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A week's worth of Globe obituaries
John Crofton, 97, pioneer in the cure for tuberculosis
John Crofton, a pioneering clinician who demonstrated that antibiotics could be safely combined to cure tuberculosis, died on Nov. 3 at his home in Edinburgh. He was 97. (New York Times, 11/20/09)
Gene Ritvo, photographer and lover of antique cars, 74
In the world of antique and high-end sports car photography, from Pebble Beach, Calif., to Newport, R.I., Gene Ritvo was as well regarded as the vehicles he memorialized. (Globe Staff, 11/20/09)
Herbert Miller Jr.; lawyer secured pardon for Nixon
Herbert J. “Jack’’ Miller Jr., who led the US Justice Department’s war on organized crime in the 1960s and later brokered the pardon of former president Nixon and prevented the release of Nixon’s White House tapes after the Watergate scandal, died Nov. 14 at Shady Grove Adventist Hospital in Rockville, Md. (Washington Post, 11/20/09)
Arnold Rosoff; advertising executive championed workplace diversity; at 93
Arnold Z. Rosoff, a fiercely passionate visionary who used his exceptional branding skills to found one of Boston’s most successful advertising agencies, died yesterday morning at a nursing home in Newton after suffering complications of a broken hip. He was 93. (Globe Correspondent, 11/20/09)
For the record
Correction: Because of an editing error, a headline on an Oct. 26 obituary for Nathan O. Engebretson of West Springfield gave an incorrect age. He was 97. (Boston Globe, 11/20/09)
Stefanie Spielman, 42; wife of football star fought cancer
Stefanie Spielman, the wife of NFL and Ohio State star Chris Spielman who led a public fight against breast cancer, died Thursday after a lengthy battle with the disease. She was 42. (Associated Press, 11/20/09)
Edward Woodward, star in 'Breaker Morant,' 'Wicker Man'
LONDON - Edward Woodward, the star of films including “Breaker Morant’’ and “The Wicker Man,’’ died Monday. He was 79. (Associated Press, 11/19/09)
Sy Syms, 83; longtime retailer sold fashion at a discount
WASHINGTON - Sy Syms, the discount retailer who for 35 years told millions of television viewers that “an educated consumer is our best customer,’’ died of heart disease Nov. 17 at his home in New York City. He was 83. (Washington Post, 11/19/09)
Irving Kriesberg, painter of dreamlike landscapes; 90
NEW YORK - Irving Kriesberg, a much admired American painter whose work combined the intense colors of abstract expressionism with haunting images of human and animal forms, died of complications of Parkinson’s disease Nov. 11 at his home in Manhattan. He was 90. (New York Times, 11/19/09)
Stanley Wald, 84; founded group that takes pets to infirm
Stanley H. Wald, a Brookline native and founder of a nonprofit therapy organization that brought pets into nursing homes, died at home in Portland, Ore., June 19. He was 84. (Globe Correspondent, 11/19/09)
Barbara Elaine Maze, BU assistant dean
“My mother used to say that music was the sugar of life,’’ Holly Maze Carter said of Barbara Elaine Maze, who as a child found a sweetness in singing that was absent from the life she endured. (Globe Staff, 11/19/09)
Jeanne-Claude, 75, artist who cocreated ‘The Gates’ in NYC
NEW YORK - Artist Jeanne-Claude, who created the 2005 Central Park installation “The Gates’’ and other large scale “wrapping’’ projects with her husband, Christo, has died. She was 74. (Associated Press, 11/19/09)
Roger J. Donahue, at 86; was Superior Court judge
As a Superior Court justice, Roger J. Donahue did not hesitate to send criminals to prison, sometimes for lengthy terms. (Globe Staff, 11/19/09)
Fred Starner; folk singer celebrated hobo culture
“Banjo Fred’’ Starner, an economics professor and banjo-playing folk singer who documented hobo music and culture, died Oct. 25 of complications of pneumonia and chronic lung disease, said his wife, Barbara. He was 72. (Los Angeles Times, 11/18/09)
Lewis Millett; awarded Medal of Honor after bayonet charge
Colonel Lewis Millett was so determined to fight the Nazis that he deserted the US Army as a teenager and enlisted in the Royal Canadian Artillery Regiment in 1940. (Globe Correspondent, 11/18/09)
Ken Ober, 52, comedian hosted several game shows
Ken Ober, a brassy comedian best known as the host of the 1980s-era MTV game show “Remote Control,’’ was found dead Sunday in his home in Santa Monica, Calif. Mr. Ober, a Brookline native and a graduate of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, was 52. (Staff And Wire Reports, 11/18/09)
Kevin Knox, at 53; called the ‘Wild Man of Comedy’
Kevin Knox made comedy club audiences laugh for three decades with his rapid-fire send-ups of the common man’s battles with vices, cars, and relationships. (Globe Correspondent, 11/18/09)
Leo Osgood, basketball star, MIT coach, and dean; at 63
Leo Osgood Jr., MIT dean and former basketball coach and player, died Nov. 11 after a long illness at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. He was 63. (Globe Correspondent, 11/17/09)
Bill Ravanis; owned Cambridge restaurants
From booth 7-1 in Frank’s Steak House, Bill Ravanis kept tabs on employees and customers at the restaurant he bought 35 years ago on Massachusetts Avenue in North Cambridge. (Globe Staff, 11/17/09)
Bobby Frankel, Hall of Fame horse trainer
LOS ANGELES - Hall of Fame trainer Bobby Frankel, who won the 2003 Belmont Stakes with Empire Maker, has died after a long bout with cancer. He was 68. (Asssociated Press, 11/17/09)
Jack Driscoll, top lawyer fought for underprivileged
Bringing the determination of a former football lineman to all avenues of life, John P. Driscoll Jr. could coach Harvard freshmen to be better players, inspire lawyers to give back more to the community, or skipper a sailboat to victory as it sliced through the waves off Cape Cod. (Globe Staff, 11/17/09)
Dr. Gilbert Kombe; led efforts against HIV/AIDS worldwide
WASHINGTON - Most of Gilbert Kombe’s brothers in Kitwe, Zambia, are engineers. But as he grew up, he noticed that what his family talked about most often was sickness and health, as relatives became ill, recovered, or plotted how to avoid disease. (Washington Post, 11/15/09)
Patriarch Pavle; voice for peace in Balkans
BELGRADE, Serbia - Serbian Orthodox Church Patriarch Pavle, who called for peace and conciliation during the Balkan ethnic wars of the 1990s but failed to openly condemn extreme Serb nationalism, died yesterday. He was 95 and had been hospitalized for two years with heart and lung problems. (Associated Press, 11/15/09)
Earl Coleman, 93; founded translation firm
NEW YORK - Earl M. Coleman was a fledgling short-story writer and poet fresh out of the Army when he got the idea for a custom translation business in 1946. At a poetry workshop he organized, he got to talking with two students, one a French teacher, the other a German engineer. (New York Times News Service, 11/15/09)
Paul C. Zamecnik, at 96; discoveries helped revolutionize biochemistry
When Paul C. Zamecnik was interning at Case Western Reserve University Hospital in Cleveland in 1938, a 375-pound woman died within a week of entering the facility, and subsequent tests revealed her organs were infiltrated with fat. (Globe Correspondent, 11/15/09)