G. Robert Blakey
G. Robert Blakey (1936-2026) Law professor, attorney, writer. G. Robert Blakey was born in Burlington, North Carolina, and died in Oak Park, Illinois.
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Sonia Pressman Fuentes
Sonia Pressman Fuentes (1928-2025) Lawyer, speaker, feminist leader, author, writer. Sonia Pressman Fuentes was born in Berlin, Germany, and died in Sarasota, Florida.
Andrew Hacker
Andrew Hacker (1929-2026) Author, political scientist. Andrew Hacker was born in and died in Manhattan, New York.
Tom Valenti
Tom Valenti (1959-2026) Chef, author. Tom Valenti was born in Ithaca, New York, and died in Byram Township, New Jersey. He was executive chef in many of the restaurants in New York City.
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Asad Haider
Asad Haider (1987-2025) Critic, scholar. Asad Haider was born in State College, Pennsylvania, and died in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Thomas Perry
Thomas Perry (1947-2025) Mystery, thriller novelist. Thomas Perry was born in Tonawanda, New York, and died in Los Angeles, California.
Patrick McGovern
Patrick McGovern (1944-2025) Ancient foods expert, archaeologist, author. Patrick McGovern was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, and died in Media, Pennsylvania.
Ken Dryden
Ken Dryden (1947-2025) Professional hockey player, memoirist. Ken Dryden was born in Hamilton, Ontario, and died in Toronto, Ontario. He received a bachelor’s degree in history from Cornell University.
Margaret W. Rossiter
Margaret W. Rossiter (1944-2025) Historian, author. Margaret W. Rossiter was born in Malden, Massachusetts, and died in Salem, Massachusetts. She began teaching at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, in 1986 and retired in 2017.