing weapons to predicting the weather.
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Overlooked No More, Walasse Ting, Who Bridged Cultures With Paint and Prose (Sat, 17 May 2025)
His style as a poet and artist was informed by his upbringing in Shanghai and his years in Paris. He then joined the Pop-fueled studios of New York.
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Walter Frankenstein, Who Hid from the Nazis All Over Berlin, Dies at 100 (Fri, 16 May 2025)
With his wife and infant sons, he took refuge in unlikely places, including an opera house, an abandoned car and a subway station converted to a bunker.
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David Tracy, 86, Theologian Who Rejected Rome’s Supremacy, Dies (Sat, 17 May 2025)
The author of influential books and essays, he was known for a contemporary theory of religion and Catholicism that advocated dialogue, not decrees.
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Ed Smylie, Who Saved the Apollo 13 Crew With Duct Tape, Dies at 95 (Sun, 18 May 2025)
He and his team of NASA engineers jumped into action to help three astronauts bound for the moon. His quick thinking earned him a shout-out from Richard Nixon.
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Charles Strouse, Composer of ‘Annie’ and ‘Bye Bye Birdie,’ Dies at 96 (Mon, 19 May 2025)
He wrote some of the most enduring musical theater numbers of his era and earned three Tony Awards, a Grammy and an Emmy.
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Malcolm Potts, Evangelist for Contraception in Developing Countries, Dies at 90 (Mon, 19 May 2025)
He helped develop the device most often used for surgical abortions. He also spent more than half a century promoting women’s reproductive health in developing countries.
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Joe Don Baker, Actor Who Found Fame With ‘Walking Tall,’ Dies at 89 (Fri, 16 May 2025)
His performance as a crusading Southern sheriff made him a star after a decade under the radar in character parts. He went on to play a wide range of roles.
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Andrew Cassell, Daring Sailor Who Won Paralympic Gold, Dies at 82 (Thu, 15 May 2025)
He survived the deadliest race in modern yachting history, won the first Paralympic sailing contest and founded a nonprofit for sailors with disabilities.
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Luigi Alva, Elegant Tenor With a Lighthearted Touch, Dies at 98 (Thu, 15 May 2025)
A Peruvian-born international star, he made a specialty of roles in operas by Donizetti, Rossini and Mozart, becoming one of their pre-eminent interpreters.
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