In a life dedicated to social justice, she was jailed in Rhodesia but later returned to a liberated Zimbabwe to help build its school system. Source: New York Times
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Marianne Steiner, Refugee Who Found a New Life in New York, Dies at 101
By Gotham Rex on March 25, 2021
She escaped Nazi Germany and recreated a comfortable life in Manhattan. She died of Covid-19. Source: New York Times
Bernadette Bartels Murphy, Pioneering Wall Street Trader, Dies at 86
By Gotham Rex on March 25, 2021
Starting out as a secretary, she became a sought-after financial adviser in a male world and found a national platform for her views on public television. Source: New York Times
Tony Murray, Moral Support for a Gay N.B.A. Player, Dies at 60
By Gotham Rex on March 24, 2021
Mr. Murray, along with his husband, helped their nephew Jason Collins become the first player in the league to come out publicly. He died of Covid-19. Source: New York Times
David McCabe, Who Photographed Warhol Becoming Warhol, Dies at 80
By Gotham Rex on March 23, 2021
In 1964, he began following the artist around New York and chronicling his exploits. His photographs finally saw the light of day four decades later. Source: New York Times
Frances D. Horowitz, 88, Dies; Transformed C.U.N.Y. Graduate Center
By Gotham Rex on March 23, 2021
A distinguished child psychologist, she presided over the school’s move to a landmark building in Manhattan and expanded its capacity for research. Source: New York Times
Robina Asti, Who Made History on the Ground and in the Air, Dies at 99
By Gotham Rex on March 21, 2021
As a transgender veteran in her 90s, she challenged government bureaucracy. She then set out to be recognized as the oldest working flight instructor. Source: New York Times
Ronald DeFeo, Whose Murder Spree Inspired ‘The Amityville Horror,’ Dies at 69
By Gotham Rex on March 15, 2021
Mr. DeFeo confessed to killing his parents and four siblings in 1974 at their home in Amityville, N.Y. The house became the subject of books and movies. Source: New York Times
Mary Monahan, Dedicated Preschool Teacher, Dies at 67
By Gotham Rex on March 15, 2021
An Irish immigrant to the Bronx as a toddler, she had ample training for her job as the eldest of eight children. She died of complications of Covid-19. Source: New York Times
Paul Jones, a Hamptonite of Many Pursuits, Dies at 40
By Gotham Rex on March 12, 2021
Real estate agent, bouncer, furniture maker, coach and also a new father, he was known all over Long Island’s East End. Engaged to be married, he died of Covid-19. Source: New York Times
Walter LaFeber, Historian Who Dissected Diplomacy, Dies at 87
By Gotham Rex on March 10, 2021
Challenging convention from all political perspectives, he mesmerized his students at Cornell, many of whom went on to hold foreign policy posts or professorships. Source: New York Times
Barbara Ess, 76, Dies; Artist Blurred Lines Between Life and Art
By Gotham Rex on March 9, 2021
An avant-garde musician and photographer, she was widely known for her large-scale ambient works shot with a pinhole camera. Source: New York Times
Richie Tienken, Whose Comedy Club Propelled Careers, Dies at 75
By Gotham Rex on March 6, 2021
At the Comic Strip, which Mr. Tienken and two partners opened in 1976, Eddie Murphy, Jerry Seinfeld and many others made a lot of people laugh. Source: New York Times
Priscilla Read Chenoweth, Who Won Freedom for a Stranger, Dies at 90
By Gotham Rex on March 5, 2021
She spent seven years and much of her retirement savings to prove that a teenager had been wrongly convicted of murder. Source: New York Times
Henry Goldrich, Gear Guru to Rock Stars, Is Dead at 88
By Gotham Rex on March 4, 2021
The owner of Manny’s Music in Manhattan, he brought wah-wah to Hendrix and Clapton and connected musicians with equipment that helped define their styles. Source: New York Times