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For absolutely no specific reason, Cleo Laine.

Still able to travel and hopes he's done with chemotherapy. http://www.iheartradio.ca/580-cfra/news/alex-trebek-in-ottawa-to-open-royal-canadian-geographical-society-s-new-hq-1.9225371

Peggy Lipton, who co-starred in the 1960/70s TV series 'the Mod Squad' and the 80s/90s TV series 'Twin Peaks' , has died. She was 72. Lipton is also the ex-Mrs. Quincy Jones and mother of Rashida Jones. https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-me-peggy-lipton-dead-20190511-story.html (Behind firewall)

Wiley Young Daniel, Colorado's first African-American judge, has died. He was 72. Daniel was still serving on the bench at the time of his death and was in the news as recently as yesterday. https://www.denverpost.com/2019/05/11/wily-daniel-dies-federal-judge-colorado/ (behind firewall) https://www.chieftain.com/news/20190510/fremont-county-fights-3-million-verdict

Former WCW, AAA and CMLL wrestler Silver King (real name Cesar Barron) has died in the ring. He was 51. https://www.ringsidenews.com/2019/05/11/former-wcw-wrestler-silver-king-suffers-medical-issue-dies-in-ring/

Harold Lederman, an international Boxing Hall of Fame inductee as a judge, has died. He was 79. https://news.yahoo.com/boxing-hall-of-famer-harold-lederman-loses-fight-with-cancer-dies-at-age-79-224810578.html

Dick Tomey, the former coach of both the University of Hawaii (1977-86), University of Arizona (1987-2000) and San Jose State University (2005-09), has died. He was 80. https://www.kold.com/2019/05/11/dick-tomey-dies/

Warren Phillips, the former CEO of Dow Jones & Co., publisher of the Wall Street Journal, has died. He was 92. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-11/warren-phillips-who-broadened-wall-street-journal-dies-at-92?utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&utm_content=business&cmpid=socialflow-twitter-business&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

Kathleen Eisbrenner, founder and chairwoman of the board of the LNG company NextDecade, has died. She was 58. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/energy/article/NextDecade-founder-chairman-of-the-board-dies-at-13836119.php

Make what you will of this: Haji Abdikarim Hussein Yusuf, also known as Haji Warabe, the chief of chiefs of the self-declared state of Somaliland, has died. He was (allegedly) 122. https://face2faceafrica.com/article/somalilands-oldest-statesman-who-became-chief-way-before-elizabeth-ii-was-enthroned-has-died-at-122

Granville Coggs, who served in the U.S. Army Air Corps and was a member of the Tuskegee Airmen from 1943 to 1946, has died. He was 93. https://www.stripes.com/news/us/granville-coggs-a-tuskegee-airman-and-renaissance-man-dies-at-93-1.580579

Henry Hall, a finalist two years ago on Britain's Got Talent as one half of the singing duo the Pensionaires, has died. He was 86. https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/britains-talent-finalist-dies-pensionalities-15024619

Fleming Begaye Sr., one of the last surviving Navajo code talkers, has died. He was 97. Begaye Sr. served in the Marine Corp from 1943 to 1945. https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/arizona/navajo-code-talker-fleming-begaye-sr-has-died/75-9e588b0d-e6dd-45dd-848f-a2fe912461f1

Jim Hawkes, a federal Canadian member of parliament from 1979 to 1993 who served as the chief government whip in the House of Commons from 1988 to 1993, has died. He was 84. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgarian-longtime-tory-mp-jim-hawkes-has-died-at-84-1.5130506

Pua Magasiva, a former star of the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street, has died. He was 38. Magasiva also played the red ranger in Power Rangers Ninja Storm. https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/112648625/pua-magasiva-found-dead

(Also posted in the Academy Awards thread) Two-time Oscar-winning screenwriter Alvin Sargent has died at age 92. https://variety.com/2019/film/news/alvin-sargent-dead-dies-julia-ordinary-people-1203211752/

Alvin Sargent, a two-time Oscar winning screenwriter, has died. He was 92. Sargent won his awards for Julia in 1978 and Ordinary People in 1981. He also wrote the screenplay for Paper Moon and others. https://variety.com/2019/film/news/alvin-sargent-dead-dies-julia-ordinary-people-1203211752/

Bert Cooper, a former WBF heavyweight champion and NABF cruiserweight champion whose 28 year career concluded with a 38-25, one no-contest record, has died of panceatic cancer. He was 53. https://www.boxingscene.com/heavyweight-bert-cooper-dead-53-from-pancreatic-cancer--138884

Obit for Wendell Nedderman: https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2019/05/09/former-ut-arlington-president-wendell-nedderman-passes-away/

Salvatore Scoppa, who was known to have ties with the Montreal Mafia, has died. He was 49. Scoppa was shot last night. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/man-with-ties-to-montreal-mafia-killed-in-laval-que-1.5123662

Barbara Perry death confirmed. https://deadline.com/2019/05/barbara-perry-dead-dick-van-dyke-show-baskets-actress-was-97-1202607692/

Adam Sky, a well known Melbourne DJ, has died after trying to help an injured colleague. He was 42. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6994231/Melbourne-DJ-Adam-Sky-dead-Bali-helping-colleague-act-chivalry.html

California death row inmate Brett Pensinger a resident of the San Quentin institute, has died of natural causes. He was 56. https://www.foxnews.com/us/california-death-row-inmate-dies-of-natural-causes

Bangladesh foreign minister says she'd face the death penalty if she ever came there. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-48154781

Richard Brown, the long-time Queens County District Attorney, in New York, has died. He was 86. https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2019/05/04/longtime-queens-district-attorney-richard-brown-dies-at-86/