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Everything posted by alt obits guy
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John O'Connor, University of Limerick president emeritus, has died. https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/recent-deaths/329203/tributes-paid-to-former-university-of-limerick-president-john-oconnor-following-death.html
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Summer Olympic Deaths/Dead Medallists
alt obits guy replied to Stayin Alive's topic in DeathList Forum
Ronald Crawford, who represented Australia at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics in race walking, has died. He was 82. https://myaccount.news.com.au/sites/dailytelegraph/subscribe.html?sourceCode=DTWEB_WRE170_a_GGL&mode=premium&dest=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/southern-courier/olympian-ron-crawford-dies-aged-82/news-story/23eb041734e91cc00f0e506b764c2424?memtype=anonymous (Paywall site) -
Summer Olympic Deaths/Dead Medallists
alt obits guy replied to Stayin Alive's topic in DeathList Forum
Mikhail Shakhov, a bronze medalist for the Ukraine in freestyle wrestling at the 1956 Olympics, has died. He was 86. https://ktelegram.com/died-ukrainian-olympic-medalist-mikhail-shakhov-24-channel/15236/ -
Summer Olympic Deaths/Dead Medallists
alt obits guy replied to Stayin Alive's topic in DeathList Forum
Laszlo Fabian, a 1956 Olympic gold medalist and three-time world champion sprint canoeist for Hungary, has died. He was 82. https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=hu&u=https://civishir.hu/sport/2018/08/elhunyt-fabian-laszlo-olimpiai-bajnok-kajakozo&prev=search -
Fernando Llort, a world renowned artist from El Salvador in a variety of mediums, has died. He was 69. https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/35435
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John Schella, who played over 100 NHL games with the Vancouver Canucks and nearly 400 WHA games with the Houston Aeros, has died. He was 71. https://www.prohockeyalumni.org/pro-hockey-alumni-news/rip-john-schella-1947-2018
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The Fringes Of Fame/family Of The Famous
alt obits guy replied to maryportfuncity's topic in DeathList Forum
Dennis Shields, the on again/off again boyfriend of American TV personality & author Bethenny Frankel, has died of a suspected overdose at Trump Tower. https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/3788197/bethenny-frankel-real-housewives-of-new-york-city-dennis-shields/ -
Arthur Davies, a tenor best known for playing 'Duke' in the English National Opera production of 'Rigoletto', both the original and the revival, has died. He was 77. http://slippedisc.com/2018/08/enos-duke-has-died/
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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
Has given up fighting his cancer. https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=https://www.francedimanche.fr/tags/jean-louis-trintignant&prev=search -
Edit: Confirmation https://www.upsem.edu/newsroom/professor-katie-cannon-first-black-woman-ordained-in-pcusa-dies-at-68/
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I'd just as soon keep it out of that thread.
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Holocaust survivor and educator Philip Riteman has died at 96. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/philip-riteman-holocaust-survivor-dead-at-96-1.4778605
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Unconfirmed reports 1970s / 80s actor Ty Henderson, whose credits included recurring roles on 'Room 222' & 'Madame's Place' and a co-starring role in the short-lived 'Space Academy' opposite Lost In Space's Jonathan Harris, has died at age 71. Another 'Space Academy' co-star, Pamelyn Ferdin, has posted this on her Facebook. IMDB lists him as being born September 1, 1946, which would make him a year younger than she indicates.
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Broadway - "the Great White Way"
alt obits guy replied to BuriedInCarolina's topic in DeathList Forum
John Glines, a Tony Award-winning producer and playwright, has died. He was 84. https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/John-Glines-Tony-Winning-Producer-and-Playwright-Passes-Away-20180808 -
Flt Lt Ronald Mackay, one of the last surviving Battle of Britain veterans, has died at age 101. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/6977266/battle-of-britain-spitfire-hero-ronald-mackay-dies-aged-101-leaving-only-eight-more-survivors/
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Brian Johnson and Phil Rudd reportedly both returning to AC/DC. http://loudwire.com/looks-like-brian-johnson-phil-rudd-back-acdc/
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Linda Mkhize, aka PRO, aka ProKid, has died following a seizure. He was 37. http://www.thebigtriceonline.com/2018/08/breaking-ripprokid-south-african-rap.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
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Minimalists (and other classical composers/musicians)
alt obits guy replied to harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy's topic in DeathList Forum
Glen Roven, an two-time Emmy-winning composer, lyricist, conductor, pianist and producer, died July 25th at age 60. Roven won the awards for the 40th Annual Tony Awards presentation and 'Sinatra: 80 Years My Way'. https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Composer-Glen-Roven-Passes-Away-at-Age-60-20180725 -
Katie Geneva Cannon, a theologian and the first black woman ordained in the Presbyterian church, has reportedly died at age 69. No confirmation yet.
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Richard H. Kline, a two-time Oscar nominee for cinematography whose credits include 'Camelot', 'Body Heat' and the 1976 remake of 'King Kong', has died. He was 91. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/richard-h-kline-dead-camelot-body-heat-king-kong-cinematographer-was-91-1133353
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Magic Johnson, And Other Basketball Players
alt obits guy replied to Death Watch Beatle's topic in DeathList Forum
'Jumpin' Johnny Kline, whose vast sporting accomplishments included a stint with the Harlem Globetrotters in the 1950s, has died. He was 87. https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/2018/08/08/wayne-state-globetrotters-legend-jumpin-johnny-kline-dies-87/938759002/ -
David Landsberg, an actor, screenwriter & producer who appeared opposite Don Rickles on 'CPO Sharkey', has died. He was 73. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/david-landsberg-dead-cpo-sharkey-actor-cosby-writer-was-73-1132698
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Ralph Howard, a long-time New York news anchor and the lead anchor on Howard Stern's satellite radio channels for eight years, has died. He was 76. https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/178896/ralph-howard-newsman-on-new-york-radio-and-howard-
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Detlev Olshausen, a violinist in the San Francisco Symphony for a half century, has died. He was 100. https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Detlev-Olshausen-longtime-SF-Symphony-violist-13121405.php
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But a 'List of the Missed' pick, as he had been chosen in 2016, the year after it was announced he was suffering from dementia. As such, I'd picked him for the Alt Obituaries deadpool that year, dropped him in 2017, but never did add him back.