Obituaries Related to "Roberts" from New York Times Archive
Lawrence Roberts, Who Helped Design Internet’s Precursor, Dies at 81
Dr. Roberts worked with other engineers to create the underpinnings of the Arpanet, making many crucial decisions. But his work did not make him rich.
Carlene Roberts Lawrence, Air Industry Pioneer, Dies at 105
In 1951, at a time when few women were being admitted into the executive suites of any industry, she became a vice president of American Airlines.
Monica Roberts, Transgender Advocate and Journalist, Dies at 58
Ms. Roberts started her blog, TransGriot, in 2006, at a time when coverage of transgender issues by the mainstream media was limited.
In Complex Dance, Roberts Pays Tribute to Years of Precedent Behind Roe v. Wade
Nowhere were Judge John G. Roberts Jr.'s words framed more carefully -- or listened to more closely -- than on the subject of abortion. In what advocates on both sides of the issue described as a complex dance, on the first day of questioning by the Senate Judiciary Committee, Judge Roberts paid full tribute to the weight of 32 years of precedent behind Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court decision establishing abortion rights. ''It's settled as a precedent of the court, entitled to respect u ...
Burton Roberts, 88, Tom Wolfe’s Model Judge, Dies
Judge Roberts was a former justice in the Bronx and the inspiration for Myron Kovitsky in Tom Wolfe’s novel “Bonfire of the Vanities.”
Lawrence Roberts, Who Helped Design Internet’s Precursor, Dies at 81
Dr. Roberts worked with other engineers to create the underpinnings of the Arpanet, making many crucial decisions. But his work did not make him rich.
Carlene Roberts Lawrence, Air Industry Pioneer, Dies at 105
In 1951, at a time when few women were being admitted into the executive suites of any industry, she became a vice president of American Airlines.
Monica Roberts, Transgender Advocate and Journalist, Dies at 58
Ms. Roberts started her blog, TransGriot, in 2006, at a time when coverage of transgender issues by the mainstream media was limited.
In Complex Dance, Roberts Pays Tribute to Years of Precedent Behind Roe v. Wade
Nowhere were Judge John G. Roberts Jr.'s words framed more carefully -- or listened to more closely -- than on the subject of abortion. In what advocates on both sides of the issue described as a complex dance, on the first day of questioning by the Senate Judiciary Committee, Judge Roberts paid full tribute to the weight of 32 years of precedent behind Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court decision establishing abortion rights. ''It's settled as a precedent of the court, entitled to respect u ...
Burton Roberts, 88, Tom Wolfe’s Model Judge, Dies
Judge Roberts was a former justice in the Bronx and the inspiration for Myron Kovitsky in Tom Wolfe’s novel “Bonfire of the Vanities.”
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Bernard Lafayette Jr., 85, Dies; Civil Rights Leader Helped Plan Selma March
A close associate of Martin Luther King Jr. and John Lewis, he was involved in many of the key moments of the Black freedom struggle in the 1960s.
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For decades, he wrote a syndicated column in The Washington Post promoting nonviolence. That became the subject of a course he taught for nearly 40 years.
Country Joe McDonald, Whose Antiwar Song Became an Anthem, Dies at 84
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