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Jerry Slick, a drummer for the 1960s San Francisco band The Great Society, has died. He was 80. Slick was the ex-husband of Grace Slick, who was the band's lead vocalist prior to joining Jefferson Airplane. https://bestclassicbands.com/jerry-slick-great-society-obituary-3-19-20/

Erica Barrier, the daughter of rap legend Eric B., of Eric B. and Rakim fame, has died. She was 28. Barrier succumbed to injuries sustained in a car crash. https://rollingout.com/2020/03/17/daughter-of-rap-legend-eric-b-has-died/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Aileen S.P. Baviera, a University of the Philippines professor and leading expert on China studies , has died due to the virus. She was 60. https://www.rappler.com/nation/255339-university-of-the-philippines-professor-aileen-baviera-dies-coronavirus

Merry Norris, a key founder of the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) and a patron of Los Angeles arts, has died. She was 80. https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-03-19/obit-merry-norris-moca-founder-los-angeles-arts-patron-dead-at-80

Ali Habib Mahmud, a former Syrian defense minister and army chief, has died. He was 81. https://www.alaraby.co.uk/english/news/2020/3/20/former-syrian-army-chief-ali-habib-dies-aged-81

Danny Ray Thompson, a decades-long member of Sun Ra Arkestra, has died. He was 72. Thompson played baritone saxophone and flute. He was also the band's long-time acting manager. https://pitchfork.com/news/sun-ra-arkestras-danny-ray-thompson-dead-at-72/

John Erickson, a former Milwaukee Bucks general manager and basketball coach at the University of Wisconsin, has died. He was 92. https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28933499/former-bucks-gm-wisconsin-coach-john-erickson-dies-92

And so it (and he) has come to pass. PK Banerjee dead. https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/football/story/india-legend-pk-banerjee-dies-age-83-kolkata-illness-1657810-2020-03-20

Former Bond girl Olga Kurylenko has tested positive for the virus. (Diagnosed a couple of days ago, but couldn't find reference in the deathlist.) https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/16/entertainment/olga-kurylenko-coronavirus/index.html

Betty Williams, a 1976 Nobel Peace Prize co-recipient, has died. She was 76. She co-won the award with Mairead Corrigan for her work as a cofounder of Community of Peace People. https://www.ufficiostampabasilicata.it/cronaca/la-basilicata-piange-betty-williams-premio-nobel-per-la-pace/ (Italian language obit)

Nicolas Alfonsi, a former French politician on multiple political levels, has died of the coronavirus. He was 83. https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/politique/nicolas-alfonsi-est-decede-1584378281 (French language obit)

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Noted Italian architect Vittorio Gregotti has died of the Coronavirus. He was 92. https://www.dezeen.com/2020/03/16/italy-architect-vittorio-gregotti-dead-obituary-coronavirus/

Paul Field, a former executive editor of The Mail on Sunday, has died. He was 48. Field worked at the Daily Mail, the Sunday People and Sunday Mirror before joining The Mail on Sunday as news editor in 2000 at age 28. He left, then rejoined, the paper, eventually moving into editorship. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8113259/Tributes-ex-Mail-Sunday-man-Paul-Field-died-suddenly-aged-48.html

Kalombo Mwansa, a former Zambian minister of defense, has died. He was 64. Mwansa also held several other political and academic portfolios in his home country. He was highly educated, including earning a Master of Law degree from Harvard, a Master of Philosophy in Criminology from Cambridge and a Ph.D. in Criminology from the University of London. https://mwebantu.com/2020/03/15/former-defense-minister-dr-kalombo-mwansa-dies/22203/

Barbara C. Harris, the first female Bishop in the Anglican communion, has died. She was 89. https://www.npr.org/2020/03/14/815892227/barbara-c-harris-first-female-bishop-in-anglican-communion-dies-at-89

Jacqueline McEntire, the mother of country music legend Reba McEntire, has died. She was 93. https://fox17.com/news/local/reba-mcentires-mother-jacqueline-dies-at-93

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Allen Bellman a Captain American cartoonist in the golden age of comic books, has died. He was 95. https://deadline.com/2020/03/allen-bellman-dies-captain-america-artist-in-comics-golden-age-was-95-obituary-1202883084/

Mal Sharpe, a multi-talented performer whose repertoire including being a radio comic, pitchman and jazz musician, has died. He was 83. The towering entertainer was one half of the duo Coyle & Sharpe. Their candid camera-like efforts would sometimes involve unwitting citizens. https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/comedy/mal-sharpe-the-man-on-the-street-radio-gag-man-dies-at-83

Italian politician Giovanni Battista Rabino reportedly dead from the coronavirus

Ken King, the former president & CEO of the NHL's Calgary Flames, has died. He was 68. https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/former-flames-president-and-ceo-ken-king-has-died-1.4850908

Whitney MacMillan, the former chair and CEO of Cargill who spent 44 years in the business, including nearly 20 at its helm, has died. He was 90. https://www.forbes.com/sites/chloesorvino/2020/03/12/the-last-cargill-family-member-to-run-the-giant-agribusiness-company-has-died/#27ad40cfaf51