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Deb Price, the first nationally syndicated columnist on gay life in the U.S., has died. She was 62. https://www.detroitnews.com/story/obituaries/2020/11/27/deb-price-who-wrote-groundbreaking-detroit-news-column-gay-issues-dies/6431049002/

William Palmer, the founder of Applebee's, has died. He was 70. https://www.nrn.com/people/applebee-s-founder-bill-palmer-has-died

Andre Gagnon, a Quebec-born classical composer who branched out to disco in the 1970s, hitting #95 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles charts with the song 'Wow', has died. He was 84. Gagnon died of Lewy Body dementia. https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/2020/12/03/quebec-pianist-and-composer-andre-gagnon-dies-from-degenerative-disease-at-84.html

Lon Adams, creator of the Slim Jim jerky recipe, has died of COVID-19. He was 95. https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/lon-adams-slim-jim-jerky-202634078.html

Warren Berlinger, who starred in the Broadway and film versions of Blue Denim and in the original stage production of the Neil Simon play Come Blow Your Horn, has died. He was 83. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/warren-berlinger-actor-in-blue-denim-come-blow-your-horn-and-cannonball-run-dies-at-83

William 'Rowdy" Harrell, a NASCAR pit crew member whose job was as a tire carrier, has died in an automobile accident away from the track. He was 30. Harrell was on his honeymoon. His wife was also killed in the crash. https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/28/us/rowdy-harrell-blakley-killed-crash-hendrick-motorsports-trnd/index.html

Lou Nistico, who played 186 games in the WHA for the Toronto Toros and Birmingham Bulls in the mid-1970s before playing three games with the NHL's Colorado Rockies in 1977-78, has died. He was 67. https://www.tbnewswatch.com/local-news/former-nhler-lou-nistico-dies-at-67-3134326

Bob Miller, who played for four teams (Cardinals, Mets, Dodgers & Twins) over a dozen years between 1957 and 1969 and who later coached at his alma mater in Detroit for 36 years, has died. He was 94. He is the second notable pro athlete named Bob Miller to have died in the last two months, following the death of the hockey playing Bob Miller at the end of September. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2020/11/28/bob-miller-whiz-kid-phillie-titans-coach-dies-at-94/43202757/

Twenty year pro wrestler Jimmy Rave abruptly announces retirement after untreated infection necessitates arm amputation above the elbow. https://www.wrestlinginc.com/news/2020/11/former-roh-impact-star-jimmy-rave-announces-his-in-ring-677438/

Duane "Gillberg" Gill suffered a heart attack yesterday but is doing okay, according to Mrs.Gillberg. https://nodq.com/news/608424018.shtml

Lance Heflin, a former executive producer of America's Most Wanted, has died. He was 67. https://variety.com/2020/tv/obituaries-people-news/lance-heflin-dead-americas-most-wanted-1234837415/

Teddy Dixon, who helped liberate the Dachau concentration camp in 1945, has died. He was 100. Dixon was considered a war hero in Belfast, where he lived most of his life. He also helped recover stolen art. Similar acts were the inspiration for the George Clooney film Monuments Men, the premiere of which he attended in Belfast. https://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/people/dachau-liberator-teddy-dixon-has-died-aged-100-belfast-3043537

Ken Schinkel, who played professional hockey for 20 years, from the early 1950s to the early 1970s, split between the minors and the NHL, where he played over 600 games combined for the New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins, has died. He was 87. https://triblive.com/sports/former-penguins-forward-coach-executive-ken-schinkel-dies-at-87/

An unnamed contestant on the reality game show Wipeout has died after competing in the obstacle course portion of the program. The show has paused tapings until after American Thanksgiving. https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/20/entertainment/wipeout-death/index.html

Kirby Morrow, a voice actor who had the recurring role of Captain Dave Kleinman on the TV series Stargate: Atlantis, has died. He was 47. https://www.gateworld.net/news/2020/11/actor-kirby-morrow-stargate-daedalus-bridge-officer-dies-at-47/