Brian Williams, a 37-year-old mountaineer and father of three young children, died from a fall after summiting Jack Mountain in the North Cascades on June 25.
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Read the latest on the deaths of notable people. These news stories recount the lives that made them prominent locally, nationally and worldwide.
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Alan Arkin, Oscar-winning ‘Little Miss Sunshine’ actor, dies at 89 WATCH
Oscar winner Alan Arkin has died at age 89. “Such a wonderful, original voice for comedy,” tweeted Jason Alexander.
Former Connecticut Gov. Lowell P. Weicker Jr., maverick senator during Watergate, dies at 92 VIEW
Former U.S. Senator and Connecticut Governor Lowell P. Weicker, who championed national legislation to protect people with disabilities, has died.
John Goodenough, a Nobel Prize-winning co-creator of the revolutionary lithium battery, dies at 100
John Goodenough, who shared a Nobel Prize for his work developing the lithium-ion battery that transformed technology with rechargeable power, has died at 100.
Service honors kindness, devotion of pregnant woman killed in Seattle
Funeral services were held Friday to honor Eina Kwon, a Seattle restaurant owner killed this month.
Jon Runstad, Seattle real estate developer and philanthropist, dies at 81
Runstad led the development of downtown high-rises like Rainier Square Tower and 1201 Third Avenue — the second- and third-tallest buildings in the city.
Vietnam-era whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg, who leaked Pentagon Papers, dies at 92 VIEW
Daniel Ellsberg, the government analyst and whistleblower who leaked the Pentagon Papers in 1971, has died at 92.
Two-time Oscar winner Glenda Jackson, who mixed acting with politics, dies at 87 VIEW
Glenda Jackson, a two-time Academy Award-winning performer who had a long second career as a British lawmaker, has died.