Charles Hatcher obit

Former Rep. Charles Hatcher dies at age 87

Moderate Georgia Democrat known as an advocate for peanut farmers

 

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Former Rep. Charles Hatcher, who championed Georgia’s peanut industry for over a decade until losing his seat in House in 1992, has died at the age of 87.

The Georgia Democrat died Tuesday in Alexandria, Va., according to local news reports. The cause of death was not specified.

“Georgia lost a true public servant and leader,” Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Ga., said on the House floor Thursday, as Georgia’s congressional delegation gathered to honor the late congressman.

Bishop succeeded Hatcher in 1992. Hatcher lost to Bishop in a Democratic primary runoff after redistricting transformed his 2nd District seat into one with a Black majority. But Bishop said the two remained on good terms and that he was glad to have Hatcher’s counsel as he started his tenure on Capitol Hill.

First elected in 1980, Hatcher made his rural district’s agriculture concerns a key policy focus with one crop top of mind: peanuts.

A moderate Democrat, Hatcher crossed the aisle during his first term to vote for President Ronald Reagan’s contentious 1981 tax cuts package in an effort to preserve the federal peanut program from proposed cuts by the administration.

When the Office of Management and Budget lifted its objection to reauthorizing key portions of the peanut program, Hatcher reportedly told his constituents back home he had cut a deal to save it, although the link between the two events was questionable.

At the time Hatcher’s office argued his district grew 35 percent of the nation’s peanuts.

He also helmed the House Agriculture’s Tobacco and Peanuts Subcommittee, even flipping the order of the subcommittee name to emphasize peanuts before tobacco. During consideration of the 1990 farm bill, he also successfully lobbied for the preservation of the federal peanut program in the subcommittee’s peanut title.

“He was good to agriculture. He was good for agriculture,” Rep. Austin Scott, R-Ga., said on Thursday.

Getting federal funds to rural businesses was also a priority for Hatcher. In the 100th Congress, he used his perch atop the Small Business Committee’s panel on Energy and Agriculture to push for the expansion of Small Business Administration loans in rural areas. His proposal was enacted as part of the SBA’s reauthorization.

Hatcher crossed party lines on several high-profile issues at the time. He voted against his party’s proposal to block a plan to cut the capital gains tax and in favor of efforts to add amendments to the Constitution to criminalize the desecration of the U.S. flag and to require a balanced federal budget.

At the same time, he was also a reliable vote for Democratic leadership and supported the use of federal funds to pay for abortion in cases of rape or incest.

A military veteran and lawyer, Hatcher was elected to Congress following an eight-year stint in the Georgia House of Representatives. Previously, he ran a law practice in Albany, Ga.

His six terms in the House came to an end in 1992 when Bishop ousted him as a young state lawmaker. Rep. Bishop has represented the district ever since.

Born in Doerun, Ga., Hatcher served in the U.S. Air Force for four years before attending Georgia Southern University and earning a law degree from the University of Georgia in 1969.

Those involved in Georgia politics remembered his friendly demeanor and focus on service.

“I sat with him on the plane coming or going to D.C. numerous times. We talked old school politics…” Jody Redding, the director of field services at Georgia Governor Brian Kemp’s office, wrote in a social media post on Hatcher. “They don’t make ‘em like Charles Hatcher anymore. He will be missed.”

He was born in Doerun, Georgia and served in the United States Air Force from 1958 to 1962 reaching the rank of Airman Second Class. After his military service, he attended Georgia Southern College in Statesboro in 1965 and then entered the University of Georgia School of Law in Athens. Hatcher graduated with a Juris Doctor degree in 1969, became a member of the state bar, and started practicing law in Albany, Georgia.

Paul Cranis obit

Legendary Tennis Professional Paul “Tall Paul” Cranis Passes Away at Age 91

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Paul Cranis, the well-known tennis professional with roots in New York and a long tenure in Florida, has passed away at age 91. He is the father of Space Coast Office of Tourism Director Peter Cranis.

Cranis was known to his students as “tall Paul” and as the 6’4” lefty who had much success in the United States Tennis Association senior tennis circuit. He won many gold and silver balls in his time and played and ranked nationally in almost every age division from the 35s to the 70s.

Most recently, he helped his tennis team win the championship in their division in Palm Beach County.

Cranis started his tennis career in Brooklyn as a teenager in the 1950s, being trained by Phil Rubell (Don Rubell’s dad) in the parks of Brooklyn. He quickly got a reputation as a big serve-and-volleyer with a tough left-handed serve.

He joined the Army and was able to travel the world playing tennis, including competing in Wimbledon, the French Open, and many times in the US Open.

As he preceded the “money” era of tennis, he missed out on the opportunity to turn pro, but his love of tennis never waned. He competed hard in the senior divisions of the USTA, including being a runner-up in the US Open 35 and over tournament. And he never shied away from helping juniors out by running junior camps in the city. Some of the top players participated as juniors in his program, including John McEnroe, Vitas Gerulaitis, and Dick Stockton. In 2001, he was inducted into the Eastern Tennis Hall of Fame. He and his son Peter were the number 1 father/son team in Florida for a while.

Later in his career, he became a full-time tennis pro so he could do what he loved every day. He was a pro at a club in Gaithersburg, MD and at various clubs in the Boca Raton area.

Amazingly, he taught tennis until he was 84, even sweeping the clay courts and taking down the screens during storms. His love for the game lasted a lifetime, and his friendships and connections in the tennis world span far and wide.

He will be buried at the National Cemetery in Palm Beach County with military honors at a date to be named in the future. He leaves behind his wife, Victoria; children Peter, Christopher, and Whitney; daughter-in-laws Melissa and Katie; grandchildren Parker, Chapin, and Aiden; and niece Robin.

