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Pernell Whitaker, 55, tactical, defensive boxing champ

His nickname was Sweet Pea, a southpaw who slipped in and out of the pocket and rarely gave an opponent an opportunity to land a clean shot.

Martin Charnin, director and lyricist who brought ‘Annie’ to Broadway, at 84

Mr. Charnin promoted and developed what he described as an optimistic musical for a cynical time.

Mitchell Feigenbaum, an architect of chaos theory, dies at 74

A mathematical constant that is one of the keystones of chaos theory has been named for him: the Feigenbaum constant.

William Dannemeyer, conservative congressman from California and anti-gay crusader, dies at 89

The seven-term California congressman exemplified the archconservative politics of Orange County.

Susan P. Bloom, who taught and elevated children’s literature, dies at 80
The Framingham resident, who died June 7, formerly directed the Center for the Study of Children’s Literature at Simmons University.

Jerry Lawson, leader of a cappella Persuasions, dies at 75
Jerry Lawson, who for four decades was the lead singer of the eclectic cult-favorite a cappella group the Persuasions, has died.

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Hodan Nalayeh, Canadian-Somali journalist called a trailblazer, dies at 43

As bombings and attacks rocked Somalia in recent years, Canadian-Somali journalist Hodan Nalayeh found what she believed was a higher calling: showcasing the hidden beauty of her homeland and its people.

Anita Epstein, who chronicled her infancy during the Holocaust, dies at 76

Months after Eda Kuenstler’s liberation from concentration camps, she appeared at the home of a Catholic family in Poland to reclaim her daughter. Anita, then 3, did not recognize her as her mother. She already had a mother.

Fernando Corbató, a father of your PC — and password, dies at 93

An MIT professor, he oversaw a project that allowed multiple users in different locations to access a single computer simultaneously through telephone lines.

Paul Benjamin, ‘corner man’ in ‘Do the Right Thing,’ dies

In a career that lasted almost half a century, he also appeared on screen opposite Clint Eastwood and other stars and was frequently seen on television.

Janne E. Nolan, principled adviser on world affairs, dies at 67

Ms. Nolan, an expert on international affairs and arms-control issues, lamented the reluctance of skeptics to speak out against policies they believed to be wrong.

Fernando de la Rúa, ill-fated president of Argentina, 81

Mr. De la Rúa resigned as president amid one of the most spectacular economic collapses in modern history.

Phil Freelon, architect who helped design Smithsonian’s African American Museum, dies at 66

His firm specialized in designing public buildings, including other cultural centers devoted to black life in Baltimore, Atlanta, Charlotte, and San Francisco.

Vivian Perlis, oral historian of American music, dies at 91

Mrs. Perlis founded Yale University’s Oral History of American Music, which collected audio and video interviews that she directed for more than 40 years.


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