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Ruth Lilly, a prolific philanthropist and the last surviving great-grandchild of Eli Lilly, died December 30. She was 94.
In Remembrance---2009
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GrayLinnorm
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Erik Gates, the "Amateur Rocket Expert" on the show MythBusters, died December 20 from blunt chest force injuries sustained after a fall. He was 47.
GrayLinnorm
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Curtis Allina, an executive at Pez Candy who was responsible for its now familiar packaging, died December 15. He was 87.
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Ihor Sevcenko, Byzantine and Slavic Scholar, Dies at 87
Ihor Sevcenko, a leading scholar of Byzantine and Slavic history and literature who as a young man persuaded George Orwell to collaborate with him on a Ukrainian translation of “Animal Farm” for distribution to refugees, died at his home in Cambridge, Mass., on Dec. 26. He was 87.
In Remembrance.
Ihor Sevcenko, a leading scholar of Byzantine and Slavic history and literature who as a young man persuaded George Orwell to collaborate with him on a Ukrainian translation of “Animal Farm” for distribution to refugees, died at his home in Cambridge, Mass., on Dec. 26. He was 87.
In Remembrance.