John Damore obit

John Damore, oldest living former Chicago Bears player, has died at 92

In an interview last year with the Chicago Sun-Times, he spoke of spending every game day on his bedroom recliner, with an unlit cigar in hand and his eyes glued to the Bears on TV. “I don’t miss a minute. And, if it plays twice, I watch it twice.”

 

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At the peak of a 2025-26 Chicago Bears season that had fans thinking of a championship, John Damore dreamed of his “greatest goodbye” — that he might die soon after the Bears won the Super Bowl.

Mr. Damore — believed to be the oldest former Bears player since January 2025 — died Tuesday at home in Westmont. He was 92.

His dream didn’t come true for the Bears, eliminated by the Los Angeles Rams.

“There weren’t many people out there who didn’t just think he was the super-nicest guy,” Larry Damore said of his father. “He always had a crowd around him.”

Mr. Damore grew up in Riverside and remembered wearing a Bears jersey as a 9-year-old, long before he’d wear the team’s colors as an offensive lineman in 1957 and 1959.

An ankle injury prompted him to retire in 1959. But Mr. Damore’s love for the Bears only deepened. In an interview last year with the Chicago Sun-Times, he spoke of spending every game day on his bedroom recliner, with an unlit cigar in hand and his eyes glued to the Bears on TV.

“I don’t miss a minute,” he said. “And, if it plays twice, I watch it twice.”

Larry Damore said, as a kid, he wrestled and played football and baseball, with his father often coaching him but always there.

“He never missed a game,” he said. “He was always leading the cheers.”

John Bihun, a grandson, said he remembers a T-ball game at which Mr. Damore said he could “die a happy man” if he got to see him hit a home run.

Bihun said that, as he rounded third base after hitting the ball, his grandfather shouted, “I didn’t mean today, Lord!”

Mr. Damore, a Marine Corps veteran, formerly owned Damore Construction and Damore Builders in Riverside.

He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Joyce Damore, children Alison Bihun and Lawrence “Larry” Damore and grandchildren John Bihun and Ashley Bihun.

Visitation will be from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Aug. 19 at Conboy-Westchester Funeral Home in Westchester, with a service there at 10 a.m. Aug. 20.

He was an offensive lineman with the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL) for two seasons in 1957 and 1959. He missed the entire 1958 campaign due to sustaining a dislocated right ankle in a 24–17 preseason win over the Detroit Lions at the Cotton Bowl on 5 September. He ended his career as an active player after the 1959 season to manage a Riverside, Illinois-based cement construction firm owned by his father who had retired from its daily operations. His yearly salary as an NFL player was $9,000.

Damore played college football with the Bob Voigts-coached Northwestern Wildcats, serving as a senior co-captain in 1954. He was selected in Round 13 (152nd overall) by the New York Giants in the 1955 NFL draft.

Personal information

Born    October 20, 1933

Riverside, Illinois, U.S.

Died    August 4, 2026 (aged 92)

Westmont, Illinois, U.S.

Listed height   6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)

Listed weight  228 lb (103 kg)

Career information

High school     Riverside Brookfield

College            Northwestern

NFL draft        1955 (13th round, 152nd overall pick)

Career history

Chicago Bears (1957–1959)

Mohawk Valley Falcons (1965)

Awards and highlights

Second-team All-Big Ten (1954)

Philip Ruppe obit

Former Rep. Ruppe Was 'One of the Good Guys in the Process'

 

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It was sadly poignant that former Republican Rep. Philip Ruppe died at age 99 on the day before the nationally-watched U.S. Senate primary in his home state of Michigan.

Ruppe had been a player in two Senate contests following his 12 years (1967-79) in the House. But, because of some unexpected circumstances and bad timing, he never made it to the "upper House" of Congress.

Months after he lost a bid to be Senate Republican Leader, Robert Griffin, Michigan's junior senator, announced he would not seek reelection. Ruppe, who represented what was then the 11th District in the House, promptly declared for what he thought would be an open Senate seat.

Ruppe was the immediate favorite for the GOP nomination. But as Ruppe's fellow moderate Republican and then-Gov. William Milliken was planning his bid for a third term, there was a feeling that he needed Griffin on his ticket to help him win.

"Milliken pressured him into running," former Republican Gov. John Engler told Newsmax. "So Bob [Griffin] changed his mind and Phil Ruppe got out of the Senate primary. [Then-state Sen.] Bob Davis had already lined up support from the local Republican organization. Being a gentleman, Phil bowed out of Congress rather than try to force out Bob Davis."

The resurrection of Griffin as a Senate candidate proved a disaster. Having announced his retirement in mid-1977, Griffin explained he was tired and called for new blood in the Senate. He also missed a third of the votes that year.

When he changed his mind, Democrat nominee Carl Levin slammed him hard for his record missed votes and quotes about being tired in office. Levin won with 53% of the vote.

For his part, Ruppe returned to his pre-congressional life as a director of three banks.

In 1982, he decided to get back into politics by challenging Democrat Sen. Donald Riegle. Although he defeated three GOP opponents in the primary, he went into the fall campaign with the economy in weak shape and Democrats on the upswing. Ruppe lost to Riegle by 58%-41%.

For a time, the political spotlight was on Ruppe's effusive wife Loret and talk of her as a U.S. Senate candidate in 1984. She had helped run family friend and Vice President George H.W. Bush's 1980 bid for the Republican presidential nomination and served as Ronald Reagan's director of the Peace Corps.

But it was not to be. Loret Ruppe stayed where she was and went on to be President Bush's ambassador to Norway.

"Phil was one of the really good guys in politics as was his wife Loret," recalled former Sen. Spence Abraham, R-Mich., "People respected and liked them both. I believe he would have had an excellent chance to beat Levin in '84, a very good Republican year, but he chose to run against Riegle in 1982 – a very bad Republican year."

In 1992, at age 66, Ruppe decided to attempt a comeback to his old House seat. Davis was retiring and Ruppe had an easy time becoming the Republican nominee in what was renamed the 1st District.

