Sunday, November 23, 2008
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Obituaries
- Betty James, who co-founded Slinky company, dies - 05:38 PM
- Former Packers CB Bob Jeter dead at 71 - 10:11 PM
- Surgeon who did first US heart transplant dies - 05:08 PM
- Comedy writer Irving Brecher dies at 94 - 03:25 PM
- Clive Barnes, theater, dance critic, dies at 81 - 03:05 PM
- Correction: Pete Newell obituary - 12:20 PM
- Former NFL official Jack Reader dies - 02:29 PM
- Renowned international art dealer Jan Krugier dies - 12:52 PM
- Chief justice's father dies after long illness - 11:23 AM
Flint rapper MC Breed dies at 36
Influential Flint rapper MC Breed, who was one of the first Midwest rappers to emerge onto the national hip-hop scene, has died, his manager has confirmed to The Detroit News. Breed was 36. - 11/22/2008
Dorothy Jean Trammell Thompson, Detroit
Teacher made 'many best friends' in Detroit schools
Dorothy Jean Trammell Thompson, a longtime teacher in Detroit Public Schools, had a winning personality and many friends, her daughter said. Mrs. Thompson, who had retired from the district, died of pancreatic cancer Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008, in Harper Hospital in Detroit. She was 84. - 11/22/2008
Dr. Adrian Kantrowitz, Ann Arbor
Doctor performed first human heart transplant in U.S.
Dr. Adrian Kantrowitz, the pioneering cardiac surgeon who developed lifesaving medical implants and performed the first human heart transplant in the United States, has died. He was 90. - 11/20/2008
William J. Hamill, Eastpointe
Army vet, GM worker opened his home to exchange students
Over the years, friends, family, neighbors and a series of foreign exchange students sometimes considered William Hamill's abode a temporary second home. - 11/14/2008
Albert 'Joe' Allen, Dearborn
U.S. Navy veteran took pride in family and community service
From joining local boards in hopes of improving services to imparting wisdom to his children, Albert "Joe" Allen regularly proved himself. - 11/06/2008
'Jurassic Park' author Crichton dies of cancer
Michael Crichton, the million-selling author who made scientific research terrifying and irresistible in such thrillers as "Jurassic Park," "Timeline" and "The Andromeda Strain," has died of cancer, his family said. - 11/06/2008
'Jurassic Park' author Michael Crichton dies
Michael Crichton, the million-selling author who made scientific research terrifying and irresistible in such thrillers as "Jurassic Park," "Timeline" and "The Andromeda Strain," has died of cancer, his family said. - 11/05/2008
Ex-Motown Records CEO Busby found dead in home
Jheryl Busby, the former president and chief executive of Motown Records who helped foster the careers of Boyz II Men and Johnny Gill, has died. He was 59. - 11/05/2008
Nathaniel Mayer Feb. 10, 1944 -- Nov. 1, 2008
Nathaniel Mayer's tenor voice added spark to blues
Detroit music suffered another loss Saturday with the death of Nathaniel Mayer, one of the liveliest singers to come out of the city's legendary rhythm and blues scene of the '50s and '60s. - 11/02/2008
Louis 'Studs' Terkel, 1912-2008
Works celebrated the 'non-celebrated'
CHICAGO -- Studs Terkel, the ageless master of listening and speaking, a broadcaster, activist and Pulitzer Prize-winning author whose best-selling oral histories celebrated the common people he liked to call the "non-celebrated," died Friday. He was 96. - 11/01/2008
'Heart of gold, voice from God'
Motown family celebrates music legend Levi Stubbs
The life of the "golden baritone" of Motown, Levi Stubbs, was celebrated Monday in a homegoing service that spanned nearly three hours at the Greater Grace Temple in Detroit. - 10/28/2008
