ObituariesCharles D. Dilks, retired executive vice president of the University City Science Center and avid conservationist, has died at 83He negotiated hundreds of business partnerships and joint ventures for the Science Center that resulted in new science and technology companies and millions of dollars in revenue.
ObituariesCharles D. Dilks, retired executive vice president of the University City Science Center and avid conservationist, has died at 83He negotiated hundreds of business partnerships and joint ventures for the Science Center that resulted in new science and technology companies and millions of dollars in revenue.
ObituariesLillian Ray, former assistant deputy mayor, onetime Philadelphia drug czar, and celebrated community activist, has died at 88
ObituariesLillian Ray, former assistant deputy mayor, onetime Philadelphia drug czar, and celebrated community activist, has died at 88
ObituariesSean McGranaghan, incoming president of the Philadelphia chapter of the Pennsylvania Restaurant and Lodging Association, has died at 48
ObituariesSean McGranaghan, incoming president of the Philadelphia chapter of the Pennsylvania Restaurant and Lodging Association, has died at 48
ObituariesLouis C. Bechtle, Philadelphia’s former U.S. Attorney and chief federal judge, dies at 97Judge Bechtle oversaw high-profile cases nationwide, including the Las Vegas MGM Grand Hotel fire and the denaturalization of a Ukrainian immigrant accused of assisting the Nazis.
ObituariesLouis C. Bechtle, Philadelphia’s former U.S. Attorney and chief federal judge, dies at 97Judge Bechtle oversaw high-profile cases nationwide, including the Las Vegas MGM Grand Hotel fire and the denaturalization of a Ukrainian immigrant accused of assisting the Nazis.
NewsJimmy Carter, tireless humanitarian admired as model ex-president, has died at 100The 39th U.S. president died a little more than a year after his beloved wife, Rosalynn. “I’ve had a wonderful life,” he said in 2015.
NewsJimmy Carter, tireless humanitarian admired as model ex-president, has died at 100The 39th U.S. president died a little more than a year after his beloved wife, Rosalynn. “I’ve had a wonderful life,” he said in 2015.
ObituariesGary Cohn, a Pulitzer Prize winner and former Inquirer reporter, has died at 72Mr. Cohn won a Pulitzer in 1998 for an investigative series on the dangers posed to workers and the environment when old ships are dismantled. He also worked for the Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg.
ObituariesGary Cohn, a Pulitzer Prize winner and former Inquirer reporter, has died at 72Mr. Cohn won a Pulitzer in 1998 for an investigative series on the dangers posed to workers and the environment when old ships are dismantled. He also worked for the Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg.
ObituariesDave Petersen, Philly musician who launched a quasi-guerrilla campaign to find a kidney donor, dies at 29Mr. Petersen distributed stickers that read “NEEDS A KIDNEY” all over the city, from train stations to street poles and even trendy bars.
ObituariesDave Petersen, Philly musician who launched a quasi-guerrilla campaign to find a kidney donor, dies at 29Mr. Petersen distributed stickers that read “NEEDS A KIDNEY” all over the city, from train stations to street poles and even trendy bars.
ObituariesWilliam Labov, ‘father of sociolinguistics’ who studied the Philadelphia accent, dies at 97William Labov's work changed whose dialects linguists saw worthy of study and dove into the socioeconomic politics of language. He is considered the father of sociolinguistics.
ObituariesWilliam Labov, ‘father of sociolinguistics’ who studied the Philadelphia accent, dies at 97William Labov's work changed whose dialects linguists saw worthy of study and dove into the socioeconomic politics of language. He is considered the father of sociolinguistics.
ObituariesStephen A. Cozen, founder of Cozen O’Connor law firm, has died at 85Mr. Cozen grew up in South Philadelphia and Wynnewood. The law firm he started now has more than 900 lawyers. "It’s like an end of an era,” said Michael J. Heller, CEO and chairman of Cozen O’Connor.
ObituariesStephen A. Cozen, founder of Cozen O’Connor law firm, has died at 85Mr. Cozen grew up in South Philadelphia and Wynnewood. The law firm he started now has more than 900 lawyers. "It’s like an end of an era,” said Michael J. Heller, CEO and chairman of Cozen O’Connor.