But he, Loret, and their five daughters had been living in the Washington, D.C. area, since he first came to Congress. The proverbial "over-the-fence gossip" spread through the Upper and Lower Peninsulas and Ruppe lost to Democrat Bart Stupak.

A native of Laurium, Michigan, the young Ruppe served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. Following his discharge, he entered the banking business.

In 1966, he challenged and unseated Democrat Rep. Raymond Clevenger. In so doing, he became one of six Republicans who rode into Congress as popular GOP Gov. George Romney was leading the ticket and one of 55 Republicans who rode into the House.

Among them were future President George H.W. Bush (Texas), future Sens. Robert Taft Jr. (Ohio) and William Scott (Va.), and Margaret Heckler (Mass.), who would go on to be secretary of Health and Human Services and ambassador to Ireland.

Ruppe remained friends with them all.

Former Michigan GOP Chairman Saul Anuzis may have put it best: "Phil was the quintessential moderate establishment Republican.

"He was a class act, soft spoken, hardworking public servant who engaged both constituents as well as activists from across the state. The soft spoken Ruppe is emblematic of a Republican Party long gone not only in Michigan, but nationally.

"Virtually everyone who knew Phil Ruppe would say he was one of the good guys in the process."

Richard L. O’Connor obit

Richard L. O’Connor Dies: Emmy-Winning Producer, Exec In Charge Of ‘On Golden Pond’, ‘Muppet Movie’ Was 96

 

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Richard L. O’Connor, an Emmy-winning TV producer and a studio executive in charge of production on such films as On Golden Pond, The Muppet Movie and Raise The Titanic, died July 22 in Palm Desert. He was 96.

His death was announced by his family. A cause was not disclosed.

A long-time resident of the Mendocino Coast, O’Connor won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Children’s Program for producing the 1989 NBC TV movie A Mother’s Courage: The Mary Thomas Story starring Alfre Woodard.

Born in San Francisco with his twin brother Don on January 7, 1930, O’Connor and his twin served together in the United States Marine Corps in the Korean War from 1950-1951, and after college Richard began pursuing a career in Hollywood. He landed a job in the mail room at CBS Television City, the start of a career in show business that would eventually including producing and working as a studio executive.

His four-decade studio production career includes such TV and movie credits as On Golden Pond (1981); The Muppet Movie (1979); Movie, Movie (1978); Friendly Fire (1979); and Raise The Titanic (1980).

As a producer, O’Connor’s credits include TV movies and episodes of such TV series and limited series as Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993), Amerika (1987), A Death in California (1985), Fatal Vision (1984) and Angels in the Endzone (1997), among others.

He is survived by wife Brona; daughters Kathleen, Triglia and Karen; stepchildren Kate, Marc and Matt; four grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandaughter.

Producer

Scott Baio, James Wilder, Krista Allen, and Sandra Hess in Face Value (2001)

Face Value

4.5

TV Movie

co-executive producer (as Dick O'Connor)

2001

 

George Dzundza, Marc Singer, and Veronica Hamel in Determination of Death (2001)

Determination of Death

5.3

TV Movie

producer

2001

 

Angels in the Endzone (1997)

Angels in the Endzone

4.7

TV Movie

producer

1997

 

Peri Gilpin and Jere Burns in The Secret She Carried (1996)

The Secret She Carried

5.6

TV Movie

producer

1996

 

Voice from the Grave (1996)

Voice from the Grave

5.5

TV Movie

producer

1996

 

Visitors of the Night (1995)

Visitors of the Night

4.9

TV Movie

executive producer

1995

 

OP Center (1995)

OP Center

5.8

TV Mini Series

producer

1995

 

Children of the Dark (1994)

Children of the Dark

6.5

TV Movie

producer

1994

 

Les audacieux (1993)

Les audacieux

4.8

TV Movie

producer

1993

 

Lethal Exposure (1993)

Lethal Exposure

4.2

TV Movie

producer

1993

 

Jane Seymour, Chad Allen, Erika Flores, Joe Lando, and Shawn Toovey in Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993)

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

6.9

TV Series

producer

1993

1 episode

 

Wild Texas Wind (1991)

Wild Texas Wind

5.9

TV Movie

producer

1991

 

Shades of LA (1990)

Shades of LA

7.1

TV Series

producer (as Dick O'Connor)

1990–1991

 

Kevin Spacey and Bernadette Peters in Fall from Grace (1990)

Fall from Grace

5.8

TV Movie

producer

1990

 

A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story (1989)

A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story

6.9

TV Movie

producer

1989

 

Lane Smith in The Final Days (1989)

The Final Days

7.0

TV Movie

producer

1989

 

Sandy Duncan, Jill Eikenberry, and Judith Light in My Boyfriend's Back (1989)

My Boyfriend's Back

5.7

TV Movie

producer

1989

 

The People Across the Lake (1988)

The People Across the Lake

5.4

TV Movie

producer

1988

 

John Lithgow and Ralph Macchio in Distant Thunder (1988)

Distant Thunder

5.8

executive producer

1988

 

Sadie and Son (1987)

Sadie and Son

6.2

TV Movie

producer

1987

 

Amerika (1987)

Amerika

6.1

TV Mini Series

producer

1987

7 episodes

 

A Death in California (1985)

A Death in California

6.3

TV Mini Series

producer

1985

2 episodes

 

The Notebook (1985)

The Notebook

6.8

TV Movie

producer

1985

 

Fatal Vision (1984)

Fatal Vision

7.7

TV Mini Series

producer

1984

2 episodes

 

Michael Beck, Joseph Bottoms, and Ben Masters in Celebrity (1984)

Celebrity

7.5

TV Mini Series

co-producer

1984

3 episodes

 

Rage of Angels (1983)

Rage of Angels

6.1

TV Movie

producer

1983

 

NBC Special Treat (1975)

NBC Special Treat

7.1

TV Series

producer (as Dick O'Connor)

1976

1 episode

 

Arch Whiting in Run, Joe, Run (1974)

Run, Joe, Run

7.4

TV Series

producer (as Dick O'Connor)

1975

12 episodes

 

Korg: 70,000 B.C. (1974)

Korg: 70,000 B.C.

