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Bryan Hennessey, co-founder of the St. John's, Newfoundland rockers the Wonderful Grand Band, has died. He was 72. A piano and electric bass player, Hennessey co-founded the band with, among others, Ron Hynes, whose name appeared in a couple of threads leading up to his own death. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/bryan-hennessey-obit-1.6019476

James Dean, who played for Chorley FC and AFC Fylde, has died. He was 35. Dean went missing on May 5th. His body was found four days later. https://uk.news.yahoo.com/body-found-search-missing-footballer-163638917.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly90LmNvLw&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAF_Vkl9DiJ7OhEjCWJt9qRyvKsftawJVcio0mZEeOcVw6Bj1SKk1SdopDfbW0wIOACSnxCkj_3dcGmLQINY6sOF1avS6UemErVD5yWIrXE7FPEWBC3DCbzI6ASf5K3NQb9K24YgbmwuQkJFcdq1BWV-4IR0W-Gyxcf7Dq7gbuL5j

Keith Waples, one of the greatest horsemen in the history of harness racing, has died. He was 97. He was the patriarch of the Waples family of racers. https://standardbredcanada.ca/notices/5-8-21/keith-waples-passes.html

Cruz Reynoso, the first Latino justice on the California Supreme Court, has died. He was 90. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-05-08/cruz-reynoso-legacy

Edgar Harrell, the last surviving Marine of the sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, has died. He was 96. https://www.fox6now.com/news/last-surviving-marine-of-uss-indianapolis-sinking-edgar-harrell-dies

Lucinda Franks, the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize for national reporting, has died. She was 74. https://nypost.com/2021/05/06/lucinda-franks-pulitzer-prize-winning-journalist-dead-at-74/

Nathan Jung dead. https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/nathan-jung-dead-star-trek-1234964444/

Nathan Jung, a Hollywood character actor who appeared in Star Trek, Kung Fu, the A-Team and many others, has died. He was 74. https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/nathan-jung-dead-star-trek-1234964444/

Donald Cameron, who served as Nova Scotia Premier from February 1991 to May 1993, has died. He was 74. Cameron also served as an MLA in the Nova Scotia parliament from 1974 to 1993. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/nova-scotia-premier-donald-cameron-dead-1.6011515

Michael Hernandez, who as a 14-year-old carefully planned the cold-blooded murder of his best friend Jaime Gough by luring him into a school bathroom stall and slitting his throat, has died in prison. He was 31. https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/florida-teen-convicted-of-killing-friend-in-middle-school-bathroom-dies-in-prison-at-31?taid=608fbdee658d7c00018698a9&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=trueanthem&utm_source=twitter

As noted elsewhere, Litsa Menounos has died. https://www.today.com/health/maria-menounos-mother-litsa-menounos-dies-brain-cancer-t217182

Byron 'B.J.' Seaman, one of the founding owners of the NHL's Calgary Flames has died. He was 97. His late brother and he were among a group of men who bought the club and transferred it from Atlanta to Calgary. https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/31360331/byron-seaman-founding-owner-calgary-flames-dies-97

Ray Reyes, a long-time member of the pop group Menudo, has died. He was 51. Reyes joined the group in 1983 and was a member until 1985. He had been performing in an adult version of the band at the time of his death. https://www.thefocus.news/music/ray-reyes-death/

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