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Notable Deaths 2017: Cortez Kennedy

2018-06-06T19:10:45+0000


Cortez Kennedy, Hall of Fame Defensive Tackle, Dies at 48

2017-05-23T17:59:02+0000

Mr. Kennedy, who played his entire 11-year career with the Seahawks, weighed 300 pounds but possessed surprising quickness. He became the prototype for defensive linemen in the 1990s.


Jayne Cortez, Jazz Poet, Dies at 78

2013-01-04T01:19:18+0000

Ms. Cortez’s work embodied many categories simultaneously: written verse, African and African-American oral tradition, the discourse of political protest, and jazz and blues.


Paid Notice: Deaths CORTEZ, JEANETTE BERKOWITZ

2006-10-04T05:00:00+0000

CORTEZ--Jeanette Berkowitz, on October 3, 2006. Mother of Steven Bergerson (Louise) and Tina Plesset (Max). Grandmother of Eric, Andrew, Sonja and Anna. Greatgrandmother of Claire, Ben, Kyle and Skye. Sister of Morton and Norman Berkowitz (deceased), sister-in-law to Lee Berkowitz. She was an interior designer and spirited woman of many talents. Her memory and wisdom will remain in our hearts forever. Services Friday 11:15am at ''The Riverside,'' 76 Street & Amsterdam Avenue.


Paid Notice: Deaths CABAZA, CORTEZ ''JAMES''

2003-03-21T05:00:00+0000

CABAZA - Cortez ''James''. Born August 15, 1949. Died Dec. 6, 2002. Guitar player and former employee of Sam Ash Music Stores. He died following a stroke. Interment at Forest Green Cemetery, Morganville, NJ, Saturday, March 22, at 9:00 A.M.


Charles Cortez Abbott Dies; Founder of Business School

1986-05-10T05:00:00+0000

Dr. Charles Cortez Abbott, founding dean of the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business, died Thursday at his farm in Pomfret, Conn. He was 78 years old and suffered a stroke a week ago.


Cortez W. Peters, 57, Dies; Ex-Speed-Typing Champion

1964-12-08T05:00:00+0000

Peters, Cortez W


ITALIAN PRINCESS DIES UNDER AUTO IN MEXICO; Price de Pignatelli, Her Husband, a Descendant of Cortez, Is Badly Hurt in Upset.

1925-12-19T05:00:00+0000

Injured; his wife, Princess Maria Victoria, killed in auto accident near Cuernavaca, Mexico


THE LOUISIANA LOTTERY DEAD.; But Soon to Spring from Its Ashes in Puerto Cortez, Honduras.

1893-12-31T05:00:00+0000

Louisiana Company; Louisiana Charter Expires; Removal to Honduras


Notable Deaths 2017: Cortez Kennedy

2018-06-06T19:10:45+0000



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Roy Medvedev, Soviet Era Historian and Dissident, Is Dead at 100

Sat, 14 Feb 2026 16:09:28 +0000

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