The rancher, banker and businessman whose promise to restore integrity to a scandal-plagued state government propelled him into the Governor's Mansion in 1973 died Sunday at the family home in Uvalde.
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Briscoe, first governor with 4-year term, dies at 87
Posted by Cindrallig 61 days ago (http://www.chron.com)Sen. Robert Byrd of West Virginia dies at 92
Posted by shadowmech 64 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
Sen. Jay Rockefeller, a fellow West Virginian in the Senate, said it was his "greatest privilege" to serve with Byrd.
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Randall Cunningham's son, 2, dies in hot tub accident
Posted by videogames 64 days ago (http://sports.espn.go.com)
The 2-year-old son of former NFL star quarterback Randall Cunningham has died in what authorities on Wednesday called an apparent backyard hot tub accident.
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Robert Byrd — senator, fiddler and champion of W.Va. — dies at 92
Posted by Silverdawn 65 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
Byrd had been hospitalized last week with what was thought to be heat exhaustion, but more serious issues were discovered, aides said Sunday. No formal cause of death was given.
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Former Texas Gov. Dolph Briscoe dies at 87
Posted by zebbiehidie 68 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
Dolph Briscoe, a wealthy Uvalde rancher and banker who served six years as one of Texas' more reclusive governors, died on Sunday. He was 87.
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Merlin Olsen, Pro Football Hall of Fame lineman, dies at 69
Posted by kai123312 176 days ago (http://sports.espn.go.com)
Merlin Olsen, a Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive lineman who was part of the Los Angeles Rams' famed "Fearsome Foursome" of the 1960s, has died after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was 69.
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RCR crew member Donald "DJ" Richardson dies of H1N1 complications
Posted by Jehezekel 251 days ago (http://sports.espn.go.com)
A crew member for Richard Childress Racing has died of complications from the H1N1 virus.
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Cincinnati Bengals receiver Chris Henry dies after fall from truck
Posted by Aproydtix 260 days ago (http://sports.espn.go.com)
Bengals receiver Chris Henry has died, one day after falling out of the back of a pickup truck in what authorities described as a domestic dispute with his fiancee.
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Texas politician Donald Yarborough dies at 83
Posted by robert4452 343 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
Donald H. Yarborough, a three-time gubernatorial candidate in the 1960s, died Wednesday at his Houston home.
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Patrick Swayze dies at 57
Posted by scudmaster 354 days ago (http://www.thestar.com)
Patrick Swayze, the hunky actor who danced his way into viewers' hearts with Dirty Dancing and then broke them with Ghost , died Monday after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 57.
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Guitar legend Les Paul dies
Posted by Granemor101 386 days ago (http://www.thestar.com)
Les Paul, who pioneered the solid-body electric guitar later wielded by a legion of rock 'n' roll greats, died today of complications from pneumonia. He was 94.
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Author Frank McCourt dies
Posted by energybee 410 days ago (http://www.thestar.com)
Frank McCourt, the beloved raconteur and former public school teacher who enjoyed post-retirement fame as the author of Angela's Ashes, died yesterday of cancer at age 78.
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Farrah Fawcett, 62, dies of cancer
Posted by Spikemugen 435 days ago (http://www.thestar.com)
Farrah Fawcett, who helped redefine sex appeal in the 1970s as one of TV's Charlie's Angels, died Thursday after battling cancer.
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Ed McMahon dies at 86
Posted by Mechaknux4 437 days ago (http://www.thestar.com)
Ed McMahon, the loyal Tonight Show sidekick who bolstered boss Johnny Carson with guffaws and a resounding "H-e-e-e-e-e-ere's Johnny!" for 30 years, died early Tuesday. He was 86.
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Ex-Buffalo Bill QB Jack Kemp dies after lengthy illness
Posted by aaron4sho 488 days ago (http://sports.espn.go.com)
Jack Kemp, the ex-quarterback, congressman, one-time vice-presidential nominee and self-described "bleeding-heart conservative" died Saturday.
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Former Republican VP hopeful Jack Kemp dies at 73
Posted by blueblock 488 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
Jack Kemp, the ex-quarterback, congressman, one-time vice-presidential nominee and self-described “bleeding-heart conservative” died Saturday.
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