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Taiho
Popular sumo wrestler who broke records in his sportTaiho, who has died of heart failure aged 72, was considered the greatest sumo wrestler of the second half of the 20th century, and arguably the...
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Simon Lane obituary
My cousin the writer Simon Lane, who has died of cancer aged 55, was an exciting, rewarding, loving and funny man. He could even make the humdrum task of queueing in the post office a hilarious...
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Anne Lo obituary
My mother, Anne Lo, who has died aged 84, co-founded a pioneering Chinese cookery school in Britain and three restaurants, in London and Portugal. She was the power behind the writer, TV chef and...
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David Thomas obituary
My husband, David Thomas, who has died from cancer aged 50, dedicated 30 years to firefighting for Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service. During his long career, he and his colleagues witnessed...
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Nancy Tomkins obituary
Nancy TomkinsMy friend and former colleague Nancy Tomkins, who has died aged 98, was the women's hockey correspondent of the Guardian from 1965 to 1984. She took over from Marjorie Pollard, who had...
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Letter: Ian Breach was an inspired humanist celebrant
Ian Breach conducted the funeral service for my wife, Hetty, in Cockermouth, both at the graveside at the natural burial ground and at the wake afterwards. I was introduced to Ian by the undertaker and...
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John Hopkins obituary
Landscape architect responsible for London's Olympic Park who campaigned for sustainabilityJohn Hopkins, the visionary landscape architect responsible for the delivery of London's Olympic Park, has...
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Guy Dodson obituary
Distinguished scientist renowned for his work on the structure of insulinGuy Dodson, who has died aged 75, was an outstanding x-ray crystallographer. He was world-renowned for his research on the...
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Katie Stewart obituary
Cookery writer whose newspaper columns inspired a generationKatie Stewart, who has died aged 78, was mentor to a generation who first learned their kitchen skills in the late 1960s and 70s. Her...
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Nick Martin obituary
As he was a quiet man, only those closest to my husband, Nick Martin, who has died from a brain tumour aged 55, knew of his two great passions: art and his family.Perhaps Nick's fascination with art...
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Peter Walsh obituary
My father, who has died aged 89, was known as Peter to friends and family, and Gerard to his Lancashire relatives. As a combination of the two, PG Walsh, he made his name as a Latin scholar of...
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Letter: What the subs thought of Frank Keating's copy
It was true, in his early days at least, that subeditors on the Manchester sports desk were not totally thrilled with some of Frank Keating's copy. The irritation was not entirely unjustified. We would...
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David Foot on Frank Keating: 'What we all valued was his humanity'
Frank Keating and I first met on the day in the late 1950s that Frank arrived as a trainee subeditor at the Bristol Evening World. If he was apprehensive about the sweaty demands – up to 13 editions in...
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Russell Benson obituary
Russell Benson, who has died of heart failure aged 37, was head of television at Ogilvy & Mather, the advertising firm based in Canary Wharf, east London. He had a long career in television...
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Letter: Frank Keating in India
Frank Keating had warm feelings for certain Indian cricketers, especially Gundappa Viswanath and Sunil Gavaskar. Keating first travelled to India in 1971 as a member of the Guardian press team. "We...
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Letter: Ian Breach's thirst for reporting
Ian Breach had the reporter's instinct to ensure some home comforts wherever possible. Twenty years ago a tanker, the Braer, ran aground off Shetland and I was sent north to cover the accident. Several...
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Ramon Fernandez obituary
My husband, Ramon Fernandez, who has died of cancer aged 62, was born into a Spanish republican refugee family in Toxteth, Liverpool. Growing up, he sought refuge in art and drawing, an escape from a...
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Barbara Christie obituary
My mentor and friend Barbara Christie, who has died aged 66 after suffering from cancer, was a remarkable maker of contemporary jewellery and an influential teacher. For more than 30 years she headed...
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Chinwe Chukwuogo-Roy obituary
The artist Chinwe Chukwuogo-Roy, who has died of cancer aged 60, painted the African landscapes of her childhood and gave the same wonderful depth of colour to the sunsets in Suffolk, where she lived....
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John Reed obituary
My brother, John Reed, who has died aged 82, was a peripatetic academic. He taught in many parts of the world, but his heart, I believe, was in central Africa.He was born to working-class parents in...
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