MiamiHerald.com: Obituaries http://www.miamiherald.com/news/obituaries/index.html MiamiHerald.com: Obituaries http://media.miamiherald.com/images/logos/rss_sitelogo.gif http://www.miamiherald.com/news/obituaries/index.html 140 25 News, sports and entertainment from MiamiHerald.com en-us Copyright 2009 MiamiHerald.com Obituaries 60 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:25:10 EST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys miamifeedback@miamiherald.com Longtime Herald editor loved adventure, cars http://www.miamiherald.com/news/obituaries/story/842580.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/obituaries/story/842580.html Thu, 08 Jan 2009 02:01 EST Terry Jackson, a Miami Herald editor who stood five-foot-two but seemed larger than life to everybody who knew him, died Tuesday after battling -- a cliché, by the way, that would have been cut from this story if he were editing it -- esophageal cancer for two years. Cooked, cleaned for the wealthy of Miami Beach http://www.miamiherald.com/news/obituaries/story/840730.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/obituaries/story/840730.html Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:01 EST In 1902, Gracie Allen, Charles Lindbergh and Meyer Lansky were born, as was Lillian Irving, daughter of an Augusta, Ga., railroad man and a laundress. Served as attorney general for Jimmy Carter http://www.miamiherald.com/news/obituaries/story/839174.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/obituaries/story/839174.html Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:01 EST (AP) -- Griffin B. Bell, the shrewd Southern lawyer who grew up with Jimmy Carter and later became U.S. attorney general after Carter was elected president, died Monday. Taught school in Cuba, U.S. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/obituaries/story/837789.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/obituaries/story/837789.html Mon, 05 Jan 2009 03:01 EST Maria Lydia Angones, mother of the Florida bar's first Cuban-born president, has died. She was 85. She died Saturday of complications following a stroke, said her son, Miami attorney Frank Angones. Amateur athlete dies in Miami at 90 http://www.miamiherald.com/news/obituaries/story/837786.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/obituaries/story/837786.html Mon, 05 Jan 2009 03:01 EST Married for 54 years, Helen Jane Smith never changed her name, which was highly unusual for a woman born in 1918. But for the one-time star athlete -- who nearly went pro -- it wasn't a feminist statement. Professor loved education, humor http://www.miamiherald.com/news/obituaries/story/837790.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/obituaries/story/837790.html Mon, 05 Jan 2009 03:01 EST For Miami Dade College engineering professor Ignacio Warner, even a chocolate batido had to be properly constructed. His diabetes notwithstanding, he regularly ordered the thick milkshakes at La Caretta, a Cuban restaurant near his home in Key Biscayne. Active in business, law and the community http://www.miamiherald.com/news/obituaries/story/837787.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/obituaries/story/837787.html Mon, 05 Jan 2009 03:01 EST William L. ''Bill'' Pallot was a banker, a lawyer and a public servant who may have lived to 97 because he had so much to do. Born in November 1911, he died Feb. 8 of natural causes in hospice care. A brief listing of his involvements from the 1940s forward: Former commissioner had radio show, advice column http://www.miamiherald.com/news/obituaries/story/837795.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/obituaries/story/837795.html Mon, 05 Jan 2009 03:01 EST Connie Morrow was a founding Sunny Isles Beach commissioner, a psychologist, radio talk-show host and newspaper advice columnist. After serving on the District Advisory Council for Sunny Isles Beach when it was part of unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Morrow was elected in 1997 to the first City Commission. Navy veteran, motorcycle enthusiast http://www.miamiherald.com/news/obituaries/story/837796.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/obituaries/story/837796.html Sun, 04 Jan 2009 23:01 EST Duane Michael Plouffe, who survived secret missions with the U.S. Navy during Operation Desert Storm, lost his life last spring on Interstate 95 in Broward County. Lawyer Stuart Mishkin, 61, cared about clients and colleagues http://www.miamiherald.com/news/obituaries/story/837788.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/obituaries/story/837788.html Sun, 04 Jan 2009 23:01 EST Just before he died of lung cancer on May 28, at 61, Stuart Mishkin e-mailed a close friend, one of many younger lawyers he had mentored: Married for 54 years, Helen Jane Smith never changed her name, which... http://www.miamiherald.com/news/obituaries/story/837682.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/obituaries/story/837682.html Sun, 04 Jan 2009 20:42 EST Married for 54 years, Helen Jane Smith never changed her name, which was highly unusual for a woman born in 1918. But for the one-time star athlete -- who nearly went pro -- it wasn't a feminist statement. Former Sunny Isles commissioner had radio show, advice column http://www.miamiherald.com/news/obituaries/story/837646.