Gloria S. Ross

William Lacy Clay Sr.'s career in political office started when he was 28 years old. The civil rights advocate was a strong supporter of unions who amassed significant clout over more than three decades in Congress.

When he retired in 2017, Freeman Bosley Sr. was one of St. Louis' longest-serving aldermen.

Fox founded the Harbour Group, was a donor to St. Louis educational and cultural institutions and served as a U.S. ambassador to Belgium.

For decades, Mathews provided St. Louis children with much more than baseball fields.

Under Givens' stewardship, the school added 13 academic degrees, including criminal justice, business administration and urban studies.

Thompson began political life after winning a seat on the city council that had denied her a building permit.

Johnetta Haley touched hundreds of students as a music teacher. She also helped thousands more by founding one of the largest Head Start programs in the country.

The longtime St. Louis Cardinals ace, whose historic 1968 season prompted changes in baseball, helped lead the team to three pennants and two World Series titles.

William H. Danforth II, who took the reins of Washington University during a period of financial uncertainty and cultural strife and helped defuse animosities by reading bedtime stories to students, has died. He was 94.

Legendary Cardinal and Hall of Famer Lou Brock died Sunday afternoon at age 81. During his tenure with the team, he gained stardom with a 12-year stretch when he averaged 65 steals and 99 runs a year.

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