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Although not included here, Nikolai Fadeyechev, who has died at age 87, is being credited with having been a People's Artist of the USSR https://thetimeshub.in/peoples-artist-nikolai-fadeyechev-has-died-on-88-m-to-year-of-life/37343/

Bobby Storey, a Belfast Republican, has died. He was 63 or 64. Storey spent many years in prison for his beliefs / actions. https://www.goqradio.com/belfast/news/q-radio-local-news/belfast-republican-bobby-storey-passes-away/

Richard Fleischman, an award-winning Cleveland architect and member of that city's International Hall of Fame, has died. He was 91. Fleischman co-founded the firm Conrad and Fleischman with Bill Conrad in 1961 and led the firm for 57 years. https://www.cleveland.com/news/2020/06/cleveland-architect-richard-fleischman-has-died-at-age-91.html

Demetrio Zema, the founder of Zema Estate, died in May. He was 87. Zema, originally from Calabria, Italy, moved to Australia at age 27. He was originally a house painter before he switched careers to become a winemaker. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-19/coonawarra-honours-demetrio-zema-one-of-regions-great-characters/12374004

Leon Spinks. He'll punch out next.

Jerry Sturm, a Denver Broncos great chosen as one of their top 100 players of all-time last July and who briefly turned FBI informant after refusing a bribe to throw a game, has died. He was 83. https://www.foxnews.com/sports/broncos-great-jerry-sturm-dies-nfl

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