Painter William Theophilus Brown dies at age 92

William Theophilus Brown, a painter who enjoyed success for more than half-a-century and was closely associated with the San Francisco Bay area's "figurative" movement, has died. He was 92. 1328856982

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Norma Merrick Sklarek, pioneering African American architect, dies at 85

Norma Merrick Sklarek, the first African American woman in the country to become a licensed architect, who helped produce Terminal 1 at Los Angeles International Airport and the American Embassy in Tokyo, died Monday at her home in Pacific Palisades. She was 85. 1328842603

Stepfather of Cher dies in Oklahoma City

The stepfather of Oscar- and Grammy winner Cher has died in Oklahoma City. 1328839286

DEATHS

Service for Patricia Stephens Due

A memorial service for civil rights leader Patricia Stephens Due will be held at 10 a.m. Feb. 19 at Florida A&M University’s Lee Hall Auditorium, 1601 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Tallahassee.

Creator of Lemonheads candy dies at age 93

Candy company executive Nello Ferrara lived a sweet life.

Robert Hecht Jr., controversial dealer in classical antiquities, dies at 92 in Paris

When Robert E. Hecht Jr. arrived at the loading platform of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York in the fall of 1972, he was carrying a large wooden box and was escorted by an armed guard.

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Ronald L. Smith, horn player for K.C. and the Sunshine Band, dies after years of being comatose

Ronnie Smith, a Miami horn player who spent five booty-shaking years with K.C. and the Sunshine Band, then wrote Jimmie “Bo’’ Horne’s 1978 disco smash, Spank, has died at age 59.