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Cartoonist Sam Gross, known for his contributions to Esquire, The New Yorker, and Cosmopolitan, died at 89 years: https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2023/05/08/sam-gross-rip/ Some of his published cartoons include: More Gross, An Elephant Is Soft and Mushy, Yand our Mother Is a Remarkable Woman.

Guitarist Jack Wilkins, who has played with artists like Stanley Turrentine and Jimmy Heath, died at 78 years: https://www.thejazzguitarlife.com/2023/05/06/rip-jack-wilkins-1944-2023/

Hard-throwing left-handed pitcher Vida Blue, who was selected to 6 All-Star games and was named American League MVP and Cy Young winner in 1971 with the Oakland Athletics, died at 73 years: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/37546009/vida-blue-former-al-mvp-3-world-series-champ-dies He won three World Series Championships with the A's in the '70s and earned 209 victories while recording 2,175 strikeouts across his 18-year career.

Hit No. 7 for our DACH-List. Founder of the Beaux Arts Trio Menahem Pressler died at 99 years. He collaborated with the Emerson String Quartet for more than three decades. https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2023/05/06/menahem-pressler-pianist-indiana-beaux-arts-trio-dies/

Actual picture of Michael J. Fox, who imo looks better than Meg Ryan by his side.

Actual picture of Roman Polanski posing with Samatha Geimer, who was raped by him when she was 13yr old. https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2023-05-01/roman-polanski-samantha-geimer-photo-emmanuelle-seigner?consumer=googlenews For a 89 year old man he looks still pretty fine.

Russian fashion designer Valentin Yudashkin, who was known for his work appearing in the pages of Elle and Vogue and for redesigning Russia's military uniforms in 2010, died at 59 years: https://www.starhit.ru/novosti/umer-valentin-yudashkin-882371/

Celebrity chef and television personality Jock Zonfrillo, known primarily for appearing as a judge on MasterChef Australia, died at 46 years: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/may/01/jock-zonfrillo-death-masterchef-australia-judge-chef-dies-aged-46 His former restaurant, Orana, was named Restaurant of the Year by Gourmet Traveller Magazine, and it was also named Australia's Restaurant of the Year by the Good Food Guide before it's eventual closing in October 2020. In 2018, he was named Australia's Hottest Chef in The Australian magazine. His nonprofit, The Orana Foundation, won the coveted Basque Culinary World Prize in July 2018.

American athlete Ralph Boston, who was known for his success as a long jumper in the 1960s, died at 83 years: https://eu.tennessean.com/story/sports/college/2023/04/30/ralph-boston-olympics-world-long-jump-record-holder-dies-at-83/70167985007/ He won the Gold Medal at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome for the long jump.

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Charles Stanley, Evangelical pastor of the First Baptist Church who also founded In Touch Ministries in 1982, died at 90 years: https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/charles-stanley-intouch-ministries-dead-obituary

Ian Bairnson, former member and guitarist with the Alan Parsons Project who also plays saxophone and keyboards, died at 69 years: https://www.guitarworld.com/news/ian-bairnson-dies-aged-69

Dusko Gojkovic, Trumpet player on more than twenty albums and performer with many different bands and musicians, including Miles Davis, died at 91 years: https://www.br-klassik.de/aktuell/news-kritik/dusko-goykovich-jazz-trompeter-gestorben-nachruf-100.html

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German entrepreneur and philanthropist Myriam Ullens died at 70 years: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/myriam-ullens-dead-collector-chinese-art-1234662751/ She started her first business when she was 24 - La Petite Salade, a salad delivery service. She sold it after four years, and immediately afterwards started Sweetly, a pastry shop in Brussels. She has built multiple schools and orphanages in Nepal, a breast cancer foundation with several centers, and the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art in Beijing.

American writer of historical fiction John Jakes, died at 90 years: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/14/books/john-jakes-dead.html He was best known for The Kent Family Chronicles and the North and South Trilogy. He was also known for his Brak the Barbarian science fiction series.

German actor Heinz Baumann died at 95 years; https://www.bild.de/unterhaltung/leute/leute/krimi-ikone-heinz-baumann-ist-tot-er-wurde-95-jahre-alt-83127756.bild.html

Sad news, but somehow it was never likely to end well for him. Too many demons I'll watch one of his films tonight, probably Heat. RIP!

Next hit for DACH-List. Actress Nadja Tiller died at 93 years: https://www.bild.de/unterhaltung/leute/leute/das-maedchen-rosemarie-schauspiel-legende-nadja-tiller-ist-tot-82971624.bild.html

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/barbara-bosson-dead-hill-street-blues-1235330370/

Next hit for our DACH-List, pole vaulter Tim Lobinger died at 50 years: https://www.bild.de/sport/2023/sport/stabhochspringer-hatte-krebs-tim-lobinger-50-tot-82928168.bild.html

Former MLB catcher Tim McCarver, who won two World Series Titles with the St. Louis Cardinals and became an MLB commentator after retirement, died at 81 years: https://eu.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2023/02/16/award-winning-broadcaster-former-major-leaguer-mccarver-has-died-age-baseball-hall-fame-announces/69911762007/

Depeche Mode yesterday in Italy first live performance from brand new single "Ghosts", a wonderful hommage to their friend Andy Fletcher. Love that song instantly.

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