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Steve Molnar, a fullback with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League from 1969 to 1978, has died. He was 73. https://www.ckom.com/2021/01/17/steve-molnar-former-roughriders-fullback-dies-at-age-73/

Harry Brown, a pioneering basketball name in the Toronto area, a city he moved to after a star turn at the University of Oklahoma and invites to join the NBA's Detroit Pistons and NFL's Dallas Cowboys, has died. He was 72. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/harry-brown-toronto-basketball-legend-dead-at-72-1.5874162

Dr. Samuel L. Myers Sr., who was president of Bowie State University from 1967 to 1977, part of a long and distinguished career that included World War II service and earning a doctorate from Harvard, where he worked with prolific economist John Kenneth Galbraith on his dissertation, has died. He was 101. https://www.baltimoresun.com/obituaries/bs-md-ob-samuel-myers-20210116-6ogvqfcnnbgmblvbwdyslbt26u-story.html

Phillip Wilson, the former Catholic Archbishop of Adelaide, has died. He was 70. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-01-17/emeritus-archbishop-of-adelaide-philip-wilson-dies-aged-70/13065368

Jubril Martins-Kuye, a former Nigerian minister of commerce and industry, has died. He was 78. https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/436942-just-in-jubril-martins-kuye-former-minister-of-commerce-is-dead.html

Chris Cramer, the long-time head of CNN International whose career was forever changed when held as one of the hostages during the Iranian Embassy siege in London in 1980, has died. He was 73. https://edition.cnn.com/2021/01/17/media/chris-cramer-death-intl/index.html

Charlie Thomas, the former owner of the Houston Rockets NBA franchise, has died. He was 19. Thomas owned the team between 1982 and 1993. https://abc13.com/houston-rockets-charlie-thomas-james-harden-nba/9701640/

Chris Murphy, the long-time manager of INXS, has died. He was 66. Murphy was also a successful businessman outside of the record industry, having been Chairman of Murphy Petrol Group. https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9512573/chris-murphy-dead-inxs-manager/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social

Rennard Strickland, who had a long and distinguished career in academia, including having served as Dean of Law at no less than four universities, died January 5th. He was 80. https://obituaries.normantranscript.com/obituary/rennard-strickland-1081391832

Eljah Moshinsky, an Australian director particularly celebrated for his work in opera and the world's leading opera houses, has died. He was 75. The cause of death was COVID-19. https://www.limelightmagazine.com.au/news/elijah-moshinsky-has-died/

Charles 'Scotty' McCallum, the former president of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, has died. He was 95 or 96. https://www.al.com/news/2021/01/former-uab-president-vestavia-hills-mayor-scotty-mccallum-dies.html

Ken Jones, who pushed for desegregation of the LGBT+ rights movement and who helped fund the original Pride flag, has died. He was 70. https://uk.news.yahoo.com/hero-lgbt-activist-ken-jones-111606790.html

Geoff Barnett, a former goalkeeper for Everton, Arsenal and the Minnesota Kicks, has died. He was 74. https://www.evertonfc.com/news/1974951/everton-saddened-to-learn-of-passing-of-geoff-barnett

Congratulations Joey! A well-earned victory.

Life imitating art, if one were inclined to call the Onion 'art'.

The National Rifle Association has declared bankruptcy, but will incorporate in Texas, moving from New York. https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/nra-declares-bankruptcy-plans-to-incorporate-in-texas-1.5268986

Don Leppert, who played 40 games with the Baltimore Orioles in 1955, has died. He was 90. https://www.canalefuneraldirectors.com/obituaries/Donald-Leppert-4/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=autopost&fbclid=IwAR1AVoW8RSXoar6alBtBKdViWiLB2FuiWY21qHwVSSoZ9PSEAI7T0LOj_T4#!/Obituary Not be be confused (as I did in another thread) with the Don Leppert who played with the Pittsburgh Pirates and Washington Senators in the early 1960s.

Never mind. Two different MLB players named Don Leppert, seemingly unrelated.

Former Major League Baseball player and coach Don Leppert is listed as having died January 5th, age 90. I was able to find this obituary of Donald Eugene Leppert Sr., whose birth & death days are November 30th 1930 to January 5th, 2021 https://www.canalefuneraldirectors.com/obituaries/Donald-Leppert-4/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=autopost&fbclid=IwAR1AVoW8RSXoar6alBtBKdViWiLB2FuiWY21qHwVSSoZ9PSEAI7T0LOj_T4#!/Obituary However, according to Baseball Reference, https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/leppedo02.shtml Don Leppert was born October 19th, 1931, meaning he'd be 89. Yet, this obit does list him as the man in question.

Was trying to think of something related to an 89-year-old jumping or something to do with low. A punchline is just waiting to be found.

Storm Constantine, a British fantasy author popular for her Wraethtu stories, has died. She was 64. https://karavansara.live/2021/01/15/storm-constantine-1956-2021/

Peter Eagleson, a pioneering hydrologist and professor emeritus at MIT, died January 6th. He was 92. https://news.mit.edu/2021/professor-emeritus-peter-eagleson-pioneering-hydrologist-dies-0113

Phillip J. Smith, the former chairman and co-CEO of theatrical giant Shubert Organization, has died. He was 89. His career spanned 63 years and saw him start out as a box office treasurer, rising through the ranks to the top of the organization. Smith retired in June 2020. He died of COVID-19 complications. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/philip-j-smith-leader-of-the-shubert-organization-dies-at-89?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social

Duke Bootee, one of rap's pioneers, having co-written the iconic song 'The Message' for Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, has died. He was 69. Was also in the video for 'Sun City', which is probably a thread somewhere for people who were in it, but are now dead. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/duke-bootee-dead-1115217/

Peter Mark Richman, a long-time character actor who appeared in TV series like Three's Company, Beverly Hills 90210 and Star Trek: The Next Generation, among many others, has died. He was 93. https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/peter-mark-richman-dead-beverly-hills-90210-1234885944/