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Terry Hawkins, a renown opera singer who sang as a soloist for numerous companies and who made appearances on both the Ed Sullivan show and the Tonight Show, died July 8th. He was 80. https://patch.com/pennsylvania/pottstown/pottstown-native-renown-opera-singer-dies-80
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Robert G. M. Keating, a retired judge, adjunct professor at Pace University Elisabeth Haub School of Law and the founding dean of the New York State Judicial Institute, has died. He was 76. https://www.law.com/newyorklawjournal/2018/07/16/retired-judge-robert-keating-has-died/
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Larry Robinson, a Canadian Football Hall of Fame member who spent 14 seasons with the Calgary Stampeders, has died. He was 76. (Not to be confused with either of the same-named NHL Hall of Famer or former NFL running back) https://www.cfl.ca/2018/07/18/cfl-stampeders-mourn-death-larry-robinson/
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Thank you. (Just seeing this today, July 18th)
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A. I. Katsina-Alu, the former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, has died. He was 76. http://saharareporters.com/2018/07/18/breaking-katsina-alu-former-chief-justice-supreme-court-dead
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Probably how Mary Poppins will go one day.
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American Football Players
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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 -
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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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
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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/ -
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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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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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
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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 -
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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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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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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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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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
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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 -
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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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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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....
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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 -
Foreign Personalities, From Stage, Screen, Politics And Life
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Veteran Indian actress Rita Bhaduri has died at age 62. https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/veteran-actress-rita-bhaduri-dies-at-62-1884550