6.9

TV Series

producer (as Dick O'Connor)

1974

1 episode

 

Production Management

Skeezer (1982)

Skeezer

7.6

TV Movie

executive in charge of production

1982

 

Gary Busey and Willie Nelson in Barbarosa (1982)

Barbarosa

6.3

executive in charge of production

1982

 

Henry Fonda, Katharine Hepburn, Jane Fonda, and Doug McKeon in On Golden Pond (1981)

On Golden Pond

7.6

executive in charge of production

1981

 

Red Flag: The Ultimate Game (1981)

Red Flag: The Ultimate Game

5.4

TV Movie

executive in charge of production

1981

 

Klinton Spilsbury in The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1981)

The Legend of the Lone Ranger

5.0

executive in charge of production

1981

 

Kim Basinger, Jan-Michael Vincent, and Tanya Tucker in Hard Country (1981)

Hard Country

5.6

executive in charge of production

1981

 

Oliver Clark, Peter Cook, Dana Hill, and Mimi Kennedy in The Two of Us (1981)

The Two of Us

6.9

TV Series

in charge of production

1981

1 episode

 

Omnibus (1980)

Omnibus

6.6

TV Series

executive in charge of production

1980

2 episodes

 

Pleasure Palace (1980)

Pleasure Palace

5.3

TV Movie

executive in charge of production

1980

 

Rodeo Girl (1980)

Rodeo Girl

6.0

TV Movie

executive in charge of production

1980

 

Raise the Titanic (1980)

Raise the Titanic

5.3

executive in charge of production

1980

 

Charles Bronson in Borderline (1980)

Borderline

6.0

executive in charge of production

1980

 

The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd (1980)

The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd

7.1

TV Movie

executive in charge of production

1980

 

All Quiet on the Western Front (1979)

All Quiet on the Western Front

7.1

TV Movie

executive in charge of production

1979

 

Orson Welles, Steve Martin, Mel Brooks, James Coburn, Frank Oz, Milton Berle, Dom DeLuise, Elliott Gould, Jim Henson, Bob Hope, Madeline Kahn, Carol Kane, Cloris Leachman, Richard Pryor, Telly Savalas, Edgar Bergen, and Paul Williams in The Muppet Movie (1979)

The Muppet Movie

7.6

executive in charge of production

1979

 

Sanctuary of Fear (1979)

Sanctuary of Fear

6.0

TV Movie

executive in charge of production

1979

 

Friendly Fire (1979)

Friendly Fire

7.2

TV Movie

executive in charge of production

1979

 

Movie Movie (1978)

Movie Movie

6.4

executive in charge of production

1978

 

Anthony Quinn, Paul Benjamin, and Anthony Franciosa in Across 110th Street (1972)

Across 110th Street

7.0

executive in charge of production

1972

 

Hickey & Boggs (1972)

Hickey & Boggs

6.3

executive in charge of production

1972

 

Clint Walker in Hardcase (1972)

Hardcase

6.1

TV Movie

executive in charge of production (as Dick O'Connor)

1972

 

Additional Crew

Cheryl Barldinger, Danny Lee Clark, Raye Hollitt, Michael M. Horton, Deron McBee, and Marisa Pare in American Gladiators (1989)

American Gladiators

6.6

TV Series

homebase coordinatorassistant to producer (as Rich O'Connor, as Richard O'Connor)

1989–1992

9 episodes

 

Frank Oz, Charles Grodin, Jim Henson, Diana Rigg, and Dave Goelz in The Great Muppet Caper (1981)

The Great Muppet Caper

7.1

production executive

1981

 

Harry's Battles (1981)

Harry's Battles

7.4

TV Movie

executive in charge of production

1981

 

Sam Elliott in Evel Knievel (1974)

Evel Knievel

6.2

TV Movie

production executive

1974

 

Getting Away from It All (1972)

Getting Away from It All

5.8

TV Movie

production executive: Film Guarantors (as Dick O'Connor)

1972

 

Director

Shades of LA (1990)

Shades of LA

7.1

TV Series

Director

1991

1 episode

 

Actor

Lane Smith in The Final Days (1989)

The Final Days

7.0

TV Movie

TV Director (as Dick O'Connor)

1989

 

Editorial Department

Cheryl Barldinger, Danny Lee Clark, Raye Hollitt, Michael M. Horton, Deron McBee, and Marisa Pare in American Gladiators (1989)

American Gladiators

6.6

TV Series

post-production coordinator (as Richard O'Connor)

1990–1991

12 episodes

James Woolsey obit

James Woolsey, CIA director under Bill Clinton, dies at 84

His tenure was upended by the arrest of Aldrich Ames, a CIA traitor. In recent years, he suffered from “Havana syndrome,” his wife said. 

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R. James Woolsey Jr., a Rhodes Scholar and lawyer who led the CIA and the rest of America’s intelligence community for two troubled years during the Clinton administration, as the nation’s spy services struggled to adapt to the post-Cold War era, died Tuesday at his home in Washington. He was 84.

The cause was a stroke, said his wife, Conchita Sarnoff Woolsey. She added that Mr. Woolsey had been in declining health in recent years as a result of “Havana syndrome,” the mysterious ailment that hundreds of American spies and diplomats have reported experiencing around the world.

The malady’s symptoms, which the government refers to as anomalous health incidents, include dizziness, memory problems and other neurological impairments. Mr. Woolsey began experiencing the condition following an incident in Washington in 2017 and in Istanbul the following year, according to his wife.

“We have traveled the world trying to find a cure and a treatment,” she said, “which sadly we never found.”

