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Ken Wydro

Ken Wydro (1943-2025) Playwright, director, producer. Ken Wydro was born in Queens, New York, and died in Manhattan, New York.

Carole Wilbourn

Carole Wilbourn (1940-2024) Cat therapist. Carole Wilbourn was born in Queens, New York, and died in Manhattan, New York.

Marie Winn

Marie Winn (1936-2024) Author, journalist. Marie Winn was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, and died in Manhattan, New York.

Clifton R. Wharton Jr.

Clifton R. Wharton Jr. (1926-2024) University president, corporate executive. Clifton R. Wharton Jr. was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and died in Manhattan, New York.

Billy Edd Wheeler

Billy Edd Wheeler (1932-2024) Songwriter, memoirist, novelist, poet, humorist. Billy Edd Wheeler was born in Whitesville, West Virginia, and died in Swannanoa, North Carolina.

Mary Wings

Mary Wings (1949-2024) Cartoonist, writer, artist. Mary Wings was born in Chicago, Illinois, and died in San Francisco, California.

Evan Wright

Evan Wright (1964-2024) Reporter, author. Evan Wright was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and died in Los Angeles, California.

Ruth Westheimer

Ruth Westheimer (1928-2024) Psychologist. Ruth Westheimer was born in Wiesenfeld, Germany, and died in Manhattan, New York.

Hattie Wiener

Hattie Wiener (1936-2024) Dancer. Hattie Wiener was born in and died in Manhattan, New York.

George M. Woodwell

George M. Woodwell (1928-2024) Ecologist. George M. Woodwell was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and died in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. Mr. Woodwell had held a teaching and research position at the Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton, New York.