A repairman who showed his love through service. A grandmother who walked while balancing a book on her head. Intimate obituaries, in 150 words or less.

A pastor with a childlike sense of wonder. A student who found strength in helping others. Intimate obituaries, in 150 words or less.

Violet Hensley, who has died at 109, was one of the last links to a bygone era of foot-stomping American folk music.

At 21, he won a bronze medal at the inaugural World Taekwondo Championships. He went on to become a lynchpin of Washington’s LGBTQ+ community.

An aunt who never feared death. A grandfather who never lost his cool. Intimate obituaries, all in 150 words or less.

The Post is publishing short essays about everyday but extraordinary people and the legacies they’ve left behind.

While working at the NIH, she wrote “The Boy Who Couldn’t Stop Washing,” a groundbreaking study of OCD. She also researched childhood schizophrenia and ADHD.

To focus on sculpting, he worked nights at a Pittsburgh post office. At 92, his art career finally took off.

She co-wrote “Our Bodies, Ourselves,” a 1970s touchstone conceived by and for women. The book offered information about abortion, pregnancy and postpartum life.

Stylish newspaper and magazine journalist who enjoyed great success with her book Modern Manners, a guide to etiquette

As North Vietnamese troops closed in, he was the last Marine to board the last helicopter out of Saigon. “He was a model leader,” said one who served with him.

After training as a monk, he left the monastery to go into journalism, writing a syndicated Post column that made him a prominent voice in the peace movement.

He was a bruising offensive lineman, playing in Washington for eight seasons, before becoming a teacher and coach at a Maryland private school.

His films explored American institutions, from a psychiatric hospital to a public housing project, and brought him international acclaim.

The singer and photographer was a founding member of the vocal group, known for No. 1 hits like “Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In.” He died last week at 90.

- Jonathan Yardley — author, book critic, Book World, 1983-2015

The barrel-chested diver set three world records and served as an underwater guinea pig for Navy scientists.

After 20 years at The Washington Post, I’m suddenly on my own — and still writing about books.

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The longtime Style section reporter defied gender stereotypes, covering current affairs and writing books about the Vietnam War and power-couple marriages.

Without the mathematical model that she helped refine, “the extraordinary positioning, navigation, and timing accuracy of GPS would be impossible to achieve.”

A Washington Post analysis of videos sheds light on the encounter that left 37-year-old Alex Pretti dead.

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The Post demanded in a court filing Wednesday that federal law enforcement officials return electronic devices the government seized from a staff reporter’s home.

Our staff discusses the biggest moments and advancements that took place between 2000 and 2025. Then we asked travel industry stalwarts for theirs.

Nine months before Rosa Parks made history, Ms. Colvin refused to give up her seat on a segregated city bus. She became a star witness in a civil rights case.

His three-panel comic strip was published in more than 2,000 newspapers, only to fade from view after Mr. Adams made racist comments on a YouTube live stream.

He reportedly caused the deaths of at least 10 recruited CIA or allied intelligence agents.