As the director of Central Intelligence in 1993 and 1994, Mr. Woolsey spent much of his time fighting to shore up morale and protect the nation’s intelligence agencies from sharp budget and staffing cutbacks, as Congress sought a so-called “peace dividend” following the collapse of the Soviet Union.

His tenure was upended by the FBI’s arrest in 1994 of Aldrich H. Ames, a senior CIA counterintelligence official who had spied for nine years for Moscow in what was then the worst known security breach in agency history.

Members of the House and Senate intelligence committees were openly critical when Mr. Woolsey declined to dismiss or demote anyone at the CIA, and instead reprimanded 11 current and former agency officials. Rather than focusing on individuals at fault, he highlighted a pattern of widespread inattention, citing a “systemic failure” in the agency’s inability to catch Ames, who was blamed for the deaths of at least 10 intelligence agents.

Mr. Woolsey sought to transform the agency’s culture. He was known among some staff as “the vacuum cleaner,” The Washington Post reported at the time, and told senior aides he always wanted to know more than anyone else in the room. He typically began his day reading classified cables at home at 4:30 a.m., and then arrived at CIA headquarters by 7:30 for meetings and briefings.

But he could be argumentative, even abrasive, and his relations with the White House became so strained that by the time he resigned after 23 months on the job, he complained that he could not get an appointment with the president.

White House aides said that Clinton had lost faith in his ability to overhaul CIA operations and reshape its priorities.

Still, the president praised Mr. Woolsey in a statement at the time, calling him “a staunch advocate of maintaining an intelligence capability that is second to none.”

Robert James Woolsey Jr., an only child, was born in Tulsa on Sept. 21, 1941. His father, a lawyer, was drafted into the Army and fought in the Battle of the Bulge during World War II. His mother was a homemaker.

Mr. Woolsey attended Stanford University, graduating with high honors and membership in Phi Beta Kappa in 1963. He was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship to study at the University of Oxford in England, and then attended Yale Law School, where he was managing editor of the law review and was awarded his degree in 1968.

Mr. Woolsey served in the Army and came to Washington in the early 1970s, as a military aide to arms control negotiator Paul Nitze. He later served as general counsel to the Senate Armed Services Committee under Sen. John C. Stennis (D-Mississippi).

A so-called “defense Democrat,” Mr. Woolsey was undersecretary of the Navy from 1977 to 1979, during the Carter administration. He later found positions under two Republican presidents, Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush, as a part-time, delegate-at-large to strategic arms talks and as chief negotiator of a European arms treaty.

When not in government, he worked for the Washington law firm Shea & Gardner, where he sometimes represented defense contractors and companies whose interests required that he register with the Justice Department as a foreign lobbyist.

A trim man with a bald head and thin glasses, Mr. Woolsey was little known to the public when Clinton, soon after taking office in January 1993, named him to lead an intelligence community still trying to find its footing more than a year after the Cold War had ended.

From the start, he was put on the defensive, forced to justify the need for a strong CIA in a post-Soviet world.

“Yes, we have slain a large dragon,” he said at his Senate confirmation hearings. “But we live now in a jungle filled with a bewildering variety of poisonous snakes.” He said the CIA should focus on terrorist groups and arms proliferation, as well as adversaries such as Iran and North Korea.

Mr. Woolsey was initially seen as a politically savvy expert on national affairs. In his first year, he held more than 150 meetings with members of Congress, mostly to discuss his shrinking budget.

He told the Los Angeles Times in 1994 that despite his efforts, the number of spy satellites had been “substantially reduced,” the civilian staff had been cut by one-fourth, and the military workforce had been cut by one third.

“There’s a lot of slimming down that’s taking place,” he said.

Mr. Woolsey angered one group of senators when he sternly lectured them, pointer in hand, and demanded they not only reverse the cuts but add to his budget. He clashed repeatedly with Sen. Dennis DeConcini (D-Arizona), who chaired the Intelligence Committee and, after Ames was arrested, charged that Mr. Woolsey acted more like a civil liberties lawyer than the head of a covert agency that had failed to keep its secrets.

Congress also was unhappy with Mr. Woolsey’s opposition to the creation of a congressionally mandated presidential commission to look at the CIA’s future role, and to Congress’s efforts to resolve a CIA and FBI turf battle over responsibilities for counterintelligence.

After leaving the CIA, Mr. Woolsey served on corporate boards and foundations and remained active in national security circles, including as a partner at Booz Allen Hamilton. He served as a senior adviser on Donald Trump’s transition team before resigning in January 2017, reportedly amid frustrations over the incoming president’s views on national security.

To the surprise of some of his former colleagues, he also published a 2021 book, “Operation Dragon: Inside the Kremlin’s Secret War on America,” in which he and co-author Ion Mihai Pacepa, a top Cold War defector from Romania, claimed that the assassination of President John F. Kennedy was rooted in a KGB plot sponsored by no less than Nikita Khrushchev, the Soviet leader.

Mr. Woolsey’s marriage to Suzanne Haley, a former official of the National Academy of Sciences, ended in divorce. Mr. Woolsey was later married to Nancye Miller, a lobbyist, until her death in 2019. The following year, he married Conchita Sarnoff, an advocate for victims of trafficking, who had written a book about Jeffrey Epstein after covering his crimes in a series of articles for the Daily Beast.

In addition to his wife, survivors include three sons from his first marriage, Robert, Daniel and Benjamin Woolsey; two stepchildren, Cristina and Nicholas Sarnoff; and 10 grandchildren.

Mr. Woolsey had a wry sense of humor. Long after he left the CIA, he happily reminded interviewers about the pilot who stole a small airplane and crash landed on the South Lawn of the White House. The pilot was killed, but Mr. Woolsey found a punch line.

“Remember the guy who in 1994 crashed his plane onto the White House lawn?” he told an interviewer in 2002. “That was me trying to get an appointment to see President Clinton.”

