Obituaries: 16 February 2008
Monday, February 4, 2008 toSaturday, February 16, 2008
The following were some of the deaths reported over the last 12 days:
Feb 8: Phyllis A. Whitney, mystery writer, 104
American mystery writer Phyllis Ayame Whitney died on February 8, from pneumonia. She was 104.
She was born on September 9, 1903 in Yokohama, Japan.
Whitney wrote more than seventy novels. In 1961, her book The Mystery of the Haunted Pool won an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for Best Juvenile novel, and she duplicated the honor in 1964, for The Mystery of the Hidden Hand. In 1988, the MWA gave her a Grand Master Award for lifetime achievement.
Sources
- Dulcie Leimbach. "Phyllis A. Whitney, Author, Dies at 104" — The New York Times, February 9, 2008
- "Bestselling US mystery writer Phyllis Whitney dies aged 104" — EARTHTimes, February 9, 2008
Feb 15: Steve Fossett, Adventurer, 63
Steve Fossett, the US adventurer who set world records in the Fields of Aviation and sailing was confirmed dead on February 15. Although he has been missing since September he was only recently declared dead by a Chicago judge. His body has not yet been discovered.
Sources
- Dennis McLellan. "Missing since September, Fossett is declared dead" — San Francisco Chronicle, February 15, 2008
- Adam Bernstein. "Bestselling US mystery writer Phyllis Whitney dies aged 104" — Washington Post, February 16, 2008
Feb 14: Six students of Northern Illinois University
Steven Phillip Kazmierczak killed himself after firing shots which killed and injure 16 others in a shooting at the Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Illinois, United States. He was enrolled at the university in the spring semester of 2007.
Sources
- Jay Levine, Dana Koslov, Katie McCall. "6 Dead in N. Illinois University Massacre" — CBS 2-Chicago, February 15, 2008
- "Six dead in NIU shooting" — ABC 7-Chicago, February 15, 2008
- Jason Meisner, Jeremy Gorner and Tina Shah. "'Several people' injured in NIU shooting" — Chicago Tribune, February 14, 2008
- "Gunman reported shooting on Illinois Campus" — MSNBC, February 14, 2008
- Kishwaukee Community Hospital. "Live updates" — KCH, February 14, 2008
- Northern Illinois University. "NIU Campus Alert" — NIU, February 14, 2008
- Russell Goldman. "Reports of Shooting at Northern Illinois University" — ABC News, February 14, 2008
- Eric Rood. "One Shooting Victim Identified" — Northern Star Online, February 14, 2008
