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County: Onondaga

Jean Van Leeuwen

Jean Van Leeuwen (1937-2025) Children’s book author. Jean Van Leeuwen was born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, and died in Chappaqua, New York.

Ronald H. Bailey

Ronald H. Bailey (1934-2025) Journalist, editor, writer. Ronald H. Bailey was born in Middletown, Ohio, and died in LaFayette, New York. He was a former longtime resident of the Town of Meredith, in Delaware County, New York.

Ruth Johnson Colvin

Ruth Johnson Colvin (1916-2024) Philanthropist, author. Ruth Johnson Colvin was born in Chicago, Illinois, and died in Syracuse, New York. She was the founder of Literacy Volunteers of America.

Helen Vendler

Helen Vendler (1933-2024) Professor, poetry critic. Helen Vendler was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and died in Laguna Niguel, California.

Terry Anderson

Terry Anderson (1947-2024) Journalist. Terry Anderson was born in Lorain, Ohio, and died in Greenwood Lake, New York.

Roger Donlon

Roger Donlon (1934-2024) United States Army officer, author. Roger Donlon was born in Saugerties, New York, and died in Leavenworth, Kansas.

Michael Stone

(1933-2023) Psychiatrist, scholar, author. Michael Stone was born in Syracuse, New York, and died in Manhattan, New York.