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Rabbi Arthur Waskow, who died Oct. 20 at the age of 92, reminded many who knew him of an Old Testament prophet. He always emphasized multicultural, multiethnic and multireligious harmony and understanding.
Rabbi Arthur Waskow, 92, beloved social activist, author
Longtime Mt. Airy resident Rabbi Arthur Waskow, who died Oct. 20 at the age of 92, may be the most memorable person I have ever met. more
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Chestnut Hill resident Barbara Winkelman, who wrote the Citizen Canine column for the Local, holds on tight to Ruth Bader Puppy, her Poodle/Bichon mix, in 2021.
Barbara Winkelman, 64, author, Citizen Canine columnist
Chestnut Hill resident Barbara Gaines Winkelman, an author of 15 children’s books and writing teacher for 10 years who wrote the Citizen Canine column for the Local in 2021, died Aug. 7 at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center of a traumatic brain injury suffered in a freak accident. more
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Antoinette DuBiel, one of the Kimmel Center’s longest-serving ushers, had a blindingly silver iron helmet of hair and opinions that were just as unyielding. She posed in the Kimmel Center lobby Sept. 28, 2014.
Antoinette Marie DuBiel, 89, Hill business owner, music lover
Fifteen years ago when my wife and I had season tickets to the Academy of Music, we looked forward to seeing and chatting with Antoinette Marie DuBiel, an assistant head usher who was as much a part of the experience as the Philadelphia Orchestra’s violins and oboes. more
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The Rev. C. Richard Cox (left, with wife Julie) was a lifelong fighter for civil rights.
Rev. C. Richard Cox, 91, civil rights activist, organizer
The Rev. C. Richard Cox, 91, who lived for a half-century in Mt. Airy and Wyndmoor, and spent his life fighting for civil rights, racial equity and victims of injustice, died of complications from Parkinson’s disease at Foulkeways in Gwynedd on July 25. more
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Helen Elizabeth Haynes was a giant in the Philadelphia arts and culture community.
Helen Elizabeth Haynes, artist, arts executive, 74
Helen Elizabeth Haynes, 74, an acclaimed painter and textile artist, former college art teacher, chief cultural officer during the administration of Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, and cultural affairs director at Montgomery County Community College, died of cardiac arrest March 26 at Jefferson Einstein Hospital. more
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Janet “Jan” Terry Kollock at her son Alex’s wedding in 2005.
Janet Kollock, 82, Hill fashion maven, civic luminary, columnist
Janet “Jan” Terry Kollock, a former fashion executive at area department stores, died of Alzheimer’s Disease, Aug. 17, at Palm Harbor Rehabilitation Center in Florida. She was 82. more
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On July 16, Brendan Kelly and his mother Molly, discovered a bankbook containing $5 that Molly’s parents deposited 87 years ago.
Molly Scanlan Kelly, 87, mother of eight, activist
Molly Scanlan Kelly, a mother of eight and a longtime anti-abortion and pro-chastity speaker and activist who was once invited to address the Vatican, died August 14 at age 87. more
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In his will, Gupta left substantial funds for scholarships to international students in Temple’s College of Science and Technology.
Chandrakant ‘Chuck’ Gupta, 93
Chandrakant “Chuck” Gupta died of a heart attack at 93. more
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Iaquinto seen here with one of Tony’s Pizza City’s scrumptious offerings.
Anthony ‘Tony’ Iaquinto, 68, longtime Wyndmoor pizza maven
The best pizza I ever ate was the large Mediterranean pie created by Anthony “Tony” Christopher Iaquinto in his family’s pizzeria, Tony’s Pizza City. more
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Patricia and Rush Smith traveled to Israel in 2019 on a trip with leaders and congregants from Chestnut Hill's St. Martin-in-the-Fields.
Patricia McEvoy Smith, 82, lawyer, grandmother, activist
Patricia McEvoy Smith, attorney, wife, mother, grandmother, active volunteer, 60-year member of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Episcopal Church, and longtime former Chestnut Hill resident, died peacefully of ovarian cancer on July 18 at Foulkeways Life Plan Community in Gwynedd, surrounded by her family. more
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Judge Barrett was delighted to dance with his daughter, Kate Morgner, at her 2009 wedding.
Stephen Barrett, 74, lawyer, family court judge, dad
Robert Stephen "Steve" Barrett, retired judge in the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas,  died June 12 at age 74. more
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The multitalented Valerie Ogden Phillips, a longtime Chestnut Hill resident, in the early 1980s.
Valerie Phillips, 85, author, actor, activist
Valerie Ogden Phillips, of Chestnut Hill, an acclaimed author, actress and activist who advocated fearlessly on behalf of social justice and animal welfare causes, died July 7. more
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Alan Harler, pictured here in 2000, was the artistic director of the Mendelssohn Chorus of Philadelphia from 1988 until 2015. He rescued the ensemble from financial ruin and championed contemporary choral music.
Alan Harler, 85, beloved choral conductor
Virtually all musicians “play” music. A select number “make” music. An even smaller selection "serve" music. more
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Edwin “Ed” Thompson, of Wyndmoor, lawyer-turned-librarian at the Free Library of Springfield Township, died suddenly on June 19 at Chestnut Hill Hospital.
Ed Thompson, 75, beloved lawyer and librarian
Edwin “Ed” Thompson, a former lawyer who switched careers to become a reference librarian at the Free Library of Springfield Township, died suddenly on June 19. more
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Dr. Donald H. Cresswell, owner of The Philadelphia Print Shop in Chestnut Hill for 39 years, frequently appeared on PBS TV’s Antiques Roadshow.
Donald Cresswell, Phila. Print Shop owner, dies at 84
Dr. Donald H. Cresswell, 84, died June 19 of Alzheimer’s disease at Crossroads. He also was an appraiser on the PBS series “Antiques Roadshow.” more
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Albert Jerdan in 2010.
Longtime Gravers Station resident dies at 96
When I interviewed Albert Jerdan in 2010 about living in the station for much of his life, I told him he should contact the Guinness Book of World Records.  more
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Gerald Kaufman, a former three-term member of the State House of Representatives who chose not to run again in order to get involved with activist nonprofits, often called himself “an unabashed liberal.”
Mt. Airy activist and former state legislator dies at 92
Gerald Kaufman, who served as a Democrat in the state House of Representatives for three terms, died of age-related ailments. more
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Beatrice Golden exhibited her work at many art galleries, but her favorite was Joe Borrelli's Chestnut Hill Gallery.
Beatrice Golden, Hill musician and painter, dies at 78
Beatrice Golden, an acclaimed painter, musician, early-childhood educator and resident of Chestnut Hill for half a century, died in her home June 2. more
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Larry Turner (right) is seen with his wife, Cynthia (second from left) and their children, Grace and Alex. Turner had two other children, Hillary and Nicholas, with his first wife, Laura Forrest.
Sudden death of highly regarded Mt. Airy attorney, 65
Larry L. Turner, a longtime Mt. Airy resident, died suddenly and unexpectedly of a cardiac event in his home on April 22 at age 65. more
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Tom Hemphill (far right) is seen with his great grandchildren (from left) Rory, Hadley and Dawson Sprouse. Hemphill's son-in-law Keith McGill (standing) and the children are all giving Hemphill's signature “V for victory” sign. (Hemphill revered Winston Churchill.)
Hill’s advertising ‘magician’ and polymath dies at 93
Tom Hemphill, long-time Chestnut Hill resident, died peacefully of natural causes on May 8 at the age of 93. more
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