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Harrison Johnson, Pastor at Funeral in Mass Shooting, Dies at 65

2020-10-23T20:27:59+0000

A minister who doubled as a funeral director, he officiated at an El Paso service attended or livestreamed by thousands. He died of the coronavirus.


Junior Johnson, Good-Old-Boy Auto Racing Star, Is Dead at 88

2019-12-21T00:39:54+0000

He competed on the NASCAR circuit for 12 seasons, became a successful team owner and was one of the first inductees in the organization’s Hall of Fame.


James E. Burke, 87, Dies; Candid Ex-Chief of Johnson & Johnson

2012-10-02T03:10:16+0000

Mr. Burke’s handling of Tylenol’s poisonings in the 1980s is regarded as a textbook example of how to handle a public relations crisis.


Liz Carpenter, Journalist, Feminist and Johnson Aide, Dies at 89

2010-03-21T00:06:31+0000

Ms. Carpenter spent much of her life working in Washington as a newspaper reporter, an aide to Lyndon B. Johnson and press secretary to Lady Bird Johnson.


Paid Notice: Deaths JOHNSON, CHERRY

2006-04-07T05:00:00+0000

JOHNSON--Cherry. Age 82 of West Palm Beach, FL., formerly of Delray Beach, FL and New York City, on April 3, 2006. Beloved mother of Robin Johnson of New York City; sister of Tony Hannan of Duxbury, MA; predeceased by beloved husband, Blake Johnson and her parents, John Lennox Hannan and Esther Harney Hannan. In lieu of flowers, please give to the Humane Society of the US. Services private.


George Clayton Johnson, Science Fiction Writer, Dies at 86

2015-12-28T01:26:42+0000

Often addressing issues of aging and mortality, Mr. Johnson was co-author of “Logan’s Run” and also wrote episodes of “The Twilight Zone” and the first televised episode of “Star Trek.”


Curtis Gans, 77, Is Dead; Worked to Defeat President Johnson

2015-03-17T00:28:47+0000

Mr. Gans mobilized thousands of college students to join Senator Eugene J. McCarthy’s challenge against Lyndon B. Johnson, who eventually quit the race.


Denys Johnson-Davies, Translator of Arab Writers, Is Dead at 94

2017-07-05T19:40:02+0000

Mr. Johnson-Davies translated more than 30 Arabic novels, short-story collections and anthologies. He was best known for his work with Naguib Mahfouz.


Dennis Johnson, 80, Creator of a Rediscovered Minimalist Score, Dies

2019-01-09T21:30:07+0000

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.


W. Dudley Johnson, Heart Bypass Surgery Pioneer, Dies at 86

2016-10-31T02:10:30+0000

Dr. Johnson, who applied crocheting and needlecraft skills, went on to perform more than 8,500 bypass operations over four decades.



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Frank Dunlop, 98, Dies; Director Who Gave Theater a Free-Spirited Spin

Thu, 15 Jan 2026 06:44:21 +0000

In 1970, he founded London’s Young Vic, an adventurous “people’s theater” (the Who took the stage at one point) before shaking up the Brooklyn Academy of Music.

Renfrew Christie Dies at 76; Sabotaged Racist Regime’s Nuclear Program

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 20:02:56 +0000

He played a key role in ending apartheid South Africa’s secret weapons program in the 1980s by helping the African National Congress bomb critical facilities.

Rebecca Kilgore, 76, Dies; Acclaimed Interpreter of American Songbook

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 21:35:10 +0000

An elegant jazz singer with adventurous taste, she counted among her fans the performer Michael Feinstein and the songwriter Dave Frishberg, who called her technique “flawless.”

David Webb, Investor Who Took on Hong Kong Tycoons, Dies at 60

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 01:22:26 +0000

From his internet platform, he became a tenacious watchdog fighting financial regulators for minority shareholders and exposing shady business dealings.

Claudette Colvin, Who Refused to Give Her Bus Seat to a White Woman, Dies at 86

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 17:12:17 +0000

Her defiance of Jim Crow laws in 1955 made her a star witness in a landmark segregation suit, but her act was overshadowed months later when Rosa Parks made history with a similar stand.

Scott Adams, Creator of the Satirical ‘Dilbert’ Comic Strip, Dies at 68

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 17:10:42 +0000

His chronicles of a corporate cubicle dweller was widely distributed until racist comments on his podcast led newspapers to cut their ties with him.



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