MiamiHerald.com: Obituaries - Broward

Food critic Lucy Cooper dies at 95

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:04 EDT

Lucy D. Cooper wrote about food and restaurants for the Miami Herald under the headlines “Behind the Menu” and “Wine and Dine,” and authored the 1988 cookbook, Southern Entertaining; A New Taste of the South.

Gabriel O’Reilly, Irish priest who founded St. David’s in Davie, dies

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 15:37 EDT

Father Gabriel O’Reilly, the Irish founding priest of Davie’s St. David Parish, died Friday of pancreatic cancer.

Claire’s founders, Sylvia and Rowland Schaefer, die days apart

Wed, 29 May 2013 20:41 EDT

Claire’s Stores, the international accessories chain where teens and tweens spend their allowances on fashion jewelry, purses and hair clips, was the creation of Rowland and Sylvia Schaefer, Chicagoans who married in 1948, raised five children in South Florida, and died three days apart in Pompano Beach.

Psychologist Nathan Azrin, wrote ‘potty training manual,’ dies of cancer

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 19:16 EDT

If toilet training your toddler was a breeze, and if you ever used “time out’’ for attitude adjustment, you have Nathan H. Azrin to thank.

Bill Greer, former Palm Beach Post, Miami Herald editor, dies at 65

Mon, 04 Jul 2011 16:18 EDT

Bill Greer, the former assistant managing editor for projects at the Palm Beach Post, as well as a longtime editor for The Miami Herald, died Saturday at the age of 65.

Death was the result of a staph infection that followed back surgery several months ago.

Radio icon Neil Rogers dies at 68

Fri, 24 Dec 2010 13:38 EST

Before anyone ever heard the term "shock jock," Neil Rogers was ranting and kvetching his way to the top of talk radio in South Florida.

Bill Aucoin | Kiss manager took guys in jeans and makeup to hard-rocking fame

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 01:00 EDT

In a PBS interview last year, Bill Aucoin talked about leaving his behind-the-scenes career in network television to manage one of the most recognizable rock bands in history: Kiss.