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/obituaries/story/837646.html Sun, 04 Jan 2009 20:07 EST Connie Morrow was a founding Sunny Isles Beach commissioner, a psychologist, radio talk-show host and newspaper advice columnist. After serving on the District Advisory Council for Sunny Isles Beach when it was part of unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Morrow was elected in 1997 to the first City Commission. Marine pilot and Hialeah resident was born to fly http://www.miamiherald.com/news/obituaries/story/836762.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/obituaries/story/836762.html Sun, 04 Jan 2009 03:01 EST From the time he was a kid, Al Bencosme was obsessed with flying. He built model airplanes. He ran around making engine noises. He memorized every word of Top Gun's dialogue, endlessly played carrier-landing video games and plastered his bedroom walls with Blue Angels posters. WWII veteran built iconic cigar business http://www.miamiherald.com/news/obituaries/story/836764.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/obituaries/story/836764.html Sun, 04 Jan 2009 03:01 EST Decades before cigar bars made stogies a Yuppie lifestyle accessory, Mike Mersel was selling them to old guys in Miami Beach. The one-time New York pushcart vendor came to South Florida in 1938 and, with his brother Albert -- called Ossie -- built an iconic business in cigar circles. Hair stylist's son had smile that was `huge and warm' http://www.miamiherald.com/news/obituaries/story/836542.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/obituaries/story/836542.html Sat, 03 Jan 2009 22:13 EST Hair stylist's son had smile that was `huge and warm' There were lots of presents for Joey Vallee's Christmas: an Xbox 360, Lacoste cologne, clothes, and a 32-inch flat-screen TV. Longtime teacher Judith Shield helped found Barry University's business school http://www.miamiherald.com/news/obituaries/story/836633.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/obituaries/story/836633.html Sat, 03 Jan 2009 21:17 EST Judith Shield, OP, an Adrian Dominican sister for 72 years -- 56 of them as a teacher -- founded Barry University's business school. North Miami Beach man was co-founder of Arby's http://www.miamiherald.com/news/obituaries/story/836611.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/obituaries/story/836611.html Sat, 03 Jan 2009 21:02 EST Forrest B. Raffel was to roast beef what Col. Harlan Sanders was to chicken. With his younger brother, Leroy, he founded Arby's -- which, contrary to many myths, stands for Raffel Brothers (RB). The origin of the chain's name has been a question on television's Jeopardy! and a crossword puzzle clue in The New York Times. Mailman, civic leader Willie Redding helped Richmond Heights http://www.miamiherald.com/news/obituaries/story/836582.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/obituaries/story/836582.html Sat, 03 Jan 2009 20:52 EST If you lived in Richmond Heights and needed a ride to the polls or fresh garden produce, a reminder to clean up your yard or paint your house, Willie Lee Redding was your man. Longtime Herald editor loved adventure, cars http://www.miamiherald.com/news/obituaries/miami-dade/story/842580.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/obituaries/miami-dade/story/842580.html Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:01 EST Terry Jackson, a Miami Herald editor who stood five-foot-two but seemed larger than life to everybody who knew him, died Tuesday after battling -- a cliché, by the way, that would have been cut from this story if he were editing it -- esophageal cancer for two years. Cooked, cleaned for the wealthy of Miami Beach http://www.miamiherald.com/news/obituaries/miami-dade/story/840730.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/obituaries/miami-dade/story/840730.html Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:01 EST In 1902, Gracie Allen, Charles Lindbergh and Meyer Lansky were born, as was Lillian Irving, daughter of an Augusta, Ga., railroad man and a laundress. Professor loved education, humor http://www.miamiherald.com/news/obituaries/miami-dade/story/837790.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/obituaries/miami-dade/story/837790.html Mon, 05 Jan 2009 03:01 EST For Miami Dade College engineering professor Ignacio Warner, even a chocolate batido had to be properly constructed. His diabetes notwithstanding, he regularly ordered the thick milkshakes at La Caretta, a Cuban restaurant near his home in Key Biscayne. Active in business, law and the community http://www.miamiherald.com/news/obituaries/miami-dade/story/837787.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/obituaries/miami-dade/story/837787.html Mon, 05 Jan 2009 03:01 EST William L. ''Bill'' Pallot was a banker, a lawyer and a public servant who may have lived to 97 because he had so much to do. Born in November 1911, he died Feb. 8 of natural causes in hospice care. A brief listing of his involvements from the 1940s forward: Former commissioner had radio show, advice column http://www.miamiherald.com/news/obituaries/miami-dade/story/837795.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/obituaries/miami-dade/story/837795.html Mon, 05 Jan 2009 03:01 EST Connie Morrow was a founding Sunny Isles Beach commissioner, a psychologist, radio talk-show host and newspaper advice columnist. After serving on the District Advisory Council for Sunny Isles Beach when it was part of unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Morrow was elected in 1997 to the first City Commission. Lawyer Stuart Mishkin, 61, cared about clients and colleagues http://www.miamiherald.com/news/obituaries/miami-dade/story/837788.