YoungWillz

Obit: https://news.mit.edu/2023/professor-emerita-evelyn-fox-keller-dies-0925

State Of Chaos Part 3. Lots of hand wringing. Lots of Captain Hindsights. Lots missed. The whole thing was how badly the Tories handled everything and how they ate their own. Things I'd have liked to have seen in the whole shebang. The effect on the people. The effect on foreign relations. The effect on the institutions. The effect on those abandoned in Afghanistan. Even a line such as "And with Liz Truss gone, the country is now governed by a Prime Minister without a mandate from his party or the country." Certainly not an advert for competence by the party in power. And yet... Ah well, perhaps only reducing them to a rump party, maybe even third place, might change them. It happened to Labour in Scotland. Maybe now it's time for England to awaken from its slumber.

Allan Williams widow, Beryl Williams, reportedly dead:

Also bursting out into accusation. Poirot takes everybody's evidence and nods politely, allows his grey cells to cogitate and then brings everything together. Once I started laughing at it, I couldn't stop, especially at how everyone was so terrible.

Prosecution seeking a retrial on 1 count of attempted murder, according to Sky News live. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/sep/25/lucy-letby-retrial

Already regretting watching the Branagh version which is on the tellybox this evening. The acting is quite simply abysmal. Everyone's posture is so odd, and they look like they know they are making a pale imitation of one of the best movies ever. Ah well, mes amis, we struggle on, do we not? I'm determined to laugh at it from this point on, treat it like a comedy version.

Terry Kirkman, songwriter and member of The Association, reported dead by Jordan Cole:

Mail resurrects story on Damehood on "the eve" of her 100th: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-12541199/Family-worlds-oldest-actress-Glynis-Johns-call-government-damehood-eve-100th-birthday.html

Plans for a diamond wedding anniversary: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-12554673/Timothy-West-88-reveals-plans-throw-diamond-anniversary-celebration-wife-Prunella-Scales-91-opens-cope-dementia-parties-come-days.html

Dr Michael Heath, the pathologist who seems to have bungled Stuart Lubbock's post mortem has reportedly died: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/pathologist-who-missed-vital-michael-31012379

Geir Lundestad, Norwegian historian and former Director of the Norwegian Nobel Institute, reportedly dead: https://www-aftenposten-no.translate.goog/norge/i/l3jR5o/geir-lundestad-78-er-doed?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp

Report that Geoff Lomas, Alex Higgins' former manager, has died: Recently seen on the Gods Of Snooker programme on the Beeb.

Sir John Ure, British diplomat who was at various times British Ambassador to Cuba, Brazil and Sweden, and also an author, death notice: https://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/marketplace/advert/ure-notices_53580

Sir Rudolph Agnew, former Chief Executive and Chairman of Consolidated Gold Fields, death notice: https://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/marketplace/advert/agnew-notices_53586 The company played a key role in ending apartheid in South Africa.

Sir Richard Houldsworth, 5th Baronet of the Houldsworth baronets death notice: https://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/marketplace/advert/houldsworth-notices_53610 Heir apparent is Simon Houldsworth (b. 1971).

Lawrence Faucette from Maryland has gone down the pig heart transplant procedure: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-12550681/Terminally-ill-man-second-PIGS-HEART-transplant.html

All very confusing - born Peter Mueller, stage named Peter Horten then changed it to Peter Horton! I think his song suffered from being a home entry as he was following up Udo Jurgens' win the previous year. Sandie Shaw won that year. Anyway, I was fascinated by the bow tie which was as wide (if not wider) as his face:

Chas Hodges of Chas and Dave wasn't pleasing anyone with any more rabbit when he died aged 74 on my birthday this day 5 years ago.

American IM and author Jeremy Silman reportedly dead aged 69: https://www.chesshistory.com/winter/extra/silman.html

Halfway there. Real first name Owen: https://www.facebook.com/hillcare.net/photos/a.766395096852148/1683715121786803/?type=3 Think this was posted before.

Hubert Ginn, also played for the Oakland Raiders in another Superbowl, reportedly dead: https://www.wjcl.com/article/2x-super-bowl-champion-and-savannah-native-hubert-ginn-dead/45248228 Unfortunately that site is blocked in the EU.

Stevie Faye reportedly dead: https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/nostalgia/legendary-comedian-who-never-told-27759914

Rumour that Katherine Anderson Schaffner has died - certainly marked as such on Wiki. Anything on FB?

Bears' Alan Williams resigns. There's some unsavoury rumours about his real reason, which if true certainly wouldn't bode well for the health of Virginia Halas McCaskey. Anyway, I'm not about to spread idle speculation until there's corroborative reports.

Former US Senator Dick Clark of Iowa reportedly dead aged 95: https://eu.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2023/09/20/dick-clark-us-senator-iowa-dies-at-95-at-home-washington-dc-obituary/70912585007/ Seems to be a pick in the Hartlepool and ABC Deadpools, haven't yet checked the DDP. Edit: Not picked it seems.