The dread and fear that can come with a cancer diagnosis have their roots in its killer nature: It's the No. 2 cause of death in Americans, second only to heart disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Robert Byrd (artist) Robert John Byrd (born January 11, 1942) is an American author and illustrator from Haddonfield, New Jersey. Byrd was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Following high school, Byrd joined the U.S. Navy in 1961, leaving in 1962 to attend Trenton Junior College.
Recorded as Bird, Byrd, Byrde and Bride, this famous surname is English. It derives from the pre 7th century word bridde meaning a bird, and as a surname was originally given as a nickname to one thought to bear a fancied resemblance to a bird. This may have been from bright dress, or bright eyed and active, or perhaps to some one with a beautiful singing voice.