Overlooked No More: Julia de Burgos, a Poet Who Helped Shape Puerto Rico’s Identity – The New York Times
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Interesting obituaries about some very interesting people…
Obituary – Jhoon Rhee (1932 – 2018), “father of American Taekwondo” | Legacy.com
Jhoon Rhee was a 10th-degree black belt credited with spreading taekwondo in the United States, especially around the nation’s capital, after emigrating from Korea in the 1950s. He opened his first taekwondo school in Washington, D.C., in 1962. By the 1980s, Rhee had 11 schools in the Washington area. Source: Jhoon Rhee (1932 – 2018),…
Read MoreClarence Beavers, Last of a Black Paratroop Unit, Dies at 96 – The New York Times
Clarence died back in 2017. I just found his obituary today. His is a great example of why I started paying more attention to obituaries in 2018. My position at Frazer Consultants started this journey, and once I embarked on this odyssey, I quickly discovered why so many people are so fascinated with obituaries. For…
Read MoreDr. Samuel Epstein, 91, Cassandra of Cancer Prevention, Dies – The New York Times
Dr. Epstein did not live his life in a bubble, but he sought to avoid tobacco, X-rays, pesticides, saccharin, talcum powder, cyclamates used as preservatives, hair spray with vinyl chloride, hot dogs dyed with nitrites, milk from cows injected with genetically engineered growth hormones and pajamas treated with a certain flame retardant — all of…
Read MoreBob Dorough, Jazzman With a Hit Kid-Music Series, Dies at 94 – The New York Times
I loved and still love these old tunes from schoolhouse rock! This obituary and Bob’s life and death such a great example of the importance of celebrating his loss and reconnecting with how he inspired so many with his music and his life. -John Bob Dorough, a singer, pianist and composer who was well known…
Read MoreObituary: Barbara Bush – former US First Lady and literacy campaigner – BBC News
The former US First Lady never accepted a passive role, and campaigned for social justice. Source: Obituary: Barbara Bush – former US First Lady and literacy campaigner – BBC News Our statement on the passing of Former First Lady Barbara Bush: pic.twitter.com/MhTVYCL9Nj — Barack Obama (@BarackObama) April 18, 2018
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