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Written by David Koenig, AP Business Writer

Published: 09 July 2019

Ross Perot, the Texas billionaire who twice ran for president, has died, a family spokesperson said Tuesday, July 9, 2019. He was 89. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga, File) 

Perot, whose 19% of the vote in 1992 stands among the best showings by an independent candidate in the past century, died early Tuesday at his home in Dallas surrounded by his family.

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Published: 03 June 2019

 

Williams, who wrote for dozens of publications including The Skanner, passed away May 30

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Published: 29 May 2019

 

Longstanding state senator succumbs to cancer

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Published: 26 March 2019

Helen Rose Sherrod Bibb 

Helen Rose Sherrod Bibb was a wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend.

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Published: 21 March 2019

 

Rosemary Anderson leaves a legacy of helping people of color and those in need

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Published: 12 March 2019

Jeanette Spencer, October 20, 1942 - January 26, 2019 

Jeanette Spencer, Portland writer and photographer, died January 26, 2019 of liver cancer. A memorial gathering will be held on Sunday, March 17, 2019.

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Published: 07 March 2019

Bloomer “Rickey” Ford, Jr. 

A funeral mass will be held Friday, March 8, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Andrew Catholic Church.

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Written by Martha Irvine, AP National Writer

Published: 04 March 2019

Nathaniel Taylor (Sarah Mack Photo via AP) 

"He was always there with a wise word and a kind word and a joke to put a little icing on it," Alonzo "Lonzo" Williams, one of Taylor's longtime friends said.

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Published: 28 February 2019

Elizabeth “Betty” Thompson” 

There will be a public viewing on Thursday, March 7, 2019 at Terry Family Funeral Home, and service will be held on March 8, 2019, at St. Philip the Deacon Episcopal Church.

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Published: 18 February 2019

Earllene "Leenie" Woods Lopez, died Jan. 29, 2019 

Earllene "Leenie" Woods Lopez died peacefully January 29, 2019 of natural causes in Seattle, Washington after a long illness