obituaries

Linda Tripp, whistleblower in Clinton scandal, dies at 70

By Associated Press

Tripp's secretly recorded conversations with White House intern Monica Lewinsky led to the 1998 impeachment of President Bill Clinton.

Singer John Prine dies at 73

By Michael Warren, Associated Press

Prine, the ingenious singer-songwriter who explored the heartbreaks, indignities and absurdities of everyday life in “Angel from Montgomery,” “Sam Stone,” “Hello in There” and scores of other indelible tunes, died Tuesday.

‘Strega Nona’ author Tomie dePaola is dead at age 85

By Kathy McCormack, Associated Press

Tomie dePaola, the prolific children's author and illustrator who delighted generations with tales of Strega Nona, the kindly and helpful old witch in Italy, died Monday at age 85.

Terrence McNally, lauded American playwright, dies at 81

By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press

McNally, one of America’s great playwrights whose prolific career included winning Tony Awards for the plays "Love! Valour! Compassion!" and "Master Class" and the musicals "Ragtime" and "Kiss of the Spider Woman," has died of complications from the coronavirus.

Former GE CEO Jack Welch dies at 84

By Associated Press

Welch became one of the nation's most well-known and highly regarded corporate leaders during his two decades as GE's chairman and chief executive, from 1981 to 2001.

Joe Coulombe, founder of popular Trader Joe’s markets, dies

By John Rogers, Associated Press

Joe Coulombe envisioned a new generation of young grocery shoppers emerging in the 1960s, one that wanted healthy, tasty, high-quality food they couldn’t find in most supermarkets and couldn’t afford to buy in the few high-end gourmet outlets.

Pioneering theoretical physicist Freeman Dyson dies at 96

By Justin Stabley

In popular culture, Dyson is most famous for his thought experiments on space travel and future civilizations.

Monty Python star Terry Jones dies at 77

By Jill Lawless, Associated Press

Jones, a founding member of the anarchic Monty Python troupe who was hailed by colleagues as “the complete Renaissance comedian" and “a man of endless enthusiasms,” has died at age 77 after suffering from dementia.

Buck Henry, writer-actor who helped pen ‘The Graduate,’ dies at 89

By Associated Press

Henry was an established film and television writer who became widely recognizable during the early years of “Saturday Night Live.”…

‘Prozac Nation’ author Elizabeth Wurtzel dies at age 52

By Associated Press

Wurtzel, whose blunt and painful confessions of her struggles with addiction and depression in the best-selling “Prozac Nation” made her a voice and a target for an anxious generation, died Tuesday after a long battle with cancer.