Post Mortem Archive: T. Rees Shapiro
David Broder, Washington Post columnist, dies at 81
David Broder, a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for The Washington Post and one of the most respected writers on national politics for four decades, died Wednesday in Arlington of complications from diabetes. He was 81. Mr. Broder was often called the dean of the Washington press corps -- a nickname he...
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| March 9, 2011; 12:45 PM ET |
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Brian Jacques dies; Redwall realm creator was 71
In the 1980s, Brian Jacques was a door-to-door milk truck driver in Liverpool and its suburbs. One of his delivery stops was the Royal Wavertree School for the Blind. He became friends with the children there and offered to read them stories, but he became frustrated with the "dreadful" literature...
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| February 11, 2011; 10:44 AM ET |
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Arthur W. 'Nick' Arundel dies at 83; local newspaper magnate helped found Great Meadow
Updated: Read the full obituary here. Arthur W. "Nick" Arundel, the founder of the Northern Virginia Times Community newspapers, died Feb. 8 at his home in The Plains, Va. He was 83. Mr. Arundel, a native Washingtonian, began his journalism career as a reporter for the United Press as a...
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| February 8, 2011; 1:23 PM ET |
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85, and still a sweetie
Richard B. Parker, who died Jan. 7 at 87 in Washington, was a Middle East expert who served in the 1970s as the U.S. ambassador to Algeria, Lebanon and Morocco. He joined the Foreign Service in 1949 and specialized as an Arabist. The depth of his expertise in Arab culture...
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| February 5, 2011; 11:33 AM ET |
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Jack LaLanne dies at 96; fitness guru shaped America's health-consciousness
Jack LaLanne, the energetic and charismatic fitness guru who helped define the nation's modern health-consciousness by inviting viewers of his exercise TV show to get off the couch and into shape, died Jan. 23. To many Americans, Mr. LaLanne was the sculpted, handsome man on television encouraging viewers to lead...
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| January 23, 2011; 11:11 PM ET |
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Bill Bower dies; Doolittle Raider was last surviving pilot
Bill Bower, the last surviving bomber pilot of the audacious Doolittle Raid, a morale-boosting strike against the Japanese months after the attack on Pearl Harbor, died Jan. 10 at his home in Boulder, Colo. He was 93. As a 25-year-old first lieutenant, Col. Bower commanded one of the 16 Army...
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| January 14, 2011; 1:26 PM ET |
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