The company he helped found to review local contractors grew into a website with millions of subscribers. He was also involved in Republican Party politics in Indiana.
Category: Deaths (Obituaries)
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Slava Zaitsev, Enduring Soviet-Era Fashion Designer, Dies at 85
He gave color, sparkle and opulence to a generation raised in drab Soviet gray and designed for pop stars, Olympic athletes, politicians and ballerinas.
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Pema Tseden, Pioneering Tibetan Filmmaker, Is Dead at 53
His films captured contemporary Tibetan life as Tibetans saw it, devoid of the stereotypes long associated with their homeland.
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Thomas Stacy, Master of the English Horn, Dies at 84
Through his decades with the New York Philharmonic and his busy touring schedule, he helped make an unfamiliar instrument much less so.
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Bernadine Strik, Whose Insights Helped Blueberries Thrive, Dies at 60
A horticulturist, she discovered farming methods that increased yields of the fruit as its health benefits became widely accepted and demand for it grew.
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Mike Pride, Who Proved a Regional Newspaper Could Work, Dies at 76
For 25 years he was editor of The Concord Monitor, an award-winning go-to source every four years for national reporters covering the New Hampshire presidential primary.
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Kemal Dervis, Who Eased Turkey’s Economic Crisis, Dies at 74
Changes he spearheaded in 2001 helped avert disaster. He later led the United Nations Development Program.
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Chris Strachwitz, Who Dug Up the Roots of American Music, Dies at 91
Traveling the nation to discover little-known performers for the Arhoolie label, which he founded in 1960, he earned a nickname: El Fanático.
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Rita Lee, Brazil’s Queen of Rock, Is Dead at 75
As a member the 1960s band Os Mutantes and later as a solo artist, she drew a following that included Kurt Cobain, Beck and the Prince of Wales.
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Heather Armstrong, ‘Queen of the Mommy Bloggers,’ Is Dead at 47
Fired from a dot-com job for making indiscreet comments about her company online, she introduced Dooce.com, a blog about parenthood and marriage that became a cash cow.
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Denny Crum, Who Made Louisville a Basketball Power, Dies at 86
He led the Cardinals to two national championships in the 1980s and amassed 675 victories over a career that led to his induction into two halls of fame.
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Joe Kapp, Quarterback Who Led Vikings to Super Bowl IV, Dies at 85
He found his way to the N.F.L. after playing eight seasons in Canadian football and was remembered for his toughness, playing through injury after injury.