Obituaries

Betty Bob (Diltz) Buckley, a Fort Worth pioneer in women’s journalism, as well as the mother of Tony Award-winning actress Betty Lynn Buckley and television director Norman Buckley, died June 27. She was 99.

The musical visionary led a multi-racial funk band that produced five Top 10 hits in the late 1960s and early '70s.

The pope was a strong advocate for the poor and the environment and a towering figure on the world stage, addressing not just Catholics but the men and women of our time.

Mary Diane Simons, one of three founding directors of Fort Worth’s Hip Pocket Theatre and an honored costume designer, has died following a lengthy illness. She was 80.

Carter was president from 1977 to 1981, but he was perhaps more famous for the life he led after he left office. He was one of the biggest advocates for peace, democracy and human rights.

The 39th president died Sunday at the age of 100. He came to Dallas in 1995 to talk about his book, Always a Reckoning, on KERA-TV.

There are several factors that contributed to Carter’s 1976 victory in Texas, including “Carter’s stature as a white Southerner.”

Terri Thornton, artist and longtime curator of education at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, has died.

Albert S. Komatsu, founder of the architecture firm that bears his name and famed for his work on midcentury modern architecture around the city and civic projects such as the Japanese Garden at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden, has died at 97.

Texas-born musician and film star Kris Kristofferson has died at age 88. His hit songs include "Me and Bobby McGee" and he starred in dozens of films, including A Star Is Born, opposite Barbra Streisand.

Daron Beck was the vocalist and keyboardist of the avant-metal duo, which he formed in 2010.

Law enforcement officers lined up on St. Louis Avenue near John Peter Smith Hospital late Monday morning to pay their respects to a fallen colleague.