Gay rights lawyer immolates self in NYC in ecology protest

Attorney David S. Buckel makes arguments in favor of gay marriage, during oral arguments seeking marriage for same sex couples at the New Jersey Supreme Court in Trenton, N.J. Buckel, a well-known gay rights lawyer and environmental advocate burned himself to death in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park on Saturday, April 14, 2018, in a grisly protest against ecological destruction. less

Attorney David S. Buckel makes arguments in favor of gay marriage, during oral arguments seeking marriage for same sex couples at the New Jersey Supreme Court in Trenton, N.J. Buckel, a well-known gay rights … more

Notable Deaths of 2018

Notable Deaths of 2018

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, 1936-2018: Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, the former wife of Nelson Mandela revered by many in South Africa as the “Mother of the Nation,” but criticized by others over a brutal apartheid-era killing by her thuggish bodyguards, died in a Johannesburg hospitalon Monday, April 2, 2018, after being admitted with a kidney infection. She was 81.

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Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, 1936-2018: Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, the former wife of Nelson Mandela revered by many in South Africa as the “Mother of the Nation,” but criticized by others over a brutal

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Steven Bochco, 1943-2018: Steven Bochco, the Emmy-winning television writer-producer who brought “Hill Street Blues,” “L.A. Law” and “NYPD Blue” to the small screen, died in his sleep after a battle with cancer on Sunday, April 1, 2018. He was 74.

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Steven Bochco, 1943-2018: Steven Bochco, the Emmy-winning television writer-producer who brought “Hill Street Blues,” “L.A. Law” and “NYPD Blue” to the small screen, died in his sleep after a battle with

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Rusty Staub, 1944-2018: Rusty Staub, the orange-haired outfielder who became a huge hit with baseball fans in two countries during an All-Star career that spanned 23 major league seasons, died Thursday, March 29, 2018, after an illness in a hospital in West Palm Beach, Fla. He was 73. Affectionately dubbed “Le Grand Orange,” Staub was a six-time All-Star and the only player in major league history to have at least 500 hits with four teams. Popular with fans and teammates all over the United States and Canada, he was most adored in New York and Montreal.     

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Rusty Staub, 1944-2018: Rusty Staub, the orange-haired outfielder who became a huge hit with baseball fans in two countries during an All-Star career that spanned 23 major league seasons, died Thursday, March

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Linda Brown, 1943-2018: Linda Brown, center, who as a Kansas girl was at the center of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down racial segregation in schools, died Sunday, March 25, 2018, at age 75. Her father, Oliver Brown, tried to enroll the family in an all-white school in Topeka, and the case was sparked when he and several black families were turned away. The NAACP’s legal arm brought the lawsuit to challenge segregation in public schools, and Oliver Brown became lead plaintiff in the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision by the Supreme Court that ended school segregation.     

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Linda Brown, 1943-2018: Linda Brown, center, who as a Kansas girl was at the center of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down racial segregation in schools, died Sunday, March 25, 2018, at age

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Louise Slaughter, 1929-2018: Veteran U.S. Rep. Louise Slaughter of New York, a Kentucky blacksmith’s daughter who became the first woman to chair the powerful House Rules Committee, died Friday, March 16, 2018, at a Washington hospital where she was being treated after falling in her home. She was 88.

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Louise Slaughter, 1929-2018: Veteran U.S. Rep. Louise Slaughter of New York, a Kentucky blacksmith’s daughter who became the first woman to chair the powerful House Rules Committee, died Friday, March 16,

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Stephen Hawking, 1942-2018: Stephen Hawking, whose brilliant mind ranged across time and space though his body was paralyzed by disease, died Wednesday, March 14, 2018, at his home in Cambridge, England. He was 76. The best-known theoretical physicist of his time, Hawking wrote so lucidly of the mysteries of space, time and black holes that his book, “A Brief History of Time,” became an international best-seller, making him one of science’s biggest celebrities since Albert Einstein.     

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Stephen Hawking, 1942-2018: Stephen Hawking, whose brilliant mind ranged across time and space though his body was paralyzed by disease, died Wednesday, March 14, 2018, at his home in Cambridge, England. He

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Roger Bannister, 1929-2018: Roger Bannister, who as a lanky medical student at Oxford in 1954 electrified the sports world and lifted postwar England’s spirits when he became the first athlete to run a mile in under 4 minutes, died Saturday, March 3, 2018, in Oxford at 88.

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Roger Bannister, 1929-2018: Roger Bannister, who as a lanky medical student at Oxford in 1954 electrified the sports world and lifted postwar England’s spirits when he became the first athlete

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David Ogden Stiers, 1942-2018: Actor David Ogden Stiers, best known for his role as the snooty Maj. Charles Emerson Winchester III on the popular TV show “MASH,” died Saturday, March 3, 2018 at his home in Newport, Ore., after a battle with cancer. He was 75.

