Lucille Clifton, Poet Who Explored Intricacies of Black Lives, Dies at 73

Judge Sylvia Pressler, Who Opened Little League to Girls, Dies at 75

By BRUCE WEBER

Judge Pressler was a jurist who extended the rights of gay couples and opened the door for girls to play Little League baseball.

Doug Fieger Dies at 57, Singer of ‘My Sharona’

By BEN SISARIO

Mr. Fieger was the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the band the Knack, whose 1979 hit “My Sharona” has become an emblem of the new wave era in rock.

Ralph McInerny, Scholar and Mystery Novelist, Dies at 80

By BRUCE WEBER

Mr. McInerny was a prolific novelist and scholar of Roman Catholicism who taught at the University of Notre Dame for more than half a century.

Dick Francis, Jockey and Writer, Dies at 89

By MARILYN STASIO

Mr. Francis’s notable but blighted career as a champion steeplechase jockey for the British royal family was eclipsed by a second, more brilliant career as a popular thriller writer.

José Joaquín Trejos, Former President of Costa Rica, Is Dead at 93

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

President from 1966 to 1970, he pushed through reforms that prohibited presidential re-election.

Phillip Martin, Who Led His Tribe to Wealth, Is Dead at 83

By DENNIS HEVESI

Mr. Martin guided Choctaws from grinding poverty in east central Mississippi to become proprietor of one of the state’s leading business empires.

Rabbi Bernard Lander, the Founder of Touro College, Is Dead at 94

By MARGALIT FOX

An academic sociologist, he established the college in response to Jews who felt adrift and marginalized in American college culture.

William Tenn, Science Fiction Author, Is Dead at 89

By GERALD JONAS

Mr. Tenn wrote satirical science fiction at a time when few writers in the genre displayed a sense of humor.

Frank F. Fasi, 89, Mayor of Honolulu for 22 Years, Is Dead

By DOUGLAS MARTIN

Brash and resilient, Mr. Fasi won three terms as a Democrat, then three more as a Republican.

Frederick C. Weyand, Vietnam Commander, Dies at 93

By WILLIAM GRIMES

General Weyand, the commander of American forces in the final year of the war, had become convinced as early as 1967 that the war was unwinnable.

Fred Morrison, Creator of a Popular Flying Plate, Dies at 90

By MARGALIT FOX

Mr. Morrison at 17 sent the lid of a popcorn tin skimming through the air and as an adult remade the lid in plastic.

Alexander McQueen, Designer, Is Dead at 40

By ERIC WILSON and CATHY HORYN

The British fashion designer was known for some of the most controversial collections of the last two decades.

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