Michael D. Sorkin
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Saint Louis, MO, United States
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LaVerne Holliday dies; former radio host sold peanuts outside Busch Stadium
Some days, she was lucky to eat after losing job and health insurance. → Read More
Ray Kennedy, renowned jazz pianist from St. Louis, dies at 58 from MS
He grew up in Maplewood and traveled the world with The John Pizzarelli Trio. → Read More
St. Louis man made millions from pesticides and gave half of it away
Blanton Whitmire used a non-toxic pesticide and developed an application process that changed the industry. → Read More
Leo Drey dies; Missouri's largest private landowner until he gave it all away
He invented a way to avoid clear-cutting, with its ugly scars on the land. → Read More
Martin Duggan dies; 'an old-fashioned conservative'
He was host, producer and 'provocateur' of 'Donnybrook.' → Read More
TV's 'Peg Walters' dies — longtime public face of Schnuck Markets
Peggy Wallerstedt was her real name and, no, she wasn't married to anyone at the supermarket chain. → Read More
Pine Lawn suspends police officer accused of assault
Resident says officer assaulted him for refusing to show identification. → Read More
Pioneering chemist refused to "pass" for white
Professor Lincoln Diuguid dies at age 97. → Read More
In Bridgeton, 102-year-old nun ministered to her dying sisters
Sister Mary Celine Gress was known as "the angel of a peaceful death." → Read More
Bob Baudendistel dies; helped save The Fabulous Fox Theatre
Real estate developer had passions for farming and flying. → Read More
Fred Teutenberg dies -- after his restaurants closed, he sold discount cigarettes and liquor
He appeared on TV alongside a big yellow chicken that chirped, 'Cheap, cheap, fun, fun.' → Read More
St. Louis' notable deaths for 2014
Judy Baar Topinka, Amadee Wohlschlaeger, Maya Angelou, William Taylor, Bryan Burwell and Howard DeMere died this year. → Read More
St. Louis doctor who delivered 10,000 babies dies
Dr. Jonathan Reed's career spanned more than four decades. → Read More
Kenneth Baumruk, who went on shooting rampage in St. Louis County courthouse, dies in prison
He brought guns to courthouse and opened fire on wife, attorneys and security before he was shot by police. → Read More
Famed gospel singer and furniture saleswoman Zella Mae Cox dies
She and her husband, Slim Cox, sang and sold furniture on Chippewa Street. → Read More
Tom Brown's enemies called him arrogant; others called him the architect of St. Peters
Longtime mayor of St. Charles County city dies in Las Vegas. → Read More
At 105, she kept house for her 80-year-old son, a church pastor
Vicky Auda was the daughter and widow of coal miners. → Read More
Bob Cohen, infertility doc who also helped animals at Zoo conceive, dies at 77
He worked in the early days of in vitro fertilization. → Read More
20,000 sign petition drive for special prosecutor in Michael Brown shooting
They ask St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Bob McCulloch to step aside. → Read More
Attorney General orders independent autopsy of Michael Brown
At the request of Michael Brown's family. → Read More