Archive for the ‘dead’ Category

Dianne ODell Dies in Iron Lung After Power Outage

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

61-year-old Dianne Odell from Jackson, TN, has died after a power failure in the city, about 80 miles northeast of Memphis. ODell has been in an iron lung for nearly 60 years, after being diagnosed with polio as a child.Read the full story

Former White House Aide Hamilton Jordan Dies

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

63-year-old Hamilton Jordan, chief of staff for former President Jimmy Carter, died peacefully at his home in Atlanta around 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday after a long battle with cancer.Read the full story

Albert Hofmann, Inventor of LSD Dead at Age 102 | Bitten and Bound

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

Chemist Albert Hofmann, inventor of the drug LSD, died of a heart attack in his Switzerland home at age 102.Read the full story