Obituaries

After tasting fame with “Please Come to Boston” in 1974, he became a major Nashville songwriter. He also wrote the theme

He distinguished himself as the defensive coordinator of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who rode his game calling to an easy victory

The first Black American model to appear on the cover of GQ magazine, he was an avatar of male beauty for

His Texas-style brisket, made with exacting precision, inspired a generation of New York City pit masters, who opened a wave of

He helped Martha Stewart, Leona Helmsley, Michael Milken and other white-collar criminals win lighter sentences, and prepared them for life in

Her refined palate and pursuit of excellence made her the city’s culinary matriarch, attracting diners and talent alike to Oregon. She

Frank and funny, the taboo-breaking therapist said things on television and radio that would have been shocking coming from almost anyone

His best seller about Marines in Iraq, members of a “disposable generation,” was made into an HBO mini-series. He focused on

A 6-foot-9 forward known as Jellybean, he was drafted out of La Salle and had pro stints in Philadelphia, San Diego

A Swedish biochemist, he shared the 1982 prize for breakthrough discoveries that led to drugs that treat inflammation, glaucoma and allergies.