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AUSTIN, Texas - Nellie Connally, the last remaining survivor who was riding in President Kennedy's limousine when he was assassinated, has died, a family friend said Saturday. She was 87. Connally, the widow of former Gov. John Connally, died in her sleep late Friday at Westminster Manor in Austin, said Julian Read, who served as the governor's press secretary in the 1960s. "Total surprise," he said. "She has been extremely active and vital the past few days and weeks. ... It's a shock to all of us." Connally had said the most enduring image she had of the Nov. 22,...

He made history as the first African American US Navy Master Diver. Tuesday afternoon, 75-year-old Carl Brashear died at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, His story was told in the 2000 film “Men of Honor,” and he was portrayed by actor Cuba Gooding, Jr. Brashear joined the United States Navy in 1948 at the age of 17. He became the only amputee deep-sea diver to reach the status of Master Diver and was the only black man to ever become Master Diver of the United States Navy, a position he held from 1975 to 1977, according to the Navy. He retired...

According to Fox News, Patsy Ramsey, mother of Jonbenet Ramsey has passed away from ovarian cancer.

John Engeman had a goal for his wife. On Saturday, Donna Engeman achieved it when she received a bachelor's degree in political science and public administration. John Engeman, a career military man who grew up in East Northport and was stationed in southern Iraq, watched with pride as his wife received her diploma, thanks to an Internet feed set up by Concord University in West Virginia. "He was so excited for me," Engeman said. "For him to be able to see me graduate was really special. He told me afterward that I looked great," she said, her voice cracking. "Then...

Florist relaxed with singing, motorcycle trips Nancy Young always was ready to take on a challenge, whether it was operating a floral shop or riding back-seat on a motorcycle to visit the Alamo in Texas, said her friends and family. < -- snip -- > Nancy J. Morrison Young, 72, of Jeannette, former owner and operator of Morrison's Florists in Youngwood, died of cancer on Friday, March 10, 2006. < -- snip - > In 1999, three years after the death of her husband, Nancy Morrison married widower Harold Young, a fellow choir member at Grace United Church of Christ....

Harry Browne, who was the Libertarian Party presidential candidate in 1996 and 2000, is reported by multiple sources to have died yesterday. I just confirmed the general information with Jim Babka of DownSizeDC. DownSizeDC intends to be distributing pertinent information by e-mail and on their website later this evening. Pending a statement from family or friends, the best (speculative) published source of information about his condition is currently on Wiki: "In June of 2005 an unknown neurological illness confined him to a wheelchair. After spending a considerable amount of time in the hospital, he resumed some of his writing and...

Article Last Updated: 12/19/2005 08:18 AM a denver post special report Letting go: Dylan's last days Two parents face an agonizing test of faith and love for their son By Kevin Simpson Denver Post Staff Writer DenverPost.com Dave Walborn lifted his son upright, all 32 pounds of him, slipped one hand behind his lolling head and gazed into the open but vacant blue eyes. He spoke out loud the words that would move him and the boy's mother, Kerri Bruning, one step closer to an excruciating decision. "Dylan, it's OK if you want to go," he said. "I don't want...

Pittsburgh Brewing, forced into bankruptcy yesterday to avoid a cutoff of its water supply, plans to get rid of more than $6 million in pension obligations and emerge from bankruptcy with its ownership group intact, Vice Chairman Joseph Piccirilli said.From left, Pittsburgh Brewing Co.'s Valerie Stoltz, director of human resources; Tony Ferraro, vice president of sales and marketing; Jeff Vavro from media relations; and Joseph Piccirilli, vice chairman, talk after a news conference at the brewery in Lawrenceville yesterday afternoon

Santa Cruz -- The mother of a 28-year-old soldier killed in Iraq asked a judge on Monday to put aside a decades-old Defense Department policy — and the wishes of her former husband — to let her return her son's remains to California. The parents of Army Staff Sgt. Jason Hendrix, who was buried last month in a plot next to his paternal grandfather in Oklahoma, are waging a legal battle to determine the final resting place of their son. Renee Amick, of Watsonville claims that her son wanted to be buried in California, where he spent most of his...

