Obituaries Related to "Walls" from New York Times Archive
Public Schools Face Funding ‘Death Spiral’ as Enrollment Drops
Congress is sending more relief money to schools, but coronavirus-related costs and declining state funding tied to student enrollment are driving districts toward a financial crisis.
Erin Wall, 44, Dies; Acclaimed Soprano in Mozart and Strauss
Ms. Wall, who started her career at Lyric Opera of Chicago, had a silvery soprano voice that grew more opulent as it evolved.
Carole Brookins, a Rare Woman on 1970s Wall Street, Dies at 76
She was an expert in the global political economy, with a specialty in agriculture, and served as executive director of the World Bank. She fell victim to the novel coronavirus.
Cheryl A. Wall, 71, Dies; Champion of Black Literary Women
An author and longtime professor at Rutgers, she pressed for the inclusion of black authors in curriculums and was an expert on Zora Neale Hurston.
Elaine La Roche, a Power on Wall Street Despite Its Barriers, Dies at 70
She was one of the most influential women in investment banking in the ’90s, helping to orchestrate a landmark partnership with China.
Alex Navab, Prominent Wall Street Dealmaker, Is Dead at 53
He was once considered to be in line to run the private equity giant KKR and had recently started his own ambitious firm.
Joe Overstreet, Painter and Activist, Is Dead at 85
Like many of his fellow African-American artists, he infused his work with burning political issues of the 1960s and ’70s.
Warren H. Phillips, Longtime Wall Street Journal Publisher, Dies at 92
Starting as a $40-a-week proofreader, he rose through the newsroom and corporate ranks, becoming chairman and chief executive of Dow Jones.
Scores Dead in Bangladesh Fire: ‘This Isn’t About Poverty, It’s About Greed’
The inferno, which was set off when a car’s gas cylinder exploded, ravaged one of the most historic neighborhoods in Bangladesh, a country with a horrible record of deadly fires.
DealBook Briefing: Reliving Wall Street’s Near-Death Experience
Ten years on, we remember the turmoil of the weekend that marked the inflection point of the 2008 financial crisis.
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A writer, dissident, teacher and critic, he was deeply affected by an early experience of his life: incarceration as a boy in a concentration camp near Prague.
Patricia Routledge, Hoity-Toity Housewife of ‘Keeping Up Appearances,’ Dies at 96
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Margaret Markey, Who Championed Victims of Sexual Abuse, Dies at 83
As a New York State assemblywoman, she began a campaign that finally bore fruit in 2019, when the Legislature extended the deadlines for victims to file claims.
Leo Hindery Jr., Dealmaking Power in the Cable TV Industry, Dies at 77
As an executive, he helped negotiate AT&T’s $50 billion acquisition of TCI and later led the Yankees’ YES Network. He also drove his sports car to victory in the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Jane Goodall, Revered Chimpanzee Expert and Conservationist, Dies at 91
Her discoveries as a primatologist in the 1960s about how chimpanzees behave in the wild were hailed as “one of the Western world’s great scientific achievements.”
Arthur Jones, Former Baltimore Ravens Player, Dies at 39
He played for the Ravens when the team won the Super Bowl in 2013.
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