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In Memoriam

Sol de Picciotto

Sol de Picciotto, age 87, passed away on April 9, 2025 at his home in Beverlywood, CA. Sol touched the lives of everyone around him with his kindness, humor, and unwavering love, always supporting his loved ones through life's challenges. After receiving a BS in...

John Grocki

John "Jack" J. Grocki, 83, husband of the late Judith (Dixon) Grocki and later married to the late Kathryn (Hudak) Grocki, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 27, 2025, in Malvern, PA. Born in Springfield, MA, he was the son of the late John and Marcella...

Michael Blasgen

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Robert Anderson

Robert Charles Anderson May 24, 1944 — February 17, 2025 Robert Charles Anderson, 80, “a monumental figure” in the field of American genealogy, as described by his colleagues, whose “influence … is vast—perhaps incalculable,” died on February 17, 2025 at the Dartmouth...