Deaths (Obituaries) – Page 2

Herbert J. Gans, 97, Dies; Upended Myths on Urban and Suburban Life

A leading sociologist, he explored American society up close — living in a Levittown at one point — to gain insight into issues of race, class, the media and even the Yankees.

By Robert D. McFadden

Deaths (Obituaries) Jamaica (West Indies) Kingston (Jamaica) Nineteen Hundred Seventies Rastafarianism Reggae Music Rolling Stones Romeo, Max

Max Romeo, Leading Voice in the Heyday of Roots Reggae, Dies at 80

His early hits were filled with sexual innuendo. But he later switched to a soulful political message that resonated in 1970s Jamaica and beyond.

By Clay Risen

California Deaths (Obituaries) Innovation LeapFrog Reading and Writing Skills (Education) Tablet Computers Toys Wood, Mike (1952-2005)

Mike Wood, Whose LeapFrog Toys Taught a Generation, Dies at 72

His LeapPad tablets, which helped children read, found their way into tens of millions of homes beginning in 1999.

By Trip Gabriel

Books and Literature Committee for Skeptical Inquiry Deaths (Obituaries) Detectives (Private) Extraterrestrial Life Ghosts Haunted Houses Loch Ness Monster Magic and Magicians Nickell, Joe Occult Sciences Psychics and Fortune Tellers Unidentified Flying Objects (UFO)

Joe Nickell, Paranormal Investigator and ‘Real-Life Scully,’ Dies at 80

A professional skeptic, he took on hundreds of mysteries, offering rational explanations for the Loch Ness monster, the Shroud of Turin and countless hauntings.

By Michael S. Rosenwald