here are the most recent deaths in the
national news
plus people's reactions to those deaths
as seen at legacy.com
the fourth week of may 2021
olympic champion lee evans died may 19
2021 at a hospital in nigeria
he died following a stroke at the age of
74.
evans won two gold medals as a sprinter
at the 1968 olympics
and he took the opportunity to protest
against racism
by raising his fist at the winner's
podium
one mourner on legacy.com remembered his
bravery
thank you for knowing gold is not being
number one
it's having the courage to stand up for
what is right
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holocaust survivor roman kent died may
21
2021 at his home in manhattan at the age
of 92.
he is being remembered as a leader of
the movement to secure reparations from
the german government
for those who survived the holocaust one
mourner in his legacy.com guestbook
wrote he will be remembered as a hero
for holocaust survivors
plant scientist yuan long ping died may
22nd
2021 in changsha china he died of
multiple organ failure
at the age of 90. after the great
chinese famine of the 1950s and 60s
yuan developed the first varieties of
hybrid rice
which provided a higher volume of food
to feed more people
he is being remembered for alleviating
hunger around the world
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drummer roger hawkins died may 20th 2021
at his home in sheffield alabama at the
age of 75.
hawkins was a member of the famed
session band the muscle shoals rhythm
section
he is being remembered for playing on
hit songs by aretha franklin
wilson pickett paul simon and many more
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singer and songwriter alex dobkin died
may 19
2021 at her home in woodstock new york
she died of a brain aneurysm and stroke
at the age of 80.
dobkin was a pioneering lesbian musician
and her 1973 album lavender jane loves
women
was a milestone for the gay community
one mourner on legacy.com said
you broke the glass by shouting out
lesbian before it could be said in
polite company
and you built a stage that allowed us
all to come together
thank you
actor samuel e wright died may 24th
2021 at his home in walden new york
he died of prostate cancer at the age of
74.
he is being remembered for playing a
beloved disney character
he was the voice of sebastian the crab
in the little mermaid
wright also originated the role of
mufasa in broadway's the lion king
and played dizzy gillespie in the movie
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bird
senator john warner died may 25th 2021
at his home in alexandria virginia he
died of heart failure
at the age of 94. a republican from
virginia who served in the u.s senate
from 1979 to 2009
warner is being remembered as a moderate
politician who worked toward bipartisan
cooperation
warner was a veteran of world war ii and
the korean war
he was also elizabeth taylor's sixth
husband
and the last of her ex-husbands still
living
choreographer anna halperin died may
24th
2021 at her home in kentfield california
at the age of 100.
she was a pioneer of postmodern dance
who is also being remembered for using
dance to heal
and to comfort the dying one mourner on
legacy.com wrote
thank you for making this world a better
place to live in
i knew you only from afar but you
changed the world of dance
and touched so many of us with your far
energetic
reach
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children's author eric carl died may 23
2021 at his summer studio in northampton
massachusetts at the age of 91.
he wrote and illustrated beloved
children's books
including the very hungry caterpillar
and
brown bear brown bear what do you see
carl is being remembered for his
beautiful illustrations and simple
stories that were read by generations
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drummer and actor kevin clark died may
26
2021 in chicago he died in a bicycling
accident
at the age of 32. he played the young
drummer
freddy jones in the 2003 jack black
movie
school of rock though it was his only
acting credit
clark is also being remembered as a
lifelong drummer
who played in several chicago bands
children's book illustrator lois ellert
died may 25th
2021 in milwaukee she died of natural
causes at the age of 86.
she illustrated many children's books
including the popular classics
chika chika boom boom and color zoo
alert is being remembered for her bold
and colorful
collage illustrations
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