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Alan J. Hruska

(1933-2022) Novelist, writer. Alan J. Hruska was born in the Bronx, New York, and died in Manhattan, New York. He, along with his wife Laura Chapman Hruska and Juris Jurjevics, was a founder of Soho Press.

Doris Derby

(1939-2022) Photographer, author. Doris Derby was born in the Bronx, New York, and died in Atlanta, Georgia.

Herb Turetzky

(1945-2022) Author. Herb Turetzky was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Queens, New York. He was the official scorer for the Brooklyn Nets from 1967 until his retirement in 2021.

Madeleine Albright

(1937-2022) United State Secretary of State, Author. Madeleine Albright was born in Prague and died in Washington, District of Columbia.

Martin Pope

(1918-2022) Physical chemist, author. Martin Pope was born in Manhattan, New York, and died in Brooklyn, New York.

Chris Madden

(1948-2022) Author. Chris Madden was born in Rockville Centre, New York, and died in Vero Beach, Florida.

Edward Alexander

(1936-2020) Author, essayist, professor. Edward Alexander was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Seattle, Washington.