Obituaries Related to "Koch" from New York Times Archive
Frederick Koch, Who Spurned Family Business, Dies at 86
The oldest of four boys, he had little interest in his brothers’ conglomerate or politics. Instead, he collected art and restored manor houses.
David Koch, Billionaire Who Fueled Right-Wing Movement, Dies at 79
A man-about-town philanthropist, he and his brother Charles ran a business colossus while furthering a libertarian agenda that reshaped American politics.
Ed Koch’s Epic Feud With Trump Survives the Mayor’s Death
Papers discovered by Mr. Koch’s family underscore the combative relationship in the 1970s and ’80s between the city’s most outspoken politician and most vocal developer.
University in Turmoil Over Scalia Tribute and Koch Role
The planned renaming of a law school after Justice Antonin Scalia is creating worries among faculty and students that the public university is becoming an ideological outpost.
Tom Koch, 89, Dies; Comedy Writer Invented a 43-Man Game
Mr. Koch, a creator of the vexingly convoluted game 43-Man Squamish for Mad magazine, was the unheralded author of thousands of comedy scripts for Bob and Ray’s radio shows.
Paul Dickstein, Koch’s Budget Chief in New York City, Dies at 70
Mr. Dickstein enforced fiscal discipline during the administration of former Mayor Edward I. Koch. He acknowledged that he was the anointed voice of doom as the city’s budget director.
Christopher Koch, Writer of ‘Year of Living Dangerously,’ Dies at 81
Mr. Koch was widely regarded as one of Australia’s finest novelists. His best known book became even better known as a film.
Bill Clinton Speaks at Koch’s Funeral
Former President Bill Clinton speaks at former Mayor Edward I. Koch’s funeral.
The Evolution of the Ed Koch Obituary
Several paragraphs were added after the former mayor’s obituary was published online Friday.
Edward I. Koch, a Mayor as Brash, Shrewd and Colorful as the City He Led, Dies at 88
Mr. Koch, a showman of City Hall, was a three-term mayor who steered New York City through the fiscal austerity of the late 1970s and the racial conflicts of the 1980s.
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Michael Silverblatt, Radio ‘Bookworm’ Who Interviewed Authors, Dies at 73
His public radio show, “Bookworm,” was a literary salon of the air for 33 years, drawing guests like Joan Didion, Susan Sontag and David Foster Wallace.
John Shirreffs, 80, Dies; Trainer of a Nearly Perfect Horse
He guided Zenyatta, a spectacular mare, to 19 consecutive wins and won the Kentucky Derby in 2005 with Giacomo, a 50-1 long shot.
Christopher S. Wren, Times Bureau Chief in Hostile Lands, Dies at 89
Over three decades, he reported from Moscow, Beijing, Tehran and elsewhere and wrote well-received books based on his reporting, including one about his globe-trotting cat.
Eric Dane, McSteamy on ‘Grey’s Anatomy,’ Dies at 53 After Battling ALS
His breakout role came in 2006 as the handsome Dr. Mark Sloan, nicknamed McSteamy, the head of plastic surgery at a Seattle hospital. He died 10 months after announcing his A.L.S. diagnosis.
Doug Moe, 87, N.B.A. Coach as Freewheeling as His Style of Play, Dies
A former college All-American touched by scandal, he was irreverent and unpredictable as he piloted his fast-paced Nuggets and Spurs.
José van Dam, Suave and Riveting Opera Star, Dies at 85
One of the most esteemed singers of his era, he had a wide repertoire that included Mozart, Wagner and the title role in Messiaen’s epic “St. François d’Assise.”
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