Obituaries

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Wilbur Flachman (1937-2020)

Oct 1, 2020

Longtime Colorado publishing entrepreneur Wilbur E. Flachman died September 16, 2020, with family by his side. Flachman was 83. Following surgery for pancreatic cancer, he fought a difficult battle for ...

Juanelle ‘Wassie’ Vickery (1929-2020)

Sep 1, 2020

A life dedicated to telling the stories of the people and communities of Hart County came to an end July 31 when longtime editor of The Hartwell (Georgia) Sun, Juanelle “Wassie” Vickery, died ...

Rick Murphy (1950-2020)

Sep 1, 2020

On Tuesday, July 21, at around 6:30 p.m., Rick Murphy, the former editor of the Independent newspaper based in East Hampton, died at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital. He had been hospitalized on Friday ...

Tom Sutherland (1924-2020)

Sep 1, 2020

Tom Sutherland, the inspiration for “The Old Grouch” in the Casper (Wyoming) Star Tribune for many years, died July 6. He was 95.

Cal Poly honors industry icon with graphic communication scholarship and endowment

Aug 14, 2020

Ray Prince was a highly respected professional who supported printing industry education.

Alice (Kay) Potter (1919-2019)

Jul 29, 2020

The Potters formerly owned six newspapers including four weeklies and a daily, the Culpeper (Virginia) Star-Exponent, and a daily in New Jersey.

Billy Smith (1934-2020)

Jul 29, 2020

In 1972, he moved to Dyersburg, Tennessee, where he served as publisher for the State Gazette, leaving in 1980 to become the publisher for the Southwest Times in Pulaski, Virginia.