Obituaries

Joan King, Jorn Utzon, Richard Fortman

Joan King, mother of four-time Iditarod sled dog race champion Jeff King, died Nov. 18 from complications from Lou Gehrig's disease.
Jorn Utzon, an architect who designed one of the world's most recognizable buildings, the Sydney Opera House, died Saturday. He was 90.
Richard Fortman, an internationally known authority on checkers, died Nov. 8 at the age of 93. READ MORE

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