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Thomas H.B. Symons, the founding president of Trent University, has died. He was 91. In 1961, at age 33, Symons created a university for the city of Peterborough (Ontario, Canada). He remained as president through 1972. https://kawarthanow.com/2021/01/02/trent-university-founding-president-thomas-h-b-symons-has-passed-away/

I would like to return for 2021.

Mick Bolton, keyboardist for Mott the Hoople, has died. He was 72. https://torontosun.com/entertainment/music/mott-the-hoople-keyboardist-mick-bolton-dead-at-72

Donal Musgrave, a veteran Irish journalist who worked for the Examiner, Irish Press and Irish Times over the course of his career, has died. He was 78. His death follows a long illness. https://www.irishtimes.com/news/social-affairs/journalist-donal-musgrave-78-dies-after-long-illness-1.4446054

Todd Michel Smith, an original member of the Broadway cast of Hairspray, has died. Smith played the role of IQ beginning in 2002 and throughout its entire run. He also appeared in various other productions. https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Original-HAIRSPRAY-Cast-Member-Todd-Michel-Smith-Dies-After-Battle-With-Cancer-20210102

Insane start to deadpools. I had Westphal and Little, but not McKevitt. The AO Deadpool is up-to-date on the three hits.

Missed this one when it happened. Billy DeMars, who had a short major league career with the Philadelphia A's & St. Louis Browns in the late 40s/early 50s, but a much more prolific one as a coach with the Philadelphia Phillies (1969-81), Montreal Expos (1982-84) and Cincinnati Reds (1985-87), died December 10th. He was 95. https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/phillies/billy-demars-who-had-been-oldest-living-former-phillie-dies-95

Virginia state Senator Ben Chafin has died of coronavirus. https://www.wric.com/news/virginia-news/virginia-state-sen-ben-chafin-dies-from-covid-19-complications/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=t.co&utm_campaign=socialflow

Maureen Lee, author of the Pearl Street series of books, among others, has died. She was 88. https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/breaking-maureen-lee-dead-sunday-23250220

Mike Fenton, a long-time Hollywood casting director who worked on such classic films as One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, E.T. and Back to the Future, has died. He was 85. https://variety.com/2021/film/news/mike-fenton-dead-85-casting-et-godfather-american-graffiti-1234877635/

You got Dingko Singh through. He was rejected a couple of years ago. Noted, in case he makes it to 2022.

Rejected picks for 2021: Philipp Mickenbecker Kathy Shaidle

I wouldn't consider this a crisis. I made the case for her as a competitive bikini fitness athlete in the IFBB. If, upon reflection, the committee decides she's a cancer mum, then Shannen Doherty as a substitute pick will be satisfactory.

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Quick follow-up. Checked my junk e-mail folder and found confirmation from earlier in the week the team was entered without alteration.

Helen Jackson, the last publicly known widow of a Civil War veteran, has died. She was 101. Jackson was married to James Bolin (1843–1939). They wed in 1936, when he was 93 and she was 17. (That's not a generation gap, that's the Grand Canyon.) https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41800642/helen-viola-jackson https://gerontology.wikia.org/wiki/Helen_Jackson

Emily MItchell, an influencer and creator of the Hidden Way blog, one with more than 105,000 followers, died on December 22nd. She was 36. Mitchell was pregnant at the time of her death, whose cause hasn't been made public and may not yet be known. https://people.com/human-interest/emily-mitchell-who-ran-the-hidden-way-blog-dies-36/

Thomas Raskin, the son of Jamie Raskin, a U.S. House of Representatives member from Maryland, has died. He was 25. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/rep-raskin-says-his-son-thomas-has-died-at-25/ar-BB1colqL?ocid=st

Muspandi, who appears to be a federal Indonesian politician, the first (somewhat) notable death of 2021. https://www.niaga.asia/muspandi-anggota-dprd-kaltim-dari-pan-meninggal-dunia/ (Indonesian language obit)

Most years, I've wondered about it skewing disproportionately to older choices, rather than those suffering from serious illnesses made public. Given 2020 was a record-breaking year and most deaths were age-related, I'm less inclined to question the wisdom of the trend.

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Barbara Walters. Haven't heard about her at all, of recent.

They are indeed. I kept Jenkins because she's also an International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness competitor, so not the proverbial cancer mum. But, I will understand a decision for substitution on the pick if deemed invalid.

I did. Nobody replied to me to suggest the pick was invalid, even given the revised rules. However, if disallowed, my first sub is Shannen Doherty.

Fade to Black Joker: Philipp Mickenbecker George Alagiah Criscilla Anderson Ronnie Atkins Jana Bennett Tim Bilton Michael Cullen Dai Davies Nikki Jenkins Rush Limbaugh Floyd Little Lee Noble Tom Parker Johnny Ruffo Yoo-Sang Chul Luton Shelton Tom Smith Bernard Tapie Paul Westphal James Whale Best of luck to all.