Roosevelt “Rozay” Walker, founder of Unkle Rozay’s Wings & Thingz, died June 23, just six days shy of his 56th birthday. He was remembered as a man who never met a stranger.
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Posted inNorth Tulsa
Tulsa civil rights activist Bobby Eaton Sr. dies at 90
Bobby Eaton Sr. was known for advocating for north Tulsa and was arrested in the 1960s protesting a whites-only cafe.
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Don Ross, Tulsa lawmaker and civil rights champion, dies at 85
Ross served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives for two decades, helping to secure funding for the Greenwood Cultural Center and Gilcrease Expressway.
Posted inFood
Everything about Tulsa restaurateur Buzz Dalesandro was larger than life – including his memorial service
The namesake of a Tulsa Italian institution died in January. His friends and former employees remembered his love-hard, fight-hard persona at Cain’s this week.
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If Jim Gray was writing this obituary, he’d make you laugh – or at least think.
Former Osage Chief Jim Gray, who died Feb. 12, held a unique position as tribal leader, descendant of an Osage Reign of Terror victim and experience as a journalist.
Posted inEntertainment
Remembering Tulsa guitarist Tommy Crook
The Tulsa musician died Feb. 4 at the age of 81. Services are set for Feb. 14 in Bixby.
Posted inCulture
Former NFL, Tulsa football player Tracy Scroggins dies at 56
A native of Checotah, Tracy Scroggins spent a decade playing for the Detroit Lions.
Posted inLa Semana
Tulsa educator, political activist Bruce Niemi dies at 76
Bruce Niemi’s career included stints as Tulsa County Democratic Party chair, state lawmaker, county election board member and immigration activist.
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‘She was our queen’: Tulsa community celebrates life and legacy of Mother Fletcher
Mother Viola Fletcher, who championed reparations for 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre survivors and their descendants, received a royal farewell.