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An undated photo via Judy Manley from the 1990s of Greg Wittine, who worked for much of his adult life as a volunteer at the Long Island Jewish Medical Center. As a young man with severe cerebral palsy, Wittine gained notice for his quest to be an Eagle Scout, and who launched a successful campaign to change a Boy Scouts of America rule for attaining the rank that required the requisite merit badges be earned before turning 18.

Greg Wittine, once a hero for disabled Boy Scouts, dies at 67

In the spring of 1978, Greg Wittine gained national notice for his quest to be an Eagle Scout and his successful campaign to change a Boy Scouts of America rule for attaining the rank that required the requisite merit badges be earned before turning 18.

Greg Wittine, once a hero for disabled Boy Scouts, dies at 67

Mexican kid’s comic Xavier López, ‘Chabelo,’ dies at 88

Xavier López’s best-known work, the Sunday variety show “En Familia con Chabelo,” ran for an astonishing 48 years from 1967 to 2015, Mexico’s longest-running TV show.

Howard Brandston, who made his mark with light, dies at 87

A prominent lighting designer who illuminated landmarks in New York and around the world, Howard Brandston used light to inspirit people depressed by waning winter daylight, to prevent infections, and even to keep penguins in a zoo from looking seedy.

A month after winning the Miss Universe crown, Marisol Malaret accepted applause from Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller of New York and others at a reception at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in Manhattan in 1970.

Marisol Malaret, first Puerto Rican Miss Universe, dies at 73

Marisol Malaret in 1970 overcame a difficult childhood to become the first woman from Puerto Rico, and from the Caribbean, to win the Miss Universe pageant.

Fuzzy Haskins, who helped turn doo-wop into P-Funk, dies at 81

Fuzzy Haskins was a foundational member of the vocal group that morphed into Parliament-Funkadelic, the genre-blurring collective led by George Clinton that shook up the pop music world in the 1970s.

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Darcelle appeared on stage during a show in 1998.

Darcelle, world’s oldest working drag queen, dies at 92

Darcelle was crowned the world’s oldest working drag performer in 2016 by the Guinness Book of World Records and was was known for hosting the longest-running drag show on the West Coast. 4:09 p.m.

Patrick French, unsparing biographer of V.S. Naipaul, dies at 56

Patrick French, a historian and biographer whose books include acclaimed accounts of India’s march toward independence and the life of writer V.S. Naipaul, “The World Is What It Is,” died March 16 in London. He was 56. 7:08 p.m.

Raphael Mechoulam speaks during the Marijuna Conference at the Barbizon Plaza Hotel in New York, on May 20, 1971.

Raphael Mechoulam, ‘father of cannabis research,’ dies at 92

A pioneering Israeli chemist, Raphael Mechoulam is credited with opening the field of cannabis science after identifying the structure and function of the key compounds of cannabis. 3:46 p.m.

Computer scientist William A. Wulf at the National Academy of Engineering in Washington, on June 27, 2007.

William A. Wulf, pioneering computer scientist, dies at 83

A pioneering researcher, entrepreneur, and policymaker in computer science, William Wulf helped adapt an early Pentagon communications web into the network that eventually grew into the Internet. 3:39 p.m.

Virginia Zeani, versatile and durable soprano, dies at 97

A Romanian soprano with a brilliant, powerful voice, Virginia Zeani overcame childhood poverty and the perils of war to become a fixture on the opera stage. 3:54 p.m.

An undated photo provided via the Boroson family shows Warren Boroson, an author and journalist.

Warren Boroson, who surveyed psychiatrists on Goldwater, dies at 88

A journalist who conducted a survey of psychiatrists that declared 1964 Republican presidential nominee Barry Goldwater mentally unfit to be president, Warren Boroson provoked a libel suit from the candidate and prompting a psychiatric association to muzzle its members from ever diagnosing a public figure from afar. 2:24 p.m.

Willis Reed of the New York Knicks grabs a rebound during a playoff game against Los Angeles Lakers at Madison Square Garden in New York, on April 24, 1970.

Willis Reed, Hall of Famer and leader on Knicks title teams, dies at 80

Nicknamed “The Captain,” Willis Reed was the undersized center and emotional leader on the Knicks’ two NBA championship teams, with a soft shooting touch from the outside and a toughness to tussle with the era’s superstar big men on the inside. 3:45 p.m.

Carole Sloane, with Peter Bernstein on guitar and Ray Drummond on bass, at a concert of Duke Ellington’s music in New York in 2006. (Hiroyuki Ito/The New York Times)

Carol Sloane, graceful jazz singer for decades, dies at 85

In a 60-year recording career, Ms. Sloane said she would only sing “the most beautiful songs.” 5:27 p.m.