Obituaries

Willou Smith, a trailblazing Republican legislator, businesswoman, state school board member and advocate for the arts, died at 82.

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Willou Smith, trailblazing Republican, dies at 82

As a GBI agent, Charles Stone investigated the Centennial Olympic Park bombing in 1996, but spent a career investigating hundreds of other crimes in Georgia.

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Charles Stone, Olympic bombing investigator, dies

Ron Martin, former editor of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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Ron Martin, former AJC editor and a top USA Today editor, dies at 84

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Sisters Jo Atchison (left) and Alae Risse Leitch attended Georgia Tech football games together in nine different decades. They posed for this photograph prior to the Tech-Vanderbilt game at Bobby Dodd Stadium in 2016, when Leitch was 102 and Atchison was 89. (AJC photo by Ken Sugiura)

Jo Atchison, 95, loyally supported Georgia Tech since 1930s

Yang Shen was an expert calligrapher who first studied the art in China.

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Yang Shen, expert calligrapher, succumbs to cancer

Dr. Thomas W. Cole, Jr., a noted chemist and educator, including teaching at and leading Clark Atlanta University as president, died this month. (KENT D. JOHNSON/staff)

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Thomas Cole, keystone Atlanta educator, dies at 81

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra's Christopher Rex (from left), David Coucheron and Robert Spano performed Beethoven's "Triple Concerto" in 2013 with Donald Runnicles conducting. CONTRIBUTED BY JEFF ROFFMAN

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Remembrance: ASO cellist Christopher Rex was a kind friend, renowned musician

Robert Hubert, a long-time WABE classical music host, died this week at age 72. WABE

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Robert Hubert, WABE’s longtime voice of classical music dies

The box Jim Galloway built from Max Cleland's old bed.

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A wooden eulogy for Max Cleland

Renowned Atlanta-born gospel singer LaShun Pace died recently. She was 60.

LaShun Pace, Atlanta gospel singer, dead at 60

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Jon Kincaid, in WREK T-shirt, with friends in downtown Atlanta. Kincaid befriended Georgia bands and promoted their music on his weekly show.

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Jon Kincaid, deejay who rocked Atlanta, dies at 57

Bradley Currey Jr., as Chair of the Board at Emory University in 1997. Currey was successful in business and helped make institutions in the city successful through his donations and guidance. (AJC Staff Photo/Renee Hannans)

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Brad Currey, guided Atlanta business and arts institutions, dies at 91

Coach Dan Reeves calls plays for the Atlanta Falcons in a return to face his old team, the New York Giants, in East Rutherford, N.J., Nov. 9, 2003. Reeves, a former Dallas Cowboys halfback who coached teams to four Super Bowls — losing all four — died on at home in Atlanta on Jan. 1, 2022. He was 77. (Ozier Muhammad/The New York Times)

Memorial service for Dan Reeves to be held Friday

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Clarence Morgan leaves a legacy of compassion in Effingham County

Musicians Banks and Shane perform “God Bless America” beside a portrait of U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson during his funeral Thursday at Peachtree Road United Methodist Church. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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Georgia’s Johnny Isakson remembered as voice of civility in politics

Dan Reeves speaks to reporters during a news conference in Atlanta Tuesday, Jan. 21, 1997, after being named the new head coach and vice-president of football operations for the Atlanta Falcons.

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Former Falcons coach Dan Reeves dies at 77

Former U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson, 76, died Sunday morning, Dec. 19, 2021, according to his family. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/TNS)

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Funeral plans set for former U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson

Robbie Roper, a star quarterback who led Roswell to a top-10 state ranking this past season, has died, his family announced Dec. 22. Roswell coach Chris Prewett told the AJC that Roper, 18, was hospitalized Sunday in Gainesville, Fla., for complications following routine surgery. -- Text by Todd Holcomb, for the AJC

Robbie Roper’s impact shown in an outpouring of social media tributes

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Former U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson acknowledges applause as he is honored during a joint session of the Georgia Legislature on Jan. 16, 2020. Bob Andres / bandres@ajc.com

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Johnny Isakson, 76, Georgia politician respected by both sides, dies

Former Hawks executive and part-owner Michael Gearon Sr. (Family photo)

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Remembering the life of former Hawks GM, part-owner Michael Gearon Sr.