ObituariesGail M. Whitaker, longtime Media Borough Council member and the first Black woman to practice law in Delaware County, has died at 81Her lifetime career of service to others began as a VISTA antipoverty volunteer in Oregon, Texas, and California in the late 1960s and early ‘70s.
ObituariesGail M. Whitaker, longtime Media Borough Council member and the first Black woman to practice law in Delaware County, has died at 81Her lifetime career of service to others began as a VISTA antipoverty volunteer in Oregon, Texas, and California in the late 1960s and early ‘70s.
ObituariesEdward D. Viner, celebrated chief physician and medical pioneer, has died at 89He served as house physician to the Philadelphia Orchestra for 42 years and team doctor for the Flyers hockey team from 1974 to 1987.
ObituariesEdward D. Viner, celebrated chief physician and medical pioneer, has died at 89He served as house physician to the Philadelphia Orchestra for 42 years and team doctor for the Flyers hockey team from 1974 to 1987.
ObituariesNikki Giovanni, poet and literary celebrity, has died at 81The author of more than 25 books, Giovanni was for a time, called “The Princess of Black Poetry.”
ObituariesNikki Giovanni, poet and literary celebrity, has died at 81The author of more than 25 books, Giovanni was for a time, called “The Princess of Black Poetry.”
ObituariesDavid DiGuglielmo, retired superintendent at the State Correctional Institution Graterford, has died at 76He helped steer Graterford through challenging, sometimes violent, times in the 1970s, ‘80s, and ‘90s. He addressed controversial conditions on death row and grew the staff of psychologists to 13.
ObituariesDavid DiGuglielmo, retired superintendent at the State Correctional Institution Graterford, has died at 76He helped steer Graterford through challenging, sometimes violent, times in the 1970s, ‘80s, and ‘90s. He addressed controversial conditions on death row and grew the staff of psychologists to 13.
ObituariesEric D. Gerst, lawyer, author, entrepreneur, and social activist, has died at 83His 2008 book, “Vulture Culture,” details what he calls “dirty deals, unpaid claims, and the coming collapse of the insurance industry.”
ObituariesEric D. Gerst, lawyer, author, entrepreneur, and social activist, has died at 83His 2008 book, “Vulture Culture,” details what he calls “dirty deals, unpaid claims, and the coming collapse of the insurance industry.”
ObituariesWilliam H. Lipshutz, Penn professor and retired head of gastroenterology at Pennsylvania Hospital, has died at 82He also cofounded Pennsylvania Hospital Gastrointestinal Associates in 1978 and was an attending physician at Pennsylvania and Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals.
ObituariesWilliam H. Lipshutz, Penn professor and retired head of gastroenterology at Pennsylvania Hospital, has died at 82He also cofounded Pennsylvania Hospital Gastrointestinal Associates in 1978 and was an attending physician at Pennsylvania and Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals.
ObituariesJohn R. McConnell Jr., founding president of Cristo Rey High School, has died at 72 He oversaw a high school that became the largest in the national Cristo Rey network and graduated more than 900 students, all of whom were accepted at colleges.
ObituariesJohn R. McConnell Jr., founding president of Cristo Rey High School, has died at 72 He oversaw a high school that became the largest in the national Cristo Rey network and graduated more than 900 students, all of whom were accepted at colleges.
ObituariesJane Rohrer, innovative poet and author, has died at 96 She used poetic expression to describe everyday objects and experiences, and was one of the first poets with a conservative Mennonite background to publish in a mainstream American literary journal.
ObituariesJane Rohrer, innovative poet and author, has died at 96 She used poetic expression to describe everyday objects and experiences, and was one of the first poets with a conservative Mennonite background to publish in a mainstream American literary journal.
ObituariesJudith Jamison, dancer and artistic director of Alvin Ailey company, has died at 81At 6, the Germantown High School alumna began studying with Marion Cuyjet at the Judimar School of Dance in Center City.
ObituariesJudith Jamison, dancer and artistic director of Alvin Ailey company, has died at 81At 6, the Germantown High School alumna began studying with Marion Cuyjet at the Judimar School of Dance in Center City.
