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Everything posted by alt obits guy
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The link appears to be dead and he, therefore, may be alive. Maybe he just needed a reboot? No other sources mentioning his possible demise. Edit: The link is alive once more. According to the report, no cause of death has been given. https://www.newsday.com/long-island/computer-associates-charles-wang-1.22209693
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Charles Wang, founder of Computer Associates International and the former owner of the National Hockey League's New York Islanders, has died. He was 74. https://www.newsday.com/long-island/computer-associates-charles-wang-1.22209693
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Gaetan Gervais, a historian and Order of Canada recipient who helped designed the Franco-Ontario flag, has died. He was 74. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/gaétan-gervais-co-creator-franco-ontario-flag-obituary-1.4871622 https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ga%C3%A9tan_Gervais&prev=search
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Walter Kwok, a Hong Kong billionaire and the former chairman of Sun Hung Kai Properties, has died. He was 68. https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertolsen/2018/10/21/hong-kong-billionaire-walter-kwok-dies-at-age-68/#7564a4a3495e https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_Hung_Kai_Properties
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The Fringes Of Fame/family Of The Famous
alt obits guy replied to maryportfuncity's topic in DeathList Forum
Actress Tara Reid's mother has died. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-6299435/Tara-Reid-reveals-mother-died-endearing-Instagram-post.html -
Nobel Prize In Death
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Osamu Shimomura dead https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20181021_22/ -
Taiwan train crash kills at least 17, wounds 100. https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/breaking-taiwan-train-crash-puyuma-13453341.amp
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Idris Legbo Kutigi, the former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, has died. He was 78. http://dailypost.ng/2018/10/21/ex-chief-justice-nigeria-idris-kutigi-dies-78/
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Foreign Personalities, From Stage, Screen, Politics And Life
alt obits guy replied to Davey Jones' Locker's topic in DeathList Forum
Zheng Xiaosong, the top Chinese representative in Macau, has died after a possible suicide fall. He was 59. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-45931607 -
Official cause of death is septic shock resulting from non-Hodgkins lymphoma. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6296569/Microsoft-founder-Paul-Allen-died-septic-shock-stemming-non-Hodgkins-lymphoma.html
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American Football Players
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Dick Modzelewski, who appeared in eight NFL titles game with the New York Giants and Cleveland Browns during the 1950s & '60s, has died. He was 87. https://www.tsn.ca/modzelewski-star-tackle-for-giants-dies-at-87-1.1195093 -
Pensionable Presidents (And Other Leaders)
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Wim Kok, former Prime Minister of the Netherlands, has died. He was 80. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/former-dutch-prime-minister-wim-kok-dies-at-age-80/2018/10/20/79fc18d4-d488-11e8-a4db-184311d27129_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.530c6b82725a -
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Authors Last A Long Time, But....
alt obits guy replied to maryportfuncity's topic in DeathList Forum
In the wee hours of the morning here it took a couple of minutes before I clued in on the issue. Could've sworn I looked up 'Evelyn' before posting. Do appreciate it though, for the record, I notice some of my obit postings subsequently get listed in other threads as originals. Ten days later in the same thread...perhaps not quite. -
Authors Last A Long Time, But....
alt obits guy replied to maryportfuncity's topic in DeathList Forum
Evelyn Anthony, a best-selling British novelist of spy thrillers, has died. She was 92. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/19/obituaries/evelyn-anthony-dead.html -
Bruce Dern collapses and hospitalized with possible hip fracture. http://www.tmz.com/2018/10/19/bruce-dern-collapses-hip-fracture-laura-dern/
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Man gets brain disorder from eating squirrel brains. https://boingboing.net/2018/10/18/man-eats-squirrel-brains-gets.html
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Wanda Ferragamo, who turned her husband’s Italian shoe company into a luxury-goods empire, has died. She was 96. Salvatore Ferragamo had produced custom-made shoes for Audrey Hepburn, Greta Garbo, Marilyn Monroe and others. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-19/wanda-ferragamo-who-built-fashion-giant-from-shoes-dies-at-96
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Patsy Dan Rodgers, the 'king' of Toraigh aka Tory Island, has died. He was 74. https://www.rte.ie/news/ulster/2018/1019/1005445-king-of-toraigh/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tory_Island
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Phil Collins. He's out-aged Peter Gabriel and looks to be steadying himself with the microphone stand. Besides, I think that's God standing behind him with the guitar starting around the 3:05 mark of the song, so he might not have long to go.
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Saudi Arabia admits Khashoggi is dead but suggests it was due to a fight in the consulate. (Hmm 15 vs 1. Must've been some fight.) https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/khashoggi-death-consulate-1.4871187
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Danny Leiner, a Hollywood director whose credits include 'Harold and Kumar go to White Castle', and 'Dude, Where's My Car?', has died. http://collider.com/danny-leiner-dead-harold-kumar-director/
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Dr. William Shearer, the physician who treated the Bubble Boy, has died. He was 81. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/18/obituaries/dr-william-shearer-dead.html
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The Fringes Of Fame/family Of The Famous
alt obits guy replied to maryportfuncity's topic in DeathList Forum
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Wayne Krenchicki, a backup infielder for several teams from 1979 to 1986, minor league coach and University of Miami Hall of Fame member, has died. He was 64. https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/mlb/reds/2018/10/17/wayne-krenchicki-ex-reds-infielder-minor-league-manager-dies-64/1667749002/ http://www.umsportshalloffame.com/wayne-krenchicki.html