ObituariesLacy McCrary, Pulitzer Prize winner with the Akron Beacon Journal and retired Inquirer reporter, has died at 91He notably wrote about unhealthy conditions and fire hazards in Pennsylvania and New Jersey boardinghouses in the late 1970s and early ‘80s, and those reports resulted in new safety regulations.
ObituariesLacy McCrary, Pulitzer Prize winner with the Akron Beacon Journal and retired Inquirer reporter, has died at 91He notably wrote about unhealthy conditions and fire hazards in Pennsylvania and New Jersey boardinghouses in the late 1970s and early ‘80s, and those reports resulted in new safety regulations.
ObituariesSuzanne P. Welsh, innovative retired vice president of finance and treasurer at Swarthmore, has died at 71
ObituariesSuzanne P. Welsh, innovative retired vice president of finance and treasurer at Swarthmore, has died at 71
ObituariesFelton D. Lingo Sr., celebrated South Jersey teacher and coach, and civic leader, has died at 86
ObituariesFelton D. Lingo Sr., celebrated South Jersey teacher and coach, and civic leader, has died at 86
ObituariesRuth Perlmutter, professor, film scholar, and cofounder of the Jewish Film Festival, has died at 96
ObituariesRuth Perlmutter, professor, film scholar, and cofounder of the Jewish Film Festival, has died at 96
FoodPhilippe Chin, renowned chef and bon vivant in Philadelphia in the ’90s, has died at 62His career stretched from his native Paris to the Caribbean, Hawaii, Washington, D.C., and Baltimore. He cut a dashing figure at Chanterelles and Philippe at the Locust Club in Philadelphia.
FoodPhilippe Chin, renowned chef and bon vivant in Philadelphia in the ’90s, has died at 62His career stretched from his native Paris to the Caribbean, Hawaii, Washington, D.C., and Baltimore. He cut a dashing figure at Chanterelles and Philippe at the Locust Club in Philadelphia.
ObituariesPhyllis W. Beck, first female judge on the Superior Court of Pa., has died at 97“She took cases where legal issues were undefined and defined them in a practical way,” Susan Gantman, a retired Superior Court judge and former colleague of Judge Beck, told The Inquirer in 2008.
ObituariesPhyllis W. Beck, first female judge on the Superior Court of Pa., has died at 97“She took cases where legal issues were undefined and defined them in a practical way,” Susan Gantman, a retired Superior Court judge and former colleague of Judge Beck, told The Inquirer in 2008.
ObituariesRobert C. Nelson, retired president and CEO of the Opportunities Industrialization Center, has died at 81He was born and reared in West Philadelphia, and graduated from Central High School and the social work master’s program at Temple University.
ObituariesRobert C. Nelson, retired president and CEO of the Opportunities Industrialization Center, has died at 81He was born and reared in West Philadelphia, and graduated from Central High School and the social work master’s program at Temple University.
ObituariesJune Koch, former college professor and assistant secretary at the Department of Housing and Urban Development, has died at 92She earned a doctorate in English literature at Columbia in 1965 and taught as an assistant professor at Widener University for four years and then at Bryn Mawr College from 1968 to ‘73.
ObituariesJune Koch, former college professor and assistant secretary at the Department of Housing and Urban Development, has died at 92She earned a doctorate in English literature at Columbia in 1965 and taught as an assistant professor at Widener University for four years and then at Bryn Mawr College from 1968 to ‘73.
ObituariesSonny Casale, longtime concert impresario, disc jockey, and writer, has died at 75He got his start in music as a preteen dancer on Dick Clark’s "American Bandstand" and Jerry Blavat’s "The Discophonic Scene" TV shows.
ObituariesSonny Casale, longtime concert impresario, disc jockey, and writer, has died at 75He got his start in music as a preteen dancer on Dick Clark’s "American Bandstand" and Jerry Blavat’s "The Discophonic Scene" TV shows.
ObituariesHarvey Rovinsky, former owner and president of Bernie Robbins Jewelers, has died at 77He hosted many special events at his stores and offered free jelly beans, cappuccino, Champagne, and flowers to customers. “Our clients are our friends,” he told the Jewish Exponent.