Ina Dell Towers obit

Ina Towers

June 24, 1934 – July 20, 2026

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Ina Dell Towers, 92, of Gahanna, Ohio, passed away peacefully at her home on July 20, 2026. Born June 24, 1934, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and raised in Belmont, Michigan, Ina lived a long, adventurous, and deeply loving life, the kind that leaves a room a little brighter and family and friends a little closer.

Ina's story was anything but ordinary. As a young woman, she took the field as an outfielder in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, an achievement for which she is honored at the National Baseball Hall of Fame. After completing a year at Michigan State University following her high school graduation, she proudly enlisted in the United States Army. In the years that followed, she built a career as a computer programming lead for the State of Ohio, bringing the same sharp mind and steady determination to her work that she brought to everything else.

Ina Dell Towers compiled a career batting average of with 0 home runs and 0 RBI in her 0-game career with the Grand Rapids Chicks. She played during the 1953 season.

If baseball was a chapter, golf was the throughline of Ina's life. At the age of 12, she became the first and only female caddie at a local course and fell in love with the sport—a passion that would define her journey. Ina went on to compete in tournaments, including USGA and Franklin County events, and treasured the friendships the game gave her, traveling with different groups just for the joy of playing a round together.

But those who loved Ina remember her less for what she did than for who she was. She had a positive, no-nonsense way about her and a sense of humor that made her the funniest storyteller anyone knew; she could hold a whole room with a single tale. Family came first, always. She thought nothing of traveling countless miles to be there for a graduation, a wedding, or an ordinary Sunday, because being present for the people she loved was simply who she was. She was generous in the quietest way, meeting a need the moment she saw one, and she had a rare gift for making every person feel valued and seen. What those closest to her will miss most is her genuine care and interest in their lives.

Ina is survived by her beloved life partner of 55 years, Betty Anewalt; her brother, Edwin Towers (late wife Georgia); her sister, Terry Geissel (Lewis Geissel); and many cherished nieces and nephews, who were the delight of her life. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ida Mae and Dewey Towers; her sisters, Margaret Evelyn Stewart (Kenneth V. Stewart) and Barbara Luce (Harold Luce); and her brothers, Bill Towers (Norma Towers) and Kenneth Towers.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you honor Ina in the way she would have loved best: perform an act of kindness for someone in need or make a gift to a charity close to your heart. Play a round for her and tell a good story.

Plas Johnson obit

Plas Johnson

July 21, 1931 - July 15, 2026

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Legendary tenor saxophonist Plas Johnson played on innumerable records by Peggy Lee, Nat "King" Cole, Glen Gray, Frank Sinatra and others. He remained a leading session player for almost twenty years.

In the late 1950s and early 1960s, he was a regular member of Henry Mancini's studio orchestra and in 1963 he recorded "The Pink Panther Theme", written by Mancini with Johnson in mind. Johnson joined the studio band for the Merv Griffin Show in 1970.

Rhonda Hamilton will be celebrating the legendary tenor saxophonist’s life and music on Tuesday, July 21st from 11am-3pm on KJazz 88.1 and jazzandblues.org.

Plas John Johnson Jr. was born in Donaldsonville, Louisiana, United States on July 21, 1931. He sang with his family's group until his saxophonist father bought him a soprano saxophone. Largely self-taught, he soon began playing alto and later tenor saxophone. He and his pianist brother Ray first recorded as the Johnson Brothers in New Orleans in the late 1940s. He first toured with R&B singer Charles Brown in 1951. After army service, he and his brother moved to Los Angeles in 1954, and he soon began session recordings as a full-time musician, backing artists such as B.B. King and Johnny Otis as well as scores of other R&B performers. An early supporter was Maxwell Davis, who hired him to take over his own parts so that he could concentrate on producing sessions for the Modern record label.

Recruited by Johnny Otis and executive Dave Cavanaugh for Capitol Records in the mid-1950s, Johnson also played on innumerable records by Peggy Lee, Nat "King" Cole, Glen Gray, Frank Sinatra and others. He remained a leading session player for almost twenty years, averaging two sessions a day and playing everything from movie soundtracks and Les Baxter's exotica albums, to rock and roll singles by such artists as Ricky Nelson and Bobby Vee, and R&B records by such performers as Larry Williams, Bobby Day, and Richard Berry. He played on many of the Beach Boys’ records, and was an integral part of a number of instrumental groups that existed in name only, such as B. Bumble and the Stingers and The Marketts. He is featured in the 2008 documentary The Wrecking Crew (2008 film) regarding his experience in LA studios at the time (see also The Wrecking Crew (music)). Unlike many session musicians of the time he became known by name, but for a time also recorded under the pseudonym Johnny Beecher for the budget CRC Charter label to avoid contractual disputes.

In the late 1950s and early 1960s, he was a regular member of Henry Mancini's studio orchestra and in 1963 he recorded "The Pink Panther Theme", written by Mancini with Johnson in mind. Johnson said of the recording: "We only did two takes, I think... When we finished, everyone applauded -- even the string players. And that's saying something... They never applaud for anything."

In 1969, T-Bone Walker introduced Harmonica Slim to the record producer Bob Thiele. Thiele utilised a company of jazz and R&B musicians including Johnson, to work with Harmonica Slim on his debut album.

He joined the studio band for the Merv Griffin Show in 1970, and also played with a number of jazz and swing bands of the period. He joined Lincoln Mayorga in creating direct-to-disc recordings for Sheffield Labs. He later recorded for the Concord label, worked with the Capp-Pierce Juggernaut, and toured in 1990 with the Gene Harris Superband. He has performed at numerous jazz festivals.

Johnson died in Granada Hills, California, on July 15, 2026, six days shy of his 95th birthday.

Lindsey Graham obit

Longtime GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham dies at 71 after 'brief and sudden illness'

U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, the longtime South Carolina politician and influential voice on national security and the judiciary, has died at 71.

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U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., has died at the age of 71 following what his office described as a "brief and sudden" illness.

