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Pope John Paul II was the subject of three premature obituaries.. A prematurely reported obituary is an obituary of someone who was still alive at the time of publication. . Examples include that of inventor and philanthropist Alfred Nobel, whose premature obituary condemning him as a "merchant of death" for creating military explosives may have prompted him to create the Nobel Prize; [1 ...
Vincent J. Speranza (March 23, 1925 – August 2, 2023) was an American private who served in the United States Army during World War II. Born in New York City, Speranza grew up on Staten Island with a large Italian family during the Great Depression .
Sometimes the prewritten obituary's subject outlives its author. One example is The New York Times' obituary of Taylor, written by the newspaper's theater critic Mel Gussow, who died in 2005. [7] The 2023 obituary of Henry Kissinger featured reporting by Michael T. Kaufman, who died almost 14 years earlier in 2010. [8]
Douglas Robert Nowicki, O.S.B. (May 8, 1945 - July 23, 2024) was an American Benedictine monk and Catholic priest.From 1991 to 2020, he served as the 11th Archabbot of Saint Vincent Archabbey in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, and by extension, the Chancellor of Saint Vincent College and the Chancellor of Saint Vincent Seminary.
Sir Vincent Gerard O'Sullivan KNZM (28 September 1937 – 28 April 2024) was a New Zealand poet, short story writer, novelist, playwright, critic, editor, biographer, librettist, and academic. From 1988 to 2004 he was a professor of English literature at Victoria University of Wellington , and in 2013 he was appointed the New Zealand Poet ...
Gigante was born in New York City to Italian immigrants from Naples, Salvatore Gigante, a watchmaker, and Yolanda Gigante (née Scotto), a seamstress.He had four brothers, Mario, Pasquale, and Ralph, who followed him into a life of organized crime, and Louis, who became a Catholic priest at St. Athanasius Church in the South Bronx and city councilman. [2]
The Vincent dePaul Draddy Trophy, now known as the William V. Campbell Trophy, is awarded annually by the NFF and is given to the American college football player with the best combination of academics, community service, and on-field performance. [3] Draddy died in Port Chester, New York, in 1990 from pulmonary fibrosis, aged 83. [4]
Vincent Andrew Schiavelli (/ ˌ s k iː ə ˈ v ɛ l i /; November 11, 1948 – December 26, 2005) was an American character actor noted for his work on stage, screen, and television. [1] Described as an "instantly recognizable sad-faced actor", he was diagnosed with Marfan syndrome in childhood.