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Jim Rogers, former CEO of Duke and PSI Energy, dies at 71
Rogers’ path to building the nation’s largest electric utility began in 1988, when he took over struggling PSI Energy in Indiana.
Heritage Group founder Fehsenfeld remembered as ‘revolutionary builder’
Fred M. Fehsenfeld, who died Nov. 28 at 94, built an Indianapolis-based company that employs 6,500 people around the world in the core industries of environmental and remediation, specialty chemicals and fuel products, and construction and materials.
War hero, presidential candidate John McCain dies
Elected officials and political observers flood social media to remember the 81-year-old senator as a patriot who dedicated his life to the country.
Billionaire hotelier Dean White dies at 93
His company, Merrillville-based Whiteco Industries, developed hotels across the United States, including the downtown Indianapolis hotel complex that includes the JW Marriott.
Bill Hudnut, who bolstered city’s confidence and revived downtown, dies at 84
William H. Hudnut III was the longest-serving mayor of Indianapolis and a towering figure who led the city out of its post-World War II decay in the final decades of the 20th century.
Modeling agency founder Helen Wells dies at 89
Hundreds of admirers took to Facebook to remember Helen Wells, who started her agency in 1980 and provided talent to many of Indiana's top companies.
Jazz great and IU professor David Baker dies at 84
Baker, who founded IU's jazz studies program, wrote more than 2,000 pieces of music and was nominated for a Grammy in 1979 and a Pulitzer Prize in 1973. In 2000, he was named a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master, the country's highest jazz honor.
Jim Belden, Hall of Fame coach and HamCo political official, dies at 77
Belden, who served on the Hamilton County Council for 23 years, coached football at Carmel, Westfield and Noblesville high schools and won four state championships.
Denver Hutt, former Speak Easy director, dies at 28
Hutt, credited with much of the co-working site’s success, was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2013. A year ago, she told IBJ that cancer “doesn’t have to define who you are and it doesn’t have to keep you from making an impact on the community that you want to make.”
1984 Indiana governor candidate Wayne Townsend dies
Townsend, who was a hog farmer in northeastern Indiana's Blackford County, broke a barrier by picking a woman as his running mate.
Long-time chairman of Lilly Endowment dies at age 86
Thomas Lofton, who died Friday, provided legal counsel to the Indianapolis foundation for decades before becoming its chairman in 1993.
Former congressman Andy Jacobs dies at age 81
The Indianapolis Democrat served in the Indiana House of Representatives in 1959-60, and then the U.S. House from 1965-73, and again from 1975-97.
State’s longest-serving female representative dies
Phyllis Pond of New Haven was a retired kindergarten teacher first elected to her Fort Wayne-area district in 1978. The 82-year-old's legislative work included pushing measures that reduced class sizes throughout the state and helped minority students attend law school.
Deceased HHGregg executive prospered in tough industry
Jerry Throgmartin, 57, died Jan. 22, 2012, at the age of 57. His family said he died from complications of meningitis—an infection that leads to inflammation of the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord.
State insurance chief Cutter dies
Indiana Insurance Commissioner Carol Cutter passed away Sept. 6 in Indianapolis after a months-long struggle with illness. She was 67. Cutter had been on leave from the department since January.