obit
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PublishedMarch 22, 2023
Tejano musician Fito Olivares dies in Houston at 75
He was known for songs that were wedding and quinceanera mainstays, including the hit 'Juana La Cubana.'
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PublishedMarch 21, 2023
Gloria Dea, first magician on Las Vegas Strip, dies at 100
Dea went on to perform in Hollywood in the '40s and '50s before vanishing into obscurity until David Copperfield learned of her exploits two years ago.
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PublishedMarch 15, 2023
Nobel laureate Kenzaburo Oe, writer of poetic fiction, dies at 88
His darkly poetic novels were built from his memories during Japan’s postwar occupation and from being the parent of a disabled son.
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PublishedMarch 15, 2023
Chinese SARS whistleblower Jiang Yanyong dies at 91
The military doctor revealed the full extent of the 2003 SARS outbreak and was later placed under house arrest for his political outspokenness.
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PublishedMarch 15, 2023
Former U.S. Rep. Pat Schroeder, pioneer for women’s rights, dies at 82
Schroeder took on the powerful elite with her rapier wit and antics for 24 years, shaking up stodgy government institutions by forcing them to acknowledge that women had a role in government.
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PublishedMarch 15, 2023
Ann Uccello, first female mayor in Connecticut, dies at 100
Uccello later served as one of the highest-ranking women in the Nixon administration – as consumer affairs director in the Department of Transportation.
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PublishedMarch 15, 2023
Award-winning South African jazz singer Gloria Bosman dies
The Soweto-born Bosman was praised for her soothing, silky vocals and versatility in crossing over to various music genres.
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PublishedMarch 8, 2023
Theodore Kanamine, Army’s first Japanese-American general, dies at 93
When he was 12, his family was sent from their home in California to an internment camp in Jerome, Ark.
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PublishedMarch 8, 2023
Francisco Ayala, biologist who bridged science and faith, dies at 88
His awards included the National Medal of Science and the Templeton Prize, but his career unraveled in 2018 after sexual-harassment allegations by four women.
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PublishedMarch 8, 2023
Barbara Bryant, first woman to oversee census, dies at 96
Her grandchildren nicknamed her 'the Count' because she always rattled off numbers in conversation.
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