National Obituaries

FILE - In this Sept. 23, 2002 file photo, Stewart Udall, former interior secretary and three-term Arizona congressman, sits in his home in Santa Fe, N.M. He sowed the seeds of the modern environmental movement as secretary of the interior during the 1960s.

Former Interior Secretary dies at age 90

Stewart Udall, who sowed the seeds of the modern environmental movement as secretary of the interior during the 1960s and later became a crusader for victims of radiation exposure from the...

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As I hike in wilderness areas in Idaho and Wyoming I often think of people like Stewart Udall and our late Senator Frank Church and know these men made a difference. He will be missed.
- William Thomas

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Actor Fess Parker is pictured in this photograph. Parker died March 18th at the age of 85.

`Davy Crockett' star dies at 85

"Davy Crockett" and "Daniel Boone" star-turned-developer and vintner Fess Parker has died. Parker died Thursday morning of natural causes at his Santa Ynez home near the Fess Parker Winery.

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You will always be a great memory and it has been a pleasure growing up with such a great legend,love you
- Lorna (Jade) Taylor

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Alex Chilton of the 1970's rock band 'Big Star' performs at the South by Southwest Music Festival in Austin, Texas, Friday, March 19, 2004.

Influential guitarist, singer dies at 59

Singer and guitarist Alex Chilton, known for his influential work with bands the Box Tops and Big Star, has died. He was 59

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My condolences go out to the Chilton family: During your time of mourning, may the following scriptures comfort you and give you hope for the future. The Bible calls death an enemy (1...
- "Bea" Weston

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In this Sept. 16, 2008 file photo, the world's smallest man, He Pingping, and the woman with the longest legs in the world, Svetlana Pankratova, pose together in London's Trafalgar Square.

World's shortest man dies in Italy

He Pingping, the world's shortest man, has died in Italy where he was to take part in a TV show, the program's production company said Tuesday.

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He was a good hearted person. Luv ya man!
- Crystal Pasick

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In this May 22, 1996 file photo, actor Peter Graves says he wasn't asked to portray his signature role in the film remake of ``Mission Impossible,'' the big-budget movie starring Tom Cruise.

'Mission: Impossible' star dies at 83

Peter Graves, the actor likely best known for his portrayal of Jim Phelps, leader of a gang of special agents who battled evil conspirators in the TV series "Mission: Impossible," died Sunday.

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My condolences go out to the Graves family: During your time of mourning, may the following scriptures comfort you and give you hope for the future. While the Bible calls death an enemy (1...
- "Bea" Weston

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Photographer Charles Moore is pictured in this photograph. Moore died March 11, 2009.

Civil rights photographer dies at 79

Charles Moore, a photographer who captured arresting images of the civil rights movement in black-and-white photographs has died.

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Share your memories and offer words of condolence to all of those who were touched by the life of Charles Moore
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Phillip Law is pictured in this photograph. Law died February 28th at the age of 97.

Explorer Established Three Antarctic...

Phillip Law was one of the most experienced Antarctic explorers of the 20th century and also made a significant contribution to education in his native Australia.

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