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Jack Lubben, longtime Dallas criminal defense lawyer, dies at 80


January 28, 2023

John F. “Jack” Lubben III, 80, a longtime criminal defense lawyer in Dallas with a memorable deep voice, died Jan. 24 at his home in Austin. He was the grandson of John Lubben, the business partner of The Dallas Morning News founder G. B. Dealey. The News was founded in 1885. Lubben was born in Houston and raised in McAllen. He lived in Dallas …

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Johnny Nash, singer behind hit ‘I Can See Clearly Now,’ dies at 80


October 7, 2020

HOUSTON, Texas — Houston singer and songwriter Johnny Nash has died at the age of 80. The reggae and pop singer had reportedly been dealing with a decline in his health recently. Nash is best known for his 1972 hit “I Can See Clearly Now.” The record sold more than a million copies and reached No. 1 on the Billboard …

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John Lewis, civil rights icon and longtime Congressman, dies at 80


July 18, 2020

  ATLANTA — John Lewis, a lion of the civil rights movement whose bloody beating by Alabama state troopers in 1965 helped galvanize opposition to racial segregation, and who went on to a long and celebrated career in Congress, died. He was 80. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi confirmed Lewis’ passing late Friday night, calling him “one of the greatest heroes …

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Verna Bloom, actress in ‘Animal House,’ dies at 80


January 11, 2019

BAR HARBOR, Maine — Verna Bloom, the actress who portrayed the wife of the dean in the movie “Animal House,” has died. She was 80. Family spokesman Mike Kaplan tells The Hollywood Reporter that Bloom died Wednesday in Bar Harbor, Maine, of complications from dementia. In the 1978 John Landis film, Bloom played Marion Wormer, who flirted with and had …

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