Irving L. Goldberg, 88, a longtime federal appeals court judge, died Saturday at his home in Dallas. He was appointed in 1966 to the 5th U.S. Circuit of Appeals and last sat on with the full court in early January. He ruled on many significant cases involving civil liberties, school integration, school finance, federal criminal procedure and abortion rights.
Kendall L. Hayes, 59,a country music songwriter whose song "Walk On By" was recorded by 150 artists, died Friday of liver cancer in Danville, Ky. Mr. Hayes, whose other big hit was "Don't Give Up The Ship," recorded by Johnny Wright, also performed on Grand Ole Opry roadshows in the 1960s with performers such as Billy Walker and banjo player Stringbean.
Masaji Marumoto, 89, the first Japanese-American to sit on a state supreme court bench, died Friday in Honolulu. He also is credited with helping prevent the mass evacuation of Hawaii's Japanese Americans to relocation camps on the mainland after Japan's 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. His contributions to U.S.-Japan relations earned him the Second Class Order of the Sacred Treasure, which was presented by Emperor Hirohito.