Honorary starter Lee Elder waves to the crowd Thursday morning as he is introduced during the ceremonial tee shot portion of the 2021 Masters in Augusta.

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Lee Elder, first Black golfer to compete in Masters Tournament, dead at 87

Michael Langford took an active role in mayoral elections for decades in Atlanta. He was a neighborhood activist and businessman known for getting out votes.

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Michael Langford, influential political organizer, community activist, dead at 63

Sherif Zaki was an infectious diseases expert at Emory University and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,

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CDC loses chief infectious disease expert, Sherif Zaki, to accident

Actor Heath Freeman, known for playing TV roles on “Bones” and “NCIS” in the early 2000s, and who will appear in the upcoming frontier drama “Terror on the Prairie,” has died at age 41, according to reports. Officials have not yet revealed the circumstances that caused his death, but at least one friend of the actor said he “passed away in his sleep.”

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Actor Heath Freeman dead at 41 — set to appear in 2 upcoming films

‘Young and the Restless’ star Jerry Douglas dead at 88

990128 NORTH FULTON, GA --Antonio Fundora (cq), owner and head cook at Casa Nuova on Hwy 9 North in Alpharetta, prepares freshly cooked fine Italian cuisine. He holds two of their popular specialties, Zuppe Di Pesci & Linguini with fresh grouper, clams, mussels, calamari and scungilli sauteed in white wine, plum tomato sauce, garlic and italian herbs at $19.95; and to the left a dish of Veal Francese, medallions of veal buttered and sauteed in white wine and fresh lemon butter sauce at $12.50. (ALICIA HANSEN/STAFF)

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Antonio Fundora, 78, dies - a force in Italian dining in Atlanta

990601 COBB -- Georgia US Senator, Max Cleland (cq), holds a forum in the North Cobb High School library Tuesday 6/1/99 morning with selected students, teachers and parents from North Cobb High School discussing the issue of school violence in reference to the recent school shootings in Colorado and Conyers. In the background is Nancy Levin (cq), a parent. (ALICIA HANSEN/STAFF)

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Former VA administrator and Georgia senator Max Cleland dies at home

Musicians Astro, left, and Ali Campbell of UB40 perform on stage during the iHeart80s Party 2017 at SAP Center on Jan. 28, 2017, in San Jose.

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Terence ‘Astro’ Wilson, UB40 singer of ‘Red Red Wine’ fame, dead at 64

Noel Khalil was a champion of affordable housing in Atlanta

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Noel Khalil dies at 70; praised for acumen in developing affordable housing

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Public visitation set for Jovita Moore Nov. 4

Ronnie Wilson, a founding member of the funk R&B group The Gap Band, has died. He was 73. Reports say the musician passed away Tuesday morning at his home in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with his wife, Linda Boulware-Wilson, by his side.

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Ronnie Wilson, founding member of The Gap Band, dead at 73

LaSharn Hughes began her career with the state in 1986 as a secretary in the Georgia Secretary of State’s office, then worked her way up the ranks to oversee licensure for athletic trainers, counselors, funeral homes, social workers, nursing homes and medical doctors. She is pictured here in 2017. (AJ Reynolds / Brenau University.

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State medical board director Hughes dies suddenly

Rossano Rubicondi, an Italian actor and model who was once married to Ivana Trump, has died. He was 49. (Paul Hawthorne/TNS)

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Ivana Trump’s ex-husband, actor Rossano Rubicondi, dead at 49

Metro area teen planning a swim a thon in honor of Jovita Moore as she battle brain cancer

WSB anchor Jovita Moore dies of brain cancer

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