alt obits guy

Gerry Plamondon, who played parts of five seasons with the Montreal Canadiens and had been one of the oldest living former NHL players at the time of his death, has died. He was 95. https://montrealgazette.com/sports/hockey/nhl/montreal-canadiens/former-canadiens-player-gerry-plamondon-dies-at-95

Thanks.

Still unofficial as a hit, but Billboard did come through. https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8495232/bruce-corbitt-dead-rigor-mortis-warbeast-singer

Peter Magowan, the former co-owner of the San Francisco Giants, has died. He was 76. https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/01/27/former-giants-managing-partner-peter-magowan-dies-at-76/

Unfortunately, it didn't. That's the one I originally sent. Waiting to hear back on a 2nd option sent, but mostly just waiting to hear that Hulka has, himself, found an obit he'll accept. Thanks for trying.

Well done!

This is certainly shaping up to be an interesting day. Fatima Ali was my third rejected alt.obituaries deadpool pick to die in January. However, that's not why I'm posting. I had Bruce Corbitt in the Deadpool. Also picked him last year. However, he is not a guarantee to get a qualifying obituary. None of the metal sites will suffice. It needs to be picked up by either the local affiliate of a U.S. national network or Billboard, which profiled the band last August. We will see.

Unfortunately, he's a disqualified candidate for deadpools because he's not (quite) human. RIP Swedish Chef, gone to the great meatball in the sky.

I think this guy might just want to check his pulse a little more often...just to be on the safe side.

I'm another one of the six people who chose Ali as their joker in the DDP. Third rejected alt.obituaries deadpool selection to die in January (but who's counting). The recent pictures of her bedridden made it hard to believe she was only 29. Not sure if it was talked about in any Deathlist thread but the other Top Chef competitors from her year reunited a couple of weeks ago to visit her in the hospital. A lot of mainstream coverage from the likes of People magazine.

Tony Magi, a developer with links to the Montreal Mafia, has been killed in a shooting. He was 50. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/tony-magi-mafia-montreal-ndg-shooting-1.4991265

Jim McKean, a Major League Baseball umpire from 1973 to 1999 and a member of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame, has died. He was 73. McKean also played in the CFL and was a member of the Florida State League Hall of Fame. https://www.tampabay.com/sports/2019/01/24/longtime-major-league-umpire-tampa-bay-area-resident-jim-mckean-dies/

Edwin Birdsong, an experimental jazz, funk, and disco keyboardist whose song 'Cola Bottle Baby' was sampled by Daft Punk in their tune 'Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger' and later by other artists, has died. He was 77. https://pitchfork.com/news/edwin-birdsong-funk-musician-famously-sampled-by-daft-punk-dead-at-77/?verso=true

Charles Kettles, a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient for his service, has died. He was 89. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/medal-of-honor-recipient-charles-s-kettles-passes-away-at-89-300782433.html

Padraic Fiacc, an acclaimed poet and member of the Irish Arts Academy, has died. He was 94. https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/president-pays-tribute-to-poet-padraic-fiacc-who-has-died-aged-94-1.3766688

Thanks, will do. (Edit) Done. The Muppets post has been updated to reflect the death of Kaye Ballard.

Thank you.

I guess Andrew Fairlie becomes my first ever hit in the DDP. A 'rejected' pick in the alt.obituaries one. Also means rejigging my planned Deathlist Cup team. I suspect I'm not the only one.

Harris Wofford, a former U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania & civil rights activist who helped John F. Kennedy win the White House, has died. He was 92. https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Harris-Wofford-civil-rights-activist-who-helped-13551012.php

Hélène Rowley Hotte, the mother of former Canadian official opposition leader Gilles Duceppe, dies after being locked out of her seniors' residence following an alarm resulting from a major snowstorm. She was 93. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/gilles-duceppe-mother-hypothermia-helene-rowley-hotte-1.4986538

Brandon Truaxe, the founder of Deciem Skin Care Company, has died. He was 40. His death comes after what was described as a drinking problem and a series of troubling Instagram posts. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6616611/Ousted-Deciem-founder-Brandon-Truaxe-dead-40-following-troubling-Instagram-posts.html

Yes, congratulations on a third hit in January for drol and OldLady getting her first.

This could be the closest to an actual obituary that Jeanne Mockford will get.

Admittedly, when I posted the Maureen Murphy bio, I'd not heard of her. (Upon looking at her credits, I vaguely remember her New Hollywood Squares appearance.) However, to have been booked on the Tonight Show multiple times -- particularly during the Johnny Carson era -- was of great importance to an entertainer's career in the U.S. Carson giving you 'the nod' meant you'd made it. Murphy may have been lesser known than other comedic contemporaries, but appears to have had a respectable career doing stand-up in the 80s. Conversely, Elayne Boosler is a name I recognize, having been a stand-up comedian by trade and having appeared on numerous American shows as herself, with a cross-section of credits as an actress. Alison Arngrim played 'Nellie Oleson' for eight years on 'Little House on the Prairie'. The others I don't recognize.

https://thewire.in/religion/siddaganga-seer-shivakumara-swami-obituary