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Kirk R. Smith, who was among 300 scientists who shared the Nobel Prize with former Vice President Al Gore and who was a pioneering researcher in indoor air pollution, has died. He was 73. https://www.berkeleyside.com/2020/06/18/kirk-r-smith-nobel-prize-recipient-and-environmental-health-giant-dies-at-73

Kossi Edem Koudagba, a Togolese footballer, has died after a short illness. He was 24 https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/11921967/kossi-koudagba-dead-25-togo-malaria/

Frank Thompson, a trombonist with the Bar-Kays since the 1970s, has died. He'd been battling liver cancer. https://wreg.com/news/longtime-bar-kay-musician-frank-thompson-has-died/

Hugh Fraser, a Juno Award-winning Canadian jazz pianist, trombonist and composer, has died. He was 62. The Hugh Fraser Quintet was a hard-bop ensemble that released 12 albums between 1987 and 2012, garnering three Juno Award nominations and two wins. https://www.cbc.ca/music/jazz-musician-hugh-fraser-has-died-1.5615663

Dan Foster, a Nigerian-based American radio host aka Big Dawg / Top Dawg, has died. https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/06/veteran-oap-dan-foster-dies-of-covid-19/

Yohan (real name Kim Jeong-hwan), a member of the K-Pop band TST, has died. He was 28. No cause of death has been given. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-8430987/K-Pop-star-Yohan-dies-age-28-fans-pay-tribute-TST-singer.html

Paul Fortune, a renown British-born designer who relocated to Los Angeles in 1978 and was a sought after professional interior designer, has died. https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/ad100-designer-paul-fortune-has-died

Mike McCormick, a former MLB all-star and original San Francisco Giant who won the 1967 National League Cy Young award, has died. He was 81. McCormick had a prolonged battle with Parkinson's Disease. https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mike-mccormick-former-mlb-all-star-and-1967-cy-young-winner-dies-at-81/

Eduardo Cojuangco, Chairman of San Miguel Corp., the Philippines’ largest food-and-drink company, has died. He was 85. Cojuangco was a one-time ally of then-president Ferdinand Marcos. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-16/san-miguel-chairman-cojuangco-has-died-company-president-says-kbikxbwm

Carol Barr, the wife of Andy Barr, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky, has died. She was 39. No cause of death has yet been given. https://www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article243589237.html

Wasn't in the text. For all we know, there's a whole community of them congregating in Gainesville and it may be years before the term applies. I could be posting these into the next decade.

(Double-checking to confirm it hasn't been posted here or anywhere else. Confirmed) Legendary Scottish jazz singer Jeanie Lambe has died. She was 79. Lambe was well known as an accompanying singer to jazz tenor saxophonist Danny Moss. https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/18518985.jeanie-lambe-legendary-glasgow-jazz-singer-dies-aged-79/

Stephen Lawrence, a Tuskegee Airman-turned-minister and motivational speaker, has died. He was 98. Lawrence was drafted into the army in 1943, due to his experience as a welder. https://www.gainesville.com/news/20200611/tuskegee-airman-stephen-lawrence-dies-at-98

Sudha Devi, the sister-in-law of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput, has died. She was 48. Devi was unable to bear his suicide a few days ago and the grief reportedly worsened her liver cancer to the point where it proved fatal. https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/unable-to-bear-loss-sushant-singh-rajputs-sister-in-law-dies-in-bihar-99989

French Olympic climbing hopeful Luce Douady dies in a cliff fall. She was 16. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/jun/16/french-olympic-hopeful-climber-luce-douady-cliff-fall

Keith Tippet, a jazz pianist with a discography pushing 50 years, has died. He was 71. https://www.ilmattino.it/spettacoli/musica/morto_keith_tippett_vacalebre-5287840.html (Italian language obit)

Noted South African author Elsa Joubert has died from COVID-19. She was 97. https://www.news24.com/arts/literature/iconic-sa-author-elsa-joubert-97-dies-of-covid-19-20200614

Stella Pevsner, a long-time Chicago children's author has died. She was 98. Pevsner authored 18 books total and continued to write into her 90s. https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/6/12/21288683/stella-pevsner-childrens-author-books-obituary

Australian Rugby legend Noel 'Ned' Kelly, has died. He was 84. Kelly had suffered a heart attack-induced stroke on May 16th. https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/vale-noel-ned-kelly-beloved-rugby-league-hard-man-dies-20200614-p552in.html

Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, 75, Bangladesh's state minister for religious affairs, has died from COVID-19. He was 75. https://www.saudigazette.com.sa/article/594224

Jim Jarvis, the oldest remaining survivor of the USS Indianapolis disaster, has died. He was 98. Jarvis was a member of the US Navy was serving aboard the USS Indianapolis when it was struck by two Japanese torpedoes on July 30, 1945. His death leaves only nine remaining from that moment in history. https://www.legacy.com/news/celebrity-deaths/jim-jarvis-1921-2020-oldest-remaining-survivor-of-wwii-uss-indianapolis-disaster/

Shay Razaei, who competed in the Australian reality series Instant Hotel, has died. She was 33. Her teammate Mikey Gelo confirmed she died two weeks ago after an alleged battle with drugs. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-8418583/Instant-Hotels-Mikey-Gelo-confirms-Shay-Razaei-died-following-alleged-battle-drugs.html

Katherine Williams-Dunning, the daughter of country music legend Hank Williams Jr., has died. She was 27. Williams-Dunning was killed in a single-vehicle accident. Her husband was injured in the crash. https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/daughter-of-singer-hank-williams-jr-dead-in-tennessee-auto-crash-reports

Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput has died at his own hands. He was 34. https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/bollywood-actor-sushant-singh-rajput-found-hanging-at-his-mumbai-home-cops-2246089