Obituaries Related to "Perkins" from New York Times Archive
Ray Perkins, Coach at Alabama and in the N.F.L., Dies at 79
With the Crimson Tide, he had a tough act to follow, Bear Bryant, but he enjoyed some success. He didn’t fare so well with the Giants and the Buccaneers.
Edward J. Perkins, 92, Dies; First Black U.S. Envoy to South Africa
He also held ambassadorial postings in Liberia and Australia and, as director general, helped diversify the elite, mostly white Foreign Service.
Jack Perkins, NBC Reporter and ‘Biography’ Host, Dies at 85
He was a familiar face on TV for more than two decades, covering the civil rights movement, the Vietnam War and other big stories.
Notable Deaths 2016: Thomas J. Perkins
Morning Agenda: Thomas J. Perkins, Pioneering Venture Capitalist, Dies at 84
Viacom Rumblings | Tighter Rules on Remittances Squeeze Businesses
Thomas J. Perkins, Pioneering Venture Capitalist in Silicon Valley, Dies at 84
Mr. Perkins, a co-founder of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, nurtured both the venture capital industry and a generation of technology.
Pinetop Perkins, Delta Boogie-Woogie Master, Dies at 97
Mr. Perkins was a member of Muddy Waters’s last great band and one of the last of a generation of Mississippi bluesmen.
Paid Notice: Deaths PERKINS, JOAN T.
PERKINS--Joan T. Joan Titcomb Perkins, beloved wife of Roswell B. Perkins, mother of Roswell, Jr., of Little Compton, RI, Laura, of Cambridge, MA, and Nancy, of Washington, D.C., grandmother of Renny and Samantha Waldron, James and Christine Perkins, and sister of Elizabeth Blow, of Rhinebeck, NY, died of cancer in her home in Manhattan on February 13, 2006. In addition to her immediate family, Joan leaves nieces, nephews, and a host of friends and godchildren who will miss her enthusiastic, gen ...
Paid Notice: Deaths PERKINS, JOAN T.
PERKINS--Joan T. Joan Titcomb Perkins, beloved wife of Roswell B. Perkins, mother of Roswell, Jr., of Little Compton, RI, Laura, of Cambridge, MA, and Nancy, of Washington, D.C., grandmother of Renny and Samantha Waldron, James and Christine Perkins, and sister of Elizabeth Blow, of Rhinebeck, NY, died of cancer in her home in Manhattan on February 13, 2006. In addition to her immediate family, Joan leaves nieces, nephews, and a host of friends and godchildren who will miss her enthusiastic, gen ...
Paid Notice: Deaths MCGRIFF, ERLINE PERKINS
McGRIFF -- Erline Perkins. December 24, 2004. A much respected professor of nursing at New York University for over 30 years. She received many accolades and honors for her outstanding contributions to the nursing profession. A native of Petersburg, VA, she spent most of her adult life in New York City. She received a Doctor of Education degree from Teachers College, Columbia University. The widow of Vern H. McGriff, she is survived by several nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, contribution ...
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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.
John Shirreffs, 80, Dies; Trainer of a Nearly Perfect Horse
He guided Zenyatta, a spectacular mare, to 19 consecutive wins. Earlier, he won the Kentucky Derby with Giacomo, a 50-1 long shot.
Michael Silverblatt, NPR’s ‘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.
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.
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