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Charley Rosen

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

Mark Norell

Mark Norell (1957-2025) Paleontologist, author. Mark Norell was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, and died in Manhattan, New York.

Marilyn Diamond

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.

June Wilkinson

June Wilkinson (1940-2025) Model, actress. June Wilkinson was born in Essex, England, and died in Long Beach, California. She moved to New York in the 1950s.

Michael Seltzer

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

Hassan Ouakrim

Hassan Ouakrim (Early 1940s-2025) Dancer, choreographer, art collector. Hassan Ouakrim was born in Aday, Moroco and died in Manhattan, New York.

Barnett Shepherd

Barnett Shepherd (1938-2025) Local historian, architectural historian, preservationist. Barnett Shepherd was born in St. Joseph, Missouri, and died on Staten Island, New York.

Davey Johnson

Davey Johnson (1943-2025) Professional baseball player and manager, author. Davey Johnson was born in Orlando, Florida, and died in Sarasota, Florida.

Joan Mellen

Joan Mellen (1941-2025) Writer, professor. Joan Mellen was born in the Bronx, New York, and died in Pennington, New Jersey.

Sheila R. Canby

Sheila R. Canby (1949-2025) Curator, author. Sheila R. Canby was born in Wilmington, Delaware, and died in Milford, Delaware. She received a bachelor’s degree in French art from Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York, in 1970, and was curator of the Department of Islamic Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in Manhattan, New York, … Continued