Obituary – Page 43 – People's World

Lorenzo Torrez, copper miner, Communist leader, dies at 84

January 9, 2012 By Tim Wheeler

Lorenzo Torrez, leader of the Communist Party, a staunch yet quiet spoken fighter for union rights and Mexican American equality, died New Years Day in Tucson.

Leo Fichtenbaum, lifelong drum major for justice, dies

December 15, 2011 By Special to People’s World

As a teenager and a member of the Young Communist League, he was active in the struggle to free the Scottsboro Boys and helped to organize the fur workers.

Edward Elkind, lifelong peace activist, dies

December 1, 2011 By Special to People’s World

Edward H. Elkind, 81, a Marxist activist and teacher who also worked as a computer programmer and advocated such causes as D.C. home rule, rent control, public housing and public health clinics, died Oct. 8.

Elouise Cobell, leader of landmark Native American lawsuit, dies at 65

October 19, 2011 By David Bender

Cobell is especially honored for her role as the lead plaintiff in a multi-billion-dollar lawsuit charging the U.S. government with cheating Native Americans.

Reed Smith, leader for social justice, dies at 86

August 2, 2011 By Joelle Fishman

A lifelong peace and civil rights activist, he helped form the first integrated housing development in Waterbury in the 1950s.