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David Ogden Stiers, 1942-2018: Actor David Ogden Stiers, best known for his role as the snooty Maj. Charles Emerson Winchester III on the popular TV show “MASH,” died Saturday, March 3, 2018 at

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Nanette Fabray, 1920-2018:

Nanette Fabray, the vivacious actress, singer and dancer who became a star in Broadway musicals, on television as Sid Caesar’s comic foil and in such hit movies as “The Band Wagon,”  died Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018, at her home in Palos Verdes Estates, Calif., at age 97.

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Nanette Fabray, 1920-2018:

Nanette Fabray, the vivacious actress, singer and dancer who became a star in Broadway musicals, on television as Sid Caesar’s comic foil and in such hit movies as “The Band

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Rev. Billy Graham, 1918-2018:

The Rev. Billy Graham, who transformed American religious life through his preaching and activism, becoming a counselor to presidents and the most widely heard Christian evangelist in history, died at his home in North Carolina Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018. He was 99.

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Rev. Billy Graham, 1918-2018:

The Rev. Billy Graham, who transformed American religious life through his preaching and activism, becoming a counselor to presidents and the most widely heard Christian

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Vic Damone, 1928-2018: Vic Damone, whose mellow baritone once earned praise from Frank Sinatra as “the best pipes in the business,” died Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018, in Florida at the age of 89. Damone’s easy-listening romantic ballads brought him million-selling records and sustained a half-century career in recordings, movies and nightclub, concert and television appearances.     

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Vic Damone, 1928-2018: Vic Damone, whose mellow baritone once earned praise from Frank Sinatra as “the best pipes in the business,” died Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018, in Florida at the age of 89. Damone’s

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John Mahoney, 1940-2018: John Mahoney, who as the cranky, blue-collar dad in “Frasier” played counterpoint to pompous sons Frasier and Niles, died Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018. Mahoney was 77.

John Mahoney, 1940-2018: John Mahoney, who as the cranky, blue-collar dad in “Frasier” played counterpoint to pompous sons Frasier and Niles, died Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018. Mahoney was 77.

Mort Walker, 1923-2018:

Comic strip artist Mort Walker, a World War II veteran who satirized the Army and tickled millions of newspaper readers with the antics of the lazy private “Beetle Bailey,” died Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018, at his home in Stamford, Conn. He was 94.

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Mort Walker, 1923-2018:

Comic strip artist Mort Walker, a World War II veteran who satirized the Army and tickled millions of newspaper readers with the antics of the lazy private “Beetle Bailey,” died

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Ursula K. Le Guin, 1929-2018:

Ursula K. Le Guin, the award-winning science fiction and fantasy writer who explored feminist themes and was best known for her Earthsea books, died Monday, Jan. 22, 2018, at her home in Portland, Oregon, at 88.

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Ursula K. Le Guin, 1929-2018:

Ursula K. Le Guin, the award-winning science fiction and fantasy writer who explored feminist themes and was best known for her Earthsea books, died Monday, Jan. 22, 2018, at

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Dolores O’Riordan, 1971-2018:

Dolores O’Riordan, whose urgent, powerful voice helped make Irish rock band The Cranberries a global success in the 1990s, died suddenly on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, at a London hotel. She was 46.

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Dolores O’Riordan, 1971-2018:

Dolores O’Riordan, whose urgent, powerful voice helped make Irish rock band The Cranberries a global success in the 1990s, died suddenly on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, at a London

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Mark E Smith

Mark E Smith from post-punk band, The Fall, the fall died at the age of 60 in January. Smith formed The Fall when punk hit 1970s Manchester, and the gray industrial English city sprouted innovative bands including Joy Division and The Buzzcocks. Irascible and inimitable, Smith kept The Fall going for four decades and more than 30 albums. He was the band’s only permanent member, hiring, firing and falling out with several dozen musicians along the way.

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Mark E Smith

Mark E Smith from post-punk band, The Fall, the fall died at the age of 60 in January. Smith formed The Fall when punk hit 1970s Manchester, and the gray industrial English city sprouted innovative

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John Young, 1930-2018

This 1965 photo made available by NASA shows John Young during the Gemini 3 mission. NASA says the astronaut, who walked on the moon and later commanded the first space shuttle flight, died on Friday, Jan. 5, 2018. He was 87. (NASA via AP)

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John Young, 1930-2018

This 1965 photo made available by NASA shows John Young during the Gemini 3 mission. NASA says the astronaut, who walked on the moon and later commanded the first space shuttle flight, died

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Jerry Van Dyke, 1931-2018:

Jerry Van Dyke, the younger brother of Dick Van Dyke who struggled for decades to achieve his own stardom before clicking as the dim-witted sidekick in television’s “Coach,” died Friday, Jan. 5, 2018 in Arkansas. He was 86.

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Jerry Van Dyke, 1931-2018:

Jerry Van Dyke, the younger brother of Dick Van Dyke who struggled for decades to achieve his own stardom before clicking as the dim-witted sidekick in television’s “Coach,” died

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Gay rights lawyer immolates self in NYC in ecology protest