In a statement released early Sunday morning, Graham's office confirmed his passing and said his family is requesting privacy as they mourn. The longtime South Carolina Republican had served in the U.S. Senate since 2003 after first being elected in 2002 and was seeking a fifth Senate term after winning the Republican primary last month.

President Donald Trump paid tribute to Graham on Truth Social, calling him "a true American Patriot" and saying he would be "greatly missed." South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster also honored Graham, describing him as an "irreplaceable" leader and a loyal friend.

During his more than three decades in elected office, Graham served on several influential Senate committees, including Appropriations, Judiciary, and Environment and Public Works.

Before joining the Senate, he represented South Carolina's 3rd Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives.Graham remained active in foreign policy until his death. He met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Friday and was scheduled to appear on NBC's "Meet the Press" on Sunday.

A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, Air National Guard, and Air Force Reserve, Graham retired as a colonel in 2015 after 33 years of military service, including deployments during the Gulf War, Iraq, and Afghanistan.

Funeral arrangements have not yet been announced.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised late Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., as a steadfast defender of the U.S.-Israel alliance, saying his support reflected the broader stakes of American leadership as the Iran war tests the region.

“It takes people like Lindsey Graham to keep that alliance going,” Netanyahu told Sunday's "Fox & Friends," calling Graham “clear,” “candid” and “encouraging.”

Netanyahu said Graham understood that America’s role in the world remains essential, arguing that without U.S. leadership, “there would be no liberty in the world.”

"Lindsey Graham had it right: He knew that, in fact, if the Middle East were to collapse, to fall into the hands of Iran, which is now trying, has tried to do that, or the fall of American enemies, your, energy costs would skyrocket and would never come down. You'd be under perpetual blackmail of these tyrannical terrorist regimes.

"They would develop nuclear weapons and the means to deliver them to every American city. He saw that as something that is not only economically strangling. It could actually it could actually extinguish your lives. So he was he talked about that with me many times. It wasn't something that he put out as a as a spin. He believed it. And you know what? He was absolutely right."

The Israeli leader cast the U.S.-Israel partnership as rooted in shared democratic values, individual rights and a commitment to human life.

He contrasted that alliance with Iran’s regime, saying Israel and the U.S. “stand for something else.”

“We’re the only democracy in the Middle East,” Netanyahu said. “We represent individual rights. We value every human life.”

Netanyahu said Graham’s backing was not just political but personal, adding that his encouragement “went right to my heart.”

Chief congressional correspondent Chad Pergram joined "Fox & Friends Weekend" on Sunday to discuss the sudden passing of Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.

Pergram noted that Graham's death comes as Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., remains hospitalized and his health situation is unknown.

"The Senate is supposed to come back, obviously, in the coming days here so they have to figure out, you know, what his status is," Pergram said. "But now the Senate is, on the Republican side of the aisle, down to 51 votes."

"They have trouble moving things through the Senate right now, so what will they do to replace him?" he continued, adding that South Carolina law indicates someone will be appointed to fill Graham's seat.

Fox News' Sean Hannity paid his respects to Sen. Lindsey Graham in a statement on X early Sunday morning, calling the deceased senator a "dear friend."

"Most people do not know his life’s story. He grew up living over a bar run by his family. After the early death of his parents he personally stepped up to provide for, and raise, his younger sister. He then became a Congressman and later a Senator," Hannity wrote.

"Contrary to a public narrative that he was a war hawk, it was the opposite that is true. He wanted an end to the war with Russia and Ukraine and end all conflicts in the Middle East. There is no elected official that traveled to these regions more than Senator Graham. His dream for the Middle East was that of a lasting peace in the region between every nation and his hope was this could all be accomplished by the early fall. This is something he loved to discuss with President Trump and others day and night," he continued.

"I pray his dream of a lasting peace is realized sooner than later. There was simply nobody in elected office that loved his job and worked harder," he added.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune honored Sen. Lindsey Graham early Sunday morning, praising his deceased colleague as a "trusted adviser."

"My heart is heavy this morning to learn of the passing of my friend and colleague, Senator Lindsey Graham," Thune wrote on X.

"Lindsey’s long and dedicated service in the Air Force and in Congress carried him to far-flung regions of the world. He was a strong advocate for the United States and a strong ally to freedom-loving countries across the globe. He believed in the might of America to achieve good in the world and dedicated his life to advancing that cause," he continued.

"As South Carolina’s senior senator, Lindsey fought passionately for the Palmetto State. He was a trusted adviser and colleague to me and many others, and numerous presidents and heads of state have relied on his counsel. His influence on the federal judiciary, our national defense, and his beloved South Carolina will be felt for generations," he wrote.

"Kimberley and I pray for Lindsey’s friends and family, and we send our heartfelt condolences during this most difficult time," he added.

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster released a statement early Sunday morning saying he is "devastated" by the news of Sen. Lindsey Graham's passing.

"Peggy and I – and our children – are devastated," he said in a statement. "Lindsey Graham is irreplaceable. The fiercest of fighters for South Carolina and America – and a loyal and steadfast friend. We grieve with Darline, his family and his developed staff. May God hold him gently in the palm of his hand. We shall not see his likes again."

Graham was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2002 and won reelection three times. He was seeking a fifth Senate term after winning the Republican primary last month.

Graham served as chairman of the Senate Budget Committee and sat on the Appropriations, Judiciary, and Environment and Public Works committees.

Before joining the Senate, Graham was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1994, becoming the first Republican to represent South Carolina's 3rd Congressional District since 1877.

U.S. Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., is mourning the death of his longtime friend and colleague, Sen. Lindsey Graham, calling him a statesman who dedicated his life to serving South Carolina.

In a statement released Sunday, Scott said Graham led with "faith, family, and South Carolina first" throughout his decades in public office."South Carolina lost a statesman and I've lost a friend," Scott said. "My prayers are with his sister and the rest of his family."

