Obituaries Related to "Frederick" from New York Times Archive
Frederick Borsch, Bishop Who Worked to Empower Minorities, Dies at 81
As leader of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles from 1988 to 2002, he elevated female and Hispanic clergy. And he championed the ordination of gay men and lesbians.
Frederick Weston, Outsider Artist Who Was Finally Let In, Dies at 73
For decades he made his art in dingy Manhattan hotel rooms, living hand-to-mouth, hoping for his big break. It finally arrived, just a few years before his death.
Frederick C. Tillis, Composer Who Straddled Genres, Dies at 90
He began his career at 12, playing jazz in nightclubs. He went on to become a prolific composer who merged European and African-American influences.
Gen. Frederick Kroesen, 97, Dies; Survived a Terrorist Attack
The commander of troops in Europe, he had faced enemy fire in three wars before emerging with only cuts from a rocket attack by radical West German leftists in 1981.
Frederick Koch, Who Spurned Family Business, Dies at 86
The oldest of four boys, he had little interest in his brothers’ conglomerate or politics. Instead, he collected art and restored manor houses.
Frederick Richmond, 96, Dies; Congressman Undone by Corruption
A wealthy House member and a champion of liberal causes as a New York civic leader, he was forced to quit Congress in 1982 in a corruption scandal.
Frederick B. Dent, 97, Commerce Secretary and Nixon Ally, Dies
He was a staunch defender of the president amid the administration’s Watergate crisis and later served as Gerald Ford’s trade representative.
Frederick Douglass’s Original New York Times Obituary From 1895
Douglass, who was described as an adviser to President Lincoln, a skillful writer and orator and an activist for abolition and women’s suffrage, died suddenly.
Frederick Borsch, Bishop Who Worked to Empower Minorities, Dies at 81
As leader of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles from 1988 to 2002, he elevated female and Hispanic clergy. And he championed the ordination of gay men and lesbians.
Frederick B. Lacey, Who Prosecuted Corruption in New Jersey, Dies at 96
Mr. Lacey won convictions against mayors, other public officials and Mafia members before becoming a judge whose cases included the French Connection trial.
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Viola Fletcher, Oldest Survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Dies at 111
At 7, she bore witness to one of American history’s most violent spasms of racial violence. She was 106 when the nation reckoned with the crime.
Jimmy Cliff, Singer Who Helped Bring Reggae to Global Audience, Dies at 81
His Grammy-winning records as well as his starring role in the cult movie “The Harder They Come” in 1972 boosted a career spanning seven decades.
Dharmendra, Bollywood Leading Man, Dies at 89
In a career spanning nearly seven decades and more than 300 productions, he became widely popular, and wealthy, playing heroes and thieves.
Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, Black Power Activist Known as H. Rap Brown, Dies at 82
A charismatic orator in the 1960s, he called for armed resistance to white oppression. As a Muslim cleric, he was convicted of murder in 2000 and died in detention.
Lee Tamahori, Director of Film Voted New Zealand’s Best, Dies at 75
He reimagined “Once Were Warriors,” a novel about a Maori family, as a film that became a worldwide phenomenon. He went on to direct Hollywood movies.
Dorothy Vogel, Librarian With a Vast Art Collection, Dies at 90
On modest civil servants’ salaries, she and her husband amassed a trove of some 4,000 works by art-world luminaries, storing them in their one-bedroom Manhattan apartment.
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