Category: Deaths (Obituaries)

Les Mills, Olympian Who Founded Fitness Chain, Dies at 91

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A New Zealand Olympian, his small gym in Auckland grew into a worldwide chain.
Philippe Stern, Heir to the Patek Philippe Watch Brand, Dies at 88

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In an era of electronic timepieces, he marketed $40,000 handmade watches as status symbols, breathing new life into a struggling industry.
Colette Shulman, Soviet Analyst With On-the-Ground Insights, Dies at 94

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She arrived in Moscow in 1955, two years after Stalin’s death, and spent several years as a journalist covering major events and ordinary Soviet lives.
Norma Yaeger, Barrier-Breaking Stockbroker, Dies at 96

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Over her husband’s objections, she became a Wall Street broker in the 1960s. She later started two securities firms in the overwhelmingly male financial world.
Clive Davis, Hitmaking Titan of the Music Industry, Dies at 94

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He rose from a midlevel position at Columbia Records to become one of music’s most powerful executives, shepherding stars like Barry Manilow and Whitney Houston.
Donald E. Newhouse, Low-Profile Heir to a Media Empire, Dies at 96

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He ran the newspaper division of Advance Publications, while his older brother, Si, ran the Condé Nast magazine operation.
Toshifumi Suzuki, Who Made 7-Eleven a Giant in Japan, Dies at 93

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He spent four decades building the convenience store chain into a cornerstone of daily life.
Toshifumi Suzuki, Japan’s ‘God’ of Convenience Stores Dies at 93

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Toshifumi Suzuki spent four decades building 7-Eleven into a cornerstone of daily life in Japan.
Barney Frank, Gay Pioneer and Liberal Stalwart in Congress, Dies at 86

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Often voted the “brainiest,” “funniest” and “most eloquent” member of the House, he was also the first to come out voluntarily and helped normalize being openly gay in public office.
Greg Hyman, Co-Creator of Tickle Me Elmo, Dies at 78

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An electronics wizard, he was already a veteran inventor when he collaborated with Ron Dubren on an idea for a toy that giggled. The rest is retail history.
Peter G. Neumann, Who Warned of Computer Security Risks, Dies at 93

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For decades, he criticized the industry’s lax attitudes toward computer security and individual digital privacy. He also developed solutions.
Edmund Phelps, Who Upended the Way We View Inflation, Dies at 92

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He won a Nobel in 2006 for challenging the conventional wisdom among economists that higher inflation was a necessary price to pay for low unemployment.