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Popa Wu, the spiritual mentor of the Wu-Tang Clan, has died. He was 63. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/wu-tang-clan-popa-wu-dead-obituary-927894/

Lawrence Sigmond Bittaker, a serial killer on death row in San Quentin, has died of natural causes. He was 79. https://fox5sandiego.com/2019/12/16/serial-killer-who-raped-murdered-5-socal-teens-dies-at-san-quentin/

Vladimir Tsyplakov, who played more than 300 NHL games in the mid-to-late 1990s, has died. He was 50. https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/28311557/former-nhl-player-vladimir-tsyplakov-dies-50

As noted elsewhere, wrestler Moondog Rex has died. He was the last surviving core member of the Moondogs heel stable. In order of first appearance as a member of the faction, the group consisted of: Moondog King (Edward White) - (May 18, 1949 to August 26, 2005) Moondog Rex (Randy Colley) - (May 2, 1950 to December 15, 2019) Moondog Spot (Larry Booker) - (January 6, 1952 to November 29, 2003) Moondog Spike (William Smithson) - (May 31, 1950 to March 21, 2013) Moondog Cujo (Lanny Kean) - (April 19, 1960 to January 13, 2009) None of them lived to see 70.

Randy Colley, best known as Moondog Rex and who was also the original Smash in Demolition, has died. He was 69. https://www.wrestlinginc.com/news/2019/12/moondog-rex-passes-away-at-age-69-663575/

Vivian Gilley, the wife of country music star Mickey Gilley for 57 years, has died. She was 80. https://popculture.com/country-music/2019/12/13/mickey-gilley-wife-vivian-dies-age-80/

British ballet prodigy Jack Burns has died at the age of 14. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/12/11/tributes-paid-much-loved-ballet-star-jack-burns-has-died-aged/

Jo Ann Washam, a three-time winner on the LPGA tour, has died. She was 69. Washam played on the tour between 1973 and 1989 and became the first female golfer to shoot two holes-in-one during a tournament. https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/golf/jo-ann-washam-three-time-lpga-tour-winner-from-auburn-dies-at-age-69/

William Luce, a playwright whose 40 year career included penning a Broadway play for Julie Harris and a drama that starred Christopher Plummer, has died. He was 88. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/william-luce-dead-belle-amherst-barrymore-playwright-was-88-1261209

More sad Star Trek news. Michael Lamper, who appeared in the Star Trek: The Next Generation season 3 episode 'The Vengeance Factor' but who was better known as the real life husband of show co-star Marina Sirtis aka Deanna Troi, has died. He was 61. https://comicbook.com/startrek/2019/12/09/star-trek-the-next-generation-michael-lamper-star-marina-sirtis-husband-dead-61/

Rene Auberjonois, who played Odo on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and also had a co-starring role in Benson, among many other credits, has died. He was 79. https://www.pix11.com/news/national-news/benson-star-trek-actor-rene-auberjonois-has-died-at-79

Lone surviving member of the team, too. Tommy Rogers died in 2015.

Leonard Goldberg, a well known Hollywood producer with ties to Aaron Spelling and who produced shows including Charlie's Angels & Blue Bloods, has died. He was 85. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/leonard-goldberg-producer-blue-bloods-charlies-angels-dies-fall-721413

Robert Massie, a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian & author whose favourite subject was Russian tsars, has died. He was 90. https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20191202/news/312029808/

Guy Lafleur undergoes additional surgery. https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/28213172/canadiens-great-guy-lafleur-additional-surgery

Andrew 'Greedy' Smith, founding member of the Australian pop/rock group Mental as Anything, has died. He was 63. https://www.smh.com.au/culture/music/mental-as-anything-s-greedy-smith-dies-aged-63-20191203-p53gbn.html

Same here. Seems like longer ago, but it was 2018. Presumably someone still has him because he's not been added to the 'Strikeouts' list. Meanwhile, I also miss with Shelley Morrison, who I had in 2010.

Seymour Siwoff, the maven behind the Elias Sports Bureau, an organization founded in 1913 and now the official statistician for MLB, NFL, NBA, WNBA, MLS and the NBA G-League, has died. He was 99. https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/28190512/seymour-siwoff-long-elias-sports-bureau-owner-dies-99

Hilary Watson, the wife of the great golfer Tom Watson, has died after a battle with pancreatic cancer. She was 63. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/golf/2019/11/28/tom-watson-wife-hilary-watson-dies-pancreatic-cancer-63/4326034002/

That's your list for 2019. More successful than expected.

Clive James is a hit for 17 people, including me. Other top ten players who had him are Gerard Tierney and Deceased Hose. The only change in the top ten, standings-wise, is Deceased Hose breaking a tie for 10th.

Gerald Regan, a former Premier of Nova Scotia and federal Cabinet minister in the Pierre Trudeau government in Canada, has died. He was 91. https://www.thechronicleherald.ca/news/local/former-nova-scotia-liberal-premier-mp-gerald-regan-dead-at-91-380876/

Quite amazing that someone associated with being in charge with Viacom died and it wasn't Sumner Redstone.

John Kastner, a documentary filmmaker who won four International Emmy Awards for his work, has died. He was 73. http://povmagazine.com/blog/view/rip-john-kastner-1946-2019

More K-pop heartbreak. Goo Hara found dead at age 28. Attempted suicide earlier this year. https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/breaking-k-pop-star-goo-20949351