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John Duncanson, a long-time Grampian TV (Scotland) news anchor, has died. He was 80. https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeen/2595898/tributes-paid-to-former-grampian-tv-news-anchor-john-duncanson/

Twitter reporting that Diane Di Prima, an American poet and part of the Beat Generation, has died. She was 86. Edit: Italian language obit: https://www.corriere.it/cultura/20_ottobre_26/morta-diane-prima-poetessa-beat-generation-f2992b26-17af-11eb-a554-aa444d891737.shtml

Gary Lowe, a former player for Hereford United, has died. He was 61. http://bullsnews.blogspot.com/2020/10/former-player-gary-lowe-has-died.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Marjorie Carroll, the first female mayor of Waterloo, Ontario, has died. She was 88. She served as mayor from 1977 to 1988. https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/trailblazer-marjorie-carroll-former-waterloo-mayor-has-died-1.5159837

According to Wikipedia - and excluding British-born Canadian Phyllis Ridgway, who is older than Hocquard - the new oldest person in Britain is Sarah Priest (born November 7, 1908).

Joan Hocquard, the oldest person in Britain, has died. She was 112. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-dorset-54681140

William Blinn, who created Starsky & Hutch, wrote the Prince movie Purple Rain and had involvement in a cross-section of successful productions, including Eight is Enough, Roots, Fame and Brian's Song, has died. He was 83. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/william-blinn-screenwriter-on-purple-rain-brians-song-and-roots-dies-at-83?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

Montreal-based Le Chateau files for bankruptcy and closing down. Affects 123 stores and about 1,400 people. https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/le-chateau-files-for-court-protection-plans-to-shut-down-1.5157653?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=dlvr.it

Also appeared in two episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation, playing the landlady in Time's Arrow and Jessel in the series finale All Good Things.

MLB Communications twitter account reporting the death of umpire Derryl Cousins. He was 74. Cousins umpired from 1979 through 2012. He was exclusively an American League ump from '79 to '99 before becoming one for the entire Major Leagues starting in the year 2000.

Bert Quint, a CBS foreign correspondent who covered troubled spots like Vietnam and Cambodia over his 30-year career, has died. He was 90. https://www.cbsnews.com/video/former-cbs-news-foreign-correspondent-bert-quint-has-died-at-age-90/#x (Video obit)

James Johnson, the former CEO of Fannie Mae, who 'transformed the mortgage giant into a political powerhouse' in the 1990s only to have it be a harbinger in the 2008 financial crisis, has died. He was 76. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/james-a-johnson-executive-who-transformed-fannie-mae-into-political-powerhouse-dies-at-76/2020/10/18/48dd95a8-0d88-11eb-b1e8-16b59b92b36d_story.html

Ilana Rovina, an Israeli pop singer of the 1950s and 60s, has died. He was 86. She had contracted coronavirus. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/israeli-singer-actress-ilana-rovina-dies-after-infected-with-coronavirus-646113

Stanley Schumacher, a former Speaker of the Alberta Legislature, has died. He was 87. Schumacher was a federal Canadian politician as a member of the Progressive Conservative party from 1968 to 1979. He stepped aside in '79 to allow party leader Joe Clark to run. Clark won his seat and became Prime Minister. Schumache ran provincially in 1986, winning his seat and serving as an MLA until 1997. He was a deputy Speaker before being elected as Speaker in 1993. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/stan-schumacher-death-1.5766918?cmp=rss

Fetty Wap is well known. Twyshon Depew? That one I made up.

James Redford, a documentary filmmaker and the son of Robert Redford, has died. He was 58. https://www.niusdiario.es/cultura/muere-58-anos-cineasta-james-hijo-robert-redford_18_3028470132.html (Spanish language obit.)

Twyshon Depew, the brother of rapper Fetty Wap, has died. He was 26. Depew was gunned down in New Jersey earlier this week. https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/12955360/fetty-wap-brother-twyshon-shot-dead-new-jersey-instagram/

Christopher Pendergast, who was diagnosed with ALS decades ago and who was the driving force behind the ALS Ride for Life, has died. He was 71. https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2020/10/17/christopher-pendergast-als-obituary/

Doreen Montalvo, who appeared in the Broadway productions of In the Heights and On Your Feet, has died. She was 56. Montalvo had suffered a stroke earlier in the month. https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Broadway-Actor-Doreen-Montalvo-Known-For-IN-THE-HEIGHTS-and-ON-YOUR-FEET-Dies-at-56-20201017

Irving Pressley McPhail, president of Saint Augustine's University who'd only held the position since July 15th, has died. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article246492545.html

Vaughn McClure, a reporter for ESPN, has died. He was 48. No cause of death was given. https://people.com/sports/espn-beat-reporter-vaughn-mcclure-dead-at-48/

Steve Poss, a New York hardcore legend, who was a member of Cavity Creeps and, more recently Sheer Terror, has died. He was 53. Poss had been battling cancer. https://www.ghostcultmag.com/new-york-hard-core-legend-steve-poss-of-sheer-terror-has-died/

Shlomo Sulayman, suggested to be Israel's oldest man, has died. According to his family, he was 117. https://www.ynetnews.com/article/H1lHVpgvw

It was quite the story Cornette told on the podcast about Landell and an incident involving a car. Can't remember the details, but no love lost.

Bradley Mott, a Chicago theatre actor whose Hollywood credits included episodic appearances on A Different World, Roseanne, and ER, has died. He was 64. https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/theater/chris-jones/ct-ent-brad-mott-dead-1012-20201011-rrmbunrhurccrpd2kowje3s6h4-story.html