Obituaries : The Rocky Mountain News

Ken Campbell, British actor, writer, director

Ken Campbell, a maverick British actor, writer and director whose career ranged from sitcom roles to a 22-hour stage extravaganza, has died, his agent said Wednesday. He was 66.

Dr. Henry Coppolillo dedicated his life to kids

He loved all things Italian. He was devoted to family. He spent half a century exploring the tender drama of young minds.

Colorado Judge James Flanigan faced discrimination

During the depths of the Great Depression, a young James Flanigan sneaked aboard a Rock Island freight train in Kansas and "hoboed" it to Denver.

Pioneering judge James Flanigan dies at 92

James Flanigan worked his way through the University of Denver. He studied hard and earned a law degree by attending night school. In 1957, he become Colorado's first black judge.

Lucienne Stetson, respected horse breeder

In 1916, 3-year-old Lucienne Lauron's father, a French infantryman, was killed in World War I.

Del Martin, longtime crusader for lesbian marriage rights

Pioneering lesbian rights activist Del Martin, who married her lifelong partner in June on the first day that same-sex couples here gained that right, died Wednesday. She was 87.

John Aycrigg, a pioneer in psychiatric care

It was nearly 40 years ago that John Bancker Aycrigg arrived in the still-fledging world of psychiatric care in Colorado. Through the ensuing decades, he would become a Colorado pioneer in psychiatric care and mental health administration.

Back to school with tough economic lesson

Hard times and higher fuel prices will follow kids back to school this fall.

George Wallach, vaudeville to filmmaker

George Wallach, a one-time vaudeville performer who went on to a career as a film and television producer, served his country by aiming a camera, not a gun.

Father Bill Wells founded, designed Estes Park church

The questing spirit of Bill Wells led him into heady realms - the art department at Better Homes and Gardens, the glories of classic French cooking and the age- old mysteries of the Christian faith.

Maudie Hopkins, Civil War widow, 93

Maudie White Hopkins, who grew up during the Depression in the hardscrabble Ozarks and married a Confederate army veteran 67 years her senior, has died. She was 93.

William Durlin was co-founder of airline

William Durlin wasn't about to let a little thing like major surgery derail his plans for a much-anticipated three-week cruise to the Arctic Circle, followed by a two- week stay in Germany. After all, the longtime airline executive and co-founder of the new Frontier Airlines had spent a lifetime traveling and was proud of the fact that he'd visited 55 countries.

Chuck Gilmore, sculptor, art center proprietor

Chuck Gilmore was a masterful photographer, sculptor and portrait painter who never raised his voice to anyone. He lavished loving care, including seasonal tomatoes, on the artists who showed at his Denver gallery.

Eric Arnold Jr. had passion for history, culture, music

Eric A. Arnold Jr. was, formally, a professor of French history. His love of history and culture, however, extended to Colorado, southwestern railroads, the Denver Broncos, and classical music and opera.