/tags/obituary obituary en-US Copyright Mon, 24 Feb 2025 21:14:34 GMT /sports/2025-02-24/cleveland-guardians-owner-lawrence-dolan-dies-at-94 Lawrence Dolan, a Cleveland native, purchased the team from Richard Jacobs in 2000 for $320 million. Mon, 24 Feb 2025 21:14:34 GMT /sports/2025-02-24/cleveland-guardians-owner-lawrence-dolan-dies-at-94 Associated Press /arts-culture/2024-06-20/visionary-three-decade-ohio-arts-council-leader-wayne-lawson-passes-away-at-82 Wayne Lawson led the Ohio Arts Council from 1978 to 2006. During that time, he built the state agency to have a major presence nationally and internationally. Thu, 20 Jun 2024 20:43:21 GMT /arts-culture/2024-06-20/visionary-three-decade-ohio-arts-council-leader-wayne-lawson-passes-away-at-82 George Shillcock /news-partners/2020-05-27/larry-kramer-pioneering-aids-activist-and-writer-dies-at-84 Kramer was a writer with an Oscar-nominated screenplay when his friends started dying mysteriously — galvanizing him to found the Gay Men's Health Crisis, and later ACT UP, to combat AIDS. Wed, 27 May 2020 17:44:00 GMT /news-partners/2020-05-27/larry-kramer-pioneering-aids-activist-and-writer-dies-at-84 Neda Ulaby /npr-news/2019-08-06/toni-morrison-whose-soaring-novels-were-rooted-in-black-lives-dies-at-88 Morrison was the author of Beloved, Song of Solomon and The Bluest Eye. She was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Tue, 06 Aug 2019 13:47:00 GMT /npr-news/2019-08-06/toni-morrison-whose-soaring-novels-were-rooted-in-black-lives-dies-at-88 Karen Grigsby Bates /news/2019-06-12/ohio-lawmakers-pay-tribute-to-dispatch-reporter-jim-siegel Jim Siegel, a longtime Ohio Statehouse reporter for The Columbus Dispatch, died Tuesday at the age of 46.Siegel was a native of eastern Ohio, and has… Wed, 12 Jun 2019 14:39:13 GMT /news/2019-06-12/ohio-lawmakers-pay-tribute-to-dispatch-reporter-jim-siegel Gabe Rosenberg /breaking-news/2017-10-03/rock-star-tom-petty-dies-at-66 The American rock singer, who fronted The Heartbreakers and was also beloved as a member of The Traveling Wilburys, has died after suffering cardiac arrest. Tue, 03 Oct 2017 04:18:00 GMT /breaking-news/2017-10-03/rock-star-tom-petty-dies-at-66 Anastasia Tsioulcas /breaking-news/2017-01-25/she-turned-the-world-on-with-her-smile-mary-tyler-moore-dies-at-80 The comedic actress was loved for her roles on The Dick Van Dyke Show and, later, The Mary Tyler Moore Show.To this day, however, it's her comedy that endures. Wed, 25 Jan 2017 20:09:00 GMT /breaking-news/2017-01-25/she-turned-the-world-on-with-her-smile-mary-tyler-moore-dies-at-80 Jesse Baker /2016-12-28/debbie-reynolds-iconic-actress-and-singer-dies-at-84 The star of Singin' in the Rain — as well as more than 50 other films — died just one day after her 60-year-old daughter, Carrie Fisher. Reynolds starred on Broadway, TV and even had a No. 1 single. Thu, 29 Dec 2016 00:21:00 GMT /2016-12-28/debbie-reynolds-iconic-actress-and-singer-dies-at-84 Ted Robbins, Colin Dwyer /breaking-news/2016-12-27/carrie-fisher-actress-beloved-for-playing-princess-leia-dies-at-60 She suffered a massive heart attack on a flight from London to Los Angeles last week. A spokeswoman for Fisher's daughter said the actress died Tuesday morning. Tue, 27 Dec 2016 18:13:00 GMT /breaking-news/2016-12-27/carrie-fisher-actress-beloved-for-playing-princess-leia-dies-at-60 Camila Domonoske /breaking-news/2016-11-10/influential-singer-songwriter-leonard-cohen-dies-at-82 The Canadian-born artist is remembered for his influence on other musicians as much as for his own creations. His latest album came out less than a month ago. Fri, 11 Nov 2016 02:33:00 GMT /breaking-news/2016-11-10/influential-singer-songwriter-leonard-cohen-dies-at-82 NPR Staff