Obituaries Related to "Flowers" from New York Times Archive
Gary Peacock, Master Jazz Bassist, Is Dead at 85
He was a free-jazz pioneer early on before becoming part of Keith Jarrett’s enduring trio, where he infused American standards with a Zen sensibility.
What’s on TV Monday: ‘Big Flower Fight’ and ‘Dead Still’
A botanical-sculpture competition show drops on Netflix. And a Victorian crime series set in Dublin debuts on Acorn TV.
Woodie Flowers, Who Made Science a Competitive Sport, Dies at 75
His hands-on methods of teaching mechanical engineering at M.I.T. made him a star on campus (and on PBS) and led to student contests on a global scale.
The Flower That Came Back From the Dead
The Tennessee coneflower is proof that much of nature might yet recover — if we commit ourselves to change.
Charles Reich, Who Saw ‘The Greening of America,’ Dies at 91
He was a Yale Law School professor when he embraced the counterculture in a 1970 book that became a best seller and brought him rock-star-level fame.
C.Y. Lee, ‘Flower Drum Song’ Author, Is Dead at 102
His novel of generational and cultural conflict among Chinese immigrants became a hit Broadway musical and then a film that earned five Oscar nominations.
Woman Gets Final Birthday Flowers From Her Father, Years After His Death
Michael Sellers set up flower deliveries for his daughter each year until she turned 21. She got her last delivery, with an emotional note attached.
February’s Book Club Pick: ‘Killers of the Flower Moon,’ by David Grann
A shattering history of oil greed, racism and serial murder targeting the Osage Indians is uncovered.
Tallying the Toll of a Staten Island Drug Wave in Flowers for Funerals
A surge in overdoses in one New York City borough has given florists and undertakers there a close view of the damage heroin can do.
Death Valley Is Experiencing a Colorful ‘Superbloom’
A little rain goes far in one of the hottest, driest places on earth.
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Dorothy Vogel, Librarian With a Vast Art Collection, Dies at 90
On modest civil servants’ salaries, she and her husband amassed a trove of some 4,000 works by art-world luminaries, storing them in their one-bedroom Manhattan apartment.
Terry Martin Hekker, a Happy Housewife Scorned, Dies at 92
She wrote two popular memoirs: the first about the joys of married life, the second about her husband serving her divorce papers on their 40th anniversary.
Burt Meyer, 99, Dies; Made Lite-Brite and Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots
Starting in the 1960s, he collaborated on the designs of classic toys like Mouse Trap, Toss Across and Mr. Machine.
Mark Mellman, 70, Dies; Helped Democrats Understand Their Voters
A pollster and political strategist, he was a key figure in John Kerry’s 2004 presidential campaign and used his prominence to speak out in defense of Israel.
Ward Landrigan, Jeweler to the Stars, Dies at 84
At Sotheby’s, he provided famous diamonds to Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton before reviving Verdura, a venerable jewelry company founded by a Sicilian duke.
Robert L. Stirm, Returning P.O.W. in Pulitzer-Winning Photo, Dies at 92
The image immortalized a Vietnam veteran’s joyous homecoming to his beaming family, but it hid the truth about his unraveling marriage.
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