Stanley J. Policht, 1942-2010
Stanley J. Policht, 67, a longtime Tribune photographer and photo editor known for his sense of humor and attention to detail, died of a heart attack on Saturday, Oct. 30,...
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Arthur ‘Ron’ Swanson, 1926-2010
Arthur "Ron" Swanson, 84, a former Republican state senator and lobbyist whose insider deals played a key role in the conviction of former Illinois Gov. George Ryan, died of kidney...
Dr. Roque Pifarre, 1929-2010
Dr. Roque Pifarre, a cardiothoracic surgeon who performed the first heart transplant at Loyola Medical Center in 1984, has died in Barcelona, Spain, according to hospital officials. Dr. Pifarre, 80,...
Malgorzata ‘Margaret’ Kiesz, 1963-2010
When Polish-language radio host Malgorzata Kiesz was diagnosed with breast cancer in the late 1990s, she was initially devastated, then grew confused about her options for care. As she underwent...
Shel Trapp, 1935-2010
Veteran community organizer Shel Trapp was best known for his bulldog approach and confrontational tactics that shamed slumlords, politicians and corporate leaders into change. The Methodist minister turned pugnacious protester...
Shel Trapp, 1935-2010
Veteran community organizer Shel Trapp was best known for his bulldog approach and confrontational tactics that shamed slumlords, politicians and corporate leaders into change. The Methodist minister turned pugnacious protester...
Bishop Arthur M. Brazier, 1921-2010
In the 1960s, Bishop Arthur M. Brazier marched through the streets of Chicago alongside the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in the struggle against segregation in housing and schools. He...
Bishop Arthur M. Brazier, 1921-2010
In the 1960s, Bishop Arthur M. Brazier marched through the streets of Chicago alongside the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in the struggle against segregation in housing and schools. He...
Nicholas G. Manos, 1922-2010
On the day of final arguments in the Rock Island Railroad bankruptcy case in the late 1970s, attorney Nicholas G. Manos stepped up to the lectern for one of the...
Robert J. Smith, 1925-2010
Robert J. Smith, 85, a longtime Chicago reporter and former Tribune editor who covered the sensational controversy surrounding the best-selling book "The Search for Bridey Murphy," died of natural causes...