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Don Weller obit: https://www.jazzwise.com/news/article/don-weller-19-12-1940-30-5-2020

Henry (Hank) Stackpole III, a retired Marine Lt. Gen. and decorated Vietnam combat veteran, has died. He was 85. https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/05/31/retired-marine-corps-lt-gen-hank-stackpole-decorated-vietnam-combat-veteran-dies.html

Instagram reporting the death of jazz tenor saxophonist and composer Don Weller.

An end-of-the-month hit for me. I had Michel Gauthier in the Deadpool. Awaiting confirmation of the scoring. At least one other person had him that I know of.

Michel Gauthier has died: https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2020/05/30/deces-de-michel-gauthier-1 https://montrealgazette.com/news/quebec/former-bloc-quebecois-leader-michel-gauthier-dies-at-70

Michel Gauthier, a former Canadian MP and Quebec MNA who served a short-term as interim leader of the Bloc Quebecois party, has died. He was 70. https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2020/05/30/deces-de-michel-gauthier-1 (French language obit, awaiting an English one) Edit: https://montrealgazette.com/news/quebec/former-bloc-quebecois-leader-michel-gauthier-dies-at-70

Bobby Joe Morrow, who won three gold medals at the 1956 Olympics, has died. He was 84. Morrow was a sprinter and won the 100m and 200m races, then combined for gold on the relay team. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2020/05/30/bobby-joe-morrow-dies-84/5295547002/

Bob Hammond, an Australian Rules Football Hall of Famer, has died. He was 78. https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/bob-hammond-dies-aged-78-20200531-p54y2k.html

Four wives and 17 children vying for control of his fortune. (Actually his first wife is now deceased, so technically only three spouses and their offspring in contention for the money.) https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-01-26/four-wives-17-kids-and-wrangling-for-control-of-a-casino-empire

Pastor Louis P. Sheldon, chairman of the social conservative (or anti-gay, as some sources have stated) organization the Traditional Values Coalition, has died. He was 85. https://www.advocate.com/news/2020/5/30/lou-sheldon-dies-led-anti-lgbtq-traditional-values-coalition

Florida serial killer Eddie Lee Mosley, whose grisly trail of acts led him to be declared mentally unfit for trial, has died. He was 73. Mosley spent the final 30+ years of his life living in mental institutions. https://www.sun-sentinel.com/coronavirus/fl-ne-serial-killer-eddie-mosley-dies-20200530-zsfl3pgwivalzdkzdzzkjwb5yy-story.html

Daughter of influencer Ashley Stock dies at age 3. She'd been diagnosed with a rare cancer only six weeks ago. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-8372677/Influencer-Ashley-Stock-reveals-daughter-Stevie-three-died-rare-brain-cancer.html

I notice there is a discrepancy in his age. Some sources are saying he was 76, while others are listing his lifespan as 1952-2020. QO: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/11747507/michael-angelis-dead/

Michael 'Chick' Gillen, a noted Irish boxer and trainer who later served with the Galway Fire Service, has died. He was 87. https://www.rte.ie/news/connacht/2020/0530/1143584-michael-gillen/

Sean M. Healey, the co-chairman and former chief executive of Affiliated Managers Group, a $600 billion asset management business, has died from ALS. He was 59. https://www.ft.com/content/4d6cf552-e2e7-4b45-9b3e-828263540dba

David Owen Brooks, an accomplice in the 'Houston Mass Murders' where he helped lure more than two dozen young boys to their torture and death, has died in prison. He was 65. https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/david-owen-brooks-dies-galveston/285-d7e769ae-6946-4192-a4de-a410c7406e3d

Initially an American teen actor and singer of the late 1970s/early 1980s. Played Joe Hardy in the Hardy Boys TV series. Later became a writer/producer, with credits for the past 25 years, including the cult series American Gothic and the current series New Amsterdam.

Dr. Neville Eden Gallimore, a member of the Jamaican parliament for 30 years and former government minister, has died. He was 81. http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20200528/former-government-minister-dr-neville-gallimore-has-died

Al Rex, the bass player for rock & roll pioneers Bill Haley & His Comets, has died. He was 91. https://www.timesherald.com/news/local/pioneering-bass-player-for-the-comets-passes-away/article_084635c6-a065-11ea-9bbe-cb3b69289b86.html

Ron Smith, father of Aston Villa manager Dean Smith, has died of coronavirus. He was 79. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/may/27/aston-villa-manager-dean-smiths-father-ron-dies-after-contracting-covid-19

Anton Kontra, a Hungarian-born, Scandinavian violinist, leader of the Kontra Quartet and concertmaster, has died. He was 88. (I'm not sure the URL of the death notice below pays him much respect, given his demise is paired with a music giveaway.) https://mailchi.mp/dacapo-records/violinist-anton-kontra-has-died-get-a-free-cd-with-carl-nielsen

Sam Johnson, a long-time Texas congressman and Vietnam POW, has died. He was 89. https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2020/05/27/longtime-texas-congressman-sam-johnson-pow-in-vietnam-dies-at-age-89/

Interviewed by the AARP (American Association of Retired Persons). Talks about, among other things, living with Parkinson's. https://www.aarp.org/entertainment/celebrities/info-2020/alan-alda-life-parkinsons.html?utm_source=yahoo&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=in-text-link

Biff Pocoroba, who played nearly 600 games with the Atlanta Braves from 1975 to 1984 and was a 1978 All Star Game selection as a catcher, has died. He was 66. https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/29230517/former-braves-catcher-biff-pocoroba-dies-66

John Benedict; Lord Eden of Winton (Sir John Eden, 9th Baronet of West Auckland, 7th Baronet of Maryland), has died. He was 94. (As reported elsewhere on the Deathlist) http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/242040/eden