The American nation and the leading news paper, The New York Times rightly remember the great souls who had excelled in different fields during their life time and try to cover their life-story for the sake of current readers. For example the celebrities who passed away after 80 years and above in age between 12th and 18th of July, 2010 are enlisted below:
1) Bob Sheppard -- the long-time public address announcer at Yankee Stadium died at the age 99 (Three months short of 100 years).
2) Arnold Kramish, 87 who did work on Atomic Bomb, died in Washington
3) Charles Mackerras, Elegant Australian Conductor dies at 84 in London who played a crucial role in establishing Janacek’s opera in the West.
4) Harvey Fuqua, 80 dies in Detroit (AP) – a singer, song writer and record producer.
5) Eleanor R. Morse 97 who along with her husband founded the Salvador Dali Museum in St.Petersburg Fla. died on July 1 at her home in St.Petersburg.
6) Mrs. Clara Claiborne Park, a college English teacher who wrote a book “ The Siege” on Autism in 1967 died at 86 on July 3 in Williamstown, Mass.
7) Vernon Baker, the only living black veteran, the awardee of the Medal of Honor for valor in world war ii from President Bill Clinton in 1997 - 52 years after his work ( better late than never!), died at 90 at his home near St. Maries, Idaho on July 13, 2010
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