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Sgt. 1st Class James Grissom, a graduate of Mount Eden High School, died in March of injuries he received in combat in Afghanistan.  

Ray Manzarek, the keyboardist and founding member of The Doors who had a dramatic impact on rock 'n' roll, has died. He was 74.  

Bernard Waber, the author of such children's favorites as "The House on East 88th Street" and "Lyle, Lyle Crocodile," has died.  

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) -- Billie Sol Estes, a flamboyant Texas huckster who became one of the most notorious men in America in 1962 when he was accused of looting a federal crop subsidy program, has died.  

Popular psychologist, columnist, and television and film personality Joyce Brothers has died. She was 85.  

FAIRFIELD, Conn.—Connecticut Judge G. Sarsfield Ford, who sentenced serial killer Michael Ross to death in 1987, has died.   Full Story

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WARSAW, Poland—Boruch Spiegel, one of the last remaining survivors of the 1943 Warsaw ghetto uprising by poorly armed Jewish insurgents against the powerful Nazi German force that occupied Poland, has died.   Full Story

Ray Manzarek, a founding member of the 1960s rock group The Doors whose versatile and often haunting keyboards complemented Jim Morrison's gloomy baritone and helped set the mood for some of rock's most enduring songs, has died.   Full Story