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Sue Bender

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Sue Bender (1933-2025) Author, artist, therapist. Sue Bender was born in the Bronx, New York, and died in Oakland, California.

Robert J. Samuelson

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Robert J. Samuelson (1945-2025) Economics columnist, author. Robert Samuelson was born in Manhattan, New York, and died in Bethesda, Maryland. He was a columnist for Newsweek and The Washington Post.

Terry Martin Hekker

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Terry Martin Hekker (1932-2025) Memoirist. Terry Martin Hekker was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Nyack, New York.

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.

Phyllis Trible

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Phyllis Trible (1932-2025) Feminist Biblical scholar. Phyllis Trible was born in Richmond, Virginia, and died in Manhattan, New York.

Charley Rosen

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Charley Rosen (1941-2025) Basketball player, coach, author. Charley Rosen was born in the Bronx, New York, and died in Kingston, New York.

Marilyn Diamond

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Marilyn Diamond (1944-2025) Author. Marilyn Diamond was born in Washington, District of Columbia, and died in Roanoke, Virginia. She lived for a time in Westchester County, New York.

Maureen Brady

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Maureen Brady has published four novels and three nonfiction books. Her novel, Tessa’s Landing, is due out September 26, 2026, with Rootstock Publishing. She teaches creative writing at New York University School of Professional Studies and Peripatetic Writing Workshop and lives between Woodstock and New York City.