Obituaries Related to "Hernandez" from New York Times Archive
Rafael Hernández Colón, 82, Ex-Governor of Puerto Rico, Is Dead
While others called for statehood or independence, Mr. Hernández Colón maintained that commonwealth status was best.
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Aaron Hernandez Had Severe C.T.E. When He Died at Age 27
Researchers called it “the most severe case they had ever seen in someone of Aaron’s age.”
Aaron Hernandez’s Brain Will Be Donated to C.T.E. Research Center
Hernandez’s family may be interested in whether the former N.F.L. player had a degenerative brain disease that can only be diagnosed in autopsies.
Aileen Hernandez, 90, Ex-NOW President and Feminist Trailblazer, Dies
Ms. Hernandez was one of the first African-American women to battle sex discrimination from inside the government and in the top ranks of the feminist movement.
Melba Hernández, a Confidante of Castro From First Volley, Is Dead at 92
Ms. Hernández became one of the first four members of Fidel Castro’s general staff and helped him during the Cuban revolution.
Rodolfo Hernandez, 82, Dies; Awarded Medal of Honor
Mr. Hernandez received the award for charging at the enemy in a daring assault while wounded and armed with an inoperable rifle and a bayonet when he was an Army corporal during the Korean War.
Joaquín Hernández Galicia, Oil Workers Chief, Dies at 91
Mr. Hernández Galicia led a union of 200,000 workers employed by Mexico’s huge state-owned oil company, Pemex, and they revered him for the generous benefits he won for them.
Genaro Hernandez, Twice a World Champion, Dies at 45
Mr. Hernandez, a boxer known as Chicanito, the Little Mexican, was twice the world super featherweight champion.
María Julia Hernández, 68, Rights Advocate in El Salvador, Dies
Ms. Hernández braved death squads to speak for the victims of the long civil war in El Salvador.
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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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