Archive for February, 2008

Obituaries in the news (AP)

Friday, February 29th, 2008

AP - Ben Chapman

Body of top model Katoucha found (AP)

Friday, February 29th, 2008

Fashion model model Katoucha Niane, from Guinea, embraces French couturier Yves Saint Laurent at the end of his show for the 1989 Fall ready-to-wear fashion show in Paris, in this March 22, 1989 file photo. Katoucha was found dead in the Seine River Feb. 28, 2008 in Paris. Katoucha, who lived on a barge, was missing since Jan. 31, 2008. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)AP - Paris judicial police say the body of former top model Katoucha Niane has been found in the River Seine.

Car-Building legend Boyd Coddington dies (AP)

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

This undated publicity photo released by The Discovery Channel shows car-building legend Boyd Coddington. Coddington, whose testosterone-injected cable TV reality show 'American Hot Rod' introduced the nation to the West Coast hot rod guru, died Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2008, in Whittier, Calif. He was 63. (AP Photo/Discovery Channel)AP - Car-building legend Boyd Coddington, whose testosterone-injected cable TV reality show “American Hot Rod” introduced the nation to the West Coast hot rod guru, has died. He was 63.

Mike Smith of 'Dave Clark Five' dies (AP)

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

Dave Clark, gives a thumb's up sitting in a Bentley Continental, with the other members of the band Dave Clark Five band, Dennis Payton and Mike Smith, right, at the International Motor Show at Earl's Court, in London, England, in this Oct. 19, 1965, file photo. Smith died from pneumonia Thursday, Feb. 28, 2008, his agent said. He was 64. He died at the Stoke Mandeville Hospital outside of London less than two weeks before he and his band mates were due to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio, Margo Lewis said. (AP Photo)AP - Dave Clark Five lead singer Mike Smith died of pneumonia Thursday, less than two weeks before the band was to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He was 64.

'Ozark Jubilee' guitarist dies at 85 (AP)

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

AP - Herschel “Speedy” Haworth Jr., who played lead guitar on the 1950s country music show “Ozark Jubilee” and had hits with the original Porter Wagoner Trio, has died at age 85.

Car-Building legend Boyd Coddington dies (AP)

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

This undated publicity photo released by The Discovery Channel shows car-building legend Boyd Coddington. Coddington, whose testosterone-injected cable TV reality show 'American Hot Rod' introduced the nation to the West Coast hot rod guru, died Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2008, in Whittier, Calif. He was 63. (AP Photo/Discovery Channel)AP - Car-building legend Boyd Coddington, whose testosterone-injected cable TV reality show “American Hot Rod” introduced the nation to the West Coast hot rod guru, has died. He was 63.

Former AP correspondent McKinley dies (AP)

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

AP - Webb McKinley, a former Associated Press foreign correspondent and news executive, has died of complications from a stroke, his family said Wednesday. He was 90.

Miles, who recorded with Hendrix, dies (AP)

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

AP - Drummer Buddy Miles, who played with Jimi Hendrix and sang in the claymation commercials featuring the California Raisins in the 1980s, has died. He was 60.

Car-Building legend Boyd Coddington dies (AP)

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

This undated publicity photo released by The Discovery Channel shows car-building legend Boyd Coddington. Coddington, whose testosterone-injected cable TV reality show 'American Hot Rod' introduced the nation to the West Coast hot rod guru, died Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2008, in Whittier, Calif. He was 63. (AP Photo/Discovery Channel)AP - Car-building legend Boyd Coddington, whose testosterone-injected cable TV reality show “American Hot Rod” introduced the nation to the West Coast hot rod guru, has died. He was 63.

Conservative author Buckley dead at 82 (AP)

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

National Review Magazine founder William F. Buckley Jr. is seen in Washington, in this October 6, 2005 file photo. Conservative writer and commentator William F. Buckley has died at age 82, the New York Times reported on its Web site on Wednesday.  REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/Files (UNITED STATES)AP - William F. Buckley Jr. died at work, in his study. The Cold War had ended long before. A Republican was in the White House. The word “liberal” had been shunned like an ill-mannered guest.