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Paid Notice: Deaths MCDOWELL, MARGARET HOLMES

1997-08-18T05:00:00+0000

McDOWELL-Margaret Holmes. Died peacefully in her home on August 14, 1997, after a brief illness. Beloved mother of Catherine Brooks, Maura Kealey, and John and Ann McDowell. Formerly a senior lawyer in the Civil Division of the New York Legal Aid Society and recently of counsel with the Family Law Center, she was a conscientious and imaginative lawyer who championed the legal rights of the poor. She believed that every human being deserves a fair hearing in the courts of law. In fighting for the ...


Paid Notice: Deaths PARSONS, EVELYN HOLMES

2004-02-10T05:00:00+0000

PARSONS--Evelyn Holmes. Died peacefully at The Connecticut Hospice in Branford CT on February 2, 2004. She was born on October 7, 1919 in Manchester, NH, the only child of James Robertson and Lena (Eckhardt). She attended Manchester public schools and The University of New Hampshire, before moving to Boston, where she worked as a legal secretary at Hale and Doerr. She cofounded and operated Academic Year Abroad with her first husband, the late Stetson Holmes. She lived variously in New York City ...


Paid Notice: Deaths MCDOWELL, MARGARET HOLMES

1997-08-18T05:00:00+0000

McDOWELL-Margaret Holmes. Died peacefully in her home on August 14, 1997, after a brief illness. Beloved mother of Catherine Brooks, Maura Kealey, and John and Ann McDowell. Formerly a senior lawyer in the Civil Division of the New York Legal Aid Society and recently of counsel with the Family Law Center, she was a conscientious and imaginative lawyer who championed the legal rights of the poor. She believed that every human being deserves a fair hearing in the courts of law. In fighting for the ...


Paid Notice: Deaths HOLMES, MARTHA WAXMAN

2006-09-30T05:00:00+0000

HOLMES--Martha Waxman. In loving memory of Martha Holmes, photographer, the family asks that donations be made to: Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus/Film Dept., 720 Northern Blvd., Brookville, NY 11548, re: Martha Holmes Award.


Douglas Holmes, Researcher Best Known for Work on Aging, Dies at 73

2007-05-25T04:00:00+0000

Douglas Holmes was a noted social psychologist who spent his career investigating means of improving social services for people.


Tommy Holmes, 91, Who Set N.L. Hitting Mark, Is Dead

2008-04-15T04:00:00+0000

Mr. Holmes, the Boston Braves outfielder who hit in 37 consecutive games in 1945, set a modern National League record that endured for 33 years.


Katie Holmes Will Return to Broadway in ‘Dead Accounts’

2012-07-19T20:17:09+0000

Ms. Holmes will play a woman who moves back home to take care of her aging parents in Theresa Rebeck’s family comedy.


Norbert Leo Butz Will Join Katie Holmes in ‘Dead Accounts’

2012-08-08T20:19:18+0000

Theresa Rebeck’s play is scheduled to open on Broadway in November.


Jane Holmes Dixon, Bishop Who Stared Down Barriers, Dies at 75

2012-12-31T01:36:05+0000

Bishop Dixon, a leader in the Diocese of Washington, was elected as the second female bishop in the history of the Episcopal Church.


D. Brainerd Holmes, a Leader in Space Race, Dies at 91

2013-01-16T03:59:53+0000

Mr. Holmes led NASA’s manned spaceflight program during a period that included John Glenn’s orbit of Earth and helped set the stage for the first moon landing.



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Nabil Shaban, Acclaimed Actor and Advocate for the Disabled, Dies at 72

Sat, 08 Nov 2025 18:48:27 +0000

Born without the use of his legs, he appeared memorably on television on “Doctor Who” and onstage as, among many other roles, Hamlet.

Pauline Collins, 85, Dies; Stage and Screen Star of ‘Shirley Valentine’

Sat, 08 Nov 2025 18:24:50 +0000

She often played a particularly British character: a bubbly yet resilient woman facing down the corrosive effects of everyday modern life.

John Cleary, Wounded in Kent State Shooting, Dies at 74

Sat, 08 Nov 2025 05:59:10 +0000

He was shot in 1970 by the National Guard during a student protest over the Vietnam War that left four dead in Ohio. A photo of him lying on the ground and bleeding made the cover of Life magazine.

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Sat, 08 Nov 2025 13:14:09 +0000

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Gillian Tindall, 87, Dies; Author Who Probed the Layers of Places

Sat, 08 Nov 2025 13:23:53 +0000

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