International kabaddi player Sandeep Nagpal shot and killed in Jalandhar; 20 bullets fired at him
KV Prasad Jun 13, 2022, 06:35 AM IST (Published)
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Jalandhar (Rural) Deputy Superintendent of Police Lakhwinder Singh confirmed the report and said that eight to ten bullets were pumped into the kabaddi player’s head. Further investigations are underway.
Kabaddi player Sandeep Nangal was shot and killed on Monday evening by unidentified assailants in Punjab’s Jalandhar district, police said. The incident took place when a Kabaddi tournament was underway in Mallian Kalan village of Shahkot.
Jalandhar (Rural) Deputy Superintendent of Police (Nakodar) Lakhwinder Singh confirmed the report. Police suspect eight to ten bullets were pumped into the Kabaddi player’s head. They said further investigation was underway.
According to reports, Nagpal another youth was shot in the leg during the attack. DNA reported that five miscreants ambushed the kabaddi player and opened fire at him. The report added that videos of the disturbing incident have surfaced on social media. Spectators were seen fleeing from the stadium as bullets were being fired at Nagpal from a distance.
Nagpal, was has been at the top of his game for the past 11 years and was nicknamed “Gladiator”. He has played tournaments in US, UK and Canada. Reports claimed that Nagpal was managing a major league Kabaddi federation where there seemed to be a tiff between him and the federation or some clubs.
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Indian team wears black armbands to pay respect to late Lata Mangeshkar
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Mangeshkar, 92, one of the biggest music icons of the country, died due to multiple organ failures earlier in the day, according to her sister Usha Mangeshkar and doctors treating her.
The members of the Rohit Sharma-led Indian cricket team wore black armbands in the first ODI against the West Indies here, to pay respect to the legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar, who died on Sunday morning in a Mumbai hospital. Mangeshkar, 92, one of the biggest music icons of the country, died due to multiple organ failure earlier in the day, according to her sister Usha Mangeshkar and doctors treating her.
”The Indian Cricket Team is wearing black armbands today to pay their respects to Bharat Ratna Smt Lata Mangeshkar ji, who left for her heavenly abode on Sunday morning. The queen of melody, Lata didi loved cricket, always supported the game and backed Team India,” the BCCI tweeted. Earlier in the day, the BCCI, in another tweet, wrote: ”The BCCI joins the nation in mourning the loss of Bharat Ratna Smt Lata Mangeshkar ji. The queen of melody enthralled the country for decades. An avid follower of the game and an ardent supporter of Team India, she helped create an awareness using music as a medium #RIPLataji.” A Gujarat Cricket Association (GCA) official said that the Indian flag will be flown at half-mast at the stadium and there will be no celebrations held by the state cricket body.
Mangeshkar had tested positive for coronavirus with mild symptoms and was admitted on January 8 to the Breach Candy Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU), where she was being treated by Dr Pratit Samdani and his team of doctors.
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Lata Mangeshkar’s demise highlights: Last rites conducted with full state honours; PM Modi, Shah Rukh Khan, Sachin Tendulkar and others attend funeral
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Lata Mangeshkar Funeral Highlights: Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar passed away on Sunday morning at Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai. Mangeshkar’s death plunged the country into mourning with President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi leading the tributes. Her last rites were conducted with full state honours at Shivaji Park
Lata Mangeshkar Funeral Highlights: Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar passed away on Sunday morning at Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai . She was 92.
Mangeshkar was being treated there for the last 29 days after she had tested positive for COVID-19. Mangeshkar’s death plunged the country into mourning with President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi leading the tributes.
Her last rites were conducted with full state honours at Shivaji Park in Mumbai
Lata Mangeshkar was one of the most noted, respected and renowned playback singers in India. Known for her expansive vocal range, which spans over three octaves, and her unique voice for which she has been called the ‘melody queen’
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Anne Rice, the gothic novelist widely known for her bestselling novel Interview with the Vampire, died late Saturday at the age of 80. Rice died due to complications from a stroke, her son Christopher Rice announced on her Facebook page and his Twitter page. In her final hours, I sat beside her hospital bed in …
Anne Rice, the gothic novelist widely known for her bestselling novel Interview with the Vampire, died late Saturday at the age of 80.
Rice died due to complications from a stroke, her son Christopher Rice announced on her Facebook page and his Twitter page.
