May 14, 2008
RIP Irena Sendler

The Jerusalem Post reports: When Germany invaded Poland in the fall of 1939, Sendler was just shy of her 30th birthday. "The whole of Poland was drowning in blood, but the Jewish nation was suffering the most, with the Jewish children the most vulnerable," she recalled. Sendler and a group of friends in the Warsaw […]

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May 1, 2008
RIP, Sgt. Merlin German

Marine Sgt. Merlin German has died due to complications from surgery, three years after he was horribly injured by an IED in Iraq. RIP.

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April 17, 2008
Today's tear-jerker

This story is well worth your time. Don't start reading unless you have tissues handy.

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April 6, 2008
Charlton Heston, RIP

Actor and activist Charlton Heston, who won the Academy Award for his portrayal of Judah Ben-Hur, died yesterday at the age of 83. Going through his biography on IMDB, there was one quote of his that summed up his life: "In the beginning an actor impresses us with his looks, later his voice enchants us. […]

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March 30, 2008
Matt Maupin, RIP

The remains of Sgt. Matt Maupin, captured by terrorists four years ago, have been found.

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March 26, 2008
Egg McMuffin creator dies

Herb Peterson, inventor of McDonald's Egg McMuffin has died -- at 89. Apparently he didn't eat too many of them. My clogged arteries salute you.

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March 19, 2008
RIP Arthur C. Clarke

The last of the big three of science fiction died yesterday. Like Isaac Asimov and Robert Heinlein before him, Arthur C. Clarke shuffled off this mortal coil after 90 years. I read many of Clarke's books in high school and college. Like many young boys, I started off with Heinlein in elementary and middle school. […]

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March 3, 2008
Jeff Healey, RIP

Canadian blues guitarist Jeff Healey died yesterday.

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January 19, 2007
One title you may not want

The world's oldest person has died ... again. It seems that no one holds onto this title for very long.

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May 6, 2004
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