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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The former president of the Philadelphia Tribune, the nation's oldest continuously published African-American newspaper, has died. Waverly Easley was 91. A spokeswoman at Flemuel Brown Funeral Home says Easley died at Southeastern Veterans Center in Spring City, Pennsylvania, on May 28. His daughter Raquel Easley tells the newspaper http://bit.ly/1OakUsE ) he loved everything about the Tribune, still talked about it at his nursing home. He spent 35 years at the Tribune, working as a business manager, controller, executive vice president and general manager. He was president and CEO for his last 10 years, from 1979 to 1989. Easley is survived by his wife, Ruth; daughters Raquel Easley and Wyvetta Easley-Mallory; a sister and nieces and nephews. His funeral is Monday at First African Baptist Church in Sharon Hill. He'll be buried at Washington Cross National Cemetery. ___ Information from: The Philadelphia Tribune, http://www.phila-tribune.com

Former Philadelphia Tribune president Waverly Easley dies