Tim Rollins Dies at 62; Turned Bronx Teenagers Into Art Stars
Mr. Rollins devoted almost all of his career to an unusual combination of art-making and teaching, and to the group known as Tim Rollins + K.O.S.
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CreditEthan Miller/Reuters Ray Thomas, Founding Member of the Moody Blues, Dies at 76
Mr. Thomas sang, wrote songs and played flute, most notably on “Nights in White Satin,” which became the group’s signature song.
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CreditGuilio Broglio/Associated Press France Gall, Adaptable French Singing Star, Is Dead at 70
Ms. Gall had big hits in the 1960s in the pop genre known as ye-ye, then embraced more mature styles in a recording career that stretched into the 1980s.
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CreditWilliam Sauro/The New York Times Alan Sagner, Who Revitalized the Port Authority, Dies at 97
A Democratic fund-raiser, he ran the New York-New Jersey agency from 1977 to 1985 and later headed the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
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CreditHulton Archive, via Getty Images Horace Ashenfelter, Olympic Victor of a Cold War Showdown, Dies at 94
Ashenfelter, an F.B.I. agent, won gold at the 1952 Games by passing a favored Soviet runner on the final water obstacle of the 3,000-meter steeplechase.
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CreditPaul Sakuma/Associated Press Tatsuro Toyoda, Who Led Toyota’s Global Expansion, Dies at 88
Mr. Toyoda led Toyota’s first factory in North America, bringing with him a Japanese approach to manufacturing and labor relations.
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CreditPR Newsfoto Jerry Van Dyke, ‘Coach’ Actor and Foil for His Brother, Dick, Dies at 86
After decades in show business, Mr. Van Dyke emerged from his older brother’s shadow with an Emmy-nominated role in the long-running ABC sitcom “Coach.”
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CreditBob Riha Jr./Getty Images Deaths in 2017: Among the Luminaries, Fighters With a Cause
Remembering Mary Tyler Moore, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lewis, Sam Shepard, Della Reese and many more, but also a remarkable roster of champions who pressed for change.
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CreditFred R. Conrad/The New York Times Notable Deaths 2017
Remembering Mary Tyler Moore, John Hurt, William Peter Blatty and others who died this year.