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/obituaries/miami-dade/story/837788.html Mon, 05 Jan 2009 03:01 EST Just before he died of lung cancer on May 28, at 61, Stuart Mishkin e-mailed a close friend, one of many younger lawyers he had mentored: Taught school in Cuba, U.S. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/obituaries/miami-dade/story/837789.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/obituaries/miami-dade/story/837789.html Mon, 05 Jan 2009 03:01 EST Maria Lydia Angones, mother of the Florida bar's first Cuban-born president, has died. She was 85. She died Saturday of complications following a stroke, said her son, Miami attorney Frank Angones. Amateur athlete dies in Miami at 90 http://www.miamiherald.com/news/obituaries/miami-dade/story/837786.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/obituaries/miami-dade/story/837786.html Mon, 05 Jan 2009 03:01 EST Married for 54 years, Helen Jane Smith never changed her name, which was highly unusual for a woman born in 1918. But for the one-time star athlete -- who nearly went pro -- it wasn't a feminist statement. Married for 54 years, Helen Jane Smith never changed her name, which... http://www.miamiherald.com/news/obituaries/miami-dade/story/837682.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/obituaries/miami-dade/story/837682.html Sun, 04 Jan 2009 20:42 EST Married for 54 years, Helen Jane Smith never changed her name, which was highly unusual for a woman born in 1918. But for the one-time star athlete -- who nearly went pro -- it wasn't a feminist statement. Former Sunny Isles commissioner had radio show, advice column http://www.miamiherald.com/news/obituaries/miami-dade/story/837646.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/obituaries/miami-dade/story/837646.html Sun, 04 Jan 2009 20:07 EST Connie Morrow was a founding Sunny Isles Beach commissioner, a psychologist, radio talk-show host and newspaper advice columnist. After serving on the District Advisory Council for Sunny Isles Beach when it was part of unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Morrow was elected in 1997 to the first City Commission. Marine pilot and Hialeah resident was born to fly http://www.miamiherald.com/news/obituaries/miami-dade/story/836762.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/obituaries/miami-dade/story/836762.html Sun, 04 Jan 2009 03:01 EST From the time he was a kid, Al Bencosme was obsessed with flying. He built model airplanes. He ran around making engine noises. He memorized every word of Top Gun's dialogue, endlessly played carrier-landing video games and plastered his bedroom walls with Blue Angels posters. Navy veteran, motorcycle enthusiast http://www.miamiherald.com/news/obituaries/broward/story/837796.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/obituaries/broward/story/837796.html Mon, 05 Jan 2009 03:01 EST Duane Michael Plouffe, who survived secret missions with the U.S. Navy during Operation Desert Storm, lost his life last spring on Interstate 95 in Broward County. Hair stylist's son had smile that was `huge and warm' http://www.miamiherald.com/news/obituaries/broward/story/836542.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/obituaries/broward/story/836542.html Sat, 03 Jan 2009 22:13 EST Hair stylist's son had smile that was `huge and warm' There were lots of presents for Joey Vallee's Christmas: an Xbox 360, Lacoste cologne, clothes, and a 32-inch flat-screen TV. Realtor believed in giving back http://www.miamiherald.com/news/obituaries/broward/story/821347.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/obituaries/broward/story/821347.html Sun, 21 Dec 2008 03:01 EST Charles J. ''Chuck'' Bonfiglio Sr., 2008 president of the Florida Association of Realtors, died Friday morning of lung cancer at Memorial Hospital Pembroke in Pembroke Pines. Jessica Palmer, college student from Miramar, fatally struck by car http://www.miamiherald.com/news/obituaries/broward/story/800123.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/obituaries/broward/story/800123.html Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:01 EST Jessica Palmer, a good-hearted teenager from Miramar who would do anything for a friend and relished the challenge of becoming a mechanical engineer, died Nov. 26 after being struck by a car. State wildlife pilot http://www.miamiherald.com/news/obituaries/broward/story/781243.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/obituaries/broward/story/781243.html Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:01 EST Donning night vision goggles and soaring over Collier County in a Bell 206L4 LongRanger helicopter, Lt. Joseph Andrew Martyna spent the late evening of Saturday searching for a hunter lost in the Everglades. BSO detention lieutenant http://www.miamiherald.com/news/obituaries/broward/story/770452.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/obituaries/broward/story/770452.html Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:01 EST Detention Lt. Ryan Allen, right-hand-man to the leader of Broward County's jails, has died. Allen was 40. He died Nov. 4 from complications following a kidney transplant. Broward juvenile judge had 'a big personality' http://www.miamiherald.com/news/obituaries/broward/story/728102.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/obituaries/broward/story/728102.html Thu, 16 Oct 2008 08:40 EDT Broward Judge Charles Kaplan was found dead at his home in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea on Wednesday morning, becoming the second juvenile judge to die this month and shocking colleagues at the courthouse.