Obituaries
Albert M. Sack, Antiques Dealer and Author, Dies at 96
Mr. Sack’s guidebook to early American furniture became the bible for a generation of weekend antiquers and professional collectors.
Andy Robustelli, Giants’ Hall of Fame Defensive End, Dies at 85
Robustelli was an All-Pro six times and the N.F.L.’s most outstanding player in 1962, and the Giants defense in his prime evoked a celebrity aura. ...
Abdias do Nascimento, Rights Voice, Dies at 97
The Brazilian writer, painter, politician and scholar who was an outspoken civil rights leader on behalf of black Brazilians has died in Rio de Janeiro. ...
Bill Clements Dies at 94; Set Texas on G.O.P. Path
Mr. Clements founded an international drilling company before going into politics and breaking the Democrats’ stranglehold on the Texas governor’s office in 1978. ...
Sergei Bagapsh, Abkhazia’s Leader, Dies at 62
Mr. Bagapsh was a skillful politician who steered Abkhazia through its break with the republic of Georgia while also maintaining its independence from neighboring Russia. ...
Paul J. Wiedorfer, Hero of the Battle of the Bulge, Dies at 90
Mr. Wiedorfer, of Baltimore, took out two German machine-gun nests during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II. ...
Dana Brand, Blogged of Mets Fans’ Delight and Despair, Dies at 56
Brand, a scholar of American literature who was chairman of the English department at Hofstra University, wrote of fans’ “delight and despair.” ...
Gil Scott-Heron, Voice of Black Culture, Dies at 62
Though often called the “godfather of rap,” Mr. Scott-Heron preferred to call himself a “bluesologist,” drawing on blues, jazz and Harlem Renaissance poetics. ...
Nicholas V. Riasanovsky Dies at 87; Set Standard for Russian History
Mr. Riasanovsky, a Russian émigré who came to the United States at 14, became one of the country’s leading scholars of Russian history. ...
Tom West Dies at 71; Was the Computer Engineer Incarnate
Mr. West was the leader of the engineering team portrayed in Tracy Kidder’s book, “The Soul of a New Machine.” ...
Margo Dydek, Towering Women’s Basketball Center, Dies at 37
The 7-foot-2 former star, who led the league in blocks nine times, was the No. 1 draft pick in 1998 and the tallest player in ...
Jeff Conaway, Actor In ‘Taxi,’ Is Dead at 60
Mr. Conaway, who earned praise as Kenickie, John Travolta’s bad-boy sidekick in the film version of “Grease,” was known to have an addiction to alcohol ...
Steve Rutt, an Inventor Behind Early Video Animation, Dies at 66
Mr. Rutt’s video animation system helped propel the video-art revolution of the 1970s. ...
Gil Scott-Heron, Spoken-Word Musician, Dies at 62
Mr. Scott-Heron was the author of the song “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised,” which helped pioneer sounds that would fuse to become rap. ...
Leonora Carrington Is Dead at 94; Artist and Author of Surrealist Work
Ms. Carrington was a British-born Surrealist and onetime romantic partner of Max Ernst whose paintings depicted women and half-human beasts floating in a dreamscape of ...
John Delaney, Founder of Intrade, Dies at 42
Mr. Delaney was an Irish businessman who founded Intrade, an online exchange that allows customers to bet on world political, entertainment and financial events. ...
Arthur Goldreich, a Leader of the Armed Fight to End Apartheid, Dies at 82
Mr. Goldreich wrote a detailed plan for the overthrow of the South African state and once posed as the operator of a farm where Nelson ...
Paul Splittorff, Royals’ Biggest Winner, Dies at 64
Splittorff was a Royals lifer who not only spent his entire 15-year pitching career in Kansas City but who also became a color commentator and ...