Brain-Dead Woman Dies After Giving Birth By MATTHEW BARAKAT, Associated Press Writer ARLINGTON, Va. - A brain dead woman who was kept alive for three months so she could deliver the child she was carrying was removed from life support Wednesday and died, her family said. Susan Torres' plight attracted worldwide sympathy after she suffered a stroke in May as she battled cancer. She gave birth to a daughter, Susan Anne Catherine Torres, on Tuesday by Caesarean section. "This is obviously a bittersweet time for our family," Justin Torres, her brother-in-law, said in a statement. With the consent of her...

David Breeden, a musician of elegance and tact who was principal clarinetist with the San Francisco Symphony for 25 years, died of complications from multiple myeloma Wednesday at a care center in San Mateo. He was 58. Mr. Breeden was known for his lucid and unflamboyant contributions to the Symphony's performances. His tone was fluid and full-bodied, and he deployed it with deceptive ease.

AMELIA ISLAND, Fla. - Actress Debralee Scott, a regular on the TV sitcom "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman," and frequent face on the 1970s game show circuit, has died. She was 52. Scott died of natural causes April 5, three days after her birthday, at her home in Amelia Island, said her sister Jeri Scott, a talent manager in Beverly Hills. The exact cause was not released. Scott came from a family of show business insiders. Her eldest sister, Scott Bushnell, produced many of director Robert Altman's films. Middle sister Jeri Scott is an agent turned manager. The two older Scotts...

Condolences following the passing into Glory of his beloved Holiness John Paul II may be contributed at www.ewtn.com

<p>"The Pilgrim Pope" - Since Thursday, March 31 and the announcement of the Pope?s critical condition, high fever, and urinary tract infection, and subsequent septic shock there has been a constant vigil of the faithful while media coverage has been continually providing updates along with stories, and historical information on this holiest of holy men.</p>

Today I recieved a HEROBRACELET bearing the name 1LT Michael R. Adams.I am posing this thread in honor of this soldier who lost his life in the WAR ON TERROR.16 March 2004 - 1LT Michael R. Adams, 24, (Class of 2002), of Seattle, Washington, died March 16th in Al Asad, Iraq, when the barrel of the .50 caliber weapon mounted on his tank struck him. 1LT Adams was a member of the 1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Calvary Regiment, Fort Carson, CO.

Quite the list. To many HTML codes to list all of them here. Perhaps one of FR's HTML experts can post the list. Some of them you may not know past away this year.

FRESNO, California (AP) -- Childhood friends who enlisted in the Marine Corps together and died together in Iraq were buried side by side. Jeremiah Baro and Jared Hubbard, who played together, wrestled each other in high school and toughed it out together through boot camp, died November 4, after a roadside bomb exploded. They were in Iraq's Anbar province, where the military was preparing to attack the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah.

Defense sources told NBC News that investigators hired by the defense have identified 'four or possibly five people' who they believe actually killed Laci Peterson.The sources, who spoke with MSNBC's Dan Abrahms on condition of anonymity, said they obtained the names of the suspects, who they say have been involved in satanic activity from a mystery witness.The purported 'suspects' were seen in the Modesto California neighborhood where the Petersons lived on the morning of her disappearance, the sources said.One of the male suspects is believed to have a '666' tatoo-a symbol for the devil, they said.In addition to having their...

The virtual world is so strange. I feel like I've known you all my life; yet I have never met you. No blog, post or email can ever replace a hug. That is what I would rather give you. That is what you need. No text could ever replace the that. Nor is there anything I could write or post that would comfort you right now. I tell you often that I am your friend. But I sit here wondering what kind of friend am I when I can't even be there for you. You have helped so many and...

Saturday 7/24/04, my Father who was 85 passed away in his sleep. He was one of those very unassumming men who did so much for us and asked for nothing in return. He was a member of the Cavalry Recon of the 115th Regiment, 29th Infantry Division and landed on Omaha Beach with the rest of the 29th Inf.. It always amazed me how little he ever said about his experience, except to those he knew that were there on D-Day the same as he was. My brothers and I will miss him greatly, as will his grandchildren (spread from...