Milestones Jan. 16, 2006

CONVICTION UPHELD. Of MARTHA STEWART, 64, homemaking CEO who had pursued the appeal of her 2004 conviction for lying about why she sold ImClone stock that fell in price soon after her trade; despite having completed her jail sentence for the crime; by a federal judge; in New York City.

ABANDONED. By TOM DELAY, 58, his bid to remain House majority leader, amid a series of congressional scandals and calls by fellow Republicans for him to step down (see page 30).

IDENTIFIED. The body of BARRY COWSILL, 51, bass player for the hugely popular 1960s family pop group the Cowsills, who inspired TV's The Partridge Family, who disappeared in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and was found on Dec. 28 on the Chartres Street wharf in New Orleans. With their good looks and bouncy harmonies, the Cowsills—including Barry's brothers Bill, Bob, John and Paul, sister Susan and mother Barbara—charted eight pop singles from 1967 to '69, with their biggest hits, Hair and The Rain, the Park and Other Things, both reaching No. 2.

DIED. SHEIK MAKTOUM BIN RASHID AL-MAKTOUM, 62, pragmatic, business-minded Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and emir of Dubai who oversaw his city-state's transformation from a minor trading post to a modern metropolis; of a suspected heart attack; in Australia. With brothers Mohammed—who succeeds him as emir—and Hamdan, the avid thoroughbred fan founded Godolphin, one of horse racing's most winning stables.

DIED. LOU RAWLS, 72, Grammy-winning singer who performed doo-wop with high school pal Sam Cooke before recording a long list of soulful tunes for broader audiences in genres from jazz to gospel; of lung and brain cancer; in Los Angeles. Making more than 50 albums over 40 years, the man who Frank Sinatra said had the "silkiest chops in the singing game" topped the charts with R&B tunes (Love Is a Hurtin' Thing), pre-rap monologues (Tobacco Road) and, during the height of the 1970s disco craze, the rich, sophisticated "Philadelphia sound" typified on his signature megahit, You'll Never Find (Another Love Like Mine).

DIED. YAO WENYUAN, 74, the last surviving member of China's Gang of Four, the ring of radical Maoists—led by Mao Zedong's wife Jiang Qing—who directed the jailings, beatings and purges of legions of perceived enemies during the Cultural Revolution of the 1960s and '70s; of diabetes; in a location undisclosed by Chinese officials. Arrested a month after Mao's death, Yao spent 20 years in jail before being released in 1996.

DIED. OFELIA FOX, 82, manager and "first lady" of Havana's famed Tropicana nightclub during its 1950s heyday, when regulars included Marlon Brando and Joan Crawford; in Burbank, Calif. With its casino, showgirls and lavish stage shows, the club was a renowned hot spot before Castro took it over in 1959.