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Donna Green-Townsend’s remarks blend with a short film of life moments in this 33:45 tribute from his February 5, 2026, San Francisco event, evoking his enduring personal legacy and community impact.
Jean McGlothlin's soft, halting whisper masked an unfaltering influence that elevated Sebastopol's arts community.
Pioneering Black actress Judy Pace, star of Peyton Place and Brian's Song, passed away at 83.
Lifelong educator: Hired as associate professor in 1970, taught 33 years at Columbus State University, chaired history department, founded CSU...
Tributes celebrate her as a cultural icon.
Rev. Hilton O. Smith, who passed at 79 on March 5, dedicated decades to community education:
Charmian Carr, who played Liesl in The Sound of Music at just 21 years old, has died. She memorably sang “I Am Sixteen Going on Seventeen”.
About 200 family and friends filled Garrison Theater on March 14 for a memorial brimming with music, memories, and stories celebrating Cheryllynne...
Youth in the Reich: At 15, Habermas served in Hitler Youth, manning anti-aircraft defenses to protect the Third Reich, mirroring his father's passive...
Max Peters, Springville's quiet hero, passed at 79 surrounded by family after a life of service.
Singapore-born food critic and TV personality Chua Lam, renowned columnist and one of Hong Kong's Four Great Talents, has died at 83. His legacy celebrates enduring influence on food culture and entertainment across Singapore and Hong Kong.
Groundbreaking 'Brian's Song' actress Judy Pace has died at 83. Her daughters—an attorney and an actress—confirmed the news.
Bethel's tight-knit community celebrates Brian Firstenberger's profound impact:
Australian TV legend Wendy Playfair died at 99, just shy of 100, celebrated for her iconic Minnie Donovan in Prisoner: Cell Block H.
From Iowa farm boy to aviation icon, Ron Ryan flew Gerald Ford, Neil Armstrong, and Lucille Ball, delivered a plane to Hank Williams Jr., and logged...
This week's art world losses spotlight surreal designs, sculptural legacies, and curatorial impact:
Melvin Steinberg's remarkable ascent from northwest Baltimore lawyer to Maryland's political elite:
