/tags/obituary obituary en-US WLRN Thu, 12 Sep 2024 13:10:11 GMT /americas/2024-09-12/alberto-fujimori-a-former-president-of-peru-who-was-convicted-of-human-rights-abuses-dies-at-86 Alberto Fujimori, whose decadelong presidency began with triumphs righting Peru's economy and defeating a brutal insurgency only to end in autocratic excess that sent him to prison, has died. Thu, 12 Sep 2024 13:10:11 GMT /americas/2024-09-12/alberto-fujimori-a-former-president-of-peru-who-was-convicted-of-human-rights-abuses-dies-at-86 Franklin Briceño | Associated Press /americas/2024-09-06/sergio-mendes-grammy-winning-brazilian-music-legend-dies-at-83 Sergio Mendes, the Grammy-winning Brazilian musician whose 1966 hit “Mas Que Nada” made him a global superstar, has died after months battling the effects of long COVID. He was 83. Fri, 06 Sep 2024 19:15:00 GMT /americas/2024-09-06/sergio-mendes-grammy-winning-brazilian-music-legend-dies-at-83 David Biller and Gabriela Sa Pessoa | Associated Press /arts-culture/2024-07-19/miami-mourns-the-death-of-community-icon-enid-pinkney Dr. Enid Curtis Pinkney, a remarkable figure in Miami’s history, has died. Her passing was announced in a Facebook post Thursday morning by the Brownsville Civic Neighborhood Association, Inc. Fri, 19 Jul 2024 21:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2024-07-19/miami-mourns-the-death-of-community-icon-enid-pinkney The Miami Times Staff /environment/2024-06-05/joan-browder-wetlands-ecologist-obituary Joan Browder worked at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's South Florida ocean lab for 46 years and was one of the few women studying wetlands ecology when she earned her PhD from the University of Florida. Wed, 05 Jun 2024 11:00:00 GMT /environment/2024-06-05/joan-browder-wetlands-ecologist-obituary Jenny Staletovich /government-politics/2024-04-18/remembering-bob-graham-friend-public-servant As recollections and praises pour in for former U.S. senator and two-term Florida governor Bob Graham, Gov. Ron DeSantis said flags will be lowered to half-staff once the date for interment is announced. Thu, 18 Apr 2024 12:38:24 GMT /government-politics/2024-04-18/remembering-bob-graham-friend-public-servant Jim Turner and Dara Kam | News Service of Florida /national-politics/2024-04-16/bob-graham-former-u-s-senator-and-florida-governor-has-died-at-87 Graham gained national prominence as chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee in the aftermath of the 2001 terrorist attacks and as an early critic of the Iraq war. Wed, 17 Apr 2024 03:14:14 GMT /national-politics/2024-04-16/bob-graham-former-u-s-senator-and-florida-governor-has-died-at-87 The Associated Press /arts-culture/2024-02-26/peter-anthony-morgan-grammy-winning-reggae-singer-dies-at-46 Peter Anthony Morgan, known as 'Peetah,' was the lead singer of the reggae band Morgan Heritage, a Grammy-winning group that was formed by children of singer Denroy Morgan and came to be known for its varied influences and tight vocal harmonies. Mon, 26 Feb 2024 16:42:44 GMT /arts-culture/2024-02-26/peter-anthony-morgan-grammy-winning-reggae-singer-dies-at-46 Mike Ives | The New York Times /arts-culture/2023-11-29/tim-dorsey-serge-a-storms-stories-death Dorsey found lasting fame as the creator of the crime-comedy novel series starring Serge A. Storms, an energetic fan of Florida history and an ingenious serial killer. Wed, 29 Nov 2023 19:12:25 GMT /arts-culture/2023-11-29/tim-dorsey-serge-a-storms-stories-death Mark Kennedy | AP Entertainment Writer /arts-culture/2023-09-15/colombian-artist-fernando-botero-known-for-his-inflated-forms-has-died Renowned painter and sculptor Fernando Botero, whose depictions of people and objects in plump, exaggerated forms became emblems of Colombian art around the world, has died. He was 91. Fri, 15 Sep 2023 16:41:23 GMT /arts-culture/2023-09-15/colombian-artist-fernando-botero-known-for-his-inflated-forms-has-died Associated Press /local-news/2023-04-09/ben-ferencz-the-last-living-nuremberg-prosecutor-of-nazis-dies-at-103-in-south-florida Ben Ferencz tried Nazis for genocidal war crimes and was among the first outside witnesses to document the atrocities of Nazi labor and concentration camps. Sun, 09 Apr 2023 04:01:52 GMT /local-news/2023-04-09/ben-ferencz-the-last-living-nuremberg-prosecutor-of-nazis-dies-at-103-in-south-florida The Associated Press