Tag Archives: death

My stories: Week ending Feb. 27

28 Feb

Sometimes I write things for St. Louis Public Radio. Here’s what I wrote this week.

St. Louisans remember Maya Angelou

28 May

This story originally appeared on RealTime/STL.

Noted author, activist and St. Louis native Maya Angelou died early Wednesday morning. Local fans took to Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to share their memories.

Angelou also was a prolific social media user. Take a look at some of her inspirational posts.

11 noteworthy tweets from Maya Angelou

28 May

This story originally appeared on RealTime/STL.

Poet and St. Louis native Maya Angelou may have been best known for her book “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” but for the past four years she also shared her moving words via social media. Angelou died Wednesday morning; she was 86. Here’s a look at some of her tweets.

See how St. Louisans are remembering Angelou.

St. Louis remembers Harold Ramis

24 Feb

This story originally appeared on RealTime/STL.

Actor, writer and director Harold Ramis died Monday; he was 69. Ramis was known for several great comedies, including “Animal House,” “Groundhog Day,” “Meatballs,” “Caddyshack,” “Stripes,” “Ghostbusters” and “National Lampoon’s Vacation.”

Throughout the day, St. Louisans shared their memories of Ramis and his work.

Ramis attended Washington University, and in 2005 he told the Post-Dispatch that his experiences there provided fodder for “Animal House.”

The university honored Ramis in 1988; then with Channel 5, J.C. Corcoran interviewed Ramis.

Ramis has a star on the St. Louis Walk of Fame on Delmar Boulevard.

Deer killed in downtown St. Louis

1 Jun