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William Beasley Harris Dies

1984-11-10T05:00:00+0000

William Beasley Harris, the husband of Patricia Roberts Harris, a former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, died Tuesday at Walter Reed Army Hospital after suffering a stroke. Mr. Harris, who was 70 years old, was an administrative law judge with the Federal Power Commission. Previously he was a lawyer and also taught at Howard University law school.


Barbara Harris, First Woman Ordained an Episcopal Bishop, Dies at 89

2020-03-17T22:42:18+0000

Her groundbreaking election angered many conservatives. She even received death threats.


Harris Wofford, 92, Ex-Senator Who Pushed Volunteerism, Is Dead

2019-01-22T17:47:25+0000

A Pennsylvania lawyer, he was instrumental in the Peace Corps and AmeriCorps, advised Martin Luther King Jr. and headed two colleges.


James Harris, Towering Wrestler Known as Kamala, Dies at 70

2020-08-12T20:57:38+0000

He became a top draw portraying a stereotypical menacing African warrior who was always supposed to lose to his white opponents. He died of Covid-19.


Judith Rich Harris, 80, Dies; Author Played Down the Role of Parents

2019-01-01T23:43:08+0000

Genes and peer groups play a greater role than parents in how children turn out, Ms. Harris wrote in the best-selling “The Nurture Assumption.”


Harris Wofford, 92, Ex-Senator Who Pushed Volunteerism, Is Dead

2019-01-22T17:47:25+0000

A Pennsylvania lawyer, he was instrumental in the Peace Corps and AmeriCorps, advised Martin Luther King Jr. and headed two colleges.


Paid Notice: Deaths HARRIS, AMBER JANE HARRINGTON

2005-10-10T05:00:00+0000

HARRIS--Amber Jane Harrington. Enthusiast. Born in Manhattan, October 22, 1935; died at home in the Bronx, October 6, 2005. Survived by her father W. Clark Harrington, children Jennie Amber Harrington Harris, Kenneth David Harris Jr., and Anne Clark Harris Carlson (Eric), grandson Henry William Carlson, and partner Jean Rigg. Remembrance and celebration November 26. Donations to Visiting Nurse Service of New York Hospice Care, 7th Floor, 1250 Bway, NYC 10001.


Harris Pays Tribute to Women Who Came Before Her

2020-11-08T03:01:12+0000

“I stand on their shoulders,” Vice President-elect Kamala Harris said in her victory speech on Saturday night.


James Harris, Towering Wrestler Known as Kamala, Dies at 70

2020-08-12T20:57:38+0000

He became a top draw portraying a stereotypical menacing African warrior who was always supposed to lose to his white opponents. He died of Covid-19.


Barbara Harris, First Woman Ordained an Episcopal Bishop, Dies at 89

2020-03-17T22:42:18+0000

Her groundbreaking election angered many conservatives. She even received death threats.



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Edward Hoagland, Literary Explorer of Nature and Himself, Dies at 93

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 22:56:50 +0000

In his lyrical writings, he examined physical landscapes as well as the interior terrain of his own life — up to the blindness that overtook him in his later years.

Susan Sheehan, Pulitzer-Winning Chronicler of Lives on the Margins, Dies at 88

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 04:20:39 +0000

As a journalist and author, she wrote meticulous portraits of people for The New Yorker. Her book “Is There No Place on Earth for Me?” won the Pulitzer Prize.

Norman Francis, 94, Who Led Xavier U. in New Orleans Into New Era, Dies

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 19:58:49 +0000

He was among America’s longest-serving college presidents, with a 47-year tenure, and played an important civil-rights role in New Orleans.

Willie Colón, a Luminary of Salsa Music, Dies at 75

Sun, 22 Feb 2026 17:45:58 +0000

A trombonist, singer, bandleader, composer and arranger, he collaborated with Rubén Blades on “Siembra,” a 1978 release that became one of the top-selling salsa albums of all time.

Tom Noonan, Actor Renowned for Onscreen Menace, Dies at 74

Sun, 22 Feb 2026 18:06:58 +0000

He played memorable screen villains, notably a psychopath in “Manhunter,” but also wrote, directed and starred in well-received plays at a theater he founded in Manhattan.

Bill Mazeroski, 89, Whose 9th-Inning Blast Made Pirates Champs, Is Dead

Sat, 21 Feb 2026 18:25:59 +0000

It was Game 7 of the 1960 World Series, when an infielder known for his glove, not his bat, crushed the powerful Yankees with one swing, bringing joy to Pittsburgh.



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