Henry Cervantes was a Fresno-born, 19-year-old son of Mexican farmworkers when the Navy told him in 1942 that he could not fight for his country. An enlistment officer sent him home, saying the ...
Dayton-area Holocaust survivor Bob Kahn died Tuesday at the age of 100. Kahn’s survival of the Nazi Holocaust during World War II and his teachings in the Dayton region have been well documented.
Editor’s note: Jack Burke Jr. passed away on Jan. 19, 2024. He was 100 years old. This obituary was published following his death. It’s being run again at the request of the Texas Children’s ...
Civil rights and social justice activist, Rev. Al Sharpton, will deliver the eulogy for Frank Tyson, 53, of Canton who died after repeatedly telling police, "I can't breathe." Civil rights and ...
Shigeichi Negishi, the inventor of the world's first commercially-available karaoke machine, has died in Japan. He was 100 years old. According to the Wall Street Journal, Negishi's daughter Atsumi ...
Tom Moore, the 100-year-old World War II veteran who captivated the British public in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic with his fundraising efforts, has died, Tuesday Feb. 2, 2021. (Chris ...
Reflecting on his life in February he said: "I may be 100 but I don't feel 100. To be 100 is quite an idea." Olivia Marks-Woldman, chief executive of the Holocaust Memorial Trust, said: "We are ...
Apr. 4—Dayton-area Holocaust survivor Bob Kahn died Tuesday at the age of 100. A funeral is scheduled for 3 p.m. Sunday at Temple Israel with Rabbi Bodney-Halasz officiating, according to an ...
8:52 a.m. April 26, 2024: A previous headline on this story referred to Henry Cervantes as a fighter pilot in World War II. He flew bombers. Henry Cervantes was a Fresno-born, 19-year-old son of ...