Alexandra Dimitriu-Bona. We at The Mount Sinai Medical Center, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, and the Immunology Institute are deeply saddened by the loss of dear friend and colleague, Alexandra Dimitriu-Bona, M.D., Ph.D., wife of beloved, long-time faculty member Constantin Bona, M.D., Ph.D. Educated in Romania, France, and Los Angeles.
Dr. Bona was a dedicated physician [...]

The former partners of Cowen & Co. were saddened by the passing of George N. Cowen, a partner for many years. He was a loyal and steadfast partner and all of us appreciate his loyalty and dedication to our firm.
Financial Square Partners

On June 12, 2009, Eugene Virginius Connett IV, aka “The Kid”, passed on. He was born to his proud parents, Eugene V. Connett III and Kathryn Elise Underhill Connett on a snowy morning on January 21, 1920 in South Orange, NJ.
His advent was welcomed with open arms by his sister, Elise Migeon Connett. Eugene was [...]

Laurel “Petie” Bolgiano, 85, died peacefully June 10, 2009. Graduate of Cornell and Columbia, she had a successful career as a group social worker in New York City.
She is survived by her companion, Margaret Treanor, her sister, Frances Smith and brother-in-law Gordon Smith, nephews Peter, Jeffrey, and Stuart Smith and a niece Susan Smith.
In her [...]

Bob Bogle, lead guitarist and co-founder of the rock band The Ventures, known for 1960s instrumental hits including “Walk, Don’t Run,” has died at age 75.
Don Wilson, the band’s other co-founder, confirms that Bogle became ill over the weekend and died Sunday.
The band sold millions of albums and heavily influenced other rock guitarists. It was [...]

Christian “Hitsch” Albin, who fed the world’s luminaries for decades as executive chef of The Four Seasons – a restaurant that invented the “power lunch” – has died. He was 61.
Albin died at New York University Medical Center on Saturday, five days after being diagnosed with cancer, the restaurant’s owners said in a statement.
The Swiss-born [...]

Actor David Carradine, star of the 1970s TV series “Kung Fu” who also had a wide-ranging career in the movies, has been found dead in the Thai capital, Bangkok.
A spokesman for the U.S. Embassy, Michael Turner, confirmed the death of the 72-year-old actor. He says Carradine died either late Wednesday or early Thursday, but [...]

A security guard at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum who was fatally shot Wednesday was described as a warm man with a wonderful smile who acted courageously when the gunman opened fire in the building.
The gunman exchanged fire with guards, including 39-year-old Stephen T. Johns of Temple Hills, Md., who died at a Washington hospital [...]

Johnny Palermo, actor who appeared in more than 30 television shows during his career, including “Everybody Hates Chris” and “Just For Kicks”, died in a car accident in North Hollywood on June 8th.
The Rochester (N.Y.) Democrat and Chronicle said a viewing for Palermo is planned for Friday at the Falvo Funeral Home in Penfield, N.Y., [...]

Norman Brinker, the man who changed America’s definition of casual dining out, died on vacation Tuesday. The chairman emeritus of Brinker International Inc. and its retired chief executive was 78.
“Through his teachings and guidance, and leadership, Norman changed the whole restaurant industry,” said retired Dean Foods Inc. vice chairman Pete Schenkel, one of Brinker’s closest [...]