Obituaries Related to "Wallace" from New York Times Archive
Wallace McCain Dies at 81; Fed the World Frozen Fries
Mr. McCain helped create the world’s largest maker of frozen French fries, with 50 plants in 15 countries.
Dr. Joyce Wallace, Pioneering AIDS Physician, Dies at 79
Among the first to study the disease in the 1980s, she tried to stop its spread among thousands of New York City prostitutes.
Perry Wallace, College Basketball Pioneer, Is Dead at 69
As the first black varsity basketball player in Southeastern Conference history, he distinguished himself on the court while battling racism.
Wallace Potts, 59, Nureyev Film Archivist, Is Dead
Wallace Potts, film archivist for Rudolf Nureyev Foundation, dies at age 59 (M)
Wallace Potts, 59, Nureyev Film Archivist, Is Dead
Wallace Potts was a film archivist for the Rudolf Nureyev Foundation.
Marcia Wallace, Comic Actress on ‘The Simpsons,’ Dies at 70
Ms. Wallace was a bubbly comic actress who greeted doctors and group-therapy patients on “The Bob Newhart Show” and was the Emmy Award-winning voice of Edna Krabappel on “The Simpsons.”
What We Know About the Death of Walter Wallace Jr. in Philadelphia
The fatal shooting of Mr. Wallace, a 27-year-old Black man, set off protests, looting and violent clashes with the police in Pennsylvania, a swing state, days before the presidential election.
Dr. Joyce Wallace, Pioneering AIDS Physician, Dies at 79
Among the first to study the disease in the 1980s, she tried to stop its spread among thousands of New York City prostitutes.
Wallace Roney, Jazz Trumpet Virtuoso, Is Dead at 59
Initially dismissed by some as a Miles Davis imitator, Mr. Roney, who has died of coronavirus complications, emerged as a major musician in his own right.
Tom Turnipseed, a ‘Reformed Racist’ After Backing Wallace, Dies at 83
He supported George Wallace’s 1968 presidential bid. But after a change of heart, he worked for civil rights and other progressive causes.
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Charles Norman Shay, Tribal Elder and World War II Hero, Dies at 101
As a medic, he saved soldiers from drowning off Omaha Beach on D-Day before becoming a prisoner of war. Back home, a decorated veteran, he was forbidden to vote as a Native American.
Dominik Duka, Czech Cardinal Jailed Under Communism, Dies at 82
While in prison in 1981, he befriended the dissident and future Czech president Vaclav Havel. Later, he became a conservative voice in Rome.
Steve Cropper, Guitarist, Songwriter and Shaper of Memphis Soul Music, Dies at 84
As a member of Booker T. & the MG’s and as a producer, he played a pivotal role in the rise of Stax Records, a storied force in R&B in the 1960s and ’70s.
Yegor Ligachev, Gorbachev’s No. 2 Who Turned Foe, Is Dead at 100
As the Kremlin’s hard-line Communist ideologist, he initially embraced his boss’s modernizing reforms before turning against them as threats to the Soviet order.
Eugene Hasenfus, Gunrunner Who Exposed Iran-Contra Plot, Dies at 84
He emerged out of obscurity when his cargo plane was shot down while illegally ferrying arms to Nicaraguan rebels, setting off a scandal that tarnished the Reagan and Bush White Houses.
Reginald T. Jackson, A.M.E. Bishop Who Helped Sway Votes, Dies at 71
Influential from New Jersey to Georgia, he was part of a long tradition among Black clergy of fighting bias and getting out the vote. “No vote, no clout,” he’d say.
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