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9 posts tagged "in memoriam"

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University leader and Holy Cross priest Richard Warner dies

Observer Staff Report | Thursday, September 22, 2022

Fr. Richard “Dick” Warner died Wednesday at the age of 83 at Holy Cross House, according to a University press release. Warner was a part of the Congregation of Holy Cross since 1962, the same year he graduated from Notre Dame, the release said. Warner became a part of the University’s Board of Fellows and

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In memory of Queen Elizabeth II

Rose Androwich | Tuesday, September 20, 2022

Dickens, Austen, Shakespeare, Downton Abbey, Queen Elizabeth II: all of them filled the walls of my Irish-Italian household. What was it that made Queen Elizabeth so important to us? What made her the one who led me to be named Rose Elizabeth Androwich and my younger sister to almost be named Elizabeth instead of Emily?

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In memoriam: Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins

Meg Sluzas | Wednesday, March 30, 2022

Last Saturday morning, when I opened my Instagram and started routinely exploring my feed, I abruptly stopped scrolling. My brain registered “Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins dies at 50.” Immediately, I checked Rolling Stone and the Foo Fighters Instagram to confirm that the information I read was not fake news. Both pages had posted tributes

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‘Rocky Horror’ retrospective: Hot patootie, rest his soul

Natalie Allton | Friday, January 28, 2022

Actor and rock artist Meat Loaf passed away Jan. 20 from complications due to COVID-19. His death came as a surprise to many; he was reportedly in good health before testing positive for COVID. Meat Loaf was known for his “Bat Out of Hell” album trilogy and role in “Fight Club” — but I know

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Joan Didion: Keenly seeing the common

Claire Lyons | Tuesday, January 11, 2022

Literary legend Joan Didion passed away shortly before last Christmas at the age of 87. As a prolific writer and one of the pioneers of the New Journalism literary movement, she was dubbed “one of the most original voices in modern American literature.” She leaves behind a large canon of work varying from genre-bending fiction

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In memoriam: Betty White

Anna Falk | Tuesday, January 11, 2022

2021 was a long and tumultuous year for many. After 365 days of hardship and turmoil, many received the new year with open arms. However, there is one important person who missed out on this opportunity.  On Dec. 31, Betty White died of natural causes at the age of 99 — only two and a

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An ode to Beverly Cleary’s timeless, everyday magic

Claire Rafford | Thursday, April 8, 2021

Before I even knew how to read, Beverly Cleary’s stories were an important part of my life. One of my earliest memories is of my mom reading me, “Ramona the Pest,” before bed. Night after night, I begged for “just one more chapter,” not wanting to abandon the world of Klickitat Street. Years later, once

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In memoriam: Christopher Plummer

Nicole Bilyak | Friday, February 12, 2021

It comes as no surprise that we have lost a lot of big-name celebrities in 2020. 2021 has just started, but we have already lost a lot of influential artists and movie stars. But none of them were as well-known or as prominent as Christopher Plummer, who passed away on Feb. 5. Born Arthur Christopher

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Alex Trebek had all the answers

Jake Winningham | Monday, November 9, 2020

The answer: this Canadian philosophy student and aspiring broadcaster began hosting television shows in his native Ontario before shifting to and from short-lived NBC game shows for years. He replaced his friend Art Fleming as the host of “Jeopardy!” in 1984, a position he ending up holding for 36 years and over 8,200 episodes until

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