In her final hours, I sat beside her hospital bed in awe of her accomplishments and her courage, Christopher Rice wrote in the statement.
Earlier tonight, my mother, Anne Rice, passed away due to complications resulting from a stroke. She left us almost nineteen years to the day my father, her husband Stan, died. Below is a statement I posted to her Facebook page moments ago. pic.twitter.com/g2VAK2XZjc
Anne Rice was the author of the 1976 novel Interview with the Vampire, which was later adapted into a movie starring Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt in 1994. It was also expected to be portrayed in a TV series on AMC and AMC+ in 2022.
Rice was expected to be interred during a private ceremony at a family mausoleum in New Orleans on an undisclosed date, according to the statement. A public celebration of life was to take place next year.
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Born in London in 1941, Watts started playing drums in London’s rhythm and blues clubs in the early 1960s, before agreeing to join forces with Brian Jones, Mick Jagger, and Keith Richards in their fledgling group, the Rolling Stones, in January 1963.
Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts has died in a London hospital surrounded by his family at the age of 80, his spokesperson said on Tuesday.
“It is with immense sadness that we announce the death of our beloved Charlie Watts. He passed away peacefully in a London hospital earlier today surrounded by his family,” the spokesperson said.
“Charlie was a cherished husband, father and grandfather and also as a member of The Rolling Stones one of the greatest drummers of his generation.”
Born in London in 1941, Watts started playing drums in London’s rhythm and blues clubs in the early 1960s, before agreeing to join forces with Brian Jones, Mick Jagger, and Keith Richards in their fledgling group, the Rolling Stones, in January 1963.
Finding initial success in Britain and the United States with covers, the group achieved global fame with Jagger-Richards penned hits including “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction”, “Get Off of My Cloud” and “Paint It, Black”, and the album “Aftermath”.
Watts left the hell raising that defined the band in the sixties and seventies to the other members.
On stage he was also happy to leave the flamboyance to Jagger and the others while he anchored the performance with a sense of calm capability.
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Robert Downey Sr, the accomplished countercultural filmmaker, actor and father of superstar Robert Downey Jr, has died. He was 85.
Robert Downey Sr, the accomplished countercultural filmmaker, actor and father of superstar Robert Downey Jr, has died. He was 85.
Downey Jr wrote on Instagram that his father died late on Tuesday in his sleep at home in New York. He had Parkinsons disease for over five years.
He was a true maverick filmmaker, and remained remarkably optimistic throughout, Downey Jr. wrote. According to my stepmom’s calculations, they were happily married for just over 2000 years.
Downey was a Hollywood journeyman who made a name for himself with radical, anti-establishment films, like the low-budget Madison Avenue advertising industry satire Putney Swope and the Western Jesus parable Greasers Palace starring Allan Arbus. His son, Robert Downey Jr., daughter Allyson Downey and first wife Elsie Downey also appeared in Greasers Palace.
He also acted in films, playing Thomas Bateman in To Live and Die in L.A., the studio manager in Boogie Nights” and the show director in Magnolia.
Born in New York City in 1936 as Robert Elias Jr., he later changed his surname to Downey his stepfather’s name in order to enlist in the army early. After the army, he got into filmmaking by chance while living in New York with his sister.
The last film he directed was the 2005 documentary Rittenhouse Square, about a small Philadelphia park.
The elder Downey is also survived by his wife, bestselling author Rosemary Rogers.
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Legendary Bollywood actor Mohammed Yusuf Khan, world-famous as Dilip Kumar, passed away on Wednesday morning at the age of 98Kumar was admitted to Hinduja Hospital’s non-COVID facility last week for the treatment of age-related medical issues, days after being discharged from the hospital.Kumar, famous for the movies like Mughal-e-Azam, Naya Daur, Devdas, Ram Aur Shyam had last featured on the big screen in 1998 in the film called Qila.Dilip Kumar, born Yusuf Khan, was also called ‘The First Khan’ and besides acting, he was known for his works as a philanthropist and film producer.With a career spanning five iconic decades, Kumar was one of the legends of the Golden Age of Cinema in India.He has been credited far and wide for bringing a distinct form of method acting technique to the cinema.The actor holds the record for most wins for the Filmfare Award for the Best Actor and was also the recipient of the inaugural of the award.He won the Filmfare Award in the Best Actor category eight times.Amitabh Bachchan has mourned the death of Dilip Kumar via a post on his Twitter page. “An institution has gone.. whenever the history of Indian Cinema will be written, it shall always be ‘before Dilip Kumar, and after Dilip Kumar’.. My duas for peace of his soul and the strength to the family to bear this loss.. Deeply saddened..” he wrote.Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered his condolences over the demise of veteran actor Dilip Kumar. Modi said Dilip Kumar will be remembered as a “cinematic legend” and his death is a loss to the cultural world.”Dilip Kumar Ji will be remembered as a cinematic legend. He was blessed with unparalleled brilliance, due to which audiences across generations were enthralled. His passing away is a loss to our cultural world. Condolences to his family, friends and innumerable admirers. RIP,” the Prime Minister said in a tweet.His last rites are likely to be held at the Juhu Muslim Cemetery in Santacruz west, around 5 pm.
