Obituaries Related to "Lynch" from New York Times Archive
Revisiting Thomas Lynch and American Funerals
This week, Scott Simon reviews the poet Thomas Lynch’s collection of essays “The Depositions.” In 1997, Susan Jacoby wrote for the Book Review about “The Undertaking,” Lynch’s collection of essays about being a funeral director.
Dr. Henry Lynch, 91, Dies; Found Hereditary Link in Cancer
To a doubting medical world, he found compelling evidence that some cancers are passed along genetically. His work was ultimately widely embraced.
Jay Lynch, Underground Comics Creator, Dies at 72
Mr. Lynch was an artist, writer and satirist employing a retro style and deadpan humor. He was also an archivist of underground comics history.
Daniel P. Tully Dies at 84; Led Merrill Lynch in Its Halcyon ’90s
Mr. Tully, who stepped down in 1997, was a staunch believer in “Mother Merrill,” an ideal of devotion to the greater good of the firm.
Peg Lynch, Writer and Star of Early Situation Comedy, Dies at 98
Ms. Lynch was a pioneering woman in broadcast entertainment, writing nearly 11,000 scripts, creating original characters and performing her own written work.
Lynch Says Death in Police Custody Highlights Fears Among Blacks
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch said the recent arrest and death of a black woman in Texas brought renewed attention to concerns among blacks.
Dotty Lynch, Pollster Who Saw the Gender Gap, Is Dead at 69
Ms. Lynch was the first woman to be chief pollster for a presidential campaign and one of the first to recognize the benefit of developing themes aimed at winning female voters.
Bill Lynch, 72, Democratic Strategist in New York, Dies
Mr. Lynch was known as the “rumpled genius” behind David N. Dinkins’s victory as the first black mayor of New York City in 1989.
Revisiting Thomas Lynch and American Funerals
This week, Scott Simon reviews the poet Thomas Lynch’s collection of essays “The Depositions.” In 1997, Susan Jacoby wrote for the Book Review about “The Undertaking,” Lynch’s collection of essays about being a funeral director.
Revisiting Thomas Lynch and American Funerals
This week, Scott Simon reviews the poet Thomas Lynch’s collection of essays “The Depositions.” In 1997, Susan Jacoby wrote for the Book Review about “The Undertaking,” Lynch’s collection of essays about being a funeral director.
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