Moira Milton, Scottish amateur golfer, died she was 88.

Moira Milton (née Paterson) was a Scottish amateur golfer died she was 88..

(December 1923 – 24 January 2012) 

She won the British Ladies Amateur in 1952, and was a member of the victorious Great Britain and Ireland Curtis Cup team later in the same year. She was also runner-up in the French Women's Open Amateur Championship in 1949, and in the Scottish Women's Amateur Championship in 1951.^[1][2]

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Delma Kollar, American supercentenarian, one of the 100 verified oldest people ever and fourth-oldest in world, died she was 114.

Delma Dorothie Kollar  was an American supercentenarian and one of the oldest 100 verified people ever died she was 114.. On her last birthday, she became one of only 88 people to have attained the age of 114. Before recent research, she was thought to have been born in 1898. However, from the data in the census closest to her date of birth, and due to the fact that her younger sister was born in February 1899, this was proved to have been wrong.^[2] At the time of her death she was the fourth oldest living person in the world, the recordholder for the oldest person born in Kansas and one of the last four people born in 1897.


(née Lowman; October 31, 1897 – January 24, 2012)

Biography

Kollar was one of six children; both her parents lived into their 90s, and two of Kollar's aunts lived past 100. After high school, Kollar attended Cottey College, earning a teaching certificate. Her first teaching job was in a two-room schoolhouse in Prairiedell. Later she earned college degrees in biology and English from Baker University and then worked as a schoolteacher in Kansas and California for more than 25 years. In 1923, Kollar married William Hoggatt. They had three children: Jean Cooper, Earlene Duncan, and Bill Hoggatt. William died in 1966.
Kollar later married Harry Kollar and the couple moved to Oregon in 1982. Harry Kollar died in 1986.^[3]
Kollar outlived all 5 of her siblings and two of her 3 children. She had 6 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, 11 great-great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-great-grandchild.^[4]


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Carolina Isakson Proctor, Colombian First Lady (1986–1990), died she was 81.

Carolina Isakson Proctor was the wife of 35th President of Colombia, Virgilio Barco Vargas, and served as First Lady of Colombia from 1986 to 1990 died she was 81..^[1]

^{(6 January 1930 – 24 January 2012)}

Personal life

Born Mary Caroline Isakson on 6 January 1930 in York, Pennsylvania to Carl Oscar Isakson and Mary Alice (née Proctor).^[2][3] Her father, a Swedish American Engineer,^[4] relocated the family to Cúcuta, North Santander to work with the Colombian Petroleum Company; she was 7 years old at the time.^[3] She met Virgilio Barco Vargas through his sister, who she had attended school with; they were married on 1 July 1950 in Cúcuta.^[4] Virgilio and Carolina had four children: María Carolina, Julia, Diana, and Virgilio.


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Arild Haaland, Norwegian philosopher, died he was 92.

Arild Haaland  was a Norwegian philosopher, literary historian, translator and non-fiction writer  died he was 92.. He was born in Bergen. His thesis from 1956 was an analysis of the Nazism in Germany.

(1919 – 24 January 2012)

He was decorated Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav in 1979. He received the Fritt Ord Award in 1992. Haaland was portrayed by sculptor Arnold Haukeland, and by the painters Odd Nerdrum and Karl Erik Harr.




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Vadim Glowna, German actor and film director, died he was 70.

Vadim Glowna ^[1] was a German actor and film director died he was 70.. Since 1964, he appeared in over 150 films and television shows.

(26 September 1941 – 24 January 2012)

He directed the 1983 film Dies rigorose Leben, which won an Honourable Mention at the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival.^[2] In 1989, he was a member of the jury at the 39th Berlin International Film Festival.^[3] Three years later, his film Rising to the Bait was entered into the 42nd Berlin International Film Festival.^[4]

Selected filmography

• Cuore di cane (1976)
• Cross of Iron (1977)
• Group Portrait with Lady (1977)
• Bloodline (1979)
• The Tailor from Ulm (1979)
• Death Watch (1980)
• Dies rigorose Leben (1983 – director)
• The Year of the Quiet Sun (1984)
• Rising to the Bait (1992)
• No Place to Go (2000)
• Viktor Vogel – Commercial Man (2001)
• Mein Name ist Bach (2003; as Johann Sebastian Bach)
• Agnes and His Brothers (2004)
• Four Minutes (2006)
• Hitler's Grave (2011)
• Jack Irish (2012; two Australian television films)

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J. Joseph Garrahy, American politician, Governor of Rhode Island (1977–1985), died he was 81.

John Joseph Garrahy, known to Rhode Islanders as J. Joseph Garrahy or just "Joe," was an American politician  died he was 81.. He served as the 69th Governor of Rhode Island from 1977 to 1985.

