Obituaries Related to "Hawkins" from New York Times Archive
Eva Konrad Hawkins, Marine Scientist Who Fled Hungary, Dies at 90
She lived through the Holocaust, Communism and the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. She died of Covid-19.
Notable Deaths 2017: Connie Hawkins
Bobbie Louise Hawkins, Beat Poet and Author, Dies at 87
Her writing pulsed with her hardscrabble Texas childhood and, refusing to be his “muse,” her liberation from an overbearing poet husband.
Edwin Hawkins, Known for the Hit ‘Oh Happy Day,’ Is Dead at 74
His catchy song of praise, recorded on a two-track machine and “never intended for commercial purposes,” became a Top 10 hit in 1970.
Connie Hawkins, Electrifying N.B.A. Forward Barred in His Prime, Dies at 75
Hawkins, a playground legend in New York, did not make his N.B.A. debut until age 27 because of unfounded connections to a point-shaving scandal.
Walter Hawkins, Gospel Singer, Dies at 61
Mr. Hawkins brought a sense of contemporary rhythm to the howling, pleading, God-praising tradition of churchly ecstasy.
Dale Hawkins Dies at 73; Rockabilly Author of ‘Susie Q’
Mr. Hawkins was a songwriter and singer who drew deeply from the heavy blues sounds of South Louisiana to create a classic of what is sometimes called swamp rock.
Paula Hawkins, 82, Florida Ex-Senator, Dies
Mrs. Hawkins was a tart-tongued conservative Republican who served a single term, fighting to protect children and blazing a trail for women while shunning the label of “feminist.”
The Death of Yusuf Hawkins, 20 Years Later
On Aug. 23, 1989, a black teenager, Yusuf K. Hawkins, was shot to death after being taunted by a mob of bat-wielding white youths in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. The racially motivated killing left a long legacy.
Yusuf Hawkins’s Death, 20 Years Ago
On Aug. 23, 1989, a black teenager, Yusuf K. Hawkins, was shot to death after being taunted by a mob of bat-wielding white youths in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. The racially motivated killing left a long legacy.
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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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