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Lawrence King

Thursday, July 9th, 2009

Lawrence King March 11, 1944 – July 3, 2009.
Lawrence King, an Emmy award winning set designer, died on Wednesday at his home in Milford, CT after a long battle with cancer. He was 65. He designed “As the World Turns” for 13 years and was awarded a Daytime Emmy for his work in 1990. [...]

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George Jacob Balchun, Jr.

Thursday, July 9th, 2009

George Jacob, Jr., 67, passed away on June 20, 2009. Born October 18, 1941, he was the son of the late George Jacob Balchun and Betty Niven Balchun, Shickshinny, PA.
George attended Wilkes College and New York University and was employed for 27 years at NBC, where he was in business management with NBC Sports. [...]

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Kenneth Skerritt

Tuesday, July 7th, 2009

Kenneth Skerritt passed away peacefully at Riverside Community Hospital on June 30th at the age of 73. Ken was born in Ennistymon, County Clare Ireland.
He came to the United States in 1958 and became a U.S. Citizen shortly after. He served in the U.S. Army from 1959 to 1961 and served his country well with [...]

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Billy Mays dies at 50; well known infomercial host

Sunday, June 28th, 2009

Infomercial host Bill Mays died in Tampa Florida Sunday morning. He was found inside his home, and pronounced dead at 7:45 a.m. local time.
Many people know Billy Mays as one of the best-known infomercial hosts on television. He may have been best known for his enthusiastic sales pitches for products like [...]

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Dan Miller

Wednesday, June 24th, 2009

Longtime WSMV-TV anchor Dan Miller died in April of a heart attack in his hometown of Augusta, Ga., at the age of 67.
Miller was in Augusta to watch practice rounds of the Masters Golf Tournament with fellow friends and longtime co-workers Terry Bulger and Rudy Kalis …
Miller, born in 1941, was the recipient of [...]

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Keith Brooks Payne

Monday, June 22nd, 2009

Keith Brooks Payne age 24, of Elmira, NY. He was born February 26, 1985 in Elmira to Randall Brooks and Ruby Payne and passed away Saturday, June 13, 2009, unexpectedly.
He was predeceased by his mother, Ruby Hutchinson; grandparents, Frederick Payne, Barbara G. Brown and Earline Brooks; 3-month-old daughter, Kenya Payne.
Keith is survived by his sons, [...]

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Carol VanDermeir

Monday, June 22nd, 2009

Carol VanDermeir born November 20, 1927, died June 7, 2009.
Struck suddenly by Adenocarcinoma, she courageously battled the disease on her own terms in her own home. She was a woman of many talents: actress, painter, watercolorist, sculptor, teacher, and psychic. Graduate of Washington Irving High School, student at the Arts Students League, studied with Lee [...]

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Charles Suttoni

Monday, June 22nd, 2009

Charles Suttoni, on June 18, 2009 after a long battle with emphysema.
He will be missed by his relatives, friends and partner William Pegg. At Charles’ request, no funeral was held.

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Melvin Nacht

Monday, June 22nd, 2009

Central Synagogue records with profound sorrow the passing of its longtime member Melvin Nacht.
We extend heartfelt sympathy to his bereaved family. Peter J. Rubinstein, Rabbi Kenneth H. Heitner, President

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Robert Scott Jones Jr.

Monday, June 22nd, 2009

Robert Jones Jr., died June 11, 2009 following a short illness. Born to Criss (nee Emma Topping) and Robert Sr., who lived in Rockville Center.
A Navy veteran of WWII, Bob attended programs at Duke University and Berea College. Settling in New York City after the war, Bob began modeling for the Harkrider Modeling Agency. He [...]

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