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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/

Ray Brady, a long-time financial reporter for CBS news, has died. He was 94. Brady, who was both a television and radio reporter, won a 1982 Emmy for a series of reports about unemployed Americans dealing with the recession. He retired in 2000. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ray-brady-longtime-financial-reporter-for-cbs-news-dies-at-94?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

Joanne Rogers has died https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2021/01/14/joanne-rogers-mister-fred-rogers-widow-dies-obituary/

Joanne Rogers, the wife of iconic children's entertainer Fred Rogers, has died. She was 92. https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2021/01/14/joanne-rogers-mister-fred-rogers-widow-dies-obituary/

Thomas Carpenter, a former president of the University of Memphis, died earlier in January. He was 94. He became that university's 11th president, in 1980. He held the position until 1991. https://wreg.com/news/former-university-of-memphis-president-thomas-carpenter-has-died/

Bellator fighter Robin van Roosmalen seriously injured in a car accident that claimed the life of his sister, Melissa. https://www.mmafighting.com/2021/1/13/22229679/bellator-fighter-robin-van-roosmalen-seriously-injured-sister-dies-following-car-accident

Nicky Booth, a former Commonwealth and BBBofC bantamweight, champion has died. He was 40. The article below uses a tweet as the source, so not a lot of details at the moment. https://www.fightsports.tv/former-commonwealth-champion-nicky-booth-passes-away/

Safwat El Sharif, minister of information under Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, has died. He was 88. http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/398799.aspx

Kathleen Heddle, a three-time Olympic rowing champion for Canada, has died. She was 55. Heddle and Marnie McBean won Olympic gold medals in 1992 and 1996 in the coxless pair and double sculls respectively. Heddle also earned gold with the women's eight in 1992. https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/rowing/olympics-kathleen-heddle-dead-at-55-1.5871976

Kazutoshi Hando, a noted Japanese nonfiction writer who penned works on Japanese wartime history, has died. He was 90. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2021/01/13/books/writer-kazutoshi-hando-obit/

Shingoose, a noted First Nations folk musician and activist of Ojibway descent, whose success began in the late 1960s with the release of three albums and collaboration with musicians such as Bruce Cockburn, has died. He was 74. Shingoose, whose birth name was Curtis Jonnie, had tested positive for COVID-19. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/shingoose-death-covid-19-death-1.5870560

Martin Markinson, who won a 1983 Tony Award for producing Torch Song Trilogy and was a long time member of Broadway League's Board of Governor, has died. He was 89. https://www.playbill.com/article/tony-winning-broadway-producer-martin-markinson-dies-at-89

WWE champion Drew McIntyre tests positive for COVID-19. https://www.wwe.com/article/drew-mcintyre-has-tested-positive-for-covid-19

The patriarch's (Bill Loud) death did get reported in the Dead of 2018 thread and was a pick in a couple of deadpools. I'm too young to have remembered the show, but quite before its time, given the explosion of reality series the past 20 years. I believe one of the sons was gay and part of what unfolded was the family dynamic related to his being out.

Pat Loud, matriarch of the Loud family, considered to be the first American reality show, has died. She was 94. https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/pat-loud-dead-dies-an-american-family-1234882283/

Tosh Chamberlain, who spent 11 seasons with Fulham FC, has died, He was 86. Chamberlain hit 64 goals in 204 appearances during his career in the 1950s and 60s. https://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2021/january/Tosh-Chamberlain-1934-2021/

Kathy Shaidle, one of two rejected AO Deadpool picks of mine for 2021, has died. (As also posted in the Authors Last a Long Time thread.) https://www.steynonline.com/10925/kathy-world

Kathy Shaidle, a Canadian author and blogger, as well as a popular pick in various deadpools, has died. She was 56. https://www.steynonline.com/10925/kathy-world

Neil Mahoney, a director, editor and writer who worked on shows like Key & Peele, Portlandia and Drunk History, has died. He was 43. Mahoney died in his sleep of unspecified causes. https://www.brooklynvegan.com/comedy-directoreditor-neil-mahoney-key-peele-drunk-history-has-died/

Marsha Zazula, who co-founded Megaforce records with her husband Jon in 1982, the label which released the first albums from Metallica, Anthrax and others, has died. She was 68. The cause of death was cancer. https://variety.com/2021/music/news/marsha-zazula-megaforce-records-dead-dies-metallica-1234882126/