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Jeff Kriendler, the public voice of Pan American World Airlines during its last turbulent ten years of existence, died Sept. 3 after suffering from several serious illnesses over the years. He was 76.
Robert Jeffrey Thompson, who founded Thompson Communication Breakthroughs, died on September 12 in Clemmons, NC at the age of 85.
Steve Haweeli, founder and president of WordHampton Public Relations, died August 23 from complications of COVID-19. He was 68.
Esther Buchsbaum, co-founder of Canada's energi PR, died May 14 after a battle with glioblastoma. She was 65.
Alan Kelly, who founded Applied Communications Group in 1992 in Silicon Valley, died April 13. He was 64.
Jim Dowling, the former CEO of Burson-Marsteller who played a key role in handling Johnson & Johnson’s Tylenol crisis, died Dec. 15. He was 90.
David Finn, a founding father of modern PR who launched Ruder Finn in 1948 with Bill Ruder, has died. He celebrated his 100th birthday on Aug. 30.
Bobby Zarem, the legendary press agent who represented Hollywood’s top celebrities, died Sept. 26 of complications from lung cancer. He was 84.
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Matt Zachowski, who co-founded Intermarket financial PR firm 35 years ago with Martin Mosbacher, died Sept. 12 after a long illness. He was 68.
Aaron Cushman, a public relations executive who counseled stars such as Milton Berle, Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Sammy Davis Jr. and the Three Stooges, died on April 17. He was 96.
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Rush Limbaugh, conservative talk radio host who skewered feminists, minorities, environmentalists and liberals, died today from lung cancer. He was 70.
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Richard Goldstein, an O’Dwyer’s columnist specializing in financial issues affecting the public relations industry, died on February 10 at the age of 74.
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E. Bruce Harrison, who co-founded with his wife, Patricia, one of the most successful PR firms dedicated to environmental communications, died Jan. 16. The "Dean of Green PR" was 88.
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Richard Bates, senior VP-government relations at Walt Disney Co., died Dec. 31. He was 70.
Howard Rubenstein, who burnished the reputations of people ranging from Abe Beame to George Steinbrenner to Donald Trump, died on Dec. 29 at the age of 88.
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Joseph M. McCarthy, a veteran public relations and public affairs practitioner who was founding partner and chairman of global PR network Pinnacle Worldwide, died in November at age 84.
Jay Van Vechten, who ran Van Vechten & Co. PR firm for 32 years and was an advocate for disabled people, died July 11 in Boca Raton. He was 75.
Nanci Ryder, who co-founded BWR Public Relations with Paul Baker and Larry Winokur, died of ALS on June 11. She was 67.
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