Obituary Profiles - Albuquerque Journal

Pulitzer-winning reporter Jim Sheeler dead at 53

Jim Sheeler, a former Rocky Mountain News journalist who won a Pulitzer Prize for his extensive and compassionate reporting on the families of Colorado soldiers killed in the Iraq War...

Wednesday, September 22nd, 2021 at 1:48PM

Beloved 'Sex and the City' actor Willie Garson dies at 57

Willie Garson, who played Stanford Blatch, Carrie Bradshaw's friend on TV's 'Sex and the City' and its movie sequels, has died, his son announced Tuesday. He was 57. 'I love...

Published: Wednesday, September 22nd, 2021 at 7:55AM
Updated: Wednesday, September 22nd, 2021 at 7:55AM

Champion of ABQ's West Side remembered

Community leader Dr. Joe Valles advocated for smart development

Published: Saturday, September 18th, 2021 at 10:52PM
Updated: Saturday, September 18th, 2021 at 10:54PM

Jane Powell, Hollywood golden-age musicals star, dies at 92

Jane Powell, the bright-eyed, operatic-voiced star of Hollywood's golden age musicals who sang with Howard Keel in 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers' and danced with Fred Astaire in 'Royal Wedding,'...

Published: Thursday, September 16th, 2021 at 4:58PM
Updated: Thursday, September 16th, 2021 at 5:47PM

Norm Macdonald, former 'Saturday Night Live' comic, dies

Comedian Norm Macdonald, a former 'Saturday Night Live' writer and performer who was 'Weekend Update' host when Bill Clinton and O.J. Simpson provided comic fodder during the 1990s, has died....

Published: Tuesday, September 14th, 2021 at 1:45PM
Updated: Tuesday, September 14th, 2021 at 4:16PM

Virus claims Black morticians, leaving holes in communities

When the last mourners departed and funeral director Shawn Troy was left among the headstones, he wept alone. For five decades, the closing words at countless funerals in this town...

Published: Friday, September 10th, 2021 at 8:34AM
Updated: Friday, September 10th, 2021 at 8:34AM

Actor Jean-Paul Belmondo, star of 'Breathless,' dies at 88

Jean-Paul Belmondo, star of the iconic French New Wave film 'Breathless,' whose crooked boxer's nose and rakish grin went on to make him one of the country's most recognizable leading...

Published: Monday, September 6th, 2021 at 8:27PM
Updated: Monday, September 6th, 2021 at 8:27PM

Actor Michael K. Williams, Omar on 'The Wire,' dead at 54

Actor Michael K. Williams, who as the rogue robber of drug dealers Omar Little on 'The Wire' created one of the most beloved and enduring characters in a prime era...

Published: Monday, September 6th, 2021 at 8:27PM
Updated: Monday, September 6th, 2021 at 8:27PM

Luther Wilson, a force at UNM Press for 15 years, dies in Colorado

He was director when UNM Press acquired what came to be known as its 'scandalous best-seller'

Published: Thursday, August 26th, 2021 at 10:12PM
Updated: Thursday, August 26th, 2021 at 10:13PM

Award-winning Civil War historian Stephen Oates dies at 85

Stephen B. Oates, an award-winning Civil War historian who wrote biographies of Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King Jr., Clara Barton, William Faulkner and others, has died. He was 85. Oates...

Thursday, August 26th, 2021 at 3:16PM

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Pulitzer-winning reporter Jim Sheeler dead at 53

Obituary Profiles

Jim Sheeler, a former Rocky Mountain ... Jim Sheeler, a former Rocky Mountain News journalist who won a Pulitzer Prize for his extensive and compassionate reporting on the families of Colorado ...

September 22, 2021 1:48PM

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Beloved 'Sex and the City' actor Willie Garson dies ...

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Willie Garson, who played Stanford Blatch, ... Willie Garson, who played Stanford Blatch, Carrie Bradshaw's friend on TV's 'Sex and the City' and its movie sequels, has died, his son announced ...

September 22, 2021 7:55AM

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Champion of ABQ's West Side remembered

Community leader Dr. Joe Valles advocated ... Community leader Dr. Joe Valles advocated for smart development

September 18, 2021 10:54PM

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Jane Powell, Hollywood golden-age musicals star, dies at 92

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Jane Powell, the bright-eyed, operatic-voiced star ... Jane Powell, the bright-eyed, operatic-voiced star of Hollywood's golden age musicals who sang with Howard Keel in 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers' and danced ...

September 16, 2021 5:47PM

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Norm Macdonald, former 'Saturday Night Live' comic, dies

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Comedian Norm Macdonald, a former 'Saturday ... Comedian Norm Macdonald, a former 'Saturday Night Live' writer and performer who was 'Weekend Update' host when Bill Clinton and O.J. Simpson provided comic ...

September 14, 2021 4:16PM

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Virus claims Black morticians, leaving holes in communities

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When the last mourners departed and ... When the last mourners departed and funeral director Shawn Troy was left among the headstones, he wept alone. For five decades, the closing words ...

September 10, 2021 8:34AM

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Actor Jean-Paul Belmondo, star of 'Breathless,' dies at 88

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Jean-Paul Belmondo, star of the iconic ... Jean-Paul Belmondo, star of the iconic French New Wave film 'Breathless,' whose crooked boxer's nose and rakish grin went on to make him one ...

September 6, 2021 8:27PM

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Actor Michael K. Williams, Omar on 'The Wire,' dead ...

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Actor Michael K. Williams, who as ... Actor Michael K. Williams, who as the rogue robber of drug dealers Omar Little on 'The Wire' created one of the most beloved and ...

September 6, 2021 8:27PM

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Luther Wilson, a force at UNM Press for 15 ...

He was director when UNM Press ... He was director when UNM Press acquired what came to be known as its 'scandalous best-seller'

August 26, 2021 10:13PM