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Leon A. Gorman, Who Made L. L. Bean a Household Name, Dies at 80

2015-09-04T02:40:42+0000

Mr. Gorman, a grandson of L. L. Bean’s founder, led the company for 34 years and oversaw the beginning of its online operations.

Cleon and Leon Boyd, Vermont Twins Tied to the Land, Die at 64

2020-05-18T19:53:58+0000

They boiled sap at the family farm, groomed the ski slopes and played country music. The brothers died of the novel coronavirus, which also sickened many in their extended family.

Leon Cooper, Who Carried on a Battle for Tarawa, Dies at 98

2017-12-01T23:47:55+0000

A veteran of the fight to take a Pacific atoll in World War II, he fought for the return of Marines’ remains and to restore a beach as “hallowed ground.”

Paid Notice: Deaths GUZMAN, FORBES, LEON ARD

2002-09-22T05:00:00+0000

GUZMAN - FORBES - Leon ard. 75, passed away August 3rd. Born in NYC, raised in New Rochelle, resident of Brooklyn. Retired after 25 years with Social Services. A Renaissance man who participated in the arts and politics. A member of the Sons of the Revolution, W.W. II army veteran, and graduate of Columbia and Fordham. Survived by longtime companion, Cecil Kimberley and brother Robert. Cremation and burial at sea.

Paid Notice: Deaths KLEIN, LEON

2006-12-15T05:00:00+0000

KLEIN--Leon, of Boynton Beach, Florida, passed away December 13, 2006 after a long and valiant fight against Parkinsons disease. Beloved husband of Alice, devoted and beloved father of Ted, Doreen (David) and Adam, loving grandfather of David, Alyssa, Alison and Lauren.

Leon Fleisher, 92, Dies; Spellbinding Pianist Using One Hand or Two

2020-08-02T23:43:14+0000

Unable to use his right hand, he performed pieces written for left hand only, conducted and taught. Years later, he made a triumphant two-handed comeback.

Cleon and Leon Boyd, Vermont Twins Tied to the Land, Die at 64

2020-05-18T19:53:58+0000

They boiled sap at the family farm, groomed the ski slopes and played country music. The brothers died of the novel coronavirus, which also sickened many in their extended family.

Leon Kossoff, 92, Who Painted Portraits of Urban Life, Dies

2019-07-22T20:03:24+0000

His primary subjects were his family and friends, the many glories of London, and old master paintings in the National Gallery.

Leon Redbone, Idiosyncratic Throwback Singer, Is Dead at 69

2019-05-30T20:27:10+0000

He drew songs from Tin Pan Alley, the Delta blues and other sources. In the late 1970s, he introduced them to the “Saturday Night Live” crowd.

Leon Lederman, 96, Explorer (and Explainer) of the Subatomic World, Dies

2018-10-03T17:08:20+0000

A Nobel laureate who deepened science’s understanding of the building blocks of matter, he was called “the best ambassador of physics to the general public since Einstein.”

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Ellen Bryant Voigt, Poet With a Musical Ear, Dies at 82

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 21:45:08 +0000

Her nine volumes included “Kyrie,” a suite of sonnets about the 1918 influenza epidemic. She was also Pulitzer Prize finalist and a poet laureate of Vermont.

Ruth Thorne-Thomsen, Photographer of Dreamlike Tableaux, Dies at 82

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 14:41:09 +0000

Using a pinhole camera, she captured miniature landscapes that she had fashioned to resemble surreal versions of 19th-century travel photos.

Robert A.M. Stern, Architect Who Reinvented Prewar Splendor, Dies at 86

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 19:26:34 +0000

He designed museums, schools and libraries before winning international acclaim late in life for 15 Central Park West in Manhattan, hailed as a rebirth of the luxury apartment building.