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Kobe Bryant left deep legacy in L.A. sports, basketball world
Kobe Bryant inspired a generation of basketball players worldwide with both his sublime skills and his unquenchable competitive fire. Read more
Kobe Bryant inspired a generation of basketball players worldwide with both his sublime skills and his unquenchable competitive fire. Read more
The former managing editor of The Honolulu Advertiser died earlier this month. He was 81. Read more
At least four Pearl Harbor veterans, three in their late 90s and one who was 100, recently died within weeks of one another as the clock rapidly ticks down on the last survivors from the day that changed America on Dec. 7, 1941. Read more
Lehrer died “peacefully in his sleep,” according to PBS. He had suffered a heart attack in 1983 and more recently, had undergone heart valve surgery in April 2008. Read more
Jones’s family said the 77-year-old died Tuesday evening at his home in London. In a statement, his family said he died “after a long, extremely brave but always good humored battle with a rare form of dementia, FTD.” Read more
Shin Kyuk-ho, who built a chewing-gum business into the hugely successful Lotte Group in South Korea and Japan, only to see his sons squabble over the corporate empire, died Sunday. Read more
Rocky “Soulman” Johnson, a WWE Hall of Fame wrestler who became better known as the father of actor Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, has died. He was 75. Read more
Neil Peart was revered for his drumming skills, but was also the band’s key lyricist. Read more
Daniel John Ward — known to two generations of Honolulu dance club fans as DJ Daniel J — died in his sleep Tuesday at his Kaneohe residence. He was 55. Read more
Buck Henry, “The Graduate” co-writer who as screenwriter, character actor, “Saturday Night Live” host and cherished talk-show and party guest became an all-around cultural superstar of the 1960s and 70s, has died. Read more
Award-winning producer Silvio Horta, who was acclaimed for creating the hit series “Ugly Betty,” has died. He was 45. Read more
Richard Tajiri was “a Christmas tree guy,” his wife said. But in Hawaii he was THE Christmas tree guy for more than four decades. Read more
Don Larsen, the journeyman pitcher who reached the heights of baseball glory in 1956 for the New York Yankees when he threw a perfect game and the only no-hitter in World Series history, has died. Read more
Nick Gordon, the ex-partner of the late Bobbi Kristina Brown, has died. He was 30. Read more
This year saw the deaths of people who shifted culture through prose, pragmatism and persistence. It also witnessed tragedy, in talent struck down in its prime. Read more
Comedic writer and actor Neil Innes, who created a Beatles parody group called the Rutles and frequently worked with the members of Monty Python, has died. Read more
Lee Mendelson, the producer who changed the face of the holidays when he brought “A Charlie Brown Christmas” to television in 1965 and wrote the lyrics to its signature song, “Christmas Time Is Here,” died on Christmas Day. Read more
Imus died this morning at Baylor Scott and White Medical Center in College Station, Texas, after being hospitalized since Christmas Eve. Read more
Tony Award-winning composer Jerry Herman, who wrote the cheerful, good-natured music and lyrics for such classic shows as “Mame,” “Hello, Dolly!” and “La Cage aux Folles,” died Thursday. Read more
Any story written about 20th-century Waipahu would almost certainly require that Goro Arakawa be featured prominently. Read more
Willis, a songwriter whose work included the Broadway musical “The Color Purple” as well as Earth, Wind & Fire’s “September” and the “Friends” theme song, has died. Read more