Patti Harris
I am saddened by the news of Patti Harris’ death this week and sympathize with her family. John Sergneri
Obituaries
Jalal Mansur Nuriddin, one of the Last Poets and earliest rappers, dies at 74
Washington Post Obituary for Jalal Mansur Nuriddin
Zuka
Zuka (Zenaida Gourievna Booyakovitch) was born in Los Angeles in 1924. Her parents left Russia in 1917 during the Revolution and settled in America. Zuka studied at the University of Southern California where she received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. Her mentor, Estella Katzenellenbogen took her around Europe, England and France. She settled in … [Read more…]
Obituaries of Gil and Bev Sergneri
I wanted to write a couple of obituaries for my parents and share them with my brother and sisters so they can add what they wish. Gildo “Gil” Paul Sergneri,93, passed away on June 25, 2011 in Ephrata Washington. He was born January 6th, 1918 in Ludlow Massachusetts to Theresa and Henry Sergneri. Gil served … [Read more…]
Obituary of Robert W. Taylor
Los Angeles Times, April 14, 2017. Robert W. Taylor, a pioneer of the modern computer, dies at 85 Esmeralda Bermudez and Michael Hiltzik Contact Reporters Robert W. Taylor, one of the most important figures in the creation of the modern computer and the Internet, has died. He was 85. According to his son Kurt Taylor, … [Read more…]
Wayne Barrett (1945-2017)
Mother Jones Tribute to Wayne Barrett Remembering the legendary Village Voice reporter who launched an army of muckrakers. Wikipedia Selected Bibliography The New Yorker: Newsdesk 2016 New York Times Obituary Rolling Stone Obituary Washington Post Obituary Barrett, 71, uncovered the misdeeds of politicians, developers, crooked judges and “poverty pimps” during a four-decade career at the … [Read more…]
John Berger, art critic and author, dies aged 90
Here is the Guardian’s announcement. Guardian’s John Berger obituary “The poverty of our century is unlike that of any other. It is not, as poverty was before, the result of natural scarcity, but of a set of priorities imposed upon the rest of the world by the rich. Consequently, the modern poor are not pitied… … [Read more…]
Captain Jack, the celebrated Modoc chief 1873
CAPTAIN JACK`S GENEALOGY The Son of an Old Kentucky Filibuster. [From the Frankfort (Ky.) Yeoman.] It is at this time currently reported in this community, and by many believed, that Captain Jack, the celebrated Modoc chief, is the son of Captain Jack Chambers, a native and formerly well-known citizen of the western part of this … [Read more…]
Ten doctors and eight lawyers 1878
Russian River Flag, Number 19, 14 March 1878 Ten doctors and eight lawyers find employment at Petaluma, respectively in killing people and winding up their estates, etc. Petaluma has about 140 pianos and organs, valued at $42,000 in use in that city, and gives employment to 13 professional music teachers.