Obituaries Related to "Ward" from New York Times Archive
Hope, and New Life, in a Brooklyn Maternity Ward Fighting Covid-19
In a hospital at the center of the crisis, nearly 200 babies have arrived since March. Some pregnant women have fallen extremely ill, but doctors are winning battles for their lives and their children’s.
Ward Just, 84, Dies; Ex-Journalist Found Larger Truths in Fiction
After covering the Vietnam War and Washington, Mr. Just turned to writing novels that probed American society.
Ward Hall, Who Kept the Sideshow Going, Is Dead at 88
Withstanding decades of cultural change, his World of Wonders presented oddities and amazements at carnivals and fairs all over the United States.
Dr. Marshall H. Klaus, Maternity-Ward Reformer, Dies at 90
Dr. Klaus’s research led many hospitals to allow closer contact between parents and babies immediately after birth.
Ward Chamberlin Jr., Architect of Nation’s Public Broadcasting, Dies at 95
Mr. Chamberlin pioneered an enduring decentralized network model of independent public stations and supported documentaries like Ken Burns’s “The Civil War.”
Stephen Bollenbach, Who Spared Donald Trump From Personal Bankruptcy, Dies at 74
Mr. Bollenbach was long praised for his financial skills, having been the first Hilton Hotels chief executive outside of the Hilton family.
An Epidemic of ‘Dead Eyes’ in Kashmir as India Uses Pellet Guns on Protesters
The nonlethal weapon employed by Indian security forces to disperse crowds since early July can cause ghastly damage, often blinding victims, some of them children.
Aileen Ward, Author of Award-Winning Keats Biography, Dies at 97
Professor Ward spent nine years researching “John Keats: The Making of a Poet,” which won the National Book Award in 1964.
Horace Ward, U.S. Judge Who Triumphed Over Bias, Dies at 88
Mr. Ward sued the University of Georgia after it rejected his law school application because of his race. He became Georgia’s first black federal judge.
An Artist and a Poet Capture Death in a Hospice Room
Nari Ward responds to Carol Muske-Dukes’s poignant poem of grief.
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Edward Hoagland, Lyrical Chronicler of the Natural World, Dies at 93
In essays and books, he explored physical landscapes and the 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
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
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
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
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
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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