(November 26, 1930 – January 24, 2012)

Early life

Garrahy was born on November 26, 1930 in Providence, Rhode Island. Garrahy achieved the rank of Eagle Scout on Aug. 25, 1947, at age 16.^[1] In 1952, he attended the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York. In 1953, he attended the University of Rhode Island. Later that year, Garrahy joined the United States Air Force, where he served until 1955. After his military service, Garrahy married Margherite De Pietro with whom he had five children.^[2]

Political career

Garrahy was elected to the Rhode Island Senate in 1962 as a Democrat, and served there until 1968. While in the Senate, he also served as Deputy Majority leader from 1963 onwards.
In 1968, Garrahy was elected the 61st Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island, and served in that office until 1977, when he was elected Governor, defeating James Taft in the election. He served as Governor until 1985, after being reelected in 1978, 1980 and 1982. In 1980, Garrahy traveled to the Soviet Union as part of an arms control delegation.

Later life

In 1988, Garrahy was named to the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame. He had served on the board of the Providence and Worcester Railroad since 1992. He was active in the Knights of Columbus, and was also an active Rhode Island Commodore. Garrahy died in Florida on January 24, 2012.^[3]


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James Farentino, American actor (Dynasty, ER, Melrose Place), died from a hip fracture he was 73.

James Farentino was an American actor died from a hip fracture he was 73.. He appeared in nearly 100 television, film and stage roles, among them The Final Countdown and Dynasty.

(February 24, 1938 – January 24, 2012)

Career

Born in Brooklyn, New York, Farentino went to local schools followed later by studying drama and acting in Catholic based schools. In the 1950s and 60s, he went on to stage and a few TV roles. Among his many television appearances, Farentino guest-starred in 1964 with Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., in the episode "Super-Star" of the CBS drama series, The Reporter, with Harry Guardino in the starring role of journalist Danny Taylor of the fictitious New York Globe newspaper. Early in 1967, he appeared in Barry Sullivan's NBC western series The Road West in the episode "Reap the Whirlwind".
In 1969, he starred opposite Patty Duke in the film Me, Natalie. Farentino was one of the lawyers in NBC TV series The Bold Ones (1969–1972), which also starred Burl Ives and Joseph Campanella. He made two appearances in the 1970s anthology television series Night Gallery, once with then-wife Michele Lee ("Since Aunt Ada Came to Stay"), and secondly with actress Joanna Pettet ("The Girl With The Hungry Eyes"). In the 1970s, he appeared in an NBC Mystery Movie, Cool Million. In 1978, Farentino was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Drama Special for his portrayal of Saint Peter in the mini-series, Jesus of Nazareth. He also did the TV film When No One Would Listen which teamed him one last time with Michelle Lee.
In 1980, Farentino starred in The Final Countdown with Kirk Douglas and Martin Sheen. Farentino appeared as "Frank Chaney" in the short-lived 1984 ABC series Blue Thunder, based on the 1983 film of the same name starring Roy Scheider. (The 11-episode series, which starred a then-unknown Dana Carvey, was released on DVD in August 2006.) In 1991 Farentino starred in A cop killed in the line of duty. In the late 1990s, he appeared as Doug Ross' estranged father, "Ray", on ER.
Farentino also voiced the character Grungy in the 1994 Aaahh!!! Real Monsters episode “Snorched If You Do, Snorched If You Don’t.”^[1]

Personal life

Farentino was married to:

• Elizabeth Ashley (September 1, 1962 – 1965; divorced)^[2]

• Michele Lee (February 20, 1966 – 1982; divorced); one child, David

• Debrah Farentino (June 1985 – 1988; divorced)

• Stella Farentino (August 3, 1994 – his death); Stella filed for divorce in 1998 due to "irreconcilable differences," but later withdrew her petition. Then, James himself filed for divorce in January 2001, also due to "irreconcilable differences"; however the couple remained married until James Farentino's death.

Farentino was charged with stalking his former girlfriend, Tina Sinatra (youngest child of Frank Sinatra) in 1993. A restraining order was issued against him after he entered a plea of nolo contendere.^[3]
Farentino was arrested in Vancouver, British Columbia, on July 23, 1991, after the Royal Canadian Mounted Police intercepted a package containing 3.2 grams of cocaine being sent to his hotel room. Farentino was in town filming the TV movie Miles From Nowhere. He was charged with cocaine possession and released on bail.^[4]
In 2010, Farentino was booked on suspicion of misdemeanor battery after a citizen's arrest was made against the actor.^[5] Police were called to Farentino's Hollywood home. He was taken into custody and booked at the Los Angeles Police Department's Hollywood-area station. Farentino was released two days later after posting $20,000 bond. Police said the actor was trying to physically remove a man from his house. The man, who police said suffered visible bruising, made a citizen's arrest on Farentino for battery.^[6]

Death

On January 24, 2012, Farentino died of heart failure at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California following a long illness.


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