A patternmaker from Slovenia, she and her husband became naturalized U.S. citizens with the help of their daughter and then a focal point in the debate around Donald Trump’s immigration policies.
Tag: Deaths (Obituaries)
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Hilton Head Native Who Fought Developers to Save Family Land Dies at 94
Josephine Wright’s high-profile legal battle with a land developer on the picturesque South Carolina island drew support from Snoop Dogg, Kyrie Irving and Tyler Perry, among others.
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Franz Beckenbauer, ‘Der Kaiser’ of World Soccer, Dies at 78
In West Germany, he revolutionized his central defense position and was one of only three people to win the World Cup as a player and a coach.
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Klee Benally, Navajo Activist and Artist, Dies at 48
He helped found a punk-rock band when he was 14. That led to a long career as an advocate for Native American and environmental causes.
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Joseph Hendrie, 98, Dies; Key Figure in the Three Mile Island Crisis
He was chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in 1979, when America faced its worst nuclear power mishap in history.