Obituaries Related to "Dennis" from New York Times Archive
Dennis deLeon, AIDS Activist, Dies at 61
The lawyer and former City Human Rights Commissioner disclosed his H.I.V.-positive status in the early 1990s, when AIDS was far more stigmatized than it is today.
Dennis Nagle, Free Spirit With an Engineer’s Mind, Dies at 78
He lived a life of sex, drugs and rock ’n’ roll before settling into a fulfilling job at M.I.T. late in life. He died of the coronavirus.
Dennis Johnson, 80, Creator of a Rediscovered Minimalist Score, Dies
Mr. Johnson’s 1959 composition “November,” a six-hour work for piano, was a landmark in the Minimalist movement, but it went unheard for 50 years.
Dennis Wrong, 94, One of the Last of the ‘New York Intellectuals,’ Dies
Part of a mid-20th-century cadre of sophists, he wrote prodigiously, and iconoclastically, in left-leaning journals while earning distinction as a sociologist.
Dead Pimp Dennis Hof Cruises to Victory in Nevada State Election
Mr. Hof died last month at a brothel he owned in Crystal, Nev. On Tuesday, he was overwhelmingly elected to the State Assembly.
Dennis Hof, the Pimp Who Won a Nevada State Primary, Dies at 72
A brothel owner and a Republican, he likened himself to President Trump and was weeks away from general election when he was found dead by a pornographic film star.
Notable Deaths 2017: Dennis Banks
Notable Deaths 2016: Dennis Green
Dennis Edwards, Former Temptations Lead Singer, Dies at 74
His resonant voice was an essential part of the group’s success when it embraced psychedelic funk on songs like “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone.”
Dennis Peron, Early Medical Marijuana Advocate, Dies at 71
Mr. Peron campaigned to change the California laws that criminalized the possession of marijuana for medical use. He succeeded.
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Charles Norman Shay, Tribal Elder and World War II Hero, Dies at 101
As a medic, he saved soldiers from drowning off Omaha Beach on D-Day and later became a prisoner of war. Back home, he was forbidden to vote as a Native American.
Dominik Duka, Czech Cardinal Jailed Under Communism, Dies at 82
While in prison in 1981, he befriended the dissident and future Czech president Vaclav Havel. Later, he became a conservative voice in Rome.
Steve Cropper, Guitarist, Songwriter and Shaper of Memphis Soul Music, Dies at 84
As a member of Booker T. & the MG’s and as a producer, he played a pivotal role in the rise of Stax Records, a storied force in R&B in the 1960s and ’70s.
Yegor Ligachev, Gorbachev’s No. 2 Who Turned Foe, Is Dead at 100
As the Kremlin’s hard-line Communist ideologist, he initially embraced his boss’s modernizing reforms before turning against them as threats to the Soviet order.
Eugene Hasenfus, Gunrunner Who Exposed Iran-Contra Plot, Dies at 84
He emerged out of obscurity when his cargo plane was shot down while illegally ferrying arms to Nicaraguan rebels, setting off a scandal that tarnished the Reagan and Bush White Houses.
Reginald T. Jackson, A.M.E. Bishop Who Helped Sway Votes, Dies at 71
Influential from New Jersey to Georgia, he was part of a long tradition among Black clergy of fighting bias and getting out the vote. “No vote, no clout,” he’d say.
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