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Sarah Baker, who won three Paralympic medals for Canada and who set world records in swimming and javelin while also starring in wheelchair basketball, has died. She was either 40 or 41. Baker had been battling pancreatic cancer. https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/nova-scotia-paralympian-sarah-baker-dies-1.6949077

Rick Cluff, who hosted the CBC's Vancouver morning show for decades until his retirement in late 2017, part of his 41-year career, has died. He was 74. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/cbc-radio-rick-cluff-dies-74-1.7168424

Andrew Jury, one of the first grooms on "Married at First Sight NZ", has died. He was 33. https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/350327171/andrew-jury-one-first-married-first-sight-grooms-dies

Willa McKee, the mother of current Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee, who appeared in political ads with her son, has died. She was 96. https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/politics/2024/06/28/willa-mckee-mother-of-ri-governor-dan-mckee-dies/74244414007/

Rhonda Massie, the wife of current Republican Kentucky congressman Thomas Massie, has died. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/rep-thomas-massie-announces-passing-his-wife-rhonda

Mohamed Osman Jawari, a former Speaker of the Somalian Parliament, has died. He was 78. https://www.garoweonline.com/en/news/somalia/somalia-mourns-the-passing-of-former-parliament-speaker-jawari

Sergei Berezin, who played over 500 NHL games combined with five teams, the bulk with the Toronto Maple Leafs, as part of a seven-year NHL, and 14-year pro hockey, career, has died. He was 52. https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/former-maple-leafs-forward-sergei-berezin-dead-at-52/

DeAndre Jones, the son of boxing great Roy Jones Jr., has died. He was 32. DeAndre died by suicide, as confirmed by his father. https://www.cbssports.com/boxing/news/boxing-legend-roy-jones-jr-announces-death-of-his-son-deandre-by-suicide/

Ray St. Germain, a TV host and "Métis country music legend", has died. He was 83. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/ray-st-germain-dies-singer-tv-host-winnipeg-1.7246937

Jewel Brown, a Houston jazz singer who spent the '60s singing with Louis Armstrong's band, has died. She was 86. https://abc13.com/post/jewel-brown-houston-native-legendary-performer-death-jazz/15002760/

Bill Nankivell dead at 100: https://www.murraybridge.news/p/former-mp-bill-nankivell-dies

Geraldine Doyle, a "legendary" Irish comedian, has died. She was 76. Doyle has been battling cancer. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-13561219/Legendary-comedian-singer-Geraldine-Doyle-dies-aged-76-following-long-battle-cancer.html

Ann Lurie, who with her late husband Robert co-founded the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Foundation of Chicago, has died. She was 79. Lurie had been battling glioblastoma. https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/philanthropist-ann-lurie-dies-following-battle-with-brain-cancer/

Tamayo Perry, who had a handful of credits including as a buccaneer in "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides", has died. He was 49. Perry was attacked by a shark while surfing. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd1117lwlxyo

Narsai David, a legendary San Francisco radio personality and chef dubbed "King of the Culinary Airwaves", has died. He was 87. David suffered a fall last year from which he never fully recovered. https://www.sfgate.com/food/article/bay-area-narsai-david-dies-19530579.php

Ryan Hadley, a former contestant on the reality series "Ink Master", has died. He was 46. Hadley had been battling seminoma cancer. https://variety.com/2024/tv/people-news/ryan-hadley-dead-ink-master-1236045054/

Joshua Wade, an Alaskan serial killer responsible for the deaths of five people, including one when he was 14-years-old, has died. He was 44. Wade was found unresponsive in his prison cell. https://apnews.com/article/alaska-serial-killer-dies-prison-2e292616a49b5cd49eabb2f3256fd412

YouTube video posted today (June 21st) on actors who lived at least until 100. Count vouch for the accuracy of each entry, but certainly an interesting watch.

Hans Kwofie, a former Ghana Premier League player, has died. He was 35. Kwofie died in a car accident. https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Former-Ghana-Premier-League-player-Hans-Kwofie-dies-in-accident-1936690

John Everett Benson, who chiseled John F. Kennedy's grave, has died. He was 84. https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2024/06/20/john-everett-benson-stone-dead/

English obituary for Roberto Luckert, with links. https://vip.stakehow.com/bishop-luckert-dies-column-of-faith-and-democracy-in-venezuela/

Posting on X/Twitter of a memorial for Matilda Koen-Sarano that took place on June 16th. https://x.com/LadinoLinguist/status/1802367923396223058

Gladys Lewis, who worked at the UK's codebreaking headquarters typing up transcripts of decoded Nazi intelligence, has died. She was 101. Lewis was awarded France's highest honour late last year for her work at Bletchley Park. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crggwe8pzkno

Feature article on Shelley Duvall from today (June 18th): https://www.wideopencountry.com/shelley-duvall-explains-why-she-abandoned-hollywood-for-rural-texas/

Enrique Pinder, a WBA world bantamweight champion for a six month period in the early 1970s, has died. He was 76. Pinder defeated Rafael Herrera on July 29th 1972 for the title. He dropped it to Romeo Anaya on January 30th, 1973. https://www.wbaboxing.com/boxing-news/wba-mourns-the-passing-of-enrique-pinder