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Lucille Bridges, the mother of civil rights activist Ruby Bridges, had died. She was 86. Ruby Bridges became the first African-American child to desegregate an all-white school in the south. https://foxbaltimore.com/news/nation-world/lucille-bridges-mother-of-activist-ruby-bridges-dies-at-86

Rick Schwartz, the father of NHLer Jaden Schwartz, has died. Jaden's sister Mandy died in 2011 of acute myeloid leukemia. https://www.radio.com/kmox/local-sports/st-louis-blues/st-louis-blues-forward-jaden-schwartzs-father-has-died

Juditha Brown, the ex-mother-in-law of OJ Simpson and mother of Nicole Brown Simpson, has died, according to the Juice. https://newsone.com/4047701/oj-simpson-juditha-brown-dies-video/

"At last"...I find out Etta James had the most hits.

Howie Meeker's death today meant two people had Daily Doubles...with Alex Trebek. Seems a propos.

It's not, but it may be second. Patrick Swayze had 41 hits. Not sure if that's the most, but quite possibly. https://groups.google.com/g/alt.obituaries/c/dGDM1T-IUU4

He had been going well for awhile, but I did notice his voice was a little rough last week. Still, it's a shock.

I guess that makes Tupac's stepfather Notorious BIG.

Seymour Topping, a world renown journalist and one of the best known foreign correspondents of his generation, has died. He was 98. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/us/2020/11/08/renowned-world-correspondent-seymour-topping-dead-at-99.html

Mary Lou Phelan, the mother-in-law of Texas governor Greg Abbott, has died. She was 86. Texas was not among the states whose governors were up for re-election in last week's U.S. general elections. https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2020/11/07/mary-lucy-phalen-texas-gov-greg-abbotts-mother-in-law-dies-at-86/

Bones Hillman, the bassist for Midnight Oil, has died. He was 62. https://celebrity.nine.com.au/latest/midnight-oil-bassist-bones-hillman-dies/9a3b954a-fc04-4e3b-aa08-5e3ed83b77fd?ocid=Social-Nine

Norm Crosby obit: https://thelaughbutton.com/comedian-norm-crosby-has-passed-away-at-93?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheLaughButton+(The+Laugh+Button)

Brian Coll, a legend of Irish country music, has died. He was 79. https://ulsterherald.com/2020/11/07/death-of-omagh-country-music-legend/

Candido Camero, a percussionist and Afro Cuban jazz pioneer, has died. He was 99. https://www.wbgo.org/post/remembering-candido-camero-percussionist-and-afro-cuban-pioneer-who-has-died-99#stream/0

Fred Gilbert, president of Lakehead University from 1998 to 2010, has died. https://www.tbnewswatch.com/local-news/former-lakehead-president-fred-gilbert-dies-2859684

Oy vey, not a good day for Rabbis.

From his official Twitter account, there is word that Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, a member of the House of Lords and a former Chief Rabbi of Great Britain, has died. He was 72. Edit: https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/rabbi-lord-jonathan-sacks-former-chief-rabbi-of-great-britain-dies-648341

Ken Jones, who played 'The Gatekeeper' in the movie Phantasm, has reportedly died. His character was the one that got blasted in the head with the Tall Man's sphere. https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3640600/r-p-phantasm-actor-ken-jones-passed-away/

Jeanne Little dead: https://www.smh.com.au/culture/celebrity/legendary-australian-entertainer-jeanne-little-dies-20201107-p56cgs.html#:~:text=Retired Australian entertainer Jeanne Mitchell,Facebook post on Saturday night

Jeanne Little, the legendary Australian entertainer, has died. She was 82. A DDP pick, too. https://www.smh.com.au/culture/celebrity/legendary-australian-entertainer-jeanne-little-dies-20201107-p56cgs.html#:~:text=Retired Australian entertainer Jeanne Mitchell,Facebook post on Saturday night

Joseph Rishel, the long-time curator of European art at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, has died. He was 80. The cause of death was complications from Parkinson's disease. https://www.inquirer.com/obituaries/joseph-rishel-obituary-philadelphia-museum-of-art-20201106.html

Argentinian filmmaker Fernando 'Pino' Solanas has died at age 84. The cause of death was COVID-19. https://www.explica.co/argentine-filmmaker-fernando-pino-solanas-died-in-paris-at-the-age-of-84/

Johnny Paredes, who played 60 games in the Major Leagues with the Montreal Expos and Detroit Tigers over the course of four years, from 1988 through 1991, has died. He was 58. https://conlasbasesllenas.com/johnny-paredes-exgrandeliga-venezolano-fallecio/ (Spanish language obit)

Twitter reporting the death of Teijo Khan (Thomas Leroy Kasat), who mostly worked in the territories from the mid-1980s to the early 90s. Khan apparently died in April, but it's only being reported now. Wikiwand picked up on it and updated his biography to indicate he's now deceased. https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Teijo_Khan

Bill Gosden, director of the New Zealand Film Festival for almost four decades and one of the most influential names in that country's cinema industry, has died. He was 66. Gosden stepped down from his role with the festival in March, due to ill health. https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/film/123327219/wellington-film-champion-bill-gosden-has-died