Obituaries
Memorializing notable Chicagoans and people from around the world who have recently died.
Richard Serra was considered one of his generation’s most preeminent sculptors,known for his large-scale steel structures that he shaped into many forms.
David van Dyck was one of the most respected sportswriters in Chicago. He had a gift of getting to know behind-the-scenes people who tipped him to scoops and gave his reporting depth. He later worked for the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Just 12 years old when his father, Jean de Brunhoff died, Laurent was an adult when he drew upon his own gifts as a painter and storyteller and released dozens of books about the elephant who reigns over Celesteville.
“He was a legend in Chicago,” said Jorge Bernaldez, a friend. “He worked at Spybar, Sound Bar, Crobar, Green Dolphin — you name it, all the main nightclubs in Chicago, and he opened a lot of them when they were brand new.”
With his unmistakable face and unsettling presence, he often played good old boys with bad intentions.
Simon won the Stanley Cup with Colorado in 1996 and was part of runs to the final with Washington in 1998 and Calgary in 2004.
A childhood prodigy who studied under Vladimir Horowitz, Janis emerged in the late 1940s as one of the most celebrated virtuosos of a new generation of talented American pianists.
The well-known theater company was part of the Black Arts Movement in Chicago.
The daughter of one mayor and sister to another, Mrs. Martino “had extraordinary experiences,” Monsignor Kenneth Velo said. “And yet ... she was ordinary. She was down to earth.”
Waterboys founder Mike Scott called him “one of the finest musicians I’ve ever known” in a post Monday on X, formerly Twitter. “Travel on well my old friend,” he said.
Mr. Todd’s focus on promoting civil rights ran throughout his groundbreaking law career. ‘I don’t care what technology you use, what app you have. You still can’t download freedom.’
His solo hits included ‘Make Me Lose Control’ and the ‘Dirty Dancing’ smash ‘Hungry Eyes.’
La serie de manga Dragon Ball, que comenzó en 1984, sigue siendo un éxito internacional.
The oldest child of the late Mayor Richard J. Daley and sister of former Mayor Richard M. Daley, Mrs. Martino, 86, died Saturday, according to a death notice.
The influential artist and character designer died at 68, his studio announced Friday. He also worked on such series as “Dr. Slump” and “Chrono Trigger.”
Charismatic performer, known for his long career performing with wife Eydie Gormé, died of complications from Alzheimer’s disease.
In the 1960s, Nathaniel Byrd played for an all-Black John Marshall High School basketball team that beat an all-white New Trier High School team in the state playoffs — a matchup featured in a documentary.
Mortensen announced in 2016 that he he had been diagnosed with throat cancer.
Much of his art, often completed at his studio in Antioch, was inspired by trips to ancient and natural sites in the United States and Canada.
In the early days of the AIDS crisis, the Northwestern University professor was a leading academic researcher who advocated for compassionate care of patients.
Her family said in a statement released through the Red Sox that she died Wednesday at her Massachusetts home, less than five months after her husband died at the age of 57.
Lewis retired from stand-up last year after a diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease.
DeLeon, a major-league pitcher for 13 seasons, led the National League in strikeouts for St. Louis in 1989.
Mrs. Lightfoot raised her family in Massillon, Ohio, where she worked as a nighttime nursing aide and served on the school board.
“I can point to four or five people who really made the company a success in the early days, and Tom was definitely one of them,” said Crate & Barrel co-founder Gordon Segal.
Gullett went 109-50 with a 3.11 ERA in nine seasons with the Reds and Yankees. The left-hander had 44 complete games, 14 shutouts and 11 saves in 266 career games.
He skewered local and national politicians alike, satirized scandals and offered poignant and absurd takes on city life and ills.
Owens was primarily a painter but she also dabbled in 3-D art forms and even jewelry-making. The Chicago State University professor wrote in an exhibition: “I decided not to do angry Black men and angry Black women. I painted what I saw.”
The acclaimed maestro, with his trademark mop of salt-and-pepper hair, led the Boston Symphony Orchestra longer than anyone else, then was music director of the Vienna State Opera.