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Dr. John Hudelson helped snuff out brucellosis among livestock

February 26, 2009

Dr. John Hudelson, a former state veterinarian who spent much of his career helping rid the livestock industry of brucellosis, a costly livestock disease, died of cancer Feb. 19. He was 86.

OBITUARY: Wendy Richard, star of BBC's 'EastEnders,' 'Being Served'

February 26, 2009

Actress Wendy Richard, who starred as matriarch Pauline Fowler in the British Broadcasting Corp.'s soap opera EastEnders and was in the sitcom Are You Being Served?, died early Thursday in London. She was 65.

Edward J. Rozek escaped slave-labor camp, taught at CU

February 26, 2009

A Polish immigrant who was a defense and foreign policy adviser to President Ronald Reagan and a World War II veteran who fought and was captured by the Nazis died at his Boulder home last Thursday at the age of 90.

Howard Stoker, a celebrated hunter who could 'talk' to geese

February 25, 2009

During the Korean War years, an Army training officer asked a promising Colorado recruit named Howard Stoker to sign up for an elite sniper school.

John Opie was 'there for anyone who needed a home'

February 23, 2009

John Opie never did anything halfway.

'Many ways to remember' James Adams, 63

February 22, 2009

James Adams was considered a quiet, thoughtful man, but family and friends say his legacy rings out loud and in unexpected ways.

OBITUARY: Oreste Lionello, famed Italian voice dubber

February 20, 2009

Oreste Lionello, an entertainer and film dubber who was Italy's "voice" of Woody Allen, Jerry Lewis and other comic stars, died in a Rome hospital Thursday.

OBITUARY: Richard D. Blakeley, safety watchdog of old CF&I plant

February 19, 2009

When Dick Blakeley went to work at the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company in 1977, the great Pueblo steel mill was the fiery heart and soul of an entire city and Colorado's only heavy-industry behemoth.

German scientist helped put U.S. astronauts on the moon

February 18, 2009

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - Konrad Dannenberg, a German rocket scientist who was part of the Wernher von Braun team that helped put the first American astronauts on the moon, has died. He was 96.

Marjorie Lee moved to Estes Park late in life

February 18, 2009

Marjorie Lee had lived in Boulder for 82 years, when at age 90 she turned to her daughter as they drove home from a weekend in Estes Park and said, "It's so beautiful up here. Let's move to Estes Park."

OBITUARY: Alfred Knopf Jr., top publisher

February 17, 2009

Alfred A. Knopf Jr., son of publishing legends and an influential publisher in his own right, died Saturday. He was 90.

Physician John Whitesel had generous heart

February 15, 2009

Dr. John Whitesel was a devoted health practitioner whose big heart was sometimes overshadowed by his lengthy list of appointments and accomplishments.

OBITUARY: Gary A. Silvestri operated tavern after injury ended career in athletics

February 12, 2009

Gary A. Silvestri packed many passions into his 53 years, including sports, food and family.

Obituary: John R. Fetcher played roles in ski safety, water supplies

February 11, 2009

John R. Fetcher, who changed the course of history in northwest Colorado by building reservoirs, overseeing local water districts and ushering the Steamboat Ski Resort into the modern age, died late Friday afternoon at Yampa Valley Medical Center. He was 97.

Blossom Dearie, 82, jazz singer with a unique voice

February 10, 2009

Blossom Dearie, a classically trained pianist who transformed herself into a jazz singer with a unique baby-doll voice heard in New York and London cabarets for three decades, has died at 82.

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