Penny Simkin, mother of the doula movement, dies at 85
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Terry Anderson, US journalist held hostage in Lebanon, dies at 76
02:16
Trina Robbins, comic book creator and historian, dies at 85
01:53
Lou Conter, last survivor from USS Arizona, dies at 102
02:12
David Breashears, Mount Everest filmmaker and climber, dies at 68
02:12
Martin Greenfield, Holocaust survivor and tailor, dies at 95
02:19
David E. Harris, first Black pilot for a major US airline, dies at 89
02:10
Juli Lynne Charlot, creator of iconic ’50s poodle skirt, dies at 101
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Hydeia Broadbent, HIV/AIDS activist, dies at 39
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Dr. Brooke Ellison, disability rights advocate, dies at 45
02:17
Aston Barrett, bassist of Bob Marley and the Wailers, dies at 77
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Roger Donlon, first Vietnam War Medal of Honor recipient, dies
02:21
Dr. Arno Penzias, who helped confirm Big Bang Theory, dies at 90
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Elmore Nickleberry, Memphis sanitation striker, dies at 92
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Naomi Feil, advocate for dementia care, dies at 91
02:18
Richard Hunt, pioneering sculptor, dies at 88
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Legendary photographer Elliott Erwitt dies at 95
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Bronka Sundstrom, Holocaust survivor and mountaineer, dies at 98
02:23
Mary Cleave, pioneering NASA astronaut, dies at 76
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Lyn McLain, ‘father of American youth orchestra,’ dies at 95
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Clela Rorex, clerk who granted gay marriage licenses, dies at 78
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On March 26, 1975, Clela Rorex issued a marriage license to same-sex couple David McCord and David Zamora. It was the first-ever marriage licensed issued to a gay couple in Colorado and one of the first in the U.S., which helped galvanize the LGBTQ+ rights movement nationwide. Sunday TODAY’s Willie Geist remembers a life well lived.June 26, 2022
