Interesting, overlooked, and significant obituaries from around the world, as they happen, emphasizing the positive achievements of those who have died. Member, Society of Professional Obituary Writers.
Sunday, August 23, 2015
George Houser
Minister, pacifist, and civil rights leader -- via the Journal-News. Jailed for conscientious objection in World War II, he was part of the Journey of Reconciliation in 1947 -- a pioneering desegregation effort that presaged the Freedom Rides.
Harry Volkman
Weatherman -- via the New York Daily News. A regular on the Chicago scene for more than 50 years, he was the first to issue a live tornado warning on air.
Friday, August 21, 2015
Carl Edendorfer
Bricklayer -- via DNA Info. He just wanted to "tell his story"; his kids spent $6,000 on a paid obit for him. Here it is, via legacy.com.
Thursday, August 20, 2015
Betty Beeby
Artist and illustrator -- via the Traverse City Record-Eagle. Designed and illustrated the beautiful second edition of Owen Barfield's "The Silver Trumpet" in 1968.
Wednesday, August 19, 2015
Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Don Yoder
Folklorist -- via Lancaster Online. Helped found the first folk festival in the country in 1951, and helped found the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress.
Monday, August 17, 2015
Bob Johnston
Music producer; songwriter -- via Rolling Stone. Produced some of the great albums -- "Johnny Cash Live at Folsom Prison," "Highway 61 Revisited," "Sounds of Silence," "Blonde on Blonde," and worked with Leonard Cohen, Flatt and Scruggs, and Michael Murphey, to name a few.
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