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Richard Boone, Johnson Aide and Advocate on Poverty, Dies at 86

2014-03-08T03:44:10+0000

Mr. Boone led private liberal groups pursuing political and social change.


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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Tue, 03 Feb 2026 05:53:07 +0000

He seemed destined for a glittering career, working with the Fugees and solo, and then landed in prison. After a presidential pardon, he clawed his way back.

Woodie King Jr., Impresario of Black Theater, Dies at 88

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 23:25:44 +0000

His New Federal Theater in New York provided a rare stage for Black playwrights and emerging actors, among them Denzel Washington, Phylicia Rashad and Chadwick Boseman.

Billy Bass Nelson, Original Bassist for Funkadelic, Dies at 75

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 19:45:27 +0000

George Clinton, while working as a barber, recruited him. Mr. Nelson went on to name the group and, with his bandmates, to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

James Sallis, 81, Dies; Novelist Whose ‘Drive’ Became a Hit Movie

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 21:20:35 +0000

A storyteller of modern America’s underbelly with a literary, ruminative style, he inspired a Ryan Gosling movie and earned critical acclaim.

Robert Pratt, Federal Judge Who Derided Trump Pardons, Dies at 78

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 03:18:14 +0000

He was chastised for remarks ridiculing the pardons of two congressional campaign aides who had been convicted in a bribery plot.

Demond Wilson, Long-Suffering Son on ‘Sanford and Son,’ Dies at 79

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 17:14:49 +0000

As Lamont, he was a young man in constant battle with his father and business partner, played by Redd Foxx, on the popular 1970s series.



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