Obituaries
Leif Palmer, EPA attorney whose legal action helped build Atlantic Station, dies at 66
His ‘rather brilliant argument’ paved the way for the popular mixed-use development in Midtown, former colleague says.
Rosalind Rich Rieser, who danced with Atlanta Civic Ballet, dead at 86
Rosalind Rich Rieser, who was the great-granddaughter of Morris Rich, a founder of iconic Rich’s department store in Atlanta, has died at age 86.
Tony Gray, former president of the Atlanta Jamaican Association, dies at 77
Friends said Tony Gray loved his Jamaican culture and had a gift for connecting people across the Caribbean diaspora.
Margareta Martin, Scandinavian culture expert, dies at 95
Finnish native Margareta Martin helped establish a wide variety of cultural, business, artistic and culinary links between the Nordic world and Atlanta.
Bernard LaFayette Jr., civil rights strategist, dies at 85
The civil rights organizer helped lead the student sit-ins that desegregated Nashville’s lunch counters and later became a strategist in the Southern voting rights movement.
Former DeKalb County sheriff’s death marks end of tragic saga
The flamboyant and mercurial former DeKalb County sheriff died March 2 of natural causes at Augusta State Medical Prison.
Dr. Guy Riekeman, former Life University president and chancellor, dies at 76
An innovator in the chiropractic profession, he increased student enrollment to full capacity.
Coleman Barks, UGA professor and poet who popularized Rumi, dies at 88
UGA poet Coleman Barks, celebrated for his own work and for bringing Rumi’s poetry to modern audiences, died in Athens surrounded by his family at age 88.
Jon Oscher, philanthropist and entrepreneur, dies at 93
The Cartersville resident supported Booth Museum of Western Art, the Tellus Science Museum and the Savoy Automobile Museum
