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Ja'net Dubois, one of the co-stars of the 1970s sitcom Good Times, has died. She was 74. https://www.tmz.com/2020/02/18/good-times-willona-janet-dubois-dead-dies-74/

Not much in the way of points, but I had Henry Gray. I see at least one other person had him, probably more. Several network affiliates have picked up the obituary, waiting to see if a national one does.

Obituary for Peter McCall: https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/peter-mccall-obituary-former-bristol-3849012

Theodore Johnson, a documented original Tuskegee Airman who was active until the day before he passed, has died. He was 96. https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/san-antonio-based-tuskegee-airman-passes-away-at-the-age-of-96/273-401b91a5-a128-40ed-a7be-f7f2dea404cc

Pier 1 Imports files for bankruptcy in the U.S. a month after announcing it would be closing its 50 Canadian stores. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/pier1-imports-closing-canada-stores-1.5466411

Charles Portis, who wrote the classic western novel 'True Grit', has died. He was 86. https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2020/02/17/novelist-charles-portis-dies-at-86

Peter Rockwell, a sculptor and son of the legendary artist Norman Rockwell, has died. He was 83. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/us/2020/02/15/peter-rockwell-sculptor-and-son-of-famous-artist-dies.html

Terry Marriott Sr., whose 50+ year rap sheet included more than 30 convictions and re-entering the crime world after the murder of his son, has died. He was 70. https://www.thechronicleherald.ca/news/local/terry-marriott-sr-patriarch-of-halifax-crime-family-dies-at-age-70-410916/

Anne Kingston, a former columnist for the National Post, author & magazine writer, has died. She was 62. https://nationalpost.com/news/anne-kingston-passionate-writer-who-skewered-modern-culture-and-highlighted-violence-against-women-has-died

Joy Valderrama Abbott, the widow of Broadway legend George Abbott, has died. She was 88. Abbott died at age 107 in 1995. https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/obituaries/article240167268.html

Jacques Mehler obit: https://www.uu.nl/en/news/obituary-jacques-mehler

Bonnie MacLean, an American artist who designed psychedelic posters for artists like The Who and Jefferson Airplane, has died. She was 80. https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2020/02/poster-artist-bonnie-maclean-dead.html

Wendell Rodricks, a noted Indian designer, has died. He was 59. https://in.news.yahoo.com/fashion-designer-activist-wendell-rodricks-140911871.html

Anne Marion, a Texas oil & ranching heiress whose philanthropic work included founding the Georgia O'Keeffe museum, has died. She was 81. https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2020/02/12/founder-georgia-okeeffe-museum-anne-marion-passes-away/

Betty Siegel, a former president of Kennesaw State University and an author, has died. She was 89. https://www.mdjonline.com/news/beloved-former-president-of-ksu-dr-betty-siegel-has-died/article_f1d45d28-4db1-11ea-812e-bb380424a7b5.html

Ann E. Todd, a child actress for worked steadily from the late 1930s to the early 1950s, including a regular role on the Stu Erwin show from 1950 to 1953, has died. She was 88. https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sfgate/obituary.aspx?pid=195376075 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002896/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

Ron McLarty, a character actor with credits running from the late 1970s to the mid 2010s, including a regular role on the Robert Urich TV series Spenser: For Hire, has died. He was 72. https://turnto10.com/news/local/east-providence-actor-author-ron-mclarty-dies-at-72 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0572261/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

Raphael Coleman obit: https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/10935266/nanny-mcphee-actor-raphael-coleman-collapses-and-dies-aged-25/?utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=sunmaintwitter&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1581362373

Bill Robinson, a Canadian basketball great who played for the country at the 1976 Olympics and as part of the national team from 1970 to 1977, has died. He was 71. https://www.vicnews.com/news/canadian-basketball-legend-bill-robinson-dead-at-71/

DeBow Freed, who served as president of Ohio Northern University for 20 years and the University of Findlay for seven years, has died. He was 94. https://www.limaohio.com/news/396453/dr-debow-freed-former-onu-and-findlay-president-dies-at-94

Larry Popein, who played 402 NHL games between 1954-55 and 1960-61 with the New York Rangers, then returned to play 47 more in 1967-68 with the Oakland Seals, has died. He was 89. Popein later served as an assistant general manager with Vancouver Canucks from 1974 to 1986 before joining the Calgary Flames as a scout. https://www.nhl.com/flames/news/popein-remembered-for-invaluable-contributions/c-314774892

Angel Echevarria, who played 328 games in the Major Leagues from 1996 to 2002, mostly with the Colorado Rockies, has died. He was 48. Echevarria had fallen ill...and then had fallen physically, the latter being the causal factor in his death. http://connecticut.news12.com/story/41676316/exmlb-player-and-bridgeport-native-angel-echevarria-dies-at-48

My collection only starts in the mid-1970s. Nice picture.

Gil Coan, the third-oldest living Major League Baseball player at the time of his death, has died. He was 97. Coan played 918 games in the majors, mostly with the Washington Senators. Coan died three months after his wife, to whom he'd been married for 78 years. https://www.blueridgenow.com/news/20200205/brevard-baseball-legend-gil-coan-passes-away