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Unconfirmed reports Donald Kaul, a journalist and Pulitzer Prize finalist for his commentary, has died at age 83.

Rene Portland, who built up the women's basketball program at Penn State to being one of the best, has died. She was 65. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaw/2018/07/22/former-penn-st-womens-hoops-coach-rene-portland-dies-at-65/37051081/

Jeff Cooper, who played Dr. Simon Elby, Sue Ellen's psychiatrist in 19 episodes of 'Dallas' from 1979 to 1981, passed away March 24th, though his death has mostly gone unnoticed. Born George Cooper, his career began in the early 1960s and his last acting credit was in 1986. Here is a July 16th obit. https://www.thespec.com/news-story/8743019-obituary-hamilton-born-actor-jeff-cooper-best-known-for-role-as-psychiatrist-in-tv-s-dallas/

His mother is speaking out five years after his death. https://etcanada.com/news/348666/cory-monteiths-mom-opens-up-about-the-actors-death-he-wasnt-ready-for-the-hollywood-world/

Brian Kellow, author of several books including a biography of Ethel Merman, as well as a long-time editor at Opera News, has died. He was 59. https://www.operanews.com/Opera_News_Magazine/2018/7/News/Brian_Kellow.html

Tony Sparano, the current offensive line coach of the Minnesota Vikings and former 2008 to 2011 Miami Dolphins head coach & 2014 Oakland Raiders interim head coach, has died. He was 56. https://kstp.com/sports/sources-minnesota-vikings-offensive-line-coach-tony-sparano-has-died-age-/4999137/

Would have to do more research to find out if he was an underage soldier or a civilian resistor. If the latter, he'd not be in the correct thread. I've never heard of him either but fame is a relative thing. He appeared in multiple searches when seeking out info. Edit: Read more in the link about him. Was part of the Garibaldi brigade, a volunteer military unit. That makes him a World War II soldier. Gets back to the 'fame' thing as to whether he's worthy of inclusion in a Deathlist thread.

Carlos Enrique Russell, who spearheaded Black Solidarity Day, a day initially tied to a community gathering prior to U.S. Presidential elections but later expanded to encompass less formal events before that quadrennial event , died July 10th. He was 84. https://www.trinidadexpress.com/news/regional/caribbean-diaspora-activist-founder-of-black-solidarity-day-dies/article_de3e5ca6-8a8e-11e8-ad63-9ff6fb1ced28.html More information on Black Solidarity Day: https://www.newpaltz.edu/blackstudiesproudtradition/black-solidarity-day/

Martin O’Donoghue, a former Irish politician and Fianna Fail minister, has died. He was 85. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/fianna-fail-veteran-odonoghue-dies-00gcqfb5v

Marcello Citano, an Italian resistance fighter during World War II who helped free Florence in 1944 and who spent a lifetime organizing anti-Fascist gatherings, has died. He was 91. http://www.stamptoscana.it/articolo/toscana-cronaca/e-morto-marcello-citano-il-partigiano-sugo (Italian language site) More on Marcello Citano (English translation of Italian article) https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=it&u=http://www.cpafisud.org/domenica-4-dicembrebuon-compleannopartigiano-sugo/&prev=search

Pakistani politician Sardar Ikramullah Gandapur has been killed in a suicide bombing. He was a serving minister in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government at the time of his death and elected from the then-PK-67 constituency. https://www.dawn.com/news/1421753

Joseph Oyanga, a retired Ugandan Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lira, has died. He was 82. http://www.pmldaily.com/news/2018/07/retired-lira-bishop-oyanga-is-dead.html

'Wild Kingdom' TV series creator Don Meier is still alive at 103 but recently became a widower. His 100 year old wife, Lorena Meier, died June 22nd. The obituary confirms Don Meier is still alive. http://www.donnellanfuneral.com/memsol.cgi?user_id=2117355 Don Meier was born February 2, 1915. An article celebrating his 100th birthday was published in 2015: https://barneymccoy.wordpress.com/2015/02/02/a-nebraska-legend-turns-100-don-meier/

Ron Satlof, a long-time episodic TV director with credits ranging from Diagnosis Murder to Jake and the Fatman to Quincy and a 1973 Oscar-nominee for Short Subject, Live Action Films for the film 'Frog Story', died July 2nd. He was 79. (Obituary published July 17th) https://variety.com/2018/film/news/ron-satlof-veteran-tv-director-dies-at-79-1202875332/

Ernie Palladino, who covered the New York Giants for 20 years for the Journal news, writing a pair of books about the team along the way, and who worked for WFAN.com the past seven years, has died. He was 63. https://wfan.radio.com/articles/news/ernie-palladino-former-giants-beat-writer-and-wfan-columnist-dies

Monsignor Camille Perl, a Luxembourg-born canon of the Vatican Basilica, has died. He was 79. http://angelqueen.org/2018/07/21/r-i-p-msgr-camille-perl-once-secretary-of-the-pontifical-commission-ecclesia-dei/

Jonathan Gold, a Pulitzer Prize-winning restaurant critic, has died. He was 57. http://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-fo-jonathan-gold-obit-20180721-story.html

Stavros Tsakyrakis, a leading Greek professor of constitutional law imprisoned and tortured for his views by the Greek junta, has died. He was 67. http://greece.greekreporter.com/2018/07/21/leading-greek-law-professor-stavros-tsakyrakis-dies-at-67/

Her brother-in-law, actor David Spade (I never put that combination together), says the family is healing following her death. https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2018/07/20/david-spade-says-family-coming-together-after-kate-spades-death.html

Harry Galifianakis, the father of actor Zach Galifianakis, has died. He was 82. https://www.newsobserver.com/entertainment/celebrities/article215289665.html

Don McCarthy, the former Executive Chairman of the House of Fraser and a philanthropist, has died. He was 63. https://www.drapersonline.com/news/obituary-retail-veteran-don-mccarthy-has-died/7031337.article

Dr. Joseph T. Durham, a former president of Baltimore City Community College, died June 26th. He was 94. (Obituary posted July 17th) http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/obituaries/bs-md-ob-joseph-durham-20180716-story.html

His boyfriend claims Michael committed suicide and only succeeded on his fifth try. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5976381/George-Michaels-ex-boyfriend-Fadi-Fawaz-claims-committed-suicide.html

The restaurant chain has its own Wikipedia entry. That was enough for me to include it, even as a borderline post.

Madeleine Kamman, a French chef, restaurateur and author who gave Americans a taste of France, has died. She was 87. https://www.wral.com/madeleine-kamman-87-celebrated-french-chef-dies/17711615/