Notable Deaths of 2018

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  Buell Neidlinger, Acclaimed Genre-Crossing Bassist, Dies at 82

  The New York Times - By Giovanni Russonello

  Buell Neidlinger, a masterly bassist who had a significant role in the establishment of free jazz, took part in the premieres of works by John Cage and Igor Stravinsky and had credits on numerous hit songs and soundtracks, died on March 16 at his home in Whidbey Island, Wash. He was 82. His wife, …

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  Zell Miller, Feisty Democrat Who Sided With G.O.P., Is Dead at 86

  The New York Times - By David Stout

  Zell Miller, a cantankerously independent politician from the mountains of northern Georgia who disdained backslapping and baby-kissing as he snarled at journalists and battled fellow Democrats in his four years as a United States senator, died on Friday morning at his home in Young Harris, Ga. He …

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  H. Wayne Huizenga, Owner of Teams and a Business Empire, Dies at 80

  The New York Times - By Noam Scheiber

  H. Wayne Huizenga, the entrepreneur who expanded Blockbuster video and AutoNation into vast enterprises and owned three South Florida sports teams, died on Thursday night at his home in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. He was 80. Bob Henninger, executive vice president of Huizenga Holdings, Mr. Huizenga’s …

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  Lawrence K. Grossman, Head of PBS and Then NBC News, Dies at 86

  The New York Times - By Richard Sandomir

  Lawrence K. Grossman, who as president of PBS doubled the length of “the MacNeil/Lehrer Report,” its signature news program, then headed NBC News, where he dealt unhappily with budget austerity after it came under General Electric’s ownership, died on Friday at his home in Westport, Conn. He was 86. …

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  Betty Ann Bowser, Versatile TV Newswoman, Is Dead at 73

  The New York Times - By Neil Genzlinger

  Betty Ann Bowser, one of television’s most prominent newswomen for years as a correspondent for CBS and then the “PBS NewsHour,” died on March 16 at her home in Ajijic, Mexico. She was 73. Her son Patrick Kelley said he believed the cause was pneumonia. She had been in declining health for several …

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  Olly Wilson, 80, Dies; Composer Meshed African and Western Music

  The New York Times - By Richard Sandomir

  Olly Wilson, an adventurous composer who integrated African, African-American and electronic rhythms, riffs and sounds into Western classical music conventions, died on March 12 in Oakland, Calif. He was 80. His daughter, Dawn Wilson, said the cause was complications of dementia. Mr. Wilson, a …