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    Death By Jazz

    https://www.reuters.com/article/us-poland-music-stanko/polish-avant-garde-jazz-trumpeter-tomasz-stanko-dies-at-76-idUSKBN1KJ0F7
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    From Cleric To Relic

    The Archdiocese of Dublin has tweeted out that Bishop Fiachra Ó Ceallaigh, an Irish Catholic Bishop and the Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Dublin, has died. He was 84. https://www.killarneytoday.com/late-bishop-joined-novitiate-killarney/
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    Death By Jazz

    Yes, I suppose I could but would prefer a proper English one before going the translation route.
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    Death By Jazz

    Tomasz Stanko, a Polish trumpeter, composer & improviser strongly associated with free jazz and the avant-garde, has died. He was 76. (Currently only non-English obituaries available. English obit to be added if/when available.)
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    Summer Olympic Deaths/Dead Medallists

    Rob Van Mesdag, who won a bronze medal in the European championships and rowed for the Netherlands in the 1952 Olympics, died July 18th. He was 88. http://www.universitytimes.ie/2018/07/famous-trinity-rower-and-olympian-rob-van-mesdag-dies/
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    Dead Poets Society

    Enrique Verastegui, a renown Peruvian poet who also produced incursions in narrative, essays, theater, mathematics, painting and critique, has died. He was 68. https://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Peruvian-Rebel-Poet-Enrique-Verastegui-Dead-at-68-20180728-0012.html
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    Golf: The 19th Hole

    Ian Stanley, an Australian golfer whose greatest successes came in Europe and his home country, has died. He was 69. https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/golf/australian-golf-champion-ian-stanley-dies-following-a-long-battle-with-cancer/news-story/a94e810286a145c6839d009c148fa1ac
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    Businesspeople, Investors, CEO's

    John Richards, the Harvard- and Stanford-educated former chairman of Potlach Corp., an American diversified forest products company with nearly 1,000 employees, has died. He was 81. http://www.cdapress.com/local_news/20180728/timber_titan_john_richards_dies_at_81
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    Hollywood Possibilities

    Howard Felsher, who was a producer & later executive producer during the original decade-long run of the game show 'Family Feud', among other behind-the-scenes quiz show credits, has died. He was 90. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/01/obituaries/howard-felsher-game-show-whiz-who-overcame-scandal-dies-at-90.html
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    Peter Lorimer

    Helped unveil Bremner Square on July 26th. No mention of his health. https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/sport/leeds-united/gallery/bremner-square-leeds-united-elland-14956257
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    Authors Last A Long Time, But....

    https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-soviet-author-dissident-voinovich-dies/29395188.html (Whatever link I find first, I use. Preferably English but not always the case.)
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    Authors Last A Long Time, But....

    Vladimir Voinovich, a Russian writer, poet, playwright and journalist, as well as a former Soviet dissident, has died. He was 85. https://iz.ru/771760/2018-07-28/umer-pisatel-vladimir-voinovich (Russian language site)
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    African Leaders - Despots and Democratic

    Asombi Bojang, mother of ousted Gambian dictator Yahya Jammeh, has died in exile in Equatorial Guinea. https://freedomnewspaper.com/2018/07/27/gambia-breaking-news-dictator-jammehs-mum-asombi-bojang-dies-in-exile-in-equatorial-guinea/
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    Authors Last A Long Time, But....

    Mel Rosen, who wrote numerous crossword puzzle books , including 'The Compleat Cruciverbalist', and who was published over a dozen times in the New York Times, has died. He was 76 or 77. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/26/crosswords/mel-rosen-1941-2018.html (obituary written by New York Times crossword puzzle guru Will Shortz)
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    Country For Old Men (And Women)

    Internationally renown bluegrass singer-songwriter Pete Goble has died at age 86. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/death-of-john-pete-goble-internationally-recognized-bluegrass-songwriter-and-singer-300687642.html
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    Reality TV

    William Loud, the patriarch on 'An American Family', filmed in 1971 and aired in 1973 as one of the earliest reality TV series, has died. He was 97. https://deadline.com/2018/07/william-loud-dies-father-of-one-of-first-reality-tv-families-was-97-1202434800/
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    Businesspeople, Investors, CEO's

    I'm posting to post because I find the names interesting enough and worthy of inclusion. If people read it they do. If they don't, they don't. It's not a matter of readership or an audience. I'm happy for the responses people give, but I have no sleepless nights if I don't get replies to my posts or my community reputation isn't advancing at a certain pace. Conversely, I have virtually no interest in any of the Death List extra-curricular topics that seem to occupy some people's time. What I have noticed in at least one person does take an interest in my posts because many of the names get added to the Wikipedia 'Deaths in 2018' page, essential reading for any deadpool player, Deathlist participant or not. Whomever that is, I thank them for their efforts at including the names on that page. That's probably the closest I get to having a goal here aside from providing content.
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    World's Oldest

    Eating candy is the longevity secret of world's oldest man Masazo Nonaka, who just turned 113. https://www.newsweek.com/man-confirmed-worlds-oldest-living-man-celebrates-another-birthday-1041120
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    Businesspeople, Investors, CEO's

    Bill Street, the former president of Brown-Forman, one of the largest American-owned companies in the spirits and wine business, has died. He was 79. https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/2018/07/26/past-brown-forman-president-bill-street-dies-after-cancer/842306002/
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    Horse Racing

    Forrest Kaelin, the dead of Kentucky horse trainers who'd been employed in that profession longer than anyone else at Churchill Downs at the time of his retirement, has died. He was 83. https://www.horseracingnation.com/news/Kaelin_dean_of_Kentucky_trainers_dies_at_83
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    American Football Players

    Bob Petrino Sr., a legendary Montana football coach elected to several state Halls of Fame and the father of former player & university head coach Bobby Petrino, has died. He was 81. http://montanasports.com/frontier/carroll-college/2018/07/26/hall-of-fame-football-coach-bob-petrino-sr-passes-away-at-81/
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    Activists

    Adem Demaci, a human rights defender and Kosovo dissident, has died. He was 82. http://www.foxnews.com/world/2018/07/26/human-rights-defender-and-kosovo-dissident-adem-demaci-dies.html
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    The Dead of 2018

    Given it appears not to have been a snowboarding accident or medical (heart condition, etc.), drug overdose is a reasonable bet. However, the question would then become if it was accidental or intentional.
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    Authors Last A Long Time, But....

    Clara Sereni, an Italian writer of Jewish descent and the author of several books, has died. She was 71. https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=it&u=http://www.repubblica.it/robinson/2018/07/26/news/e_morta_clara_sereni-202732453/&prev=search
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    Businesspeople, Investors, CEO's

    Joel Fischer the Chairman and CEO of Vogue Tyre, has died. He was 89. Fischer retired in 1997 but continued on as Chairman & CEO. http://www.moderntiredealer.com/news/730644/vogue-tyre-chairman-and-ceo-joel-fischer-has-died
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