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Vicki Wickham

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Vicki Wickham (1939-2026) Talent manager, entertainment producer, songwriter. Vicki Wickham was born in Newbury, England, and died in the Bronx, New York.

Mike Wallace

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Mike Wallace (1942-2026) Historian. Mike Wallace was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Mexico City, Mexico.

Gregory Williams

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Gregory Williams (1943-2025) Academic, attorney, author. Gregory Williams was born in Muncie, Indiana, and died in Valhalla, New York.

Robert L. Woodson Sr.

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Robert L. Woodson Sr. (1937-2026) Activist, author. Robert L. Woodson Sr. was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and died in Silver Spring, Maryland.

Irene Willis

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Irene Willis (c.1929-2026) Poet. Irene Willis was born in Manhattan, New York, and died in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. She was the author of several collections of poetry, and for one year, she was the poet laureate of New Jersey.

Christopher S. Wren

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Christopher S. Wren (1936-2026) Journalist, author. Christopher S. Wren was born in Hollywood, California, and died in Thetford, Vermont. He was a correspondent for The New York Times.

Demond Wilson

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Demond Wilson (1946-2026) Actor, author. Demond Wilson was born in Valdosta, Georgia, and died in the Coachella Valley area of California.

Jeanette Winter

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Jeanette Winter (1939-2025) Author, illustrator. Jeanette Winter was born in Chicago, Illinois, and died in Manhattan, New York.

John Noble Wilford

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John Noble Wilford (1933-2025) Journalist, author. John Noble Wilford was born in Murray, Kentucky, and died in Charlottesville, Virginia. He was a Pulitzer Prize-winning science reporter for The New York Times. He had also worked for The Wall Street Journal and Time magazine. He received a master’s degree in political science from Syracuse University.

James D. Watson

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James D. Watson (1928-2025) Molecular biologist, geneticist, zoologist. James D. Watson was born in Chicago, Illinois, and died in East Northport, New York.