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Jim Fitzpatrick, owner of the Belfast newspaper 'The Irish News' since the early 1980s, has died. He was 92. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-61935153

Raymand Vannieuwenhoven, who was convicted last year in the 1976 shooting deaths of 25-year-old David Schuldes and 24-year-old Ellen Matheys, has died in prison. He was 85. After the slayings went unsolved for more than 40 years, cold case investigators determined in 2019 a DNA sample taken from evidence at the crime scene came the Vannieuwenhoven family. It was later determined to be from Raymand Vannieuwenhoven. https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/man-convicted-year-killing-1976-dies-prison-85591498

Reggie Andrews, the songwriter who co-wrote the Dazz Band's 1982 U.S. top 10 pop and #1 R&B hit 'Let it Whip', has died. https://www.soultracks.com/story-reggie-andrews-dies

Superstar Billy Graham to undergo partial amputations of some of his toes. https://www.ewrestlingnews.com/news/wwe-hall-of-famer-to-undergo-partial-amputations

Two former WWE referees in three days. Despite their health issues, still a bit shocking at the proximity of their demise.

Looks like while Triple H was recovering from his health problems and Stephanie McMahon was receiving a poor job performance, Vince McMahon might've been sowing his wild oats with one, or more, former employees. Hush money and more. Also caught up in the scandal is John Laurinaitis, the head of talent relations, who is the stepfather of the Bella Twins and brother of the late Road Warrior Animal. Not so much a health scare, unless Linda McMahon decides to take it out on her letch of a husband. https://www.wsj.com/articles/wwe-board-probes-secret-3-million-hush-pact-by-ceo-vince-mcmahon-sources-say-11655322722

Jim 'Bearcat' Murray, a Hockey Hall of Famer and Calgary Flames trainer from 1980-96, has died. He was 89. Murray was a 2009 HOF inductee in the athletic trainer category. https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/beloved-calgary-flames-trainer-jim-bearcat-murray-dead-at-89-1.5946132

'Mama Gloria' Allen, a Chicago Black transgender activist and icon of the community, has died. She was 76. https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-community-voices/trans-activist-mama-gloria-allen-dies-76-rcna33501

Joel Whitburn, the Billboard chart guru and compiler of reference books for decades, has died. He was 82. I probably own more books written by him than anyone else. https://bestclassicbands.com/joel-whitburn-obituary-6-14-22/

Lane Fernandez, the ex-boyfriend of Teen Mom star Malorie Beaver, who starred beside her for two years on the MTV show in 2020 & 2021, has died. He was 28. https://people.com/tv/lane-fernandez-ex-of-teen-mom-star-dies-at-28-just-3-weeks-after-birth-of-son/

MJ Taylor, a former gay pornography star from the 2010s, has died. An embedded tweet on the site suggests it was cancer. https://str8upgayporn.com/former-gay-porn-star-mj-taylor-has-died/ WARNING: The site is R-rated. (Found a tweet with the link.)

Jeffrey Gifford, a sitting member of the Maine House of Representatives, has died. He was 75. Gifford was on his fifth term, having originally been elected four times, from 2006 to 2014. Gifford was re-elected in 2020. https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/rep-gifford-becomes-4th-sitting-legislator-to-die-in-2022-maine-politics-obituary/97-ca3e5098-cce4-4b24-8b53-a1a717b451db

John J. Sax, the son of former Major League Baseball player Steve Sax, has died. He was 33. The younger Sax was one of five U.S. Marines killed during a training flight. https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/34075356/son-ex-los-angeles-dodgers-player-steve-sax-five-marines-killed-training-flight-crash

Harrison Wagner, the son of General Hospital stars Jack Wagner and Kristina Wagner, has died. He was 27. No cause or manner of death has been released. Jack Wagner also had a #2 U.S. hit with 'All I Need' back in 1984/85. https://people.com/tv/general-hospitals-jack-and-kristina-wagners-son-harrison-dead-at-27/

Nobuyuki Idei, a former CEO of Sony, has died. He was 84. Idei led the company from 1998 through 2005. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-07/former-sony-ceo-idei-has-died-of-liver-failure-at-84