Ruth Kassewitz, one of the first women to rise to the top in South Florida public relations, died on April 18 from complications of Parkinson's disease.

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Ruth Kassewitz, public relations professional in Miami, dies at 84

Ruth Kassewitz was a powerhouse Miami publicist and glass-ceiling breaker.

Warren D. Holmes, 1927-2013

Warren D. Holmes, polygraph expert on famous cases, dies

Polygraph expert Warren Holmes helped free wrongly convicted men from death row, and was working on a report about the man long believed to have killed a candy heiress.

Miami-Dade Police Canine Officer Rocco, wounded in the line of duty in 2008, was euthanized Thursday. The 9-year-old Belgian Malinois had cancer. His partner/handler was Off. Andy Giordani.

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Rocco, heroic police K9, euthanized

Few cops anywhere were as tough and dedicated as Miami-Dade Police Officer Rocco.

Gustavo Noguera, who founded Miami's Beethoven Society, used to drive around in an old Volkswagen van called the Ludwig VAN Beethoven. Noguera died at age 66.

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Gustavo Noguera, Beethoven devotee, dies

Gustavo Alberto Noguera Delgado believed he was prenatally programmed to love Ludwig van Beethoven. Photo Gallery Available

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E.L. “Shorty’’ Allen Sr., founder of Shorty’s Bar BQ, dies

Edward Louis “Shorty” Allen built a South Florida dining institution one rib at a time. Photo Gallery Available

Frances Kruvand Greer was a European immigrant who headed Miami-Dade's health department in the 1980s. She died at her Pinecrest home on April 10 at 93.

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Frances Greer, first woman to head Miami-Dade’s Office of Health Services, dies

Frances Kruvand Greer, Miami-Dade County’s top public health official in the 1980s, championed programs for the needy — because she could relate.

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Margarita Dosal, tobacco company president, dies

Margarita Chavez Dosal, the flamboyantly fancy, gleefully generous matriarch of a family that reestablished its Cuban tobacco company in Opa-locka after fleeing the Castro regime, died Monday night at her Miami Shores home of complications from diabetes. She was 73.

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Award-winning architect Barry Sugerman dies

Well known South Florida architect Barry Sugerman, who designed dozens of capacious luxury homes with tropical touches in a prolific career that spanned more than four decades, died Tuesday.

Rosann Sidener, the much beloved principal of Miami Beach High, and the 2012 Florida Principal of the Year, died Monday evening of ovarian cancer.

ROSANN SIDENER, 1955-2013

Rosann Sidener, Miami Beach High principal, succumbs to cancer

Miami Beach High’s much beloved principal since 2007, Sidener knew every kid by first name, and worked to bring the “D” school up to an “A.” Photo Gallery Available

SISTER EDITH GONZALEZ, 69

Sister Edith Gonzalez remembered for compassion, humor, objectivity

For those who knew her, Sister Edith Gonzalez was much more than a spiritual leader. Photo Gallery Available

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

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.

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Radio icon Neil Rogers dies at 68

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.

J. WALLACE TUTT III, 53

J. Wallace Tutt III | Interior designer attracted celebrity following

J. Wallace Tutt III, a South Florida interior designer and developer whose elegant, understated style attracted a celebrity clientele that included Cher, Gianna Versace, and Robert De Niro, died Saturday morning in the Bahamas.

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