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    Interesting Ways To Die...

    Probably how Mary Poppins will go one day.
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    American Football Players

    Detroit / Michigan still taking it on the chin in July. Don McAuliffe, captain of Michigan State's undefeated 1952 national championship team, has died. He was 90. http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/24123783/don-mcauliffe-star-52-michigan-state-title-team-dies
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    World War II Veterans

    John Palumbo, a veteran who received the World War II Victory Medal and a Bronze Star, has died. He was 97. http://www.wkyt.com/content/news/Lexington-business-leader-World-War-II-veteran-John-Palumbo-dies-at-97-488429791.html
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    Journalists

    Sue Manning, an editor in the Los Angeles bureau of The Associated Press who covered everything from the L.A. Riots to O.J. Simpson's legal woes to the death of Michael Jackson, has died. She was 71. https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/AP-editor-Sue-Manning-dies-gave-world-LA-s-13082874.php
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    The Fringes Of Fame/family Of The Famous

    Paul Young appears on the July 17th edition of 'This Morning' to speak about her death. https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/5433485/stacey-young-paul-youngs-wife-dead/
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    Doctor Doctor

    Dr. Alan S. Rabson, a leading cancer researcher and former deputy director of the NIH's National Cancer Institute, died July 4th. He was 92. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/17/obituaries/dr-alan-rabson-influential-cancer-researcher-is-dead-at-92.html
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    Businesspeople, Investors, CEO's

    Ann Hopkins, who took her partnership denial at Price Waterhouse all the way to a Supreme Court victory on the basis of gender bias, died June 23rd. She was 74. (Obituaries out today) https://www.wral.com/ann-hopkins-winner-of-a-workplace-bias-fight-dies-at-74/17704684/
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    Donald J Trump

    Unidentified secret service agent who had a stroke while part of the Trump's protection team during his trip to Scotland has died. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-44866613
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    The Fringes Of Fame/family Of The Famous

    Carmella Rizzo, the wife of former Philadelphia mayor Frank Rizzo, has died. She was 101. https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Carmella-Rizzo-Dies-Frank-Rizzo-Wife-488416801.html?_osource=SocialFlowTwt_PHBrand
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    Law And Order

    Robert H. Traurig, the co-founder of Greenberg Traurig, the current 9th largest law firm in the United States, has died. He was 93. https://www.law.com/americanlawyer/2018/07/17/greenberg-traurig-co-founder-legal-titan-robert-h-traurig-has-died/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&slreturn=20180617165239
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    Ice Hockey Players

    Vaclav Burda, who played pro hockey in Europe for a decade before becoming an Ottawa Senators scout and later their Director of European Scouting, a position he held with the Edmonton Oilers at the time of his death, has died. He was 45. https://sport.lidovky.cz/bronzovy-medailista-z-roku-1998-zemrel-byvaly-obrance-sparty-autem-celne-narazil-do-nakladaku-g9v-/ostatni-sporty.aspx?c=A180717_141716_ln-sport-ostatni_lar (Czech language site) https://edmontonjournal.com/sports/hockey/nhl/cult-of-hockey/edmonton-oilers-chief-euro-scout-vaclav-burda-has-died-in-car-crash-reports-complete-hockey
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    Interesting Ways To Die...

    A 70-year-old man with a pre-existing heart condition has died in a wave pool at Walt Disney World's Blizzard Beach Water Park. http://www.wcvb.com/article/man-in-disney-world-wave-pool-has-heart-attack-dies/22179410
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    World War II Veterans

    Corran Purdon, who rose to the rank of Major General and commanded a demolition team that raided the French port of St Nazaire in the spring of 1942, has died. He was 97. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/16/maj-gen-corran-purdon-obituary
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    Rugby Players

    Joe Whittaker, a former Warrington Wolves player whose career was cut short by injuries, has died. He was 87. http://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/sport/16358866.former-warrington-wolves-forward-joe-whittaker-has-died/?ref=rss&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
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    The Fringes Of Fame/family Of The Famous

    Now thought to be a cocaine-induced heart attack. https://articles.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2018/07/cocaine_found_in_downtown_clev.amp?__twitter_impression=true
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    Boxing Clever?

    Langton Tinago, a Zimbabwean boxer who competed in multiple divisions over multiple decades and won multiple titles, has died. He was 68. http://www.chronicle.co.zw/breaking-langton-school-boy-tinago-dies/
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    World War II Veterans

    Keith Evans dead https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2018/07/16/commander-keith-evans-obituary/?WT.mc_id=tmg_share_em
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    Journalists

    Evan Whitton, a giant in Australian journalism who made his reputation uncovering police corruption, has died. He was 90. https://www.smh.com.au/national/walkley-award-winning-journalist-evan-whitton-dies-aged-90-20180717-p4zrvz.html
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    Authors Last A Long Time, But....

    John A. Stormer, whose self-published Cold War book 'None Dare Call it Treason' became a rallying point for the emerging 1960s conservative movement, has died. He was 90. http://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-john-stormer-20180716-story.html
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    Foreign Personalities, From Stage, Screen, Politics And Life

    Veteran Indian actress Rita Bhaduri has died at age 62. https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/veteran-actress-rita-bhaduri-dies-at-62-1884550
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    Law And Order

    Anthony Filosa, a retired California state judge who made multiple appearances on the TV documentary series 'Nathan For You' and who had a multi-day run as a champion on the U.S. game show 'Press Your Luck' has died. He was 78.
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    Death By Jazz

    Les Lieber, who for more than 45 years ran Jazz at Noon in New York, has died. He was 106. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/16/obituaries/les-lieber-who-served-jazz-to-the-lunch-crowd-dies-at-106.html?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytmetro
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    Photographers

    Sam Campanaro, whose career with Eastman Kodak spanned over four decades and whose creations included three massive photos that graced Grand Central Station for 40 years, has died. He was 89. https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2018/07/16/kodak-colorama-photographer-sam-campanaro-rochester-grand-central-station-15-babies/787643002/ His most famous photo (15 babies one): http://www.wxxi.org/colorama/coloramas.htm
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    American Football Players

    Update: Family says he died of heat stroke: https://www.testudotimes.com/maryland-terps-football/2018/7/16/17576962/jordan-mcnair-death-heat-stroke-family-foundation-website
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    Opera

    Andres Ramirez, a tenor with the L.A. opera theatre company since age 11, has died. He was 28. https://theviolinchannel.com/la-opera-tenor-andres-ramirez-died-passed-away-obituary-28/
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