Obituaries
The latest Obituaries coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our News section.
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David Gaines, former Harlem Globetrotter, college coach, dies at 80
David "Smokey" Gaines, the former Harlem Globetrotters and ABA player who coached at Detroit-Mercy and San Diego State, has died. He was 80.
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Tom Seaver, heart and mighty right arm of Miracle Mets, dies at 75
The National Baseball Hall of Fame said Wednesday night that Tom Seaver died Monday from complications of Lewy body dementia and COVID-19.
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Basketball coaching great John Thompson of Georgetown dead at 78
John Thompson, the imposing Hall of Famer who turned Georgetown into a "Hoya Paranoia" powerhouse and became the first Black coach to lead a team to the NCAA Division I men's basketball championship, has died.
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‘Black Panther’ star Chadwick Boseman dies of cancer
First Chadwick Boseman slipped on the cleats of Jackie Robinson, then the Godfather of Soul's dancing shoes, portraying both Black American icons with a searing intensity that commanded respect.
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Nashville police: Justin Townes Earle’s death was probable overdose
Nashville police said a preliminary investigation into the death of singer-songwriter Justin Townes Earle shows his death was a probable drug overdose.
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‘Chariots of Fire’ star Ben Cross dies after short illness
Ben Cross, an actor who starred in the Academy Award-winning film "Chariots of Fire" and "Star Trek," has died. He was 72.
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Dan Budnik, who photographed civil rights movement, dies
Acclaimed photographer Dan Budnik, noted for his portraits of artists in New York in the 1960s and documenting the civil rights movement and Native American culture, has died. He was 87.
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Computer scientist, pixel inventor Russell Kirsch dead at 91
Russell Kirsch, a computer scientist credited with inventing the pixel and scanning the world's first digital photograph, died Aug. 11 at his home in Portland, Oregon, The Oregonian reported. He was 91.
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Kennedy: D-Day vet hugged by Donald Trump remembered as a family man
On July 31, two days before he died, World War II veteran and D-Day survivor Russell LeeRoy Pickett gathered his family at his bedside. One by one, he asked them if they were strong in their Christian faith.
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Writer for ‘Gunsmoke,’ ‘Waltons’ to be buried in Chattanooga after life of storytelling
Like most of the nation and world, Mia Littlejohn and her family - including her visiting grandfather Richard Fielder - spent most of Sept. 11, 2001, glued to the television watching as events unfolded in New York City as the twin towers of the World Trade Center came down.
