Wendy Scholz remembered for trailblazing career and life
Wendy Scholz, 48, of Northfield and Iowa City, a pioneering Northwestern and Iowa City figure, died March 18, 2024. A goalkeeper and Academic All-American, she set Big Ten and Wildcats records, earned a PhD in Philosophy, coached and served as Iowa City Fire Department’s first female recruit, pursued judo and massage therapy, and enjoyed family life with husband Rich Finley, siblings, and her dog Huddie. Memorial July 19 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Northfield.
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Wendy
Northwestern University
Northwestern
Colorado College
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Rich
Iowa City Fire Department
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Goosetown
Huddie
Northfield
Lake Cabin
David
Luka
Haddie
Richard Finley
Cora Scholz
David Scholz
Dara
Chico
Miriam Scholz-Carlson
Helena
Anna
Eva
Maria Boda
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Friends of the Animal Center Foundation
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Faith Ringgold dies at 93 pioneering Black quilt artist
Faith Ringgold, a trailblazing Black quilt artist and author, has died at 93 in Englewood New Jersey. The activist and founder of the Where We At artists collective shaped Black women’s representation in art with vibrant quilts and books like Tar Beach. Her work blends painting and storytelling and is in major collections including the Smithsonian MoMA and High Museum.
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Faith Ringgold
New York
Grace Matthews
Associated Press
Ringgold
Englewood
N.J
Smithsonian
National Museum of American Art
Museum of Modern Art
Atlanta
High Museum of Fine Art
Where
The
New York Times
Tar Beach
George Washington Bridge
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Harlem
New York City
High Line Park
City College of New York
University of California In
San Diego
National Museum of Women In the Arts
Washington, D.C
Photographer Gene Herrick who covered Korean War era Civil Rights dies
Gene Herrick AP photographer famous for iconic Civil Rights era images including Rosa Parks fingerprinting and Martin Luther King Jr kissing Coretta Scott King on courthouse steps died at 97 in Rich Creek Virginia. Survived by two sons a daughter five grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
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Chies
Rich Creek
Associated Press
Martin Luther King Jr
Rosa Parks
Emmett Till
Herrick
Montgomery
Ala
King
Coretta Scott King
Kitty Hylton
Hylton
Clinton
Tenn
U.S
Columbus
Ohio
Cleveland
Cleveland Indians
Chris
Mark Herrick
Indianapolis
Lola Reece
Peterstown
W.va
Coretta
Oldest living conjoined twins Lori and George Schappell die
Lori and George Schappell, born in 1961 and joined at the skull, died April 7 at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania at age 62. Guinness World Records had recognized them as the oldest living conjoined twins. George was transgender, Lori bowled, and both pursued independent careers and education despite their condition.
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George Schappell
Reading
Pennsylvania
Funeral Home
Guinness World Records
University of Pennsylvania
Leibensperger Funeral Homes
Hamburg
Phila
Delphia Inquirer
George
West Reading
Schappell Twins
Lori Schappell
Associated Press
Reading Eagle
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