COBB COUNTY, Ga. - Michael Sumler, a longtime member of the legendary funk and R&B group Kool & the Gang, died in a car crash over the weekend in Georgia's Cobb County. He was 71. What we know: ...

He died at the scene. What they're saying: Friends and colleagues in the music world say the loss is devastating. "It was a devastating blow," said Adrian Meeks of Song Source Music Group. "It's like, ...

Camille S. Williams, of Richmond, passed away on Saturday, April 26. He was 71 years old. Camille S. Williams He is survived by his wife, Doris Mae M. James Williams; son, Camille Sherman Williams Jr.

Myron D. Williams, an entrepreneur, activist, real estate developer and Black youth advocate, died May 12. He was 71. He was raised in the Williamsburg section of New York’s Brooklyn borough, a ...

A version of this article appears in print on Jan. 19, 2025, Section A, Page 28 of the New York edition with the headline: Gus Williams, 71, SuperSonics Guard Who Led Team to an N.B.A. Title in ’79.

Gus Williams, an NBA champion and two-time All-Star, has died. He was 71. He was living in a care facility in Baltimore at the time of his death, according to the Seattle Times.