The Philadelphia Inquirer has reported the passing of Gary Haynes who died at 76: [blockquote]Gary Haynes, a distinguished photojournalist who assembled and directed a team of Pulitzer Prize-winning photographers at The Inquirer in the 1970s and ’80s, has died at 76. Mr. Haynes was found Friday morning at his home […]
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Thomas Hoy passed away today at 76. Obituary from the Washington Post: [blockquote]Thomas L. Hoy, 76, a news photographer with the old Washington Evening Star newspaper in the 1950s and 1960s who became public relations director for the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, died Oct. 20 at Sibley Memorial Hospital in […]
Dennis Brack has donated his archive of photographic work to the Briscoe Center for American History. In a press release from the Briscoe Center announced the longtime WHNPA member will be housed at the The University of Texas at Austin and consists of, ” more than 150,000 slides” and, “spans the last five decades”.
It is with deep sadness that we inform you of the passing of longtime friend, colleague and WHNPA member Jim Wells. Jim passed way on Friday, May 11, 2012, and arrangements are pending. Jim was a staff photographer for the New York bureau of the Associated Press from 1970-1973 and […]
The photographer who in 1963 took the iconic picture of John F. Kennedy Jr. saluting his father’s casket during the assassinated president’s funeral has lost his battle with cancer. Stan Stearns, 76, died Friday at the Hospice of the Chesapeake’s Mandrin House in Harwood, Md. Mr. Sterns was president of […]
It is with great sadness that we report to you the sudden passing of longtime WHNPA member Jim Atherton. The following is from WHNPA president, Ron Sachs: I am saddened to hear about the passing of Jim Atherton. It is easy to say all of the “right” things: Jim was […]
Cal Marlin died on November 9th in the morning at the Cottage hospital in Santa Barbara after being ill for about 18 months. Up to the end he was in wonderful spirits and really enjoyed his 24 hour caregivers who he called his ‘ladies’. The services will be at 10:00am […]
The Tiffen Company Mourns the Passing of Hilary Araujo, VP of Marketing Hauppauge, N.Y., April 15, 2011– It is with profound sadness that we announce the untimely passing of Hilary Araujo on April 14, 2011 at the age of 65 after a short illness. Mr. Araujo had been Vice President […]
Longtime friend and colleague, Walter Crawford passed away Sunday evening. ABC 7 News is mourning the loss of friend and colleague Walt Crawford, who died Sunday. Walt worked for ABC 7 for 28 years as a photojournalist who was known for his beautifully-lit live shots and attention to detail. His […]
Woodrow Robert Wilson, a life member of the WHNPA, passed away on March 29th. At the time of his death he was living in Las Vegas, Nevada. He leaves behind his wife of 77 years, Hazel Wilson. Wilson began his career at Pacific and Atlantic News Service around 1930. From […]
Jack Kightlinger, a longtime presidential photographer who worked under five administrations for Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan died Monday at age 77. Kightlinger was killed in a car crash in Henderson, North Carolina, according to local media reports. His wife, Adele, was also involved […]
Arnold “Pappy” Noel, a UPI Photographer who became an assistant to President Ford, passed away at 86.
Todd Spencer Sachs, 47, of Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, formerly of Oxon Hill, Maryland, passed away early Saturday morning March 21, 2009. WHNPA members will recall that Todd worked for Penn Camera and Ace Photo during his career in Washington. Todd was born in Washington, D.C., and is predeceased by […]
Photographer Cecil Stoughton died at home in Florida on Monday,November 3, 2008. Major Stoughton served as White House photographer to Presidents Kennedy and Johnson before that position had a formal name. His photograph of the swearing-in as president of Lyndon Johnson aboard Air Force One after the assassination of John […]
It is with sadness that we report the passing of yet, another longtime friend and colleague, Dr. Coleman Reed Tuckson, DDS. Coleman was a longtime member of the WHNPA and worked with Arnie Sachs and his son, Ron for many years at Consolidated News, contributing to their success with emphasis […]