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Paid Notice: Deaths BULLOCK, GEORGE DAVIS
BULLOCK--George Davis. 54, of Bassett, VA, died October 24, 2003. A golf professional, 1976 Metropolitan PGA Assistans Champion and 1980 Metropolitan Open Champion. A graudate of Staunton Military Academy, he left Virginia to play on the Asian tour and became a teaching professional at Century Country Club in Purchase. He is survived by his wife Ellen, loving daughter Florence, his parents Frank and Margaret, and brother, Frank. A memorial service will be held October 27, 2003, at 8 PM, at Colli ...
Deidre Davis Butler, Who Fought for Disability Rights, Dies at 64
A wheelchair user herself, she helped draft a landmark law and held government posts championing people with disabilities, especially those of color.
Ian Carr, Jazz Trumpeter and Author of Miles Davis Biography, Dies at 75
Mr. Carr was a Scottish-born trumpeter who, like his formidable influence, Miles Davis, was an early practitioner of jazz-rock fusion.
Spencer Davis, Whose Band Helped Power the Sound of the ’60s, Dies at 81
Hits like “Gimme Some Lovin’” and “I’m a Man” made the Spencer Davis Group, based in Britain, famous worldwide and launched the career of its lead singer, Steve Winwood.
Mac Davis, Pop and Country Singing Star, Is Dead at 78
After writing hits for Elvis Presley and others, he became famous in his own right with songs like the No. 1 hit “Baby Don’t Get Hooked on Me.”
Deidre Davis Butler, Who Fought for Disability Rights, Dies at 64
A wheelchair user herself, she helped draft a landmark law and held government posts championing people with disabilities, especially those of color.
Steve Grossman, Hired as a Teenager by Miles Davis, Dies at 69
He was just 18 when Davis recruited him to play saxophone in his band. He went on to play with Elvin Jones and to lead his own groups.
Willie Davis, Packers Hall of Famer, Is Dead at 85
In his 10 seasons with Green Bay, as its defensive anchor, he helped the team win three N.F.L. championships and the first two Super Bowls.
Edith Kunhardt Davis, Author of ‘Pat the Bunny’ Sequels, Dies at 82
She also wrote about the death of her son at 27, for which she blamed herself because she had been an alcoholic when she was pregnant with him.
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Drawing comparisons to the greatest of dramatists, he entwined erudition with imagination in stage works that won accolades on both sides of the Atlantic.
Colleen Jones, Curling Champion and Broadcaster, Dies at 65
She won two world titles and six Canadian national championships, and was also a television anchor, reporter and commentator.
Ellen Bryant Voigt, Poet With a Musical Ear, Dies at 82
Her nine volumes included “Kyrie,” a suite of sonnets about the 1918 influenza epidemic. She was also Pulitzer Prize finalist and a poet laureate of Vermont.
Ruth Thorne-Thomsen, Photographer of Dreamlike Tableaux, Dies at 82
Using a pinhole camera, she captured miniature landscapes that she had fashioned to resemble surreal versions of 19th-century travel photos.
Robert A.M. Stern, Architect Who Reinvented Prewar Splendor, Dies at 86
He designed museums, schools and libraries before winning international acclaim late in life for 15 Central Park West in Manhattan, hailed as a rebirth of the luxury apartment building.
David Lerner, a Mr. Fix-it of Apple Computers, Dies at 72
He and a partner founded Tekserve, a Manhattan emergency room for frozen hard drives, keyboards, screens and their confounded owners.
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