John Saunders, ESPN commentator and former WMU hockey player, passed away at the age of 61. Saunders, one of ESPN’s longest tenured commentators, joined ESPN in 1986 as a “SportsCenter” anchor and took on various roles for the network. Some of his jobs included hosting studio and play-by-play programming for a variety of sports. He…

Timothy LaHaye passed away on Monday, July 25, 2016. The minister had a stroke while walking down his driveway Thursday to retrieve a newspaper and did not regain consciousness. He was 90 years old. LaHaye was a prominent Christian leader, a successful megachurch pastor, the author of multiple nonfiction books and the founder of The Institute…

“Pretty Woman” director and “Happy Days” creator Garry Marshall died Tuesday in Burbank, Calif. of complications from pneumonia following a stroke. He was 81. Marshall shifted from TV writing to creating sitcoms that touched the ‘70s generation and directing timeless film classics. “Happy Days” became one of the biggest hits on TV with millions tuning…

Few authors have the ability to truly capture the essence of any experience, let alone the absolute horror of an event like the Holocaust.  Elie Wiesel did just that, penning 57 books, including his most well-known work, “Night,” a memoir based on the anguish of his experience in the Auschwitz and Buchenwald concentration camps of…

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