Obituaries Archive
In Memoriam: Fran Berger
Posted by Jon Cruz in the Obituaries categoryMIAMI, Fla. — Fran Berger — long-time director of debate at Miami Palmetto High School and member of the National Forensic League Hall of Fame — has passed away.
Berger created one the original Lincoln-Douglas debate dynasty programs as the coach of Miami Palmetto. She coached three students to the final round of the Tournament […]
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In Memoriam: Louise Sandberg (1980-2008)
Posted by Jon Cruz in the Obituaries categoryMIAMI, Fla. — Louise Sandberg, a 1998 graduate from Miami Palmetto High School in Florida, has passed away after a battle with breast cancer. She was twenty-eight years old.
Sandberg twice qualified to the Tournament of Champions, and also qualified to NFL Nationals. Sandberg — pictured on the left at the 1996 Nationals, with Leslie Neeland […]
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In Memoriam: Nicholas Garza
Posted by Jon Cruz in the Obituaries categoryMIDDLEBURY, Vt. — Multiple media sources reported on May 27, 2008 that the body of Nick Garza, a former policy debater from Albuquerque Academy and a freshman at Middlebury College who had been missing since February, had been recovered. This was confirmed two days later.
Nicholas was an exceptional young man who was considered a […]
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In Memoriam: Mr. Wizard (1917-2007)
Posted by Jon Cruz in the Obituaries categoryLOS ANGELES, Cali. - “Don Herbert, who as television’s “Mr. Wizard” introduced generations of young viewers to the joys of science, died Tuesday,” reports the Associated Press. “He was 89.”
“Herbert, who had bone cancer, died at his suburban Bell Canyon home, said his son-in-law, Tom Nikosey.
“‘He really taught kids how to use the thinking skills […]
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In Memoriam: Richard Rorty (1931-2007)
Posted by Jon Cruz in the Obituaries categorySTANFORD, Cali. - Richard Rorty — philosopher and professor emertius of comparative literature at Stanford University — passed away today from pancreatic cancer. He was seventy-five years old.
“Richard Rorty’s distinctive and controversial brand of pragmatism expresses itself along two main axes,” notes the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. One is negative—a critical diagnosis of what Rorty […]
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In Memoriam: Iris Marion Young (1949-2006)
Posted by Jon Cruz in the Obituaries categoryCHICAGO, IL - Just days ago, I noted the passing of Murray Bookchin, a noted philosopher and founder of the Social Ecology school of thought. Sadly, the world of philosophy has lost yet another noted figure: Iris Marion Young, a leading voice in contemporary feminism and political theory. Like Bookchin, Young was an oft-cited source on numerous resolutions.
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In Memoriam: Murray Bookchin (1921-2006)
Posted by Jon Cruz in the Obituaries categoryBURLINGTON, VT - Murray Bookchin, a noted philosopher and founder of the “Social Ecology” school of libertarian socialist thought, died yesterday of heart failure at the age of 85.
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