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Rene Carpenter, Astronaut’s Wife Who Broke NASA Mold, Dies at 92

2020-07-24T22:50:18+0000

The last living member of the Mercury 7 couples who helped define America’s early space program, she went on to become a writer and television host.


Jake Burton Carpenter, Who Ushered in Snowboarding as a Sport, Dies at 65

2019-11-22T16:39:08+0000

After his fascination with the Snurfer, a crude version of a snowboard created in the 1960s, he built the first successful snowboard company.


Mercury Astronaut Scott Carpenter Dies at 88

2013-10-11T01:58:29+0000

Mr. Carpenter was the second American to orbit the Earth, following John Glenn, now the only surviving member of America’s original space program.


Scott Carpenter, One of the Original Seven Astronauts, Is Dead at 88

2013-10-10T19:17:41+0000

Mr. Carpenter’s flight into space was in May 1962. Before the first mission to orbit the Earth, in February that same year, he famously told another astronaut, “Godspeed, John Glenn.”


Obituary: Ralph E. Carpenter

2011-07-25T05:01:45+0000

Ralph Emerson Carpenter, 99, Who Helped Restore Historic Buildings in Newport, Dies.


Edmund Carpenter, Archaeologist and Anthropologist, Dies at 88

2011-07-07T23:12:14+0000

Mr. Carpenter did groundbreaking work in anthropological filmmaking and ethnomusicology and, with his friend Marshall McLuhan, laid the foundations of modern media studies.


Harry Carpenter, the ‘Voice of Boxing’ in Britain, Dies at 84

2010-03-27T00:30:50+0000

Mr. Carpenter was a BBC sportscaster who announced some of the biggest fights in boxing’s history, including the “Rumble in the Jungle” in 1974.


Liz Carpenter, Journalist, Feminist and Johnson Aide, Dies at 89

2010-03-21T00:06:31+0000

Ms. Carpenter spent much of her life working in Washington as a newspaper reporter, an aide to Lyndon B. Johnson and press secretary to Lady Bird Johnson.


Ralph E. Carpenter, 99, Dies; Restored Landmarks

2009-02-12T05:10:00+0000

Mr. Carpenter was a self-taught connoisseur of Colonial furniture and decorative art whose passion for Newport, R.I., spurred him to restore many of its most important 18th-century landmarks.


Paid Notice: Deaths CARPENTER, FRANCIS NEWTON

2006-11-29T05:00:00+0000

CARPENTER--Francis Newton, Delray Beach, FL and Greenwich, CT on November 27, 2006. Educated at Collegiate School in New York City, attended Williams College and Bachelor's degree from the University of Virginia. Captain in the second infantry division during WWII, President of Shulton International and chairman and chief executive officer of Westley Associates, former governor of the Apawamis Club in Rye, New York. Survived by wife, Barbara Hayward Carpenter, two daughters: Mrs. Patricia Carpen ...



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Robert Carradine, Actor Who Played the Father in ‘Lizzie McGuire,’ Dies at 71

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 20:05:27 +0000

A member of a renowned acting dynasty, he also earned fame for his role in “Revenge of the Nerds.” His family said he struggled with bipolar disorder.

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

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