Obit

John S. Carroll, 73

FORMER EDITOR of the Lexington Herald-Leader, Baltimore Sun, and Los Angeles Times John S. Carroll, who led the newspapers to several awards and Pulitzer Prizes, died June 14 due to a neurological disorder, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.

Carroll began his journalistic career when he worked for the Providence Journal in Rhode Island as a reporter in 1963. He served in the Army for two years and worked as a reporter for the Baltimore Sun in 1966, covering the Vietnam War and the Nixon White House (“John Carroll, Former Newspaper Editor, Dies at 73,” June 14, 2015, TIME). Later on, he would work in several newspapers which include the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Lexington Herald-Leader, and the Los Angeles Times. Carroll also served on the Pulitzer board from 1994-2003. He was the chairman in 2002.

Carroll was remembered as “one of the most influential newspaper editors of his era.” “He was able to combine a genuine integrity with passion for news, an ability to work well with talented and unruly journalists and the courage to do what he felt was the right thing to do,” said Alex S. Jones, director of the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard (“John Carroll, Editor Who Reinvigorated The Los Angeles Times, Is Dead at 73,” June 14, 2015, New York Times). “I think John was one of probably a half-dozen truly great editors of the last 50 years in America,” said Timothy M. Kelly, who succeeded Carroll as editor of the Herald-Leader. “Excellence followed John everywhere he went.” (“John Carroll, a ‘truly great’ editor who transformed the Herald-Leader, dies from rare disease,” June 14, 2015, Lexington Herald-Leader).

He is survived by his wife Lee Carroll, his daughters Katita Strathmann and Maggie Vaughan; his two stepsons Griggs Powell and Huston Powell and stepdaughter Caroline Powell; and sisters Margaret Powell, Patricia Caroll, and Posie Carroll. His previous marriage with Kathleen Kirk ended in divorce.

Mary Mulvihill, 55

AWARD-WINNING Irish science journalist, broadcaster, and author Mary Mulvihill died June 11 following a short illness. She was 55.

Mulvihill was a genetics graduate and scholar at the Trinity College Dublin, and later studied journalism at Dublin City University. She was considered as one of the pioneers of science journalism in Ireland and a passionate advocate of women in science (“A pioneer in science communications, and a friend, Mary Mulvihill RIP,” June 13, 2015, Siliconrepublic.com).

A long-time contributor to the Irish Times, Mulvihill also presented several science-themed radio series on RTÉ radio, which include The Quantum Leap, The Goldilocks World, and Left Brain, Right Brain. She was also a co-editor of Technology Ireland magazine, where she “nurtured the careers of many young science journalists” (“Pioneer of science journalism Mary Mulvihill dies aged 55,” June 11, 2015, The Irish Times).

In a statement by the National Union of Journalists (NUJ), of which Mulvihill was a member of, Irish Secretary Seamus Dooley remembered her as a “passionate and dedicated science journalist,” and “one of the finest of her generation,” as well as a “role model for many aspiring journalists.”

“Mary worked across all platforms – print and broadcasting and had an ability to explain complex subjects in simple terms without ever patronizing her audience. She brought to her journalism a zeal for learning which was infectious. Mary was generous with her time and talent and will be missed by many friends as well as by her family,” Dooley said. (“Death of Mary Mulvihill,” June 12, 2015, National Union of Journalists)

Mulvihill is survived by her husband Brian Dolan and sisters Anne and Nóirín Mulvihill.