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Life Sentence for James Holmes, Aurora Theater Gunman

2015-08-07T20:10:25+0000

The jury rejected the death penalty for the man who carried out a 2012 shooting rampage in a Colorado movie theater.


Death Penalty Not Ruled Out For Holmes

2015-08-04T04:25:19+0000

The decision sets the stage for the last pleas from each side, after which the jury will decide whether James Holmes will be executed or spend life in prison.


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.


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.


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.


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.


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.


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.


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.


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 ...



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Roy Medvedev, Soviet Era Historian and Dissident, Is Dead at 100

Sat, 14 Feb 2026 16:09:27 +0000

His score of books and hundreds of essays documented Stalinist executions, Communist repressions and censorship, and the transition to post-Soviet Russia.

ElRoy Face, Ace Forkballer and Effective Closer for Pirates, Dies at 97

Sat, 14 Feb 2026 17:51:21 +0000

Face was one of the first major-league hurlers to make the closer job a specialty. Not an overpowering pitcher, he finagled outs with a tricky forkball.

King Leatherbury, Trainer and Trader of Horses, Dies at 92

Sat, 14 Feb 2026 20:36:12 +0000

He trained mostly lesser-known, cheaper thoroughbreds in Maryland and was the fifth-winningest trainer in North American history.

Ebo Taylor, Musical Innovator of Highlife and Afrobeat, Dies at 90

Sat, 14 Feb 2026 20:50:07 +0000

Borrowing from jazz and African rhythms, he forged a singular style that helped define music in his native Ghana — and West Africa — for a generation.

Greg Brown, Guitarist Who Wrote Cake’s Biggest Hit, Dies at 56

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 00:51:15 +0000

His song “The Distance,” released in 1996, became an anthem for the disaffected members of Generation X.

Daniel Cathiard Dies at 81; Turned Bordeaux Estate Into Champion Winery

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 17:54:47 +0000

He came to winemaking late, after a career in retail, and turned the 18th-century Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte into one of France’s most esteemed vineyards.



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