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Injured in Vietnam, John Eade, 79, became a leader in politics, government, and architecture

From Vietnam to Boston City Hall, Mr. Eade was praised for his courage and exacting sense of right and wrong.

Injured in Vietnam, John Eade, 79, became a leader in politics, government, and architecture

From Vietnam to Boston City Hall, Mr. Eade was praised for his courage and exacting sense of right and wrong.

Danish ex-foreign minister Uffe Ellemann-Jensen dies at 80

Uffe Ellemann-Jensen, who was Denmark’s foreign minister for more than 10 years from the early 1980s and was considered one of the Nordic region’s key politicians in the end phase of the Cold War, has died. He was 80.

Vivian Hewitt, collector of works by Black artists, dies at 102

Vivian Hewitt, a librarian who spent more than four decades acquiring, with her husband, a major collection of museum-quality works by Black artists, died May 29 at her home in Manhattan. She was 102.

Haleh Afshar, who fought for rights of Muslim women, dies at 77
Haleh Afshar, known as Lady Afshar, a prominent Iranian-British professor who dedicated her career in government and scholarship to promoting the rights of Muslim women, died May 12 at her home in Heslington, England. She was 77.

Ken Knowlton, a father of computer art and animation, dies at 91
Ken Knowlton, an engineer, computer scientist and artist who helped pioneer the science and art of computer graphics and made many of the first computer-generated pictures, portraits and movies, died June 16 in Sarasota, Florida. He was 91.

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Hall of Fame NFL running back Hugh McElhenny dies at 93

When he retired, Mr. McElhenny was one of three players to have gained more than 11,000 all-purpose yards.

Tony Siragusa, who helped Ravens win Super Bowl, dies at 55

Tony Siragusa, the charismatic defensive tackle who helped lead a stout Baltimore defense to a Super Bowl title, has died. The cause of death was not immediately available.

James Rado, who co-created groundbreaking ‘Hair,’ dies at 90

Mr. Rado co-wrote the story and lyrics of the genre-twisting musical.

Ronald Berman, humanities endowment chairman, dies at 91

A specialist in Renaissance and Restoration drama, Dr. Berman spent much of his career teaching English literature at the University of California San Diego.

Dr. Paul M. Ellwood Jr., architect of the HMO, is dead at 95

Dr. Ellwood conceived of — and in 1970 coined the term HMO to describe — a partnership in which doctors are paid for the number of patients they see, not for each service given, and whose enrolled members are guaranteed access to network doctors and comprehensive care for fixed annual premiums.

Clela Rorex, who issued first same-sex marriage licenses, dies

Considered a pioneer in the gay rights movement, Ms. Rorex faced vicious backlash in Boulder after issuing six of the licenses.

Jean Entine, activist and ally for Boston’s women of color, dies at 79

A longtime activist in Cambridge and the founder of the Boston Women’s Fund, Jean Entine helped direct money to organizations ignored by larger philanthropic groups.

George Lamming, a Caribbean writer who explored the end of colonialism, dies

Mr. Lamming's calling was to address the crimes of history, unearth and preserve his native culture, and forge a “collective sense” of the future.