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Larry Birleffi, a broadcaster known as the "Voice of the Wyoming Cowboys," died on Sept. 27. He was 90. http://tinyurl.com/4rwqwx
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Academy Award-winning actor, director and philanthropist Paul Newman died on Sept. 27. He was 83. http://tinyurl.com/4math7
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Mary Garber, the longtime sportswriter who paved the way for women in the field, died on Sept. 21. She was 92. http://tinyurl.com/52pwct
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Henry Steinway, the last Steinway to run the piano-making company, died on Sept. 18. He was 93. http://tinyurl.com/4zg5xe
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Crime novelist James Crumley died on Sept. 17 of complications from kidney and pulmonary diseases. He was 68. http://tinyurl.com/52tjnb
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Beverly Ann Burr, 80, whose daughter was abducted from their Tacoma, Wash. home in 1961, died on Sept. 13. http://tinyurl.com/4tmlwd
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U.S. District Judge Harold Sanders Jr., 83, who oversaw the desegregation of Dallas schools, died on Sept. 21. http://tinyurl.com/46ousl
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Dr. Robert Katzman, 82, a physician who helped recast Alzheimer's disease as a major illness, died on Sept. 16. http://tinyurl.com/3et8b8
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Richard Wright, a founding member of the band Pink Floyd, died on Sept. 15 of cancer. He was 65. http://tinyurl.com/682uu5
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Klaus J. Jacobs, 71, who built the world's leading chocolate and temporary-staffing firms, died on Sept. 11.
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Typewriter wizard Martin Tytell died on Sept. 11 of cancer. He was 94. http://tinyurl.com/3ppx57
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Frank Mundus, who served as the inspiration for the captain character in 'Jaws,' died on Sept. 10. He was 82. http://tinyurl.com/3uk3ru
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Olin J. Stephens II, a designer who created more than 2,200 yachts, died on Sept. 13. He was 100. http://tinyurl.com/5tsvs8
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Peter Camejo, who was Ralph Nader's running mate in the 2004 presidential race, died on Sept. 13. He was 68. http://tinyurl.com/662cpe
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Writer David Foster Wallace, 46, who was best known for his book, "Infinite Jest," committed suicide on Sept. 12. http://tinyurl.com/5wbzeh
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Piper Scott MacAulay, 51, who helped establish the College of Piping and Celtic Performing Arts, died on Sept. 10. http://tinyurl.com/6sbdl2
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Ralph Plaisted, the first man to reach the top of the world by snowmobile, died on Sept. 8. He was 80. http://tinyurl.com/4vxxwe
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W.D. Mohammed, a former Nation of Islam leader, died on Sept. 9. He was 74. http://tinyurl.com/6me9cz
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Gregory McDonald, the award-winning writer behind the 'Fletch' series, died on Sept. 7. He was 71. http://tinyurl.com/5b68y2
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