National Obituaries

Artists Christo, left, and Jeanne-Claude, participate in opening "The Gates" project in New York's Central Park, Saturday Feb. 12, 2005.

Artist and co-creator of "The Gates" dies

Artist Jeanne-Claude, who created the 2005 installation in Central Park called "The Gates" with her husband Christo, has died at 74.

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Sy Syms is pictured in this photograph.

Founder of SYMS discount clothing store dies

Sy Syms, founder and chairman of the SYMS Corp. discount clothing chain, died of heart failure Tuesday in New York, according to a statement issued by the company. He was 83.

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We are struck with grief to learn of Sy’s passing. Sy was a staunch supporter of the State of Israel, and a true friend of Ariel University Center of Samaria. Please accept our sincerest...
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Earl Cooley in a photo dated July 12, 1940.

Pioneering Smokejumper dies

Earl Cooley, who died Nov. 9 at age 98, became the superintendent of the U.S. Forest Service's first squad of smokejumpers, based in Montana

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Patriarch Pavle, the head of the Serbian Orthodox church is seen in this January 7, 1997, file photo. Serbian Orthodox Church says its head Patriarch Pavle has died Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009 in Belgrade. He was 95.

Serbian Orthodox Church Patriarch

Patriarch Pavle, who led Serbia's Christian Orthodox Church through its post-Communist revival and the turbulent 1990s marked by ethnic conflicts in the Balkans, dies at 95

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I never met Patriarch Pavle. From what I have read about him, St. Paul's epistles were well read by him. It is my prayer that our Lord Jesus Christ, our High Priest and Apostle, will raise up...
- MICHAEL CIALONE

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In this Monday, Jan. 31, 2005 file photo, former New Mexico Gov. Bruce King reminisces about his years in office during an interview in Moriarty, N.M. King's son, State Attorney General Gary King, announced on Friday, Nov. 13, 2009 that his father has died. He was 85.

Former New Mexico Governor dies at 85

Former New Mexico Gov. Bruce King, a folksy cattle rancher who served more time as governor than anyone else and became an institution in state politics, has died.

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Our condolences are with the King family at this time of great loss. Bruce was a fine man, and along with Alice truly made a mark in this world. In the world of politics or just plain good old...
- Samantha Lucas

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In this March 9, 2004 file photo, then-Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor husband John attends an awards ceremony in Huntington, N.Y.

Husband of retired Justice O'Connor dies

John J. O'Connor III, the husband of retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, has died. O'Connor, 79, died Wednesday in Phoenix, Ariz., of complications arising from Alzheimer's disease.

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