alt obits guy

Marcelo Armand, the Spanish voice of Harry Potter, has died. He was 56. https://wizardsandwhatnot.com/in-memoriam-marcelo-armand-the-spanish-voice-of-harry-potter-has-died-at-56-01jjwpsbvjb4

Dick Button QO: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/ap-new-york-american-b2689583.html

Trying to send in team, being told, "gcreptile cannot receive messages."

I have. Here you go: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/mlb/article-14295215/tommy-brown-1947-brooklyn-dodgers-dies-97.html (Edit: Ninja'd)

Thank you for making the change for me.

Earleen Fisher, a long-time Associated Press international journalist with a career that spanned across five decades, has died. She was 78. https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2025-01-29/longtime-ap-international-journalist-earleen-fisher-whose-career-spanned-five-decades-dies-at-78

I did e-mail yesterday to change my joker from Isabel Veloso to Georg Koch, but I see it was automatically changed to Eddie Annand, whom I do not choose as my joker. I appreciate Isabel Veloso was DQed and my first sub was entered, but I would still like the ability to choose my own joker and not have it decided for me. Before the site goes live, I would kindly ask Georg Koch be designated as my joker. Thanks.

Kazuyoshi Akiyama, a long-time conductor of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, has died. He was 84. https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/music/vso-conductor-kazuyoshi-akiyama-has-died

Judith Copeland, a veteran ABC journalist and radio presenter, has died. She was 85. https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/radio/treasured-friend-tributes-flow-as-veteran-abc-journalist-trailblazing-radio-presented-julie-copeland-dies-at-age-85/news-story/dd84a11acbea962a2e157b5544045cf3

Ryan Whyte Maloney, an alumni from the American version of 'The Voice', has died. He was 44. Maloney was on the show in 2014. He died by suicide. https://people.com/voice-alum-ryan-whyte-maloney-dead-age-44-suicide-8781777

What of people who chose a disqualified pick as their joker? Will they be contacted for a replacement before the site goes live or should they proactively send a replacement (which I may do anyway).

Canadian farm and ranch retail chain Peavey Mart closing all 90 stores and six MainStreet Hardware locations. The 60-year-old chain has obtained creditor protection. https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/article/a-sad-day-in-retail-agriculture-retailer-peavey-mart-closing-all-locations-in-canada/

Bill Wilson, a hereditary chief and the father of former cabinet minister Jody Wilson-Raybould, has died. He was 80 or 81. https://vancouversun.com/news/bill-wilson-father-jody-wilson-raybould-dies

Monique Chabot, a well-known French Canadian actress notable for her role in the soap opera "Virginie", who also had a cross-section of other credits from the late 50s through the early 90s, has died. She was 89. Chabot was the widow of Guy Sanche, remembered in Quebec for his decades-long portrayal of the children's TV character "Bobino" . https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2135149/monique-chabot-mort-comedienne-virginie (French language obit.)

Dorie Lenz, a pioneering TV broadcaster in Philadelphia, has died. She was 101. Lenz was a two-time local Emmy winner. https://www.inquirer.com/obituaries/dorie-lenz-obituary-philadelphia-tv-channel-public-service-20250123.html