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Paid Notice: Deaths LUTZ, NANCY WHITNEY

2006-10-31T05:00:00+0000

LUTZ--Nancy Whitney. Died October 27 at age 80 with her children and extended family at her side. The daughter of Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney and Marie Norton Harriman, she grew up in New York. A 38 year resident of Redding, CT, where she lived with her husband, well known water colorist Pierre Lutz, (died June 29, 1991), cultivating her gardens, fields, family and friends as well as starting the highly acclaimed Bethel Gallery of local and regional artists. She is survived by her children Alid ...


Paid Notice: Deaths LUTZ, NANCY WHITNEY

2006-10-30T05:00:00+0000

LUTZ--Nancy Whitney. Died October 27 at age 80 with her children and exended family at her side. The daughter of Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney and Marie Norton Harriman, she grew up in New York. A 38 year resident of Redding, CT, where she lived with her husband, well known water colorist Pierre Lutz, (died June 29, 1991), cultivating her gardens, fields, family and friends as well as starting the highly acclaimed Bethel Gallery of local and regional artists. She is survived by her children Alida ...


Marylou Whitney, Social Queen of the Racing World, Dies at 93

2019-07-19T22:21:42+0000

A fixture in Saratoga and Lexington, she was a prominent hostess, a patron of the arts and, not least, a sportswoman and a thoroughbred breeder.


Whitney North Seymour Jr., Former U.S. Prosecutor Who Fought Corruption, Dies at 95

2019-06-30T00:48:50+0000

He was a patrician Republican who was prominent in New York civic, social and legal circles, the scion of a lawyer who championed unpopular causes.


Whitney Smith, Whose Passion for Flags Became a Career, Dies at 76

2016-11-23T00:22:51+0000

Fascinated by the banners from an early age, Mr. Smith went on to coin a term for the study of flags, vexillology, and even designed one for Guyana.


Bobbi Kristina Brown, Daughter of Whitney Houston, Dies at 22

2015-07-27T02:47:23+0000

Ms. Brown, who was found unconscious in a bathtub in her townhouse on Jan. 31 and placed into a medically induced coma, had been in hospice care since late June.


Michael Masser, Composer Who Wrote Whitney Houston Hits, Dies at 74

2015-07-14T01:01:29+0000

After leaving a career as a stockbroker, Mr. Masser wrote songs recorded by Ms. Houston, Diana Ross, Roberta Flack and many other star vocalists.


Marva Whitney, Singer in the James Brown Revue, Dies at 68

2013-01-01T02:01:12+0000

Ms. Whitney, who was nicknamed Soul Sister No. 1, found her greatest measure of success as a vocalist whom James Brown trusted to hold her own onstage.


A Whitney Houston Tribute Concert and Broadcast

2012-09-27T15:57:48+0000

Celine Dion, Jennifer Hudson and Usher will take part in a concert in Los Angeles next month.


The Breakfast Meeting: G.M. Looks to Add a Little MTV, and Whitney Houston’s Death

2012-03-23T13:15:40+0000

Also, Michael Bloomberg on social media (he’s not a fan) and the return of “Chariots of Fire.”



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