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Region: Finger Lakes

Allan Ludwig

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Allan Ludwig (1933-2025) Historian, photographer. Allan Ludwig was born in Yonkers, New York, 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.

Ruth A. Lawrence

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Ruth A. Lawrence (1924-2025) Pediatrician. Ruth A. Lawrence was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Rochester, New York.

Thomas Perry

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Thomas Perry (1947-2025) Mystery, thriller novelist. Thomas Perry was born in Tonawanda, New York, and died in Los Angeles, California.

Jack Daniels

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Jack Daniels (1933-2025) Exercise physiologist, running coach, author. Jack Daniels was born in Detroit, Michigan, and died in Cortland, New York.

Patrick McGovern

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Patrick McGovern (1944-2025) Ancient foods expert, archaeologist, author. Patrick McGovern was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, and died in Media, Pennsylvania.

Ken Dryden

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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.

Michael Seltzer

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Michael Seltzer (1947-2025) Educator. Michael Seltzer was born in Manhattan, New York, and died on Governor Island, Connecticut.

Margaret W. Rossiter

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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.