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Bennett L. Aaron, longtime attorney and honorary trustee of the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, has died at 92 inquirer.com/obituaries/benn… via @phillyinquirer

Bennett L. Aaron, longtime attorney and honorary trustee of the Jewish Federation of Greater...

He served as president of the Federation of Jewish Agencies of Greater Philadelphia and chair of the United Israel Appeal for the United Jewish Appeal.

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Jackie Love, former Deptford Township deputy mayor and longtime champion of disability services, has died at 83 inquirer.com/obituaries/jack… via @phillyinquirer

Jackie Love, former Deptford Township deputy mayor and longtime champion of disability services,...

“When Jackie was on council and she walked into a room, everybody knew who Jackie Love was,” Deptford Township mayor Paul Medany said in 2015. “She’s known all over the state.”

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Nina G. Zucker, longtime communications expert and public relations Hall of Famer, has died at 69 inquirer.com/obituaries/nina… via @phillyinquirer

Nina G. Zucker, longtime communications expert and public relations Hall of Famer, has died at 69

She consulted for two presidential campaigns, assisted the Senate Press Gallery at the 2000 Republican National Convention, and managed the 15th anniversary party for the Public Interest Law Center.

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Dexter Wansel, Grammy-winning coproducer and Sound of Philly music icon, has died at 75 inquirer.com/obituaries/dext… via @phillyinquirer

Dexter Wansel, Grammy-winning coproducer and Sound of Philly music icon, has died at 75

He worked for Philadelphia International Records in the 1970s and '80s, and collaborated with the Jacksons, the Jones Girls, Teddy Pendergrass, Patti LaBelle, Phyliss Hyman, and many other artists.

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J. Lawrence Wilson III, lauded retired chair and CEO of Rohm & Haas, has died at 90 inquirer.com/obituaries/jame… via @phillyinquirer

J. Lawrence Wilson III, lauded retired chair and CEO of Rohm & Haas, has died at 90

He joined the Rohm & Haas chemical company in Philadelphia in 1965 as an operations research analyst and rose to chair of the board and CEO in 1988.

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David M. Gray, retired Arcadia vice president and college study abroad pioneer, has died at 95 inquirer.com/obituaries/davi… via @phillyinquirer

David M. Gray, retired Arcadia vice president and college study abroad pioneer, has died at 95

Overall, Dr. Gray told his family, from 1965 to 2006, he arranged for more than 100,000 American students to study abroad.

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Gretjen Clausing, popular longtime media arts programmer and founding executive director of PhillyCAM, has died at 62 inquirer.com/obituaries/gret… via @phillyinquirer

Gretjen Clausing, popular longtime media arts programmer and founding executive director of...

For 40 years, beginning in 1986, she was a community media activist, TV and radio programmer, production consultant, producer, filmmaker, radio host, mentor, and volunteer.

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Charles E. Zech, acclaimed economics professor emeritus at Villanova, has died at 79 inquirer.com/obituaries/char… via @phillyinquirer

Charles E. Zech, acclaimed economics professor emeritus at Villanova, has died at 79

He joined the School of Business at Villanova in 1974, served as chair of the department of economics, and spent 44 years, until his retirement in 2018, as a mentor, innovator, and teacher.

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Lucy Edwards, celebrated ceramicist, potter, painter, and retired art teacher, has died at 98 inquirer.com/obituaries/lucy… via @phillyinquirer

Lucy Edwards, celebrated ceramicist, potter, painter, and retired art teacher, has died at 98

She showed her work often at the Tyme Gallery in Havertown, the Upper Merion Cultural Center, and the Museum of Human Kindness.

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Minnie Moore-Johnson, longtime celebrated community activist and social ‘game changer,’ has died at 86 inquirer.com/obituaries/minn… via @phillyinquirer

Minnie Moore-Johnson, longtime celebrated community activist and social ‘game changer,’ has died at...

