Obituaries
Botanist identified Wollemi Pine as ‘Jurassic Park’ brought to life
“The botanical equivalent of finding a small dinosaur still alive on Earth.”
- by Malcolm Brown
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‘Most trusted voice in Australia’ educated all on how to live during a pandemic
“McLaws has served the advancement of human health to an extent comparable with Florence Nightingale’s well-documented legacy.”
- by Malcolm Brown
Died Pretty singer Ron S. Peno dies aged 68
Ron S. Peno, the frontman for the band Died Pretty has died of oesophageal cancer. He was known as a charismatic, versatile vocalist, with a magnetic on-stage charisma.
- by Glenn A Baker
Five-decade musical career is Died Pretty singer’s legacy
The Aussie rock frontman’s long musical career was as uncompromising as the man himself.
- by Martin Boulton
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Pop culture
Rodriguez, Searching for Sugar Man singer with an aura of mystery, dies at 81
The Detroit singer-songwriter was championed decades after his 1970 debut album by fans in Australia and South Africa, and became the subject of an Oscar-winning documentary.
- by Harrison Smith
Moon rocks and management marked a meteoric career
John Lovering was a prominent scientist who made a huge contribution to human knowledge of meteorites, lunar rocks and geochemistry and became the adviser to the media coverage of the NASA lunar landing.
- by Lynne Selwood and William Birch
Made it his mission to make Australian poetry visible
Ron Pretty AM was a much loved, much admired, poet, publisher and teacher, and a tireless advocate for the importance of poetry within the Australian culture.
- by Brook Emery
Wild, honourable and loved: The Age farewells its man of letters
He fine-tuned a hell of a lot of syntax and took on the world, one comma at a time. But Peter Anthony will be remembered for his love – of his family, friends, his paper and its letter writers.
- by Jewel Topsfield
‘The wizard with the scissors’ dressed Beatles on Abbey Road cover
The man responsible for dressing rock royalty like the Beatles, Mick Jagger and Elton John has died.
Institutions made enduringly better by his contribution
Genial, gregarious, life-loving, good at friendship across all political and racial boundaries, Bob Garlick was a trusted networker of influence across many boundaries.
- by Paul Munro
Anyone for dog sandwiches? Britain’s notorious roadkill eater dies
British man Arthur Boyt was unapologetic about his passion for eating animals he found on the side of the road.