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Richard Means, Who Fought for Access to the Ballot, Dies at 78

He was a premier election and campaign lawyer and a fixture in Chicago legal circles. He died of Covid-19.

Richard Thornburgh, Former Governor and Attorney General, Dies at 88

He steered Pennsylvania through the Three Mile Island nuclear plant meltdown and led the Justice Department under Reagan and the first President Bush.

Richard Hinch, Speaker of New Hampshire House, Dies at 71

A Republican, he had a staunchly conservative agenda as his party took control of the state government in the November election. He died of Covid-19.

Richard Lapointe, Exonerated in a Murder Case, Dies at 74

Advocates worked for decades to free him in the murder of his wife’s grandmother in Connecticut; in 2015 a court finally agreed.

Richard Gelles, Scholar of Family Violence, Is Dead at 73

He believed in reuniting families even if parents had abused their children — until he saw how often that approach threatened children’s safety.

Richard di Liberto, Expert Photographer of Museum Art, Dies at 82

His photos of the Frick Collection’s artworks illustrate books and catalogs and helped create the museum’s visual identity. He died of Covid-19.

Richard Herd, a Baffled Boss on ‘Seinfeld,’ Is Dead at 87

A busy character actor, he also appeared on several science-fiction shows, including “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” on which he played a Klingon.

Richard Anuszkiewicz, Whose Op Art Caught Eyes in the ’60s, Dies at 89

He was a pioneer in manipulating fundamental elements of art to create optical effects — and to make, as he put it, “something romantic out of a very, very mechanistic geometry.”

Richard Gilder, Donor to Parks, Museum and History, Dies at 87

A successful investor, he was a major benefactor of Central Park, the New-York Historical Society and the Museum of Natural History.

Richard Fenno, Who Studied Congress Close Up, Dies at 93

His books broke new ground in political science, emphasizing politicians’ interactions not in Washington but in their home districts.