Her signature Thanksgiving meal for seniors morphed from a small dinner at her home into a nationally-acclaimed feast for thousands at dozens of locations across Philadelphia.

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Joseph E. Czarnecki, celebrated family physician and Holy Ghost Prep team doctor, has died at 86 inquirer.com/obituaries/jose… via @phillyinquirer

Joseph E. Czarnecki, celebrated family physician and Holy Ghost Prep team doctor, has died at 86

He established a much-needed local mammography unit and diagnostic center in Port Richmond, and worked later with Allegheny, Tenet, Einstein, and Holmesburg medical groups.

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Pamela Bennett-Bryant, retired Philadelphia schoolteacher and principal, has died at 75 inquirer.com/obituaries/pame… via @phillyinquirer

Pamela Bennett-Bryant, retired Philadelphia schoolteacher and principal, has died at 75

In its 2004 Report Card on the Schools, The Inquirer noted that Mrs. Bennett-Bryant helped Lamberton High partner with Eastern University in offering college-level courses to high school students.

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Elizabeth Bleiman, one of the region’s oldest Holocaust survivors, has died at 104 inquirer.com/obituaries/eliz… via @phillyinquirer

Elizabeth Bleiman, one of the region’s oldest Holocaust survivors, has died at 104

A lifelong learner and a frequent visitor to local libraries, she became proficient on the internet and kept up with events online in Hungary and Israel.

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Richard C. Ingling, former Burlington County police officer and longtime pro wrestling referee, has died at 75 inquirer.com/obituaries/rich… via @phillyinquirer

Richard C. Ingling, former Burlington County police officer and longtime pro wrestling referee, has...

In addition to pro wrestling referee, he was military police in the Army, a police officer for a decade in Burlington County, and security manager at Walt Disney World in Orlando in the 1990s.

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MaryJane Hackney, longtime first grade teacher and diehard Phillies fan, has died at 80 inquirer.com/obituaries/mary… via @phillyinquirer

MaryJane Hackney, longtime first-grade teacher and devoted Phillies fan, has died at 80

Inspired by her own favorite grade school teacher, Mrs. Hackney knew early in life that she wanted to be a teacher, too.

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Peter Berson, retired assistant district attorney and political podcaster, has died at 69 inquirer.com/news/peter-bers… via @phillyinquirer

Peter Berson, retired assistant district attorney and political podcaster, has died at 69

He handled hundreds of fraud and economic crime cases, and directed more than a dozen election year task forces that monitored voter fraud and intimidation complaints.

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Christina Dochwat, celebrated iconographer for the Ukrainian and Byzantine Catholic Churches, has died at 91 inquirer.com/obituaries/chri… via @phillyinquirer

Christina Dochwat, celebrated iconographer for the Ukrainian and Byzantine Catholic Churches, has...

“She made her faces lovely so you were drawn to them,” said longtime friend and caregiver Eugene Luciw.

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Patricia D. Hunt, retired American Friends Service Committee international project coordinator, has died at 105 inquirer.com/obituaries/patr… via @phillyinquirer

Patricia D. Hunt, retired American Friends Service Committee international project coordinator, has...

She created and supervised aid and educational programs in Palestine and Israel in the early 1950s, and in Korea after the Korean War in 1953.

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Clifford C.R. Hood, celebrated tenor and longtime public relations executive, has died at 99 inquirer.com/obituaries/clif… via @phillyinquirer

Clifford C.R. Hood, celebrated tenor and longtime public relations executive, has died at 99

He promoted Dick Clark’s "Bandstand" and other popular shows for WFIL-TV in the 1950s and established his own public relations firm in 1962.

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Milan Whetstone, popular Rowan admissions director and education counselor, has died at 38 inquirer.com/obituaries/mila… via @phillyinquirer

Milan Whetstone, popular Rowan admissions director and education counselor, has died at 38

An expert in student support services, she supervised programs at Rowan University that personalized efforts to ensure academic development and improved social skills and habits.

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