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For those who have a keen interest in centenarinan Chinese figures, another one has passed. Fang Huai, Major General of the Red Army and founder of the Peoples Republic of China, has died at age 102. https://www.jqknews.com/news/141449-Founding_Major_General_Fang_Huai_died_at_the_age_of_102_There_are_still_13_founding_generals_left.html

Princess Sara Gizaw, the daughter-in-law of Ethiopian dictator Haile Selassie, has died at age 90. She'd been married to his son, Prince Makonnen, the Duke of Harrar, who died in a car accident in 1957. https://mereja.com/index/266111

Other suggestions would be Gordon Lightfoot, Charlie Daniels and Ray Anthony.

Jerry Blum, a former president and general manager at WQXI-AM and the inspiration for Arthur Carlson, the character portrayed by Gordon Jump on WKRP in Cincinnati, has died. He was 86. https://www.ajc.com/blog/radiotvtalk/former-wqxi-jerry-blum-inspiration-for-art-carlson-wkrp-cincinnati-has-passed/j0ujFjkHVozLevE2OlhmtN/

Betty Cheevers, wife of the great Boston Bruins goaltender Gerry Cheevers, has died at age 75. http://www.lifenews.ca/announcement/9173735-cheevers-elizabeth-a-sciamonte-betty

Joyce Anne Noel, a former first lady of Rhode Island, wife of former Governor Philip W. Noel and a one-time Miss America pageant contestant, has died in Florida. Her husband was Rhode Island's Governor from 1973 to 1977 and survives her. https://www.providencejournal.com/news/20190215/former-ri-first-lady-joyce-anne-noel-has-died

Simon Norton, a British mathematician and the subject of the 2011 biography 'The Genius in My Basement', has died. He was 66. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2019/02/15/simon-norton-mathematical-prodigy-became-subject-biography-genius/

Didier Pain, a French actor with a long list of credits highlighted by his role as Oncle Jules in the acclaimed 1990 films 'My Father's Glory' and 'My Mother's Castle', has died. He was 71. Pain was also the uncle of actresses Vanessa Paradis and Alysson Paradis, the former having once been in a long-term relationship with actor Johnny Depp. (French language obit only) http://www.purepeople.com/article/mort-de-didier-pain-acteur-et-oncle-d-alysson-et-vanessa-paradis_a324434/1

All Payless stores in the U.S. and Puerto Rico to begin shutting down. Liquidation starts Sunday. https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2019/02/15/business/payless-closing-stores-bankrupt/index.html

Ralph Hoare, the oldest person in Gloucestershire and an unvalidated supercentenarian, has died. He was 110. https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/gloucester-news/sugar-gardening-golf-secrets-long-2548642?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar http://gerontology.wikia.com/wiki/Ralph_Hoare

My maternal grandmother's mother died at age 99, a little more than half a year away from 100.

Ukrainian language obituary. Still looking for a proper English obit. https://football24.ua/pomer_kolishniy_forvard_dinamo_hmelnitskiy_n518415/

Georges Vigouroux, founder of Maison Georges Vigoroux who helped revive the southern French wine region Cahors in the 1970s, an area where his family has operated since 1887, has died. He was 83. https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2019/02/cahors-pioneer-vigouroux-dies/ https://g-vigouroux.fr/en/

Betty Ballantine, who along with her late husband Ian were paperback publishing pioneers, has died. She was 99. https://toronto.citynews.ca/2019/02/13/paperback-pioneer-betty-ballantine-dead-at-99/

That breaks the third-place tie. Just missed out on a daily double, at least based on today being currently listed as his date of death.

Chuck Green, a former Associated Press foreign correspondent and chief of bureau in Detroit, has died. He was 82. https://www.foxnews.com/us/former-ap-correspondent-bureau-chief-chuck-green-dies-at-82

Lucjan Trela, who competed for Poland in boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics, has died. He was 76. Trela competed in the heavyweight division and would lose in the round of 16 to the man who'd eventually win the gold medal, George Foreman. https://www.boxingscene.com/forums/showthread.php?t=806588

Heidi Toffler, the widow of writer Alvin Toffler, has died at age 89. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/12/obituaries/heidi-toffler-dead.html

Had him in 2017, but was still going strong at year's end, despite his diagnosis, so I dropped him. Probably a few others who did likewise. Wasn't even on my radar to re-add in 2019.

Oui, je crois que you are correct. Took a few searches before I pieced it all together. Maybe he was also a Paperback Writer?

Peter Meilleur, an experimental poet who wrote books under the pen name Childe Roland, has died. He was 75. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/feb/12/peter-meilleur-obituary

Ted Perry, the father of Faith Hill and the father-in-law of Tim McGraw, has died at age 88. https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2019/02/12/tim-mcgraw-faith-hill-dad-ted-perry-dead-instagram/2847805002/

Austin Rhodes, a Great Britain World Cup winner, has died. He was 81. https://www.sthelensstar.co.uk/news/17427039.saints-world-cup-winner-austin-rhodes-has-died/

Larry Brand, a writer/director who began his career as a P.A. to Orson Welles and went on to collaborate with Roger Corman, has died. He was 69. https://variety.com/2019/film/news/roger-corman-orson-welles-larry-brand-1203136840-1203136840/

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