A Moroccan immigrant’s goal was to make guests, including nine U.S. presidents, feel right at home amid the grandeur of a landmark Manhattan hotel. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Deaths (Obituaries)”
Elliot Lawrence, Award-Winning Conductor, Dies at 96
By Gotham Rex on July 26, 2021
He led a big band, conducted on Broadway, collected Emmys and for nearly 50 years led the orchestra on the annual Tony Awards broadcast. Source: New York Times
Kathy Andrade, Unionist Who Fought for Immigrant Workers, Dies at 88
By Gotham Rex on July 21, 2021
Her work on behalf of garment workers helped prod organized labor to rethink its approach to an increasingly immigrant-based work force. Source: New York Times
Marjorie Adams, Who Went to Bat for a Baseball Pioneer, Dies at 72
By Gotham Rex on July 20, 2021
Her great-grandfather is considered a founding father of the game, but his contributions were not well known. She campaigned to earn him a place in the Hall of Fame. Source: New York Times
William H. Pauley III, Judge in Trump Hush Money Case, Dies at 68
By Gotham Rex on July 16, 2021
He sentenced Michael D. Cohen to three years in prison for breaking campaign finance laws by helping to buy the silence of two women who said they had affairs with Donald J. Trump. Source: New York Times
Allan Reiver, Who Built a Little Urban Oasis in New York, Dies at 78
By Gotham Rex on July 13, 2021
When he saw a vacant lot three decades ago, he said, “I thought I could make something beautiful out of it.” The result was the Elizabeth Street Garden. Source: New York Times
James Kallstrom Dies at 78; Led F.B.I. Review of T.W.A. Crash
By Gotham Rex on July 8, 2021
As the F.B.I. chief in New York, he spent 16 months investigating why Flight 800 crashed 12 minutes after takeoff, killing all 230 people on board. Source: New York Times
Dr. Barbara Murphy, Kidney Transplant Expert, Dies at 56
By Gotham Rex on July 3, 2021
Her focus was on immunology and how to predict and diagnose the outcomes of transplants. She was, a colleague said, “a great researcher and a great mentor to many people.” Source: New York Times
Hash Halper, Street Artist Who Adorned New York With Hearts, Dies at 41
By Gotham Rex on July 2, 2021
He was something of a downtown folk hero, bringing positivity to a harsh city with his humble shards of chalk. But he harbored his own struggles. Source: New York Times
Richard J. Meislin, Times Editor and Web Journalism Pioneer, Dies at 68
By Gotham Rex on June 25, 2021
He was both a computer whiz and an accomplished newsman when he began prodding colleagues and the newspaper itself to begin adapting to the online world. Source: New York Times
Herb Sturz, a Quiet Force in the Life of New York City, Dies at 90
By Gotham Rex on June 11, 2021
His agenda and reach, in government and out, extended from criminal justice to urban planning, though his constituency — prisoners, the homeless, the elderly and more — hardly knew his name. Source: New York Times
Jessica Morris, Whose Brain Cancer Was Her Cause, Dies at 57
By Gotham Rex on June 9, 2021
After her diagnosis of glioblastoma in 2016, she founded an organization that advocated for patients and research. Source: New York Times
Michael Smith, a Voice for Justice Reform, Is Dead at 78
By Gotham Rex on June 9, 2021
As head of the Vera Institute in New York, he spurred community policing and pressed for easing bail, profoundly influencing the law enforcement agenda. Source: New York Times
Ganga Stone, Who Gave Sustenance to AIDS Patients, Dies at 79
By Gotham Rex on June 4, 2021
At the height of the AIDS epidemic, she started God’s Love We Deliver, a charity that brought hot meals to people who were too ill to cook. Source: New York Times
Sister Margherita Marchione, Defender of Pius XII, Dies at 99
By Gotham Rex on May 29, 2021
She spent decades arguing that the pope had helped the Jews during World War II, despite accusations that he had abdicated his moral responsibility. Source: New York Times