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Washington University in St. Louis ( BA, MPH) Saint Louis University ( JD) Cora Faith Walker (née Drew; [1] November 5, 1984 [2] [3] – March 11, 2022) was an American politician who served as a member of the Missouri House of Representatives for the 74th district from January 2017 to July 2019. [4] On July 29, 2019, Walker resigned from the ...
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch is a regional newspaper based in St. Louis, Missouri, serving the St. Louis metropolitan area. It is the largest daily newspaper in the metropolitan area by circulation, surpassing the Belleville News-Democrat, Alton Telegraph, and Edwardsville Intelligencer. The publication has received 19 Pulitzer Prizes.
Frank L. "Buster" Wortman (December 4, 1904 – August 3, 1968) was an American St. Louis-area bootlegger, gambler, criminal gang leader, and a former member of the Shelton Brothers Gang during Prohibition. Wortman would eventually succeed the Sheltons, and take over St. Louis's gambling operations in southwest Illinois until his death.
August 14, 2024 at 5:53 PM. Wallace "Wally" Amos, Jr., founder of the "Famous Amos" cookies known and beloved nationwide, died at 88 on Wednesday, his family said. The American entrepreneur died ...
Chester "Chet" Walker (February 22, 1940 – June 8, 2024) was an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was a seven-time NBA All-Star . He played 13 seasons in the NBA, seven with the Philadelphia 76ers , and he helped lead the 76ers to an NBA championship in 1967.
Archibald Bard Darragh (1840–1927), Member of Congress from 1901 to 1909, lived in St. Louis from 1870 until the time of his death. He was a banker and was elected mayor in 1893. Edward Hartwick (1871–1918), United States Army officer, businessman and namesake of Michigan's Hartwick Pines State Park, was born and reared here.
Dave Hrechkosy, 60, Canadian ice hockey player (California Golden Seals, St. Louis Blues), brain cancer. [115] Sir Raymond Lygo, 87, British admiral and businessman. [116] Félicien Marceau, 98, French novelist, member of the Académie française. [117] Marcel Mouchel, 85, French footballer and manager. [118]
Walker, Michigan. / 43.01444°N 85.69250°W / 43.01444; -85.69250. Walker is a city in Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was estimated to be 25,086 in 2022. Walker was originally organized as Walker Township in 1837 and later incorporated as a city in 1962.