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REMEMBRANCES

Dec 29

Saying Goodbye to the Stars Who Left Us in 2021

They are loved, envied, gossiped about and gone.  Here's a toast to their final year, and a thimble of hope for 2022, when no matter how bad things get there is comfort in the knowledge that they cannot get worse. 
By Rex Reed
Nov 28

Virgil Abloh Has Died at 41 After A Two-Year Battle With Cancer

"He chose to endure his battle privately since his diagnosis in 2019, undergoing numerous challenging treatments, all while helming several significant institutions that span fashion, art, and culture," said a statement from his family.
By Observer Staff
2018 was a horrible year for tearful goodbyes.
Dec 29

In Memoriam: Rex Reed Says Goodbye to the Biggest Stars of 2018

Looking back at a catastrophic year, 2019 has got to be better.
By Rex Reed
Kaitlyn Flannagan for Observer
Jan 2

Obituaries by Rex Reed: Everyone (Who’s Anyone) Who Died in 2017

By Rex Reed
Scott Alswang
Apr 7

Don Rickles Befriended Me in Frank Sinatra’s Dressing Room at Ronald Reagan’s Roast

By Scott Alswang
TOKYO, JAPAN -- CIRCA 1981: Chairman of the Chase Manhattan Corporation, David Rockefeller (center), during a meeting circa 1981 in Tokyo, Japan.
Mar 21

Here’s Where Rockefeller Was Different

By Eddy Elfenbein
Judge Joseph Wapner receives a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame on November 12, 2009 in Hollywood, California.
Feb 26

Judge Joseph Wapner, Calm, Thoughtful Voice of a Bygone Television Era, Has Died

By Ken Kurson
Sen. Bob Gordon (c) with Mary Burdick on her 100th birthday.
Feb 24

Mary Burdick, Former Fair Lawn Mayor, Dies at 100

By PolitickerNJ Staff
Alan Colmes and Sean Hannity attend the Fox News Channel 10th Anniversary celebration on October 4, 2006 in New York City.
Feb 23

Alan Colmes, Dead at 66, Represented a More Civil America

By Rabbi Shmuley Boteach
Union County Democratic County Chair Charlotte DeFilippo
Feb 22

Union County’s Charlotte DeFilippo, Den Mother to Democrats, Has Died at 72

By PolitickerNJ Staff
Jamie Fox during the second of his two stints as NJ Transportation Commissioner.
Feb 20

Jamie Fox Has Died at 62

By Ken Kurson
PHILADELPHIA, MS - JUNE 17: Roy Innis, national chairman of the Congress for Racial Equality takes a break during the Edgar Ray Killen trial June 17, 2005 in Philsdelphia, Mississippi. Innis, of New York City, was a teenager involved in the Harlem CORE initiative when fellow activists James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner were murdered in 1964. Innis came to Philadelphia to show his agency's support in the trial. CORE volunteers are expected to attend the full length of the trial, he said.
Jan 20

The Night Roy Innis and a Guy Named ‘Tough’ Tony Took Down the NY Times

By Todd G. Buchholz
Nat Hentoff photographed by Jill Krementz on April 24, 1974 at a conference in New York City. Hentoff, moderated a panel called "Can Television Cover Local News?
Jan 10

Nat Hentoff Death Reminds Us That Journalists Weren’t Always Such Pompous Lazy Twits

By Evan Gahr
The author's treasured signed copy of Phyllis Schlafly's groundbreaking conservative manifesto.
Sep 5

Phyllis Schlafly, 1924-2016

By Michael Malice
Peter J. Powers
Jul 7

Former First Deputy Mayor Peter J. Powers Has Died

By Cristyne L. Nicholas
NEW ORLEANS - MAY 03: Singer/Songwriter Guy Clark performs at the 2009 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival at the Fair Grounds Race Course on May 3, 2009 in New Orleans.
May 18

Master Songwriter Guy Clark Has Died

By Dave Gil de Rubio
Musician Merle Haggard performs onstage during day one of 2015 Stagecoach, California's Country Music Festival, at The Empire Polo Club on April 24, 2015 in Indio, California.
Apr 7

When Merle Haggard Played at the Nixon White House

By Tevi Troy
NYC Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta attends the dedication and demonstration of The Leary Firefighters Foundation's high-rise training simulator at FDNY Training Academy, Randall's Island on March 19, 2009 in New York City.
Mar 29

Remembering Eminently Decent New Yorker Nick Scoppetta

By Andy Bellin
Author Scott Alswang of the USSS shakes hands with Nancy Reagan, who he occasionally protected in New York.
Mar 6

The Night Nancy Reagan Met Michael Jackson, As Told by the Secret Service

By Scott Alswang
Antonin Scalia. (Photo: Getty)
Feb 13

A Scalia Clerk Remembers Her Former Boss

By Rachel Barkow
Feb 12

Times Writer David Carr Remembered by His Daughter a Year After His Death

By Erin Lee Carr
Kevin Junior (Facebook).
Jan 19

Kevin Junior, Beloved Chicago Music Scene Figure, Has Died

By Rachel Lichtman
Portrait of the author, as scanned by David Bowie.
Jan 12

David Bowie Scanned My Face

By Steven Gaines
David Bowie performs during his Glass Spider tour 1987 at Sydney Entertainment Centre. (Photo by Patrick Riviere/Getty Images).
Jan 11

Opening for Sir David Bowie

By Regina Joskow
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