Scott praised Graham's commitment to public service, saying he remained devoted to his work until the end and brought humor and perspective even during difficult moments.

"Lindsey remained committed to public service and doing what he loved," Scott said. "He always introduced levity and brought wit to the most challenging moments."

Scott concluded his tribute by saying simply, "Lindsey will be missed."Graham died Sunday at the age of 71 following what his office described as a "brief and sudden" illness.

The South Carolina Republican had served in the U.S. Senate since 2003 and was one of the state's longest-serving elected officials.

Bill Archer obit

Archer Center Mourns the Passing and Recognizes the Enduring Legacy of Congressman Bill Archer (1928 – 2026)

 

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Former U.S. Representative William Reynolds Archer, Jr., the visionary namesake and founder of the Archer Center, passed away on July 4, 2026, at his farm in Stanley, Virginia. He was 98 years old. His passing on the 250th anniversary of America’s founding is a fitting final tribute to a lifelong patriot who dedicated his life to his family, his faith, his nation, and the State of Texas.

Descended from some of Germany’s earliest settlers to Texas, Congressman Archer followed a deep family tradition of public service. He served as a Captain in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War, later transitioning to local politics as a council member and mayor pro tempore for Hunters Creek Village. He served two terms in the Texas House of Representatives, earning a reputation as a reformer who championed transparency and good government.

In 1970, Archer was elected to the United States House of Representatives, winning the Houston congressional seat vacated by President George H. W. Bush. Over his 30-year tenure representing west Houston, Archer won every reelection with at least 80% of the vote. He was widely revered in Washington for his integrity, civility, and fierce commitment to bipartisan cooperation. Under the "Archer Rule"— a philosophy stating that no member of the Texas Delegation should speak ill of another—he championed respect and collaboration across party lines.

During his final six years in office, Archer served as the Chairman of the powerful U.S. House Ways and Means Committee when America enjoyed some of its most successful economic times. In this role, he spearheaded major landmark legislation, including:

The 1997 Balanced Budget Act, achieving his two-decade goal of balancing the federal budget included in a bill giving Americans tax relief.

Sweeping Welfare and Healthcare Reforms, working closely with President Bill Clinton to extend the life of Medicare.

Archer Medical Savings Accounts (MSAs), paving the regulatory pathway for modern Health Savings Accounts (HSAs).

Middle-Class Tax Relief, including expanding IRAs, easing the estate tax, and creating the $500 per child tax credit.

"My dad would often tell me that while it was rewarding to pass major legislation, he felt his greatest accomplishment was in helping individual people," said William “Reyn” Archer III, his eldest son. "He cared deeply for the power of one person achieving their best. Through the Archer Center, he leaves a lasting legacy of that desire for Texas and Texans."

Upon his retirement from Congress in January 2001, Archer established the Archer Center in partnership with The University of Texas System to cultivate future generations of leaders. The center expanded on a high school internship program he started during his first year in Congress in 1971.

“The University of Texas System is fortunate, proud, and honored to have Congressman Archer’s name permanently associated with our work and our mission,” said Chancellor John M. Zerwas, MD. “Through his extraordinary legacy of leadership and public service, thousands of Archer Fellows have been exposed to the highest ideals of civic engagement and inspired to carry those values forward in their own lives and careers.”

Since 2001, more than 2,200 undergraduate, graduate, law, and medical students have participated in the Archer Fellowship Program. In the spring of 2026, Mr. Archer made his final public appearance at the Library of Congress to celebrate the program's landmark 25th anniversary. Today, Archer Fellows intern across the White House, Capitol Hill, federal agencies, nonprofits, and international organizations. Alumni have gone on to build impactful careers, earning prestigious honors including Rhodes, Marshall, Truman, Fulbright, and Schwarzman Scholarships.

"Chairman Archer believed profoundly in the power of public service and invested in students long before they recognized their own potential," said Katie Romano, executive director of the Archer Center. "Every Archer Fellow — past, present, and future — carries his legacy forward."

Funeral arrangements are pending, and further information will be shared as it becomes available.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial gifts be made to the Archer Center to support the continued education of future public servants.

Wilford Lloyd Baumes obit

Wilford "Bud" Baumes

November 24, 1939 - June 28, 2026 

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Wilford Lloyd “Bud” Baumes, of Cincinnati and formerly Santa Barbara, California, passed away peacefully on the morning of June 28th, 2026 at the age of 86. He was raised in Amberley Village by his late parents, Dr. Ogden Hayward “Bud” Baumes and Dorothy Hudson Baumes. Beloved brother to his late brother, John Ross Baumes; late brother and sister-in-law, Dr. H. “Hudson” (Myra) Baumes.

Affectionately known as “Uncle Bud” to his nephew, Lloyd “Ross” Baumes; niece, Lee Ann Baumes; great nieces and nephews, Hannah Baumes, Leo Baumes, Jack Baumes, Morgan (Taylor) Wilson, and Blake Petzelt; great-great nephew and niece, Crew and Romy Wilson.

Bud graduated from Walnut Hills High School. He completed his undergraduate degree at Dennison University and, later, earned a master’s in design from the University of California, Berkeley. Bud served in the U.S. Navy and built a fascinating career in the entertainment industry as a screenwriter and producer. Some of his accomplishments included the development of The Love Boat series and Wonder Woman.

His studies in design complimented his natural talents and incredible style. Throughout his years living in California, he created masterpiece homesteads which have been featured in Santa Barbara Magazine and Architectural Digest. His creative free spirit was perfectly complimented with his thoughtful and generous nature. Bud’s cocktail parties created lasting memories for his friends and family who he loved so deeply.

A private family gathering will take place at a later time at their family’s cherished home on Burt Lake in Northern Michigan. Private inurnment will be at Rest Haven Memorial Park in Evendale.  Memorial contributions in Bud’s honor are suggested to the Alzheimer's Association.

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