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Great Lives Remembered

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Ivan Reitman, October 27, 1946 – February 12, 2022

February 13, 2022 Jessica Comments Off on Ivan Reitman, October 27, 1946 – February 12, 2022

Producer-director Ivan Reitman died unexpectedly in his sleep at his home in Montecito, California. He was […]

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Brigadier General Charles McGee, December 7, 1919 – January 17, 2022

January 17, 2022 Jessica Comments Off on Brigadier General Charles McGee, December 7, 1919 – January 17, 2022

Military pilot Charles McGee, one of the Tuskegee Airmen, died in his sleep on January 17 at the age 102. […]

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Sidney Poitier, February 20, 1927 – January 7, 2022

January 10, 2022 Jessica Comments Off on Sidney Poitier, February 20, 1927 – January 7, 2022

Sidney Poitier, America’s first black movie star and Academy Award winner, died at the age of […]

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Desmond Tutu, October 7, 1931 – December 26, 2021

December 29, 2021 Jessica Comments Off on Desmond Tutu, October 7, 1931 – December 26, 2021

Desmond Tutu, teacher, priest and theologian who was the first black Dean of St. Mary’s Cathedral in […]

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Joan Didion, December 5, 1934 – December 23, 2021

December 28, 2021 Jessica Comments Off on Joan Didion, December 5, 1934 – December 23, 2021

Columnist, essayist, novelist, screenwriter, political reporter, and memoirist Joan Didion died on December 23 from complications […]

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Edward O. Wilson, June 10, 1929- December 26, 2021

December 28, 2021 Ryan Comments Off on Edward O. Wilson, June 10, 1929- December 26, 2021

Edward O. Wilson was an American biologist and the leading authority on ants whose study led to […]

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bell hooks, September 28, 1952 – December 15, 2021

December 18, 2021 Jessica Comments Off on bell hooks, September 28, 1952 – December 15, 2021

Poet, author, feminist, professor, critic and activist Gloria Jean Watkins died on December 15th at the […]

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Anne Rice, October 4, 1941 – December 11, 2021

December 13, 2021 Jessica Comments Off on Anne Rice, October 4, 1941 – December 11, 2021

Anne Rice died on December 11th at the age of 80. The author of over 30 […]

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Gary Paulsen, May 17, 1939 – October 13, 2021

October 16, 2021 Jessica Comments Off on Gary Paulsen, May 17, 1939 – October 13, 2021

Children’s and YA author Gary Paulsen wrote over 200 books, over 200 magazine articles and short stories, and several plays for teens. He died suddenly at the age of 82. […]

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Michael K. Williams, November 22, 1966 – September 6, 2021

September 20, 2021 Jessica Comments Off on Michael K. Williams, November 22, 1966 – September 6, 2021

Actor Michael K. Williams died on September 6, 2021 at the age of 54. […]

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Charlie Watts, June 2, 1941 – August 24, 2021

August 24, 2021 Jessica Comments Off on Charlie Watts, June 2, 1941 – August 24, 2021

Charlie Watts, the drummer for the what some might say is the World’s Greatest Rock and Roll Band, The Rolling Stones, died on August 24, 2021. […]

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Miller Memorial Library

2901 Dixwell Ave, Hamden, CT 06518
Borrowing/Renewals: 203-287-2682
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Hamden, CT 06517
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