Obituaries Related to "Burke" from New York Times Archive
Mary Burke Nicholas Washington Dies at 88; Led New York Police Review Board
As Mary Burke Nicholas, the name by which she was known before 1994, Mrs. Washington held prominent government posts in New York throughout the 1970s and ’80s.
David W. Burke, Trusted Aide to Powerful Men, Dies at 78
An adviser to politicians and businessmen, Mr. Burke became president of CBS News and was appointed chairman of the Broadcasting Board of Governors by President Bill Clinton.
Clarence Burke Jr., Singer in the R&B Hit ‘O-o-h Child,’ Dies at 64
Mr. Burke was the lead singer of the Five Stairsteps, a sibling rhythm-and-blues group that had its best-known hit in 1970.
Mary Griggs Burke, Japanese Art Connoisseur, Dies at 96
Mrs. Burke amassed the most comprehensive collection of Japanese art in the West and has left her collection to museums.
James E. Burke, 87, Dies; Candid Ex-Chief of Johnson & Johnson
Mr. Burke’s handling of Tylenol’s poisonings in the 1980s is regarded as a textbook example of how to handle a public relations crisis.
Sarah Burke, Freestyle Skier, Dies From Injuries in Training
The 2014 Olympic favorite from Canada died from injuries sustained last week in a fall during a training run in a 22-foot halfpipe at Park City Mountain Resort in Utah.
Dr. John F. Burke, Dies at 89; Created Synthetic Skin
Dr. Burke helped develop the first commercially-reproducible, synthetic human skin, saving the lives of innumerable severely burned people worldwide.
Daniel B. Burke, Leading Media Executive, Dies at 82
Mr. Burke helped engineer the acquisition of the American Broadcasting Company by Capital Cities, one of the boldest corporate takeovers of the 1980s.
Solomon Burke, Influential Soul Singer, Dies at 70
Mr. Burke’s smooth, powerful articulation and mingling of sacred and profane themes helped define soul music in the early 1960s.
Paid Notice: Deaths BURKE, SARAH COOKE BURKE
BURKE--Sarah Cooke Burke, wife of Gilman Burke, mother of Molly, Dana, and Nathaniel; grandmother of Rosa and Bruno Valan, James, Marina, and Raymond Burke; and step-grandmother of Cameron Saloka, died peacefully at New York-Presbyterian Hospital in the early evening of December 9, 2006. Her education led from Friends Seminary in New York City to the Oakdene School, England, to the Kent Place School in Summit, New Jersey. She graduated from Smith College in 1958, after a senior year at Wellesley ...
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Claudette Colvin, Who Refused to Give Her Bus Seat to a White Woman, Dies at 86
Her defiance of Jim Crow laws in 1955 made her a star witness in a landmark segregation suit, but her act was overshadowed months later when Rosa Parks made history with a similar stand.
Scott Adams, Creator of the Satirical ‘Dilbert’ Comic Strip, Dies at 68
His chronicles of a corporate cubicle dweller was widely distributed until racist comments on his podcast led newspapers to cut their ties with him.
David Mitchell, Who Led Fight on Drug Prices, Dies at 75
After receiving a diagnosis of terminal cancer, he used his experience in public relations to draw attention to the skyrocketing cost of medication.
Erich von Däniken, Who Claimed Aliens Visited Earth, Dies at 90
His 1968 book, “Chariots of the Gods,” sold hundreds of thousands of copies, but one critic called it a “warped parody of reasoning.”
Bob Weir, Guitarist and Founding Member of The Grateful Dead, Dies at 78
His songwriting and rhythm guitar playing helped shape the San Francisco band’s sound as it became an American institution.
Richard Codey, a New Jersey Acting Governor Many Times Over, Dies at 79
He was the state’s longest-serving legislator, and as president of its Senate he was frequently called on to serve as a fill-in governor, being next in line of succession.
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