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Obituaries
Donald Stratton manned an anti-aircraft gun during the attack. After escaping the Arizona and recovering from burns, he returned to the fleet for the duration of the war. In civilian life, Stratton worked as a diver in the oil industry.
Feb. 16, 2020
The original Sparky is dead. Not the mascot itself, but the first person to put on the Sun Devil characectiture. His name is Dick Jacobs. He died Tuesday at the age of 91.
Jan. 31, 2020
One of the last remaining Navajo Code Talkers has died. Joe Vandever died Friday. He was 96. Joe Vandever enlisted with the U.S. Marine Corps in Santa Fe in 1943. He served as a Code Talker during World War II in Guam, Okinawa, and the occupations of both Japan and China.
Jan. 31, 2020
The Mexican professional wrestling world is mourning the death of Lucha Libre fighter La Parka, who was injured in October and passed away in his native Hermosillo this weekend. Jesús Alfonso Escoboza Huerta suffered a serious injury in October.
Jan. 13, 2020
The owner of the Arizona Cardinals has died. Bill Bidwill was 88. He was the sole owner of the Cardinals since 1972. Bidwill’s father bought the team in 1932 when the team was known as the Chicago Cardinals. The team moved to St. Louis in 1960 and then in 1988 moved to Arizona.
Oct. 2, 2019
James Moeller, the author of a number of precedent-setting decisions of the Arizona Supreme Court, has died. Among his rulings is one that declared Arizona's 1988 voter-approved English-only amendment illegal because it violates federal constitutional rights.
Jul. 25, 2019
Longtime Arizona businessman George Kalil has died. He was president of Kalil bottling, a company founded 70 years ago by his father and grandfather.
Jul. 12, 2019
Another member of the legendary Navajo Code Talkers has died. New Mexico state Sen. John Pinto served more than four decades in the New Mexico State Senate. Members of the Arizona state Legislature remembered him on the Arizona House floor.
May. 24, 2019
Grumpy Cat, whose sourpuss expression entertained millions on the internet, has died at age 7. Her Arizona owners wrote on social media Friday that she experienced complications from a urinary tract infection and "passed away peacefully" Tuesday "in the arms of her mommy."
May. 17, 2019
Fleming Begaye Sr. was one of more than 400 Navajos who served as Code Talkers during World War II. The men communicated during battles using some 600 Navajo words.
May. 13, 2019
Geraldine “Jerry" Emmett, a lively centenarian from Prescott who got to call the votes alongside Arizona Rep. Ruben Gallego at the Democratic National Convention in 2016, has passed away.
May. 2, 2019
Karl Eller, well-known Arizona businessman and the namesake of the University of Arizona's business school, died at his Phoenix home on Saturday. He was 90.
Mar. 11, 2019
Former Arizona Congressman Ed Pastor died Tuesday night at the age of 75. Pastor served in the U.S. House of Representatives for 23 years before retiring in 2015.
Nov. 28, 2018
Patricia Castro, the wife of former Arizona Gov. Raul Castro, died on Saturday. She passed away at the age of 94 due to kidney disease. Her husband died in 2015 at the age of 98. He served from 1975 to 1977 as Arizona governor.
Oct. 22, 2018
Retired Bishop Thomas J. O'Brien served the Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix before stepping down following a sexual-abuse scandal involving suspected pedophile priests. The Show turned to Michael Kiefer, who covered Bishop O’Brien for years.
Aug. 27, 2018
Arizona and the nation has lost one of its most towering and influential political figures. Sen. John McCain, who had been battling brain cancer for more than a year, has died at age 81. He was a war hero, a statesman and an Arizona original.
McCain To Lie In State At Arizona Capitol On Wednesday →
Family, Public Officials Remember John McCain →
McCain To Lie In State At Arizona Capitol On Wednesday →
Family, Public Officials Remember John McCain →
Aug. 25, 2018
Aretha Franklin — the "Queen of Soul" — Thursday at the age of 76 following a battle with pancreatic cancer. Her music is a crucial part of the American cannon, bridging the gaps between gospel and popular music, civil rights and pop culture.
Aug. 16, 2018
Former University of Arizona baseball coach Jerry Kindall has died.
Dec. 25, 2017
A doctor known for his work with burn and trauma victims here in the Valley, and around the country, has died from cancer related complications.
Aug. 28, 2017
Terri Cruz, a founding member of Chicanos Por La Causa, the largest Hispanic nonprofit in the country, has died. She was 89. Cruz has a long history as a community advocate and activist.
Aug. 18, 2017
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