Tamil Film Actor Vivek: Tributes pour in, PM Modi, Rajnikanth, Kamal Haasan tweet
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Popular Tamil actor Vivek, famous for his roles in films like Sivaji, Run, Saamy and Perazhagan, died on Saturday.
Popular Tamil actor Vivekh, famous for his roles in films like Sivaji, Run, Saamy and Perazhagan, died on Saturday. The 59-year-old actor was put on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support at a Chennai hospital following a cardiac arrest.
Vivekh was admitted to the SIMS hospital in Chennai on Friday and a cent percent “blockage” in a heart vessel was detected and he was put on ECMO support.
Tributes poured in on Twitter after the news of Vivekh’s sad demise became public. From superstars, Rajnikanth and Kamal Haasan, to every other South Indian film star, the news of the Padmashree awardee’s death came as a shock.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed condolences to Vivekh’s family, friends and admirers, adding the untimely demise of the noted actor had left many saddened. “His comic timing and intelligent dialogues entertained people. Both in his films and his life, his concern for the environment and society shone through,” he wrote further.
The untimely demise of noted actor Vivek has left many saddened. His comic timing and intelligent dialogues entertained people. Both in his films and his life, his concern for the environment and society shone through. Condolences to his family, friends and admirers. Om Shanti.
Rajnikanth, who starred in 2007 hit Sivaji with Vivekh, shared a small note on Twitter, saying the passing away of his dear close friend and a social worker was very painful. “Every day I spent with him during the filming of Sivaji are unforgettable days in my life. My condolences to the bereaved family. Let his soul rest in peace.”
Actor-politician Kamal Haasan, who recently shot with Vivekh for the upcoming film Indian 2, tweeted his eulogy for his colleague. Haasan said that his friend Vivekh believed he needed to do something beyond society and he did. He said Vivekh, too, believed in the idea that an actor’s duty doesn’t end with acting.
“Vivekh was a believer in APJ Abdul Kalam’s high ideals and a green warrior, his death is a huge loss,” Haasan wrote.
Music composer-singer AR Rahman paid his tributes to Vivekh, saying he couldn’t believe the actor was no more
@Actor_Vivek can’t believe you’ve left us ..May you rest in peace ..you’ve entertained us for decades ..your legacy will stay with us🌹
Actor-director R Madhavan said he was heartbroken and stunned to hear that Vivekh was embarking on his heavenly journey so suddenly and early. “I will so miss your laughter, wisdom and care. The heavens are lucky,” he said.
Actor Dilquer Salmaan said that watching Vivekh on-screen made almost everyone feel that they had known the actor forever.
Indian cricketer N Natarajan, too, joined people on Twitter paying heartfelt homage to the actor. “Rest in peace vivek sir !! We miss u !!” he wrote.
Actress Tamannah Bhatia, one of the massively popular names in South cinema, said she was deeply saddened by the loss.
Vivekh was administered the COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday. Authorities had said the cardiac arrest he suffered was not due to the vaccination.
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Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, dies aged 99
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Buckingham Palace officials say, Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, and the Duke of Edinburgh, has died. He was 99.
Prince Philip, the irascible and tough-minded husband of Queen Elizabeth II who spent more than seven decades supporting his wife in a role that both defined and constricted his life, has died, Buckingham Palace said Friday. He was 99.
His life spanned nearly a century of European history, starting with his birth as a member of the Greek royal family and ending as Britain’s longest serving consort during a turbulent reign in which the thousand-year-old monarchy was forced to reinvent itself for the 21st century.