ObituariesHarvey Rovinsky, former owner and president of Bernie Robbins Jewelers, has died at 77He hosted many special events at his stores and offered free jelly beans, cappuccino, Champagne, and flowers to customers. “Our clients are our friends,” he told the Jewish Exponent.
ObituariesLauren Wiley, reporter, editor, and nonprofit development director, has died at 50She covered local education for two newspapers in New England in the 1990s and discovered her affinity and skill for fundraising and nonprofit education journalism.
ObituariesLauren Wiley, reporter, editor, and nonprofit development director, has died at 50She covered local education for two newspapers in New England in the 1990s and discovered her affinity and skill for fundraising and nonprofit education journalism.
ObituariesJay Flaherty, former deputy mayor, longtime attorney, and Vietnam veteran, has died at 79Mayor Wilson Goode said he hired Mr. Flaherty as deputy mayor in 1985 to “deal with major policy matters facing the city.”
ObituariesJay Flaherty, former deputy mayor, longtime attorney, and Vietnam veteran, has died at 79Mayor Wilson Goode said he hired Mr. Flaherty as deputy mayor in 1985 to “deal with major policy matters facing the city.”
ObituariesMabel Landry Staton, 1952 U.S. Olympic long jumper and trailblazing South Jersey teacher, has died at 92She was a physical education and special education teacher, and mentor to thousands of South Jersey students from the late 1950s to her retirement in 2005.
ObituariesMabel Landry Staton, 1952 U.S. Olympic long jumper and trailblazing South Jersey teacher, has died at 92She was a physical education and special education teacher, and mentor to thousands of South Jersey students from the late 1950s to her retirement in 2005.
ObituariesLloyd Barton Tepper, former FDA associate commissioner and retired professor at Penn medical school, has died at 93A former colleague said in an online tribute: “He would often take complex medical concepts and put them into language that anyone could understand.”
ObituariesLloyd Barton Tepper, former FDA associate commissioner and retired professor at Penn medical school, has died at 93A former colleague said in an online tribute: “He would often take complex medical concepts and put them into language that anyone could understand.”
ObituariesAnne Iskrant, retired Cabrini professor, international educator, and champion dragon boat paddler, has died at 82She paddled with other breast cancer survivors in their boat, "Against the Wind," for more than two decades and earned trophies and gold medals in the United States, Australia, Italy, and Canada.
ObituariesAnne Iskrant, retired Cabrini professor, international educator, and champion dragon boat paddler, has died at 82She paddled with other breast cancer survivors in their boat, "Against the Wind," for more than two decades and earned trophies and gold medals in the United States, Australia, Italy, and Canada.
ObituariesClarence H. Davis, Korean War veteran, retired teacher, and entrepreneur, has died at 95He retired as a shop teacher at Camden's Woodrow Wilson High School in 1996 and went on to speak regularly about his wartime service at schools and events for the Korean War Veterans Association.
ObituariesClarence H. Davis, Korean War veteran, retired teacher, and entrepreneur, has died at 95He retired as a shop teacher at Camden's Woodrow Wilson High School in 1996 and went on to speak regularly about his wartime service at schools and events for the Korean War Veterans Association.
ObituariesMarina Angel, Temple law professor emerita and women’s rights reformer, has died at 80In 1996, she became the first law professor to earn the Sandra Day O’Connor Award from the Philadelphia Bar Association for mentoring women.
ObituariesMarina Angel, Temple law professor emerita and women’s rights reformer, has died at 80In 1996, she became the first law professor to earn the Sandra Day O’Connor Award from the Philadelphia Bar Association for mentoring women.
MusicRoberta Flack, Grammy-winning ‘Killing Me Softly’ singer with an intimate style, has died at 88Flack announced in 2022 she had ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease, and could no longer sing,
MusicRoberta Flack, Grammy-winning ‘Killing Me Softly’ singer with an intimate style, has died at 88Flack announced in 2022 she had ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease, and could no longer sing,
MusicJerry Butler, Chicago soul singer who helped define the Sound of Philadelphia, has died at 85His biggest hits included foundational Philly Sound songs "Hey, Western Union Man" and "Only The Strong Survive," written with Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff.
MusicJerry Butler, Chicago soul singer who helped define the Sound of Philadelphia, has died at 85His biggest hits included foundational Philly Sound songs "Hey, Western Union Man" and "Only The Strong Survive," written with Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff.
