Obituaries


  1. Running mate: Gatewood Galbraith dead

    Running mate: Gatewood Galbraith dead

    The running mate of Lexington attorney Gatewood Galbraith says the perennial candidate for office has died.

  2. Friend of Pope John Paul II dies

    Friend of Pope John Paul II dies

    Jerzy Kluger, a Polish-born Jew who was a lifetime friend and childhood playmate of the late Pope John Paul II and who lost much of his family to Nazi death camps, has died in a Rome clinic, his widow said Monday. He was 90.

    • 'Wizard of Oz' Munchkin Karl Slover dies

      'Wizard of Oz' Munchkin Karl Slover dies

      Karl Slover, one of the last surviving actors who played Munchkins in the 1939 classic film, "The Wizard of Oz," has died. He was 93.

      • Former CEO of Brown-Forman dies

        Former CEO of Brown-Forman dies

        Owsley Brown II, who as chairman and CEO helped make Brown-Forman Corporation's brands a staple in liquor stores and restaurants around the world, died late Monday after a brief illness. He was 69.

        • Ex-Rep. Bill McBee dies

          Ex-Rep. Bill McBee dies

          Bill McBee, the former state representative who championed Boone County, whose annual “Bean Bash” continues to help countless people and who as a lobbyist was caught up in a corruption investigation, died Tuesday. He was 78.

          • Teddy K. Walls, Air Force veteran

            Teddy K. Walls, Air Force veteran

            Teddy K. Walls, 92, of Arvada, Colo. and previously of Maysville, Ky., died Tuesday, July 12, 2011 in Arvada.
             

            • Realist painter Lucian Freud dies at 88

              Realist painter Lucian Freud dies at 88

              In a time when other artists spilled their paints on the canvas, Lucian Freud carefully wiped his brush after every stroke. He painted intense, disturbing realist portraits even when representational art was deemed passe. He took months or longer to finish a work, but it took critics and collectors years to catch up to him.

              • Former first lady Betty Ford dies at 93

                Former first lady Betty Ford dies at 93

                Betty Ford, the former first lady whose triumph over drug and alcohol addiction became a beacon of hope for addicts and the inspiration for her Betty Ford Center, has died, a family friend said Friday. She was 93.

                • 'Columbo' star Peter Falk dies at 83

                  'Columbo' star Peter Falk dies at 83

                  Peter Falk, the stage and movie actor who became identified as the squinty, rumpled detective in "Columbo," which spanned 30 years in prime-time television, has died.

                  • Assisted suicide advocate Kevorkian dies

                    Assisted suicide advocate Kevorkian dies

                    Jack Kevorkian, the retired pathologist who captured the world's attention as he helped dozens of ailing people commit suicide, igniting intense debate and ending up in prison for murder, has died in a Detroit area hospital.

                  • David Stolberg: a dedicated journalist

                    David Stolberg: a dedicated journalist

                    Retired E.W. Scripps Co. executive David Fox Stolberg, who died last week at age 83, dedicated his career to journalism.

                    • Post reporter, editor Richard Rawe dies

                      Post reporter, editor Richard Rawe dies

                      Richard L. Rawe, who in his 50-year career at The Cincinnati Post worked as city editor, business editor, editorial-page writer and investigative reporter, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Fort Thomas.

                      • Longtime advocate for children dies

                        Longtime advocate for children dies

                        David Richart, the founding director of Kentucky Youth Advocates, has died at his home in suburban Louisville at age 63.

                        • Playwright Arthur Laurents dies at 93

                          Playwright Arthur Laurents dies at 93

                          Arthur Laurents, the director, playwright and screenwriter who wrote such enduring stage musicals as "West Side Story" and "Gypsy," as well as the movie classics "Rope" and "The Way We Were," died Thursday. He was 93.

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