He was known for his occasionally racist and sexist remarks — and for gamely fulfilling more than 20,000 royal engagements to boost British interests at home and abroad. He headed hundreds of charities, founded programs that helped British schoolchildren participate in challenging outdoor adventures, and played a prominent part in raising his four children, including his eldest son, Prince Charles, the heir to the throne.
Philip spent a month in hospital earlier this year before being released on March 16 to return to Windsor Castle.
“It is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty The Queen has announced the death of her beloved husband, His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh,” the palace said. “His Royal Highness passed away peacefully this morning at Windsor Castle.”
FILE – This file photo dated July 10, 1947 shows the official photograph of Britain’s Princess Elizabeth and her fiance, Lieut. Philip Mountbatten in London. Buckingham Palace says Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, has died aged 99. (AP Photo/File)
Philip saw his sole role as providing support for his wife, who began her reign as Britain retreated from empire and steered the monarchy through decades of declining social deference and U.K. power into a modern world where people demand intimacy from their icons.
In the 1970s, Michael Parker, an old navy friend and former private secretary of the prince, said of him: “He told me the first day he offered me my job, that his job — first, second and last — was never to let her down.”
Speaking outside 10 Downing St., Prime Minister Boris Johnson noted the support Philip provided to the queen, saying he “helped to steer the royal family and the monarchy so that it remains an institution indisputably vital to the balance and happiness of our national life.”
The queen, a very private person not given to extravagant displays of affection, once called him “her rock” in public.
In private, Philip called his wife Lilibet; but he referred to her in conversation with others as “The Queen.”
Over the decades, Philip’s image changed from that of handsome, dashing athlete to arrogant and insensitive curmudgeon. In his later years, the image finally settled into that of droll and philosophical observer of the times, an elderly, craggy-faced man who maintained his military bearing despite ailments.
FILE – In this April 11, 1956 file photo the Duke of Edinburgh controls a Blackburn military transport plane a few minutes before a fire extinguisher burst and filled the cockpit with choking fumes. Buckingham Palace says Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, has died aged 99. (AP Photo/File)
The popular Netflix series “The Crown” gave Philip a central role, with a slightly racy, swashbuckling image. He never commented on it in public, but the portrayal struck a chord with many Britons, including younger viewers who had only known him as an elderly man.
Philip’s position was a challenging one — there is no official role for the husband of a sovereign queen — and his life was marked by extraordinary contradictions between his public and private duties. He always walked three paces behind his wife in public, in a show of deference to the monarch, but he was the head of the family in private. Still, his son Charles, as heir to the throne, had a larger income, as well as access to the high-level government papers Philip was not permitted to see.
Philip often took a wry approach to his unusual place at the royal table.
“Constitutionally, I don’t exist,” said Philip, who in 2009 became the longest-serving consort in British history, surpassing Queen Charlotte, who married King George III in the18th century.
He frequently struggled to find his place — a friction that would later be echoed in his grandson Prince Harry’s decision to give up royal duties.
“There was no precedent,” he said in a rare interview with the BBC to mark his 90th birthday. “If I asked somebody, ‘What do you expect me to do?’ they all looked blank.”
But having given up a promising naval career to become consort when Elizabeth became queen at age 25, Philip was not content to stay on the sidelines and enjoy a life of ease and wealth. He promoted British industry and science, espoused environmental preservation long before it became fashionable, and traveled widely and frequently in support of his many charities.
In those frequent public appearances, Philip developed a reputation for being impatient and demanding and was sometimes blunt to the point of rudeness.
FILE – In this Nov. 20, 1947 file photo, Princess Elizabeth and her husband the Duke of Edinburgh pose with royal guests after their wedding, at Buckingham Palace in London, England. Buckingham Palace says Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, has died aged 99. (AP Photo/File)
Many Britons appreciated what they saw as his propensity to speak his mind, while others criticized behavior they labeled offensive and out of touch.
In 1995, for example, he asked a Scottish driving instructor, “How do you keep the natives off the booze long enough to pass the test?” Seven years later in Australia, when visiting Aboriginal people with the queen, he asked: “Do you still throw spears at each other?”
Many believe his propensity to speak his mind meant he provided needed, unvarnished advice to the queen.
“The way that he survived in the British monarchy system was to be his own man, and that was a source of support to the queen,” said royal historian Robert Lacey. “All her life she was surrounded by men who said, ‘yes ma’am’ and he was one man who always told her how it really was, or at least how he saw it.”
