I don’t have live access to the latest news right now. Here’s what I can tell you based on commonly available historical records and recent public mentions:
There is a long-established historical figure named John William Sterling (1844–1918), a prominent Yale patron and founding partner of the law firm that became Shearman & Sterling. He passed away in 1918 in Grand Métis, Quebec, and left a substantial bequest to Yale University. If your interest was in this historical figure, I can summarize his biography and Yale donations in more detail and point you to primary sources.[2][6]
There is also a contemporary John Sterling who is a well-known American sportscaster (John Sterling, born 1938 as Sloss) who passed away in 2026. He was the longtime radio voice of the New York Yankees, with a career spanning several decades. If you meant this individual, I can provide a brief obituary-style summary and notable career highlights.[4]
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MS 1097 knowledge of railroad finance and was' an adviser to financiers, and an executor and trustee of large estates. He was a member of the New England Society, the American Arts Society, and the Congregational Church of Stratford. He died suddenly, of heart failure, July 5,1918, at the castle of Lord Mount Stephen, in Grand Metis, Que.,
ead-pdfs-new.library.yale.eduMS 1097 knowledge of railroad finance and was' an adviser to financiers, and an executor and trustee of large estates. He was a member of the New England Society, the American Arts Society, and the Congregational Church of Stratford. He died suddenly, of heart failure, July 5,1918, at the castle of Lord Mount Stephen, in Grand Metis, Que.,
ead-pdfs.library.yale.eduJohn William Sterling was a well-respected man about town, confidante to Gilded Age robber barons. But he had a living arrangement 'much commented on.'
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