Obituaries Related to "Hawkins" from New York Times Archive
Walter Hawkins, Gospel Singer, Dies at 61
Mr. Hawkins brought a sense of contemporary rhythm to the howling, pleading, God-praising tradition of churchly ecstasy.
Dale Hawkins Dies at 73; Rockabilly Author of ‘Susie Q’
Mr. Hawkins was a songwriter and singer who drew deeply from the heavy blues sounds of South Louisiana to create a classic of what is sometimes called swamp rock.
Paula Hawkins, 82, Florida Ex-Senator, Dies
Mrs. Hawkins was a tart-tongued conservative Republican who served a single term, fighting to protect children and blazing a trail for women while shunning the label of “feminist.”
The Death of Yusuf Hawkins, 20 Years Later
On Aug. 23, 1989, a black teenager, Yusuf K. Hawkins, was shot to death after being taunted by a mob of bat-wielding white youths in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. The racially motivated killing left a long legacy.
Eva Konrad Hawkins, Marine Scientist Who Fled Hungary, Dies at 90
She lived through the Holocaust, Communism and the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. She died of Covid-19.
Notable Deaths 2017: Connie Hawkins
Bobbie Louise Hawkins, Beat Poet and Author, Dies at 87
Her writing pulsed with her hardscrabble Texas childhood and, refusing to be his “muse,” her liberation from an overbearing poet husband.
Edwin Hawkins, Known for the Hit ‘Oh Happy Day,’ Is Dead at 74
His catchy song of praise, recorded on a two-track machine and “never intended for commercial purposes,” became a Top 10 hit in 1970.
Connie Hawkins, Electrifying N.B.A. Forward Barred in His Prime, Dies at 75
Hawkins, a playground legend in New York, did not make his N.B.A. debut until age 27 because of unfounded connections to a point-shaving scandal.
Walter Hawkins, Gospel Singer, Dies at 61
Mr. Hawkins brought a sense of contemporary rhythm to the howling, pleading, God-praising tradition of churchly ecstasy.
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Jesse Jackson, Charismatic Champion of Civil Rights, Dies at 84
An impassioned orator, he was a moral and political force, forming a “rainbow coalition” of poor and working-class people and seeking the presidency. His mission, he said, was “to transform the mind of America.”
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She was a towering figure in Soviet literature who was once silenced in a Stalinist literary purge.
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