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Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, dies at age 99
Philip, also known as the Duke of Edinburgh, married Elizabeth in 1947 and was the longest-serving consort in British history.
Lois Kirschenbaum, the ultimate opera superfan, dies at 88
For more than a half-century, nearly every prominent singer to perform at New York City's Metropolitan Opera could expect to be approached backstage afterward by a wispy woman in thick glasses, who held piles of memorabilia to be autographed while she praised their performance in a raspy Brooklyn accent.
BJ’s Wholesale Club CEO Lee Delaney dies unexpectedly
Delaney, 49, passed away on Thursday due to presumed natural causes, the Westborough-based chain said in a statement Friday.
William Gamson, BC sociologist who created a forerunner of Rotisserie League Baseball, dies at 87
An award-winning sociologist, Dr. Gamson created the National Baseball Seminar while a Harvard graduate student.
Charles Coolidge, oldest medal of honor recipient, dies at 99
Celebrated in Chattanooga with a park and a highway and at the Charles H. Coolidge National Medal of Honor Heritage Center, Charles Coolidge died there Tuesday. He was 99 and the oldest living recipient of the nation’s highest award for valor.
David Kantor, innovative psychologist of group dynamics and halfway houses, dies at 93
Dr. Kantor created a structural dynamics theory and launched a pioneering halfway house in Cambridge in 1960.
‘Chernobyl’ and ‘Harry Potter’ actor Paul Ritter dies at 54
The versatile British actor has died, his agent said Tuesday. He had been suffering from a brain tumor.
Malcolm Cecil, synthesizer pioneer, is dead at 84
A British-born bassist with the soul of an engineer, Malcolm Cecil revolutionized electronic music by helping to create a huge analog synthesizer that gave Stevie Wonder’s albums a new sound.