John P. Murtha, a Representative from the state of Pennsylvania, died today in Virginia from complications with gall bladder surgery. Two days prior, Murtha became the longest-serving congressman in Pennsylvania history. He was 77.
Frances Reid, perhaps better known as matriarch Alice Horton of the soap opera “Days of Our Lives”, died Wednesday in her California home, according to a spokeswoman from NBC. The cause of death has not yet been released. She was 95.
The Los Angeles county coroner released a brief statement yesterday concerning the January death of heiress Casey Johnson. When Johnson, the daughter of New York Jets’ owner Woody Johnson, died on January 4, her passing was cited as a “natural death.” According to the coroner’s statement, the cause of death was diabetic ketoacidosis, a condition caused by a lack of insulin and very high blood sugar.
Award-winning film and theatre producer David Brown died Monday in his New York home after a long illness. He was 93.
Tsutomu Yamaguchi, the only person officially recognized as surviving both U.S. atomic bomb attacks on Japan, died earlier this month of stomach cancer. He was 93.
