Charles Vert Willie
(1927-2022) Sociologist, author. Charles Vert Willie was born in Dallas, Texas, and died in Brighton, Massachusetts.
County: Onondaga
Eric Carle
(1929-2021) Author, illustrator. Eric Carle was born in Syracuse, New York, and died in Northampton, Massachusetts. He was the author of the book, “The Very Hungry Caterpillar.”
Janine Brookner
(1940-2021) Author. Janine Brookner was born in Syracuse, New York, and died in Washington, District of Columbia. She wrote the book, “Piercing the Veil of Secrecy: Litigation Against U. S. Intelligence.”
Floyd Little
(1942-2021) Memoirist. Floyd Little was born in Waterbury, Connecticut, and died in Henderson, Nevada. He wrote a memoir with Tom Mackie.
Anthony Veasna So
(1992-2020) Author. Anthony Veasna So was born in Stockton, California, and died in San Francisco, California. He received a master’s degree in creative writing from Syracuse University.
Richard Dauenhauer
(1942-2014) Poet, linguist, translator. Richard Dauenhauer was born in Syracuse, New York, and died in Juneau, Alaska.
Dr. Leonard Shengold
(1925-2020) Author. Dr. Leonard Shengold was born in Syracuse, New York, and died in Stone Ridge, New York. He wrote the book “Soul Murder: The Effects of Childhood Abuse and Deprivation.”
Toni Morrison
(1931-2019) Novelist. Toni Morrison was born in Lorain, Ohio, and died in the Bronx, New York. She was a winner of the Nobel Prize in literature.
Frances (Hyde) Crowe
(1919-2019) Memoirist. Frances Crowe was born in Carthage, Missouri, and died in Northampton, Massachusetts.
Richard E. Kim
(1932-2009) Writer. Richard E. Kim was born in Hamheung, Korea, and died in Shutesbury, Massachusetts.