Nobel winner Renato Dulbecco dies
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Dr. Dulbecco’s work revealed how viruses operate on cells and led to more research on the relationship between cancer and genes.
Arthur Dorman, veteran Md. lawmaker, dies
Dr. Dorman served in the House of Delegates and state Senate for 38 years.
Roger J. Miner, federal judge
Roger J. Miner, 77, a veteran member of the federal bench who was known for his outspoken criticism of what he viewed as the politicization of the process by which federal judges are chosen, died Feb. 18 at his home in Hudson, N.Y.
Harry McPherson Jr., presidential adviser and D.C. lobbyist, dead at 82
Harry C. McPherson Jr., a Texas-born lawyer who as a principal adviser, speechwriter and confidant to President Lyndon B. Johnson influenced a range of policies, from civil rights to the curtailing of bombing in Vietnam, died Feb. 16.
Correspondent Anthony Shadid dies at 43
Anthony Shadid, one of the most incisive and honored foreign correspondents of his generation, was covering the Syrian insurrection for the New York Times.
Robert Webb, longtime UMBC professor, dies at 89
Robert K. Webb, a scholar of British history, died Feb. 15 at his home in Washington.
Gary Carter, Hall of Fame baseball catcher, dies at 57
Gary Carter, a Hall of Fame baseball catcher whose timely hitting helped lead the New York Mets to a dramatic World Series championship in 1986, died Feb. 16 at his home in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
Charles Anthony, Metropolitan Opera tenor
Charles Anthony, an American tenor who sang in 2,928 performances over nearly six decades with the Metropolitan Opera, died Feb. 15.
Patricia Stephens Due, civil rights activist
Patricia Stephens Due, who chronicled her fight for civil rights in Florida, dies at 72.
‘Professional adventurer’ John Fairfax dies
Mr. Fairfax rowed across both the Atlantic and Pacific, hunted big game, fought sharks and was an authority on baccarat.
Whitney Houston dies at age 48
Whitney Houston, the gospel-inspired pop singer who sold more than 140 million albums and struggled with drug abuse and a troubled marriage, died Feb. 11 in Beverly Hills, Calif. She was 48.
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- Ann B. Mathias, senator’s wife and education proponent, dies at 83
- Nobel winner Renato Dulbecco dies
- Arthur Dorman, veteran Md. lawmaker, dies
- Roger J. Miner, federal judge
- Gayle Wineriter, federal labor mediator
- Robert Webb, longtime UMBC professor, dies at 89
- Ann D. Schmidt, journalist
- Basil Kissal, Greek Orthodox priest
- Peter D. Whitney, Foreign Service officer
- Judith Keyserling, marketing executive
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Elouise Cobell, advocate for American Indians, dies at 65
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Norman Corwin, giant of radio’s Golden Age, dies at 101
Corwin wrote, produced and directed radio dramas for CBS in the ’30s and ’40s.
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