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Wes "Wes" Madiko, known outside of Africa as a one-hit wonder for the summer hit of 1998 "Alané", dead at 57: https://newsclic.info/necrologie-wes-madiko-est-decede/ I kind of wondered if he was destined for an early death after the deaths of Manu Dibango and Mory Kanté last year.

Following on from Tran Thien Kiem, apparently Mir Hazar Khan Khoso, caretaker PM of Pakistan has reportedly died: https://www.samaa.tv/news/2021/06/todays-outlook-former-caretaker-pm-mir-hazar-khan-khoso-dies/

Thread for John Williams, born 1932, not just any composer, but possibly the best-known film composer of all time (Even Morricone barely a tie?). He scored Star Wars, Jaws, Close Encounter of the Third Kind, three Harry Potter movies, Superman, Indiana Jones, Home Alone .. and many more... Sadly, he's been recently hospitalized and was forced to cancel an event: https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-45965645 Note the ominous title: "A Celebration of John Williams In Concert". Concerts for November also cancelled. Also...hey committee!

Nora Ephron, American author, film director, journalist, novelist, producer and screenwriter, died at New York-Presbyterian Hospital of complications from leukemia on this date in 2012. She was 71 years old. Ephron was nominated three times for the Oscar for Best Screenplay. She won a BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay for "When Harry Met Sally..." (1989). In the 90's Ephron turned to film directing with such works as "This Is My Life" (1992), "Sleepless in Seattle" (1993), "Michael" (1996) or "You've Got Mail" (1998). She pre-planned her entire memorial service, which took place in New York; and selected the list of speakers and even assigned how much time they'd each have to talk. Nora Ephron's body was cremated and her ashes were scattered.

British electronic music pioneer Peter Zinovieff reportedly dead:

The prime minister of Tunisia, Hichem Mechichi, has been diagnosed with COVID: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/tunisian-prime-minister-hicham-amchichi-contracts-covid-19-2021-06-25/

Interesting one, death notice for Hugh Lowther, 8th Earl of Lonsdale: http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/250496/lowther As his adopted son was born by artificial insemination, that son apparently cannot inherit the title. Nobs and their rules, eh?

Another South American death, as Bolivian international Marcos Ferrufino, a veteran of the 1989 and 1991 Copa America tournaments succumbs to COVID-19 aged 58.

Pulitzer Prize for Poetry winner Stephen Dunn is a miss. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/25/books/stephen-dunn-poet-dead.html

Stephen Dunn, American poet and a Pulitzer Winner in 2001 has died, also a birthday death https://newsjcd.com/news/entertainment/stephen-dunn-poet-who-celebrated-the-ordinary-dies-at-82/?amp

72 year old Dave Smith had Covid for nearly 300 days - the longest recorded case in the world. https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-57586965 Gee - what if he gets Long-Covid-symptoms, too?

Now there's an actor who has been quietly great as small but important characters in shitloads going 40 years now and gets very little attention for it. I remember him well as Rory in Hamish MacBeth and it's always nice to see him show up in things.

FAKE NEWS, apparently.

According to his Facebook page, Larry Storch has announced his retirement. Wonder if health is part of it

(presumably 'former' any time now) Police Constable Benjamin Monk, guilty of manslaughter of Dalian Atkinson.

BBC sports radio presenter Dom Busby, dead after a short illness at 53: https://www.bbc.com/sport/57428376

While reading of the last living WWII Medal of Honour recipient, I decided to check how many Korean War Medal of Honour recipients there are alive. Three, they are: Duane E. Dewey (1931-2021) Hiroshi H. Miyamara (1925-2022) also a WWII veteran Robert E. Simanek (1930-2022) Two have died within the last 10 months, the last one to die was Ernest Edison West, died on 1th of May 2021 at the age of 89. Given after the Korean War, in 2021: Ralph Puckett (1926-2024)

that was quick. He was one of my AO-picks. RIP

Oh no, Canadas greatest actor dead That sucks, he was a fantastic actor, and stayed very active doing theatre until the end. RIP, true legend!

Second baseman, coach, and manager in the MLB Wayne Terwilliger, who played for the Cubs, Brooklyn Dodgers, Washington Senators, New York Giants, and Kansas City Athletics, died at 95 years: https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/mlb/texas-rangers/article248910134.html

Labor leader John Sweeney, who served as the President of the national trade union center known as AFL–CIO from 1995 to 2009, died at 86 years: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/former-aflcio-president-john-sweeney-dies-at-age-86-john-kerry-dissent-president-union-union-b1796386.html He was previously President of the national SEIU, where he pushed for improvements to laws regarding issues like health care reform and immigrant rights.

Hip hop artist Double K died at 43 years: https://consequenceofsound.net/2021/01/r-i-p-double-k-people-under-the-stairs-dead/

Budding rapper 6 Dogs, who has built a following posting his original music to his self-titled SoundCloud account where he has more than 100,000 followers, dies at 21 years by suicide: https://heavy.com/entertainment/6-dogs-chase-amick-death-suicide/

Joyce Hill, who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League for five teams from 1945 to 1952, died at 95 years: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/kenoshanews/name/joyce-westerman-obituary?pid=197579443 She appeared in the end of "A League of Their Own," starring Geena Davis, a movie about the formation of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.