Lacey said at the time of the royal family’s difficult relations with Princess Diana after her marriage to Charles broke down, Philip spoke for the family with authority, showing that he did not automatically defer to the queen.
Philip’s relationship with Diana became complicated as her separation from Charles and their eventual divorce played out in a series of public battles that damaged the monarchy’s standing.
It was widely assumed that he was critical of Diana’s use of broadcast interviews, including one in which she accused Charles of infidelity. But letters between Philip and Diana released after her death showed that the older man was at times supportive of his daughter-in-law.
After Diana’s death in a car crash in Paris in 1997, Philip had to endure allegations by former Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed that he had plotted the princess’s death. Al Fayed’s son, Dodi, also died in the crash.
During a lengthy inquest into their deaths, a senior judge acting as coroner instructed the jury that there was no evidence to support the allegations against Philip, who did not publicly respond to Al Fayed’s charges.
Philip’s final years were clouded by controversy and fissures in the royal family.
His third child, Prince Andrew, was embroiled in scandal over his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, an American financier who died in a New York prison in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.
U.S. authorities accused Andrew of rebuffing their request to interview him as a witness, and Andrew faced accusations from a woman who said that she had several sexual encounters with the prince at Epstein’s behest. He denied the claim but withdrew from public royal duties amid the scandal.
At the start of 2020, Philip’s grandson Harry and his wife, the American former actress Meghan Markle, announced they were quitting royal duties and moving to North America to escape intense media scrutiny that they found unbearable.
Born June 10, 1921, on the dining room table at his parents’ home on the Greek island of Corfu, Philip was the fifth child and only son of Prince Andrew, younger brother of the king of Greece. His grandfather had come from Denmark during the 1860s to be adopted by Greece as the country’s monarch.
Philip’s mother was Princess Alice of Battenberg, a descendent of German princes. Like his future wife, Elizabeth, Philip was also a great-great-grandchild of Queen Victoria.
When Philip was 18 months old, his parents fled to France. His father, an army commander, had been tried after a devastating military defeat by the Turks. After British intervention, the Greek junta agreed not to sentence Andrew to death if he left the country.
The family was not exactly poor but, Philip said: “We weren’t well off” — and they got by with help from relatives. He later brought only his navy pay to a marriage with one of the world’s richest women.
Philip’s parents drifted apart when he was a child, and Andrew died in Monte Carlo in 1944. Alice founded a religious order that did not succeed and spent her old age at Buckingham Palace. A reclusive figure, often dressed in a nun’s habit, she was little seen by the British public. She died in 1969 and was posthumously honored by Britain and Israel for sheltering a Jewish family in Nazi-occupied Athens during the war.
Philip went to school in Britain and entered Britannia Royal Naval College Dartmouth as a cadet in 1939. He got his first posting in 1940 but was not allowed near the main war zone because he was a foreign prince of a neutral nation. When the Italian invasion of Greece ended that neutrality, he joined the war, serving on battleships in the Indian Ocean, the Mediterranean and the Pacific.
On leave in Britain, he visited his royal cousins, and, by the end of war, it was clear he was courting Princess Elizabeth, eldest child and heir of King George VI. Their engagement was announced July 10, 1947, and they were married on Nov. 20.
After an initial flurry of disapproval that Elizabeth was marrying a foreigner, Philip’s athletic skills, good looks and straight talk lent a distinct glamour to the royal family.
Elizabeth beamed in his presence, and they had a son and daughter while she was still free of the obligations of serving as monarch.
But King George VI died of cancer in 1952 at age 56.
Philip had to give up his naval career, and his subservient status was formally sealed at the coronation, when he knelt before his wife and pledged to become “her liege man of life and limb, and of earthly worship.”
The change in Philip’s life was dramatic.
“Within the house, and whatever we did, it was together,” Philip told biographer Basil Boothroyd of the years before Elizabeth became queen. “People used to come to me and ask me what to do. In 1952, the whole thing changed, very, very considerably.”
Said Boothroyd: “He had a choice between just tagging along, the second handshake in the receiving line, or finding other outlets for his bursting energies.”
So Philip took over management of the royal estates and expanded his travels to all corners of the world, building a role for himself.
From 1956, he was Patron and Chairman of Trustees for the largest youth activity program in Britain, the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, a program of practical, cultural and adventurous activities for young people that exists in over 100 countries. Millions of British children have had some contact with the award and its famous camping expeditions.
