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Baroness Anne-Louise Jeffreys, second wife of the 2nd Baron Jeffreys, has died. She was 86. https://peeragenews.blogspot.com/2021/01/anne-louise-baroness-jeffreys-1934-2021.html

Michael Fonfara, a keyboard player who played with everyone from The Electric Flag, Lou Reed, the Downchild Blues Band, The Everly Brothers and Rough Trade, among others, has died. He was 74. https://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/renowned-canadian-keyboardist-michael-fonfara-dies-in-toronto-after-battling-cancer-1.5260836

Rita Marley, the widow of legendary reggae singer Bob Marley, has died. She was 74. https://www.france24.news/en/2021/01/bob-marleys-wife-rita-dies.html

It certainly could be interpreted in different ways, but the way it was written does seem to suggest something it's not.

Diana Millay, who played Laura Collins on 66 episodes of the 1960s television series Dark Shadows, has died. She was 85. Millay had numerous other TV credits from the mid 50s to the early 70s. http://www.collinsporthistoricalsociety.com/2021/01/diana-millay-1935-1991.html

Bernard Thomas, one of the survivors of the Aberfan disaster, has died. He was 63. As a nine-year-old Thomas was rescued from the rubble of Pantglas primary school on 21 October, 1966, after thousands of tonnes of coal slurry slid from a tip. Thomas died after contracting COVID-19. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-55602149

Eleanor Wadsworth, Britain's last surviving female World War II pilot, has died. She was 103. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/13691288/britains-last-surviving-female-spitfire-war-pilot-dies-103/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebarweb

David Turner, the son of former Canadian Prime Minister John Turner, has died. He was 52. His death comes less than four months after his father passed away. https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/theglobeandmail/obituary.aspx?n=david-russell-turner&pid=197461279&fhid=9911

Jim Bob Moffett, who built Freeport-McMoRan Inc. into a Fortune 500 company, has died. He was 82. Moffett died of complications from COVID-19. https://www.nola.com/news/business/article_4357092c-529b-11eb-9e34-f7512d7f4a47.html

Personal physician Dr. Fabrizio Soccorsi dies from complications related to COVID-19. https://www.tellerreport.com/news/2021-01-09- ---vatican--pope-s-doctor--fabrizio-soccorsi--has-died --.S152tBwCD.html

Steve Carver, director of Lone Wolf McQuade and Big Bad Mama, has died. He was 75. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/steve-carver-director-of-lone-wolf-mcquade-and-big-bad-mama-dies-at-75

Cástor Oswaldo Azuaje, the Bishop of Trujillo, has died. He was 69. Azuaje died of COVID-19. Trujillo had held the position since 2012, having been appointed by Pope Benedict XVI. https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2021/01/08/venezuelan-bishop-69-dies-of-covid-19/

No, it's specific to a subset of WWII Veterans whose importance is significant enough to warrant its own thread.

As also posted elsewhere (in the Dead of 2020 thread) on January 1st. Nothing wrong with crossposting, but respectful to acknowledge.

Lady Melissa Brooke, widow of Sir George Brooke, 3rd Baronet, and daughter of the 6th Earl of Dunraven & Mount Earl, has died. She was 85. https://www.theirishfield.ie/news-death-of-lady-melissa-brooke-594539/

Theodore 'Ted' Lumpkin, a member of the Tuskegee Airmen, died December 26th. He was 100. Lumpkin died of COVID-19. His death is being reported today (January 8th). https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2021-01-08/theodore-ted-lumpkin-dies-at-100-member-of-the-wwii-tuskegee-airmen

Brad Venable, a prolific video game and Anime voice actor, has died. He was 43. No cause of death has been given. https://www.ign.com/articles/prolific-video-game-and-anime-voice-actor-brad-venable-dies-aged-43

Alex Apolinario, a Brazilian player for FC Alverca, has died. He was 24. Apolinario suffered an apparent cardiorespiratory arrest during the 27th minute of the game. https://edition.cnn.com/2021/01/08/football/alex-apolinario-dies-fc-alverca-spt-intl/index.html

Genival Lacerda has now fully deteriorated. He's dead. https://revistaquem.globo.com/QUEM-News/noticia/2021/01/genival-lacerda-morre-aos-89-anos-vitima-da-covid-19.html (Portuguese language obit)

John Muckler, who helped put together the 1980s Edmonton Oilers dynasty, working his way up to becoming head coach for their last Stanley Cup before serving head coach for Buffalo and, later the New York Rangers, during the 1990s, has died. He was 86. https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/former-nhl-coach-stanley-cup-winner-john-muckler-dies-86/

1. I'm the subject of a bet to see if I'll react 2. Post-holiday alcohol binge. 3. Create-your-own news day in Michigan. I'm guessing one, two or all three.

Martha Levert, the ex-wife of singer-songwriter Eddie Levert, who outlived her sons Gerald & Sean (two-thirds of the 80s musical act Levert), has died. She was 74. https://www.essence.com/celebrity/martha-levert-mother-gerald-sean-levert-died/

It's been a lousy couple of weeks for Michael McKean. David Lander (co-star on Laverne & Shirley, comedy partner predating the show) dies and now George Gerdes, whom he referred to as a 'dear old friend', has also passed away.

Rob Flockhart, who played 55 games combined with the Vancouver Canucks and Minnesota North Stars between the 1976-77 and 1980-81 seasons, has died. He was 64. https://cfjctoday.com/2021/01/03/former-kamloops-chiefs-vancouver-canucks-player-rob-flockhart-dies-at-age-64/

Kerry Vincent, a judge on Food Network Challenge and the host of the Food Network's 2014 show Save My Bakery, has died. She was 75. https://people.com/food/kerry-vincent-dead/