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Everything posted by alt obits guy
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(Also posted in the 'Suicidal Celebs' thread.) L.B. Bonner, a former star of the reality series 'My 600-lb Life', has been found dead in a suspected suicide. He was 31. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6024715/My-600-lb-Life-star-L-B-Bonner-31-dead-ditch-gunshot-wound-suspected-suicide.html
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Bill Carter, a former Texas state Representative for nearly two decades, has died. He was 89. https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/community/fort-worth/article216037890.html
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Moshe Mizrahi, director of the 1978 Best Foreign Language Oscar film 'Madame Rosa' , has died. He was 86. http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/249996
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Albert Mellor, who served with the 8th Denbighshire Royal Welsh Fusiliers and 1st Battalion Parachute Regiment during WWII, earning five medals he'd finally receive in 2012, has died. He was 98. http://www.mossleycorrespondent.co.uk/?p=4585 Article on Mellor receiving his medals 65 years after being earned. https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/local-news/brave-para-albert-mellor-92-696586
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Foreign Personalities, From Stage, Screen, Politics And Life
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A.K. Bose, an Indian politician and three-time lawmaker represented the Thiruparankundram assembly constituency, has died. He was 69. https://www.ndtv.com/tamil-nadu-news/aiadmk-legislator-ak-bose-from-thiruparankundram-dies-of-cardiac-arrest-in-tamil-nadus-madurai-1893818 -
Retail store chain Brookstone, known for massage chairs, files for bankruptcy a second time and will close 100 mall outlets while hoping to sell its remaining assets. https://www.npr.org/2018/08/02/635021251/brookstone-files-for-bankruptcy-plans-to-close-mall-stores
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The Fringes Of Fame/family Of The Famous
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Shirley Wharton, the mother of Motley Crue lead singer Vince Neil, has died. http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/vince-neils-mother-dies-after-battle-with-cancer/ -
Rick Genest, aka Zombie Boy, a Canadian model who appeared in the Lady Gaga video 'Born This Way' and who was known for his extensive tattoos, including over much of his head & face, has died. He was 32. Genest committed suicide and reportedly suffered from mental health issues. http://www.iheartradio.ca/news/canadian-model-featured-in-lady-gaga-video-dies-at-32-1.4820326
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Johnny McFerren, a former four term Louisiana state Representative for District 7, has died. He was 84. https://www.ktbs.com/news/former-state-rep-johnny-mcferren-has-died/article_0d36e7d8-968a-11e8-9c9c-fb9ead4fef17.html
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Authors Last A Long Time, But....
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Winston Ntshona, a South African playwright and actor who won a 1975 Tony Award for 'Best Actor in a Play'. Has died. He was 76. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/winston-ntshona-dead-south-african-actor-a-dry-white-season-dies-at-76-1131644 -
Death And The Scrabble Deficit
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He was 70. As to your second point, that might seem to needlessly complicate what is, essentially, a fun thread. Makes no difference to me. Was directed here a couple of times for Scrabble-esque postings elsewhere. -
Death And The Scrabble Deficit
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Icelandic politician and human rights activist Ussarkak Kujaukitsok has died. Scrabble point value: 46 -
Authors Last A Long Time, But....
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Michael A. Sheehan, an author, military counterterrorism expert and the current Distinguished Chair at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, has died. He was 63. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/michael-a-sheehan-counterterrorism-expert-who-warned-of-bin-laden-dies-at-63/2018/08/01/5497830c-959b-11e8-810c-5fa705927d54_story.html?utm_term=.f7009274428f -
Author & film critic Leonard Maltin follows in Alan Alda's footsteps and announces he was diagnosed with Parkinson's nearly four years ago.
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Coroner rules Bell died from an accidental overdose of prescription drugs. http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/38788723/coroner-radio-host-art-bell-died-of-drug-intoxication
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Authors Last A Long Time, But....
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Evelyn Margaret Waddell, who under the pen name 'Lyn Cook' wrote nearly two dozen children's books over more than half a century, has died. She was 100. http://v1.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/Deaths.20180717.93404286/BDAStory/BDA/deaths -
Betty Schoenbaum, a prolific philanthropist and widow of Shoney’s restaurant chain’s founder Alex Schoenbaum, has died. She was 100. Among other philanthropic endeavours, in 2002, Betty Schoenbaum pledged $2.5 million to Ohio State to create an early childhood development center. https://www.wvgazettemail.com/news/schoenbaum-philanthropist-heir-to-shoney-s-fortune-dead-at/article_4a9874f1-df82-5ee7-a939-114863ae1eb0.html
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Robert J. Stewart, the president & CFO of Ark Restaurants Corp., a 35 year old business that owns and operates restaurants, bars, fast food concepts & catering operations across the United States, has died. He was 61. http://www.stockhouse.com/news/press-releases/2018/07/30/ark-restaurants-corp-reports-the-passing-of-robert-j-stewart-the-companys-presi
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Dr. Paul Walfish, a Canadian endocrinologist and pioneering doctor in thyroid cancer treatment who worked at Mount Sinai hospital in Toronto for more than 50 years, has died. He was 83. https://nationalpost.com/news/toronto/he-changed-medicine-canadian-pioneer-of-thyroid-cancer-treatment-dies-at-83
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Mary Jane McCaffree Monroe, former social secretary to Mamie Eisenhower, died on July 23. She was 106. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/31/obituaries/mary-jane-mccaffree-monroe-protocol-authority-dies-at-106.html
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Kazuko Komatsu, CEO of Pacific Western Brewing Company, Canada’s largest independently owned brewery, has died. She was 70. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/kazuko-komatsu-bc-beer-pioneer-dead-1.4768216
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Foreign Personalities, From Stage, Screen, Politics And Life
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Jose Apolinario 'Jun' Lozada, Jr., a former Philippines ambassador to the Holy See, Austria and Palau, has died. https://www.rappler.com/nation/208521-ambassador-jose-apolinario-lozada-jr-dies -
Alun Howkins, a University of Sussex Professor Emeritus in Social History, author of several books on agriculture & rural England and an on-air contributor to the 2009 TV mini-series documentary 'Mud Sweat and Tractors: The Story of Agriculture', has died. He was 70. http://www.sussex.ac.uk/broadcast/read/45473
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Tollywood producer K. Raghava, owner of Prathap Arts Productions, dies at age 105. http://www.cinejosh.com/news/3/62259/top-producer-dies-at-105.html More information on Tollywood's 100+ year existence: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telugu_cinema
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Michael P. DeLong, a retired Marine Lieutenant General and former deputy commander of U.S. Central Command at MacDill Air Force Base, has died. He was 73. http://www.tampabay.com/news/military/macdill/Epilogue-Michael-DeLong-retired-Marine-three-star-and-former-CentCom-deputy-commander-has-died_170458088