Bruce Bastian (1948-2024)
Bruce Bastian co-founded the WordPerfect Corporation with Alan Ashton in 1978. The cause of his death was complications of pulmonary fibrosis. He was 76 years old. The New York Times …
Memories
Françoise Hardy (1944-2024)
Paris Match: La chanteuse reste dans la mémoire des Français comme l’une des icônes des années 1960. Ses tubes et son goût pour la mode en avaient fait l’idole des …
Remembering Maisie Hitchcock
I recently learned that, Maisie Hitchcock, a guide on a Rick Steves tour of Switzerland I took in 2018 died peacefully of ovarian cancer on August 9, 2023 in the …
Henry Kissinger (1923-2023)
Thomas W. Lippman writing for The Washington Post: Henry A. Kissinger, a scholar, statesman and celebrity diplomat who wielded unparalleled power over U.S. foreign policy throughout the administrations of Presidents …
Charlie Munger (1924-2023)
Berkshire Hathaway could nothave been built to its present status without Charlie’s inspiration, wisdom and participation. Warren Buffett WSJ: No equal business partner has ever played second fiddle better than Charlie …
Silvio Berlusconi (1936-2023)
The New York Times: To Italians, Mr. Berlusconi was constant entertainment — both comic and tragic, with more than a touch of off-color material — until they booed him off …
Tatjana Patitz (1966-2023)
A gorgeous original supermodel.
Robert Clary (1926-2022)
Holocaust Survivor and Actor.
Stella Tennant (1970-2020)
An aristocratic classic beauty gone too soon.