He painted, collected modern art, was interested in industrial design and planned a garden at Windsor Castle. But, he once said, “the arts world thinks of me as an uncultured, polo-playing clot.”
In time, the famous blond hair thinned and the long, fine-boned face acquired a few lines. He gave up polo but remained trim and vigorous.
To a friend’s suggestion that he ease up a bit, the prince is said to have replied, “Well, what would I do? Sit around and knit?”
But when he turned 90 in 2011, Philip told the BBC he was “winding down” his workload and he reckoned he had “done my bit.”
The next few years saw occasional hospital stays as Philip’s health flagged.
He announced in May 2017 that he planned to step back from royal duties, and he stopped scheduling new commitments — after roughly 22,000 royal engagements since his wife’s coronation. In 2019, he gave up his driver’s license after a serious car crash.
Philip is survived by the queen and their four children — Prince Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward — as well as eight grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
The grandchildren are Charles’ sons, Prince William and Prince Harry; Anne’s children, Peter and Zara Phillips; Andrew’s daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie; and Edward’s children, Lady Louise and Viscount Severn.
The great-grandchildren are William and Kate’s children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis; Harry and Meghan’s son, Archie; Savannah and Isla, the daughters of Peter Phillips and his wife, Autumn; Mia, Lena and Lucas, the children of Zara Phillips and her husband, Mike Tindall; and Eugenie’s son, August, with her husband, Jack Brooksbank.
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Marriott CEO Arne Sorenson, 62, dies of pancreatic cancer
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Sorenson was the first Marriott CEO whose name was not Marriott, and only the third to lead the company in its 93-year history.
Marriott Chief Executive Arne Sorenson, who grew the company into the world’s largest hotel chain and steered it through a global pandemic that has been catastrophic for the travel industry, has died. He was 62.
Sorenson reduced his schedule at Marriott this month to pursue more aggressive cancer treatment. He was first diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2019; a recent routine scan had confirmed cancer had returned, the company said.
J.W. Marriott Jr., the company’s executive chairman, said Sorenson loved every aspect of the hotel business and relished travelling and meeting employees around the world. Marriott has 30 hotel brands, including Ritz-Carlton, Sheraton and Westin, and more than 7,000 properties worldwide.
“Arne was an exceptional executive – but more than that – he was an exceptional human being,” said Marriott said in a prepared statement Tuesday.
Sorenson was the first Marriott CEO whose name was not Marriott, and only the third to lead the company in its 93-year history.
Sorenson joined the Bethesda, Maryland, company in 1996, leaving behind a partnership in a Washington law firm where he specialized in mergers and acquisitions. He rose to president and chief operating officer before he was named CEO in 2012.
After becoming Marriott’s top executive, he oversaw the $13 billion acquisition of Starwood Hotels in 2016. He pushed the international chain to become more sustainable while also trying to combat human trafficking. He advocated for gay rights and opposed President Donald Trump’s 2017 ban on travel from majority Muslim countries
Even at the depths of the coronavirus pandemic, when Marriott’s revenue plunged more than 70 percent, Sorenson remained optimistic.
“The fact of the matter is, people, love to travel. They love to travel for themselves personally and they love to travel for work,” Sorenson said din November. “It’s often the most interesting and it’s the place they’re going to learn the most.”
Tributes poured in Tuesday from business and civic leaders, including Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan and U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin. CNBC host Jim Cramer said in a Twitter post that Sorenson believed business was the greatest source for social change.
“He was a wonderful leader who led with empathy, integrity and authenticity,” General Motors Chairman and CEO Mary Barra tweeted.
Airbnb founder and CEO Brian Chesky, who might have been considered a rival in the competitive hospitality industry, said Sorenson had always been helpful to him. Sorenson and Chesky spent time hosting each others’ leadership teams, Chesky said, and the two CEOs supported each other during the pandemic.
“He will be missed,” Chesky tweeted.
Sorenson served on Microsoft’s board of directors as well as the board of directors for the Special Olympics.
When Sorenson stepped back from full-time duties this month, Marriott turned to two veteran executives, Stephanie Linnartz and Tony Capuano, to oversee day-to-day operations. They will continue in those roles until Marriott’s board names a new CEO, which is expected to happen within two weeks, the company said.
Sorenson is survived by his wife, Ruth, and four adult children.
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