After adopting an abandoned infant from an orphanage in China, she began researching the lives of birth parents who had been forced to give up their children.
Tag: Deaths (Obituaries)
Tim Bell, 77, Dies; Brazen P.R. Man for Thatcher and Other Leaders
His clients included dictators and people accused of crimes. “Morality,” he once said, “is a job for priests, not P.R. men.”
Wang Guodong, Who Painted Mao Year After Year, Dies at 88
He received one of China’s highest — and most intimidating — honors: responsibility for creating the huge portrait that gazes down on Tiananmen Square.
Arun Jaitley, Bold Indian Finance Minister, Is Dead at 66
Working alongside Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Mr. Jaitley oversaw major economic experiments and earned respect in a fractured political landscape.
Ferdinand Piëch, Domineering Volkswagen Chief, Dies at 82
The son of the designer of the Beetle, he rescued Volkswagen from near bankruptcy but was blamed for creating a company culture that bred scandal.
Sidney Rittenberg, Idealistic American Aide to Mao Who Evolved to Counsel Capitalists, Dies at 98
Once a dedicated Communist, Mr. Rittenberg became disillusioned after 16 years in prison in China and returned to the United States to forge a lucrative career helping companies do business in China.
Gina Lopez, Who Led Crackdown on Mines in the Philippines, Dies at 65
Ms. Lopez was forced from her job as environment secretary after she halted the operations of many of the country’s mining companies.
Christina, a Dutch Princess Who Married a Commoner, Dies at 72
She was the youngest daughter of Queen Juliana and a sister of Queen Beatrix; in her late 20s, she married a preschool teacher who worked in Harlem.
Steve Sawyer, Greenpeace Activist and Leader, Dies at 63
He was there when the ship the Rainbow Warrior was bombed in an antinuclear protest and helped evacuate an atoll contaminated by radioactive fallout.
Nuon Chea, Khmer Rouge’s Chief Ideologist, Dies at 93
Pol Pot’s deputy, who was known as Brother No. 2, was convicted of directly overseeing the torture and killing of more than 14,000 people in a Cambodian prison.