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Gil Garfield dies at 77; member of the '50s trio the Cheers
Gil Garfield, a member of the 1950s trio the Cheers, who had a top 10 hit with "Black Denim Trousers and Motorcycle Boots," has died. He was 77.
Garfield, who also was an artist and songwriter, died Saturday of cancer at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical...Tags: Realty, Diseases and Illnesses, Health, Real Estate, Motorcycling
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Longtime El Centro priest dies in San Diego retirement home
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterMonsignor Thomas Vidra, longtime pastor at El Centro’s St. Mary Church, died from liver cancer Sunday afternoon at a retirement home in Mission Valley. Vidra, who was pastor of the largest church community in the Valley, was at St. Mary Church from...Tags: Religious Education, Retirement, Parochial Schools, Diseases and Illnesses, San Diego (San Diego, California)
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Relay for Life kicks off to fight cancer
davem@herald-mail.comA 12-year survivor of breast cancer, Marcia Bortz is ready to see cancer eradicated. “It’s time to find a cure,” said the Hagerstown resident, who was among about 60 people who showed up at a kickoff for the annual Relay for Life of...Tags: Relay for Life, Breast Cancer, Diseases and Illnesses, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Washington (U.S. state)
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Mesa Musings: David Nelson was the best role model
Last week I experienced one of life's poignant little moments. Leafing through the Jan. 12 edition of the Los Angeles Times, I came across an obituary for David Nelson ("TV family's last surviving star," LAT Extra). I spent a few moments in reverie and...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Texas, New Year's Day, Health, Colon
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Ben Persinger
janeth@herald-mail.comIt was a final gesture from a loving husband and brother-in-law. Ben Persinger arranged for his wife, Kathy, and her sister, Karen Gladfelter, to spend the Saturday after Thanksgiving in New York City. The trip allowed the sisters to forget their cares...Tags: University of Maryland, College Park, New York City, Bethesda (Montgomery, Maryland), Monterey (Monterey, California), Diseases and Illnesses
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Around Town: Dreaming of a world without cancer
In 2004, our son, 2nd. Lt. Andrew Torres, USMC, died of cancer. He was 23 years old. Andrew was a graduate of the United States Naval Academy (Class of 2002), a Marine and a fine person. In the hours before his death, he asked us, his family and friends,...Tags: Hepatitis, U.S. Marine Corps, Lifestyle and Leisure, United States Naval Academy, Diseases and Illnesses
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Pacific Islanders at Risk
No group is immune to the threat of diabetes. But some groups have higher incidence of the disease than others. In the United States, the highest rates of diabetes appear to be among people of Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander descent. In 2007, more...Tags: Weight, Physical Conditions, Obesity, Overweight, Diabetes
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PASSINGS: John Walker
John Walker, 67, a guitarist and singer who was one of the founding members of the Walker Brothers, a 1960s rock band whose biggest hit was "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore)," died of liver cancer Saturday in Los Angeles, according to his personal...Tags: Stroke, California, Melbourne (Australia), Diseases and Illnesses, Crime, Law and Justice
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Services for Sen. Jenny Oropeza scheduled Monday
L.A. NOWFuneral services will be held Monday for state Sen. Jenny Oropeza (D-Long Beach), who died Wednesday after a lengthy illness. The services, which are open to the public, will begin at 1 p.m. in the Church of Our Fathers at...... -
Pat Burns: NHL coach is remembered for his success -- and his courage
The Fabulous ForumPat Burns, one of the NHL's winningest coaches, died Friday at age 58. Pat Burns had inoperable lung cancer after battling colon and liver cancer.... -
Agent Orange's lethal legacy: At former U.S. bases in Vietnam, a potent poison is clear and present danger
Tribune reporterPart 4 of a Tribune investigation finds that a former U.S. air bases in Vietnam remain highly polluted by defoliants, but the U.S. has done little to clean up the sites it contaminated during the war. Complete coverage >> When a small Canadian...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam), U.S. Military, Rivers, Cancer
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