Obituary Profiles - Albuquerque Journal | ABQ Newspaper

Obituary Profiles - Albuquerque Journal | ABQ Newspaper

Staley, who led growth of Ransom Center archive, dies at 86

Thomas Staley, who led the University of Texas Harry Ransom Center cultural archive for 25 years and oversaw its growth into one of the world's leading literary and humanities research...

Wednesday, March 30th, 2022 at 3:04PM

Softball great Joan Joyce, fanned Ted Williams, dies at 81

Florida Atlantic softball coach Joan Joyce, the only coach in the program's 28-year history whose numerous claims to fame included once striking out Ted Williams, has died, the school announced...

Sunday, March 27th, 2022 at 6:57PM

Madeleine Albright, 1st female US secretary of state, dies

Madeleine Albright, a child refugee from Nazi- and then Soviet-dominated Eastern Europe who rose to become the first female secretary of state and a mentor to many current and former...

Published: Wednesday, March 23rd, 2022 at 1:50PM
Updated: Wednesday, March 23rd, 2022 at 6:54PM

A love of humor, sports and the public's right to know

Attorney was influential in Republican politics on the state and national level

Published: Tuesday, March 22nd, 2022 at 8:05PM
Updated: Wednesday, March 23rd, 2022 at 12:05AM

Rep. Don Young, longtime Alaska congressman, dies at 88

Alaska Rep. Don Young, who was the longest-serving Republican in the history of the U.S. House, has died. He was 88. His office announced Young's death in a statement Friday...

Published: Sunday, March 20th, 2022 at 3:33PM
Updated: Sunday, March 20th, 2022 at 3:33PM

Lauro Cavazos, first Latino Cabinet member, dies

Lauro F. Cavazos Jr., a Texas ranch foreman's son who rose to become the first Latino to serve in a presidential Cabinet as U.S. Secretary of Education during the administrations...

Published: Friday, March 18th, 2022 at 10:43AM
Updated: Friday, March 18th, 2022 at 10:43AM

William Hurt, star of 'Broadcast News,' 'Body Heat,' dies

William Hurt, whose laconic charisma and self-assured subtlety as an actor made him one of the 1980s foremost leading men in movies such as 'Broadcast News,' 'Body Heat' and 'The...

Published: Sunday, March 13th, 2022 at 3:06PM
Updated: Sunday, March 13th, 2022 at 6:50PM

Emilio Delgado, Luis on 'Sesame Street' for 45 years, dies

(AP) -- Emilio Delgado, the actor and singer who for 45 years was a warm and familiar presence in children's lives and a rare Latino face on American television as...

Published: Friday, March 11th, 2022 at 10:14AM
Updated: Friday, March 11th, 2022 at 11:23AM

Gyo Obata, famed St. Louis-based architect, dies at age 99

Gyo Obata, an architect whose designs included sports and entertainment arenas, airports and a presidential library, has died. He was 99. Obata died Tuesday in St. Louis, his family said....

Published: Thursday, March 10th, 2022 at 9:09AM
Updated: Thursday, March 10th, 2022 at 11:06AM

Parents of teen charged in school shooting to stand trial

A judge on Thursday ordered the parents of a 15-year-old boy charged with killing four students at his Michigan high school to stand trial on involuntary manslaughter charges. Rochester Hills...

Published: Thursday, February 24th, 2022 at 2:31PM
Updated: Thursday, February 24th, 2022 at 4:57PM

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'His heart was in it': Reporter covered Navajo Nation ...

Bill Donovan died Saturday, aged 76, ... Bill Donovan died Saturday, aged 76, in California

August 4, 2022 1:05AM

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'His heart was in it': Reporter covered Navajo for ...

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Bill Donovan, a prolific journalist who ... Bill Donovan, a prolific journalist who covered the Navajo Nation for five decades at newspapers in New Mexico and Arizona, has died. He was ...

August 1, 2022 10:23PM

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Nichelle Nichols, Lt. Uhura on 'Star Trek,' has died ...

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Nichelle Nichols, who broke barriers for ... Nichelle Nichols, who broke barriers for Black women in Hollywood as communications officer Lt. Uhura on the original 'Star Trek' television series, has died ...

August 1, 2022 7:22AM

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'Goodfellas,' 'Law & Order' actor Paul Sorvino dies at ...

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Paul Sorvino, an imposing actor who ... Paul Sorvino, an imposing actor who specialized in playing crooks and cops like Paulie Cicero in 'Goodfellas' and the NYPD sergeant Phil Cerreta on ...

July 25, 2022 2:19PM

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Ivana Trump, first wife of former president, dies at ...

Ivana Trump, a skier-turned-businesswoman who formed ... Ivana Trump, a skier-turned-businesswoman who formed half of a publicity power couple in the 1980s as the first wife of former President Donald Trump ...

July 14, 2022 6:41PM

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Ex-APD Chief Gallegos, a ‘cop’s cop,’ dies at 78

Also served as national president for ... Also served as national president for Fraternal Order of Police

July 9, 2022 10:42PM

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Shinzo Abe, powerful former Japan PM, leaves divided legacy

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Shinzo Abe was a political blueblood ... Shinzo Abe was a political blueblood groomed for power. Japan's longest serving prime minister, he was also perhaps the most polarizing, complex politician in ...

July 8, 2022 8:22AM

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James Caan, Oscar nominee for 'The Godfather,' dies at ...

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James Caan, the curly-haired tough guy ... James Caan, the curly-haired tough guy known to movie fans as the hotheaded Sonny Corleone of 'The Godfather' and to television audiences as both ...

July 7, 2022 7:22PM

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Sonny Barger, figurehead of Hells Angels, dies at 83

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Sonny Barger, the leather-clad fixture of ... Sonny Barger, the leather-clad fixture of 1960s counterculture and figurehead of the Hells Angels motorcycle club who was at the notorious Rolling Stones concert ...

June 30, 2022 4:04PM