Obituaries Related to "Cox" from New York Times Archive
Anne Cox Chambers, Media Heiress and Ex-Ambassador, Dies at 100
Mrs. Chambers, whose stake in Cox Enterprises was once worth billions, campaigned for Jimmy Carter, who gave her a diplomatic post in Belgium.
Anne Cox Chambers, Media Heiress and Ex-Ambassador, Dies at 100
Mrs. Chambers, whose stake in Cox Enterprises was once worth billions, campaigned for Jimmy Carter, who gave her a diplomatic post in Belgium.
Fred Cox, Vikings Kicker and an Inventor of Nerf Football, Dies at 80
He was a mainstay of a Vikings team that lost four Super Bowls and, while playing, helped create a squeezable foam toy that brought him decades of royalties.
Tributes Held for Jo Cox
Tributes were held in London and New York on Wednesday for Jo Cox, the British member of Parliament who was killed last week.
Paul Cox, Independent Filmmaker Who Explored Postmodern Life, Dies at 76
The Dutch-born Australian director was considered a father of Australian art cinema. He said he chose filmmaking not out of ambition, but because it was “pure compulsion.”
Robert Cox, Man Behind the ‘Just Say No’ Antidrug Campaign, Dies at 78
He was also responsible for the Amtrak “All aboard” slogan, and Ford’s “Quality is Job 1.”
Spencer Cox, AIDS Activist, Dies at 44
A member of the Treatment Action Group, Mr. Cox helped push antiretroviral drugs forward, leading to the first effective medical protocols to combat AIDS.
D.L. Cox, a Leader of Radicals During 1960s, Dies at 74
Mr. Cox was at the center of black radical politics as a member of the Black Panther Party high command and earned a moment of celebrity in 1970.
Michael Cox, Editor and Author of ‘The Meaning of Night,’ Dies at 60
Mr. Cox was an authority on the Victorian ghost story who, five years ago, spurred by the threat of blindness, sat down and wrote the vast Gothic novel that had been haunting him for three decades.
James Robbins Dies at 65; Led Expansion of Cox Cable
Mr. Robbins made his mark not only by expanding Cox fourfold but also by giving customer service high priority in an industry where it had not always been valued.
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Andrew Kassoy, 55, Dies; Saw Capitalism as a Force for Social Good
He was a founder of B Lab, a nonprofit network whose lofty mission is “transforming the global economy to benefit all people, communities and the planet.”

David Gergen, Adviser to Presidents and Political Commentator, Dies at 83
He served under Nixon, Ford, Reagan and Clinton before becoming a top editor and a familiar TV pundit. “Centrism doesn’t mean splitting the difference,” he said.

Mark Snow, Who Conjured the ‘X-Files’ Theme, Is Dead at 78
It took a misplaced elbow, a quirk of Los Angeles geography and some whistling from his wife to produce one of television’s most memorable melodies.

Brian Clarke, Stained-Glass Innovator, Is Dead at 71
Believing that the art form had to move from religious to secular settings, he designed installations in airports, corporate buildings, a country club and a marketplace.

Dave ‘Baby’ Cortez, Hitmaker Who Seemed to Vanish, Is Dead at 83
His “The Happy Organ” reached No. 1 in 1959, but his pop stardom was short-lived, and his death in 2022, with an anonymous burial, remains a source of mystery.

Bill Dilworth, Caretaker of ‘The New York Earth Room,’ Is Dead at 70
For decades, he tended a SoHo loft filled with dirt, made by the conceptual artist Walter De Maria. People made pilgrimages to see it — and Mr. Dilworth, its magnetic steward.
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