PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Maurice Lucas, the fierce power forward known as "The Enforcer" who helped lead the Portland Trail Blazers to the 1977 NBA title, has died after a long fight with bladder cancer. He was 58.
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A beloved Portlander and pioneering Oregon pharmacist, Lawrence Edward (“Ed”) Caldwell, Jr., 77, passed away peacefully on Sept. 7, 2010.
Ed’s accomplishments in pharmacy were many. In 1960, Ed became the first African-American graduate of Oregon State University’s College of Pharmacy, where he earned a Bachelor of Science and the coveted Kilmer Prize for research in pharmacognosy Read the complete article
WASHINGTON — Ronald W. Walters, a longtime columnist for The Skanner News, a scholar at Howard University and the University of Maryland who was a leading expert on race and politics, has died. He was 72. Read the complete article
Vonetta McGee, who costarred in 1970s blaxploitation movies such as “Blacula,” has died at 65. Read the complete article
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, July 8, at First AME Zion for Ethel D. Canda.
Ethel Doris Canda was born June 22, 1939, in Vicksburg, Miss. to Wesley Love and Carrie Mae Pearson. She was the seventh of eight children and the youngest girl. Read the complete article
Willie James Gregory of Portland Oregon died June 21, 2010
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Longtime community activist Charlie Ford died on June 24, 2010. A visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. on July 1 at Rose City Funeral Home, 5625 NE Fremont St. in Portland. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, July 2 at Mara Read the complete article
JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- The Rev. Nico Smith, a white pastor who challenged South Africa's apartheid system by moving with his wife into a black township in the 1980s, has died of a heart attack, one of his daughters said Sunday. He was 81. Read the complete article
Timothy Edward Lewis passed away on Friday, May 21, 2010 at the age of 51 after a tough battle with cancer Read the complete article
A Graveside Service with full military honors was held on May 7, 2010 at Willamette National Cemetery for Ernest E. Snells. Read the complete article
