Died March 2017

Writer Robert James Waller penned the 1992 best-seller “The Bridges of Madison County.” 

The Hungarian-born U.S. chemist was awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1994 for his research into unstable carbon molecules.

Lou Duva, the legendary boxing trainer and manager who worked with Evander Holyfield, died Wednesday, March 8, 2017, according to multiple news sources. He was 94. The Boxing Hall of …

Joe Rogers Sr., the Georgia businessman who co-founded the venerable Waffle House franchise restaurant chain, died Friday, March 3, 2017, according to multiple news sources. He was 97.

Robert Osborne, the former actor known best as the longtime host of Turner Classic Movies, died Monday, March 6, 2017, in New York City. He was 84.

Dr. Thomas Starzl, a surgeon who was a pioneer of liver transplantation, died early Saturday, March 4, 2017, according to multiple news sources. He was 90.Starzl died at his home …

Tommy Page, who sang the No. 1 hit “I’ll Be Your Everything” and later became a music executive, died Friday, March 3, 2017, in New York City, according to multiple …

Miriam Colon, the Puerto Rican star of stage and screen who was featured in “Scarface,” died of a lung infection Friday, March 3, 2017, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, according to …

Paula Fox, whose children’s books won numerous awards, died Wednesday, March 1, 2017, in Brooklyn, according to multiple news sources. She was 93.Fox’s daughter, Linda Carroll, told The Associated Press …