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Edit (Corrected link): https://theprovince.com/pmn/news-pmn/former-us-congressman-from-georgia-pat-swindall-has-died/wcm/9d93f558-4f66-4d6b-a661-decd62fb0220

Pat Swindall, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia, from 1985 to 1989, has died. He was 67. https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/nba/dallas-mavericks/article214775455.html

Norton Cuban, the father of Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, has died. He was 92. https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/nba/dallas-mavericks/article214775455.html

James Cowton, a Yorkshire motorcycle racer, has died in a crash at the Southern 100. He was 26. Lincolnshire's Ivan Lintin also sustained critical injuries in the crash. Cowton is the fourth recent death, following Dan Kneen, Adam Lyon and William Dunlop. https://www.bbc.com/sport/motorsport/44815725

Dan Ewald, a former beat writer for the Detroit News who later went on to a long career in media relations, notably with the Detroit Tigers, has died. He was 73. https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2018/07/12/ex-detroit-news-reporter-tigers-pr-chief-dan-ewald-dies-73/777896002/

Laurie Kelly, a long-time Australian MP in the New South Wales Parliament, including its longest-serving Speaker, has died. He was 88. https://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/5523229/vale-former-illawarra-public-servant-laurie-kelly/

Christopher Pollitt, professor emeritus at the Public Governance Institute in Belgium and the co-author of a number of books on public management, has died. He was 72. https://colinrtalbot.wordpress.com/2018/07/11/christopher-pollitt-rip/

Udo Hardieck, the co-founder of global fashion retailer Gerry Weber, has died. He was 74. https://www.retailgazette.co.uk/blog/2018/07/gerry-weber-co-founder-udo-hardieck-dies-aged-74/

Joseph Henry Mensah, a founding member of Ghana's governing New Patriotic Party, and both a former Minority & Majority leader, has died. He was 89. https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Veteran-politician-J-H-Mensah-has-died-667944

Dr. D. Walter Cohen, dean emeritus of the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, chancellor emeritus of the Drexel University College of Medicine and a former president & chancellor of the Medical College of Pennsylvania, died June 29th. He was 91. http://www.philly.com/philly/news/dr-d-walter-cohen-91-led-philly-dental-and-medical-schools-20180701.html

Anthony Topazi, the former president & CEO of Mississippi Power who played an instrumental role in restoring electricity to the state after Hurricane Katrina, has died from complications of ALS. He was 68. https://www.sunherald.com/news/local/article214487634.html

I remember somebody assembling the letters of the other person I posted here for a Scrabble score but I guess it never clicked there was a Scrabble thread. Noted for future reference.

Hu Sheng-cheng, a renowned Taiwanese economist at the Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research, has died. He was 78. http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aeco/201807110015.aspx

Former Belarussian politician Mikalay Dzyemyantsyey has died. I guess they were having a sale on the letter 'y' when he was born because he's got 5 in the English version of his name.

Price M. Cobbs, a psychiatrist who co-authored the 1968 book 'Black Rage', which helped define the deep-seeded anger black Americans were feeling, has died. He was 89. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/10/obituaries/price-cobbs-who-helped-define-black-rage-is-dead-at-89.html?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytbooks

Darryl Rogers, a former Detroit Lions, Michigan State & Arizona State coach, has died. He was 83. https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/college/michigan-state-university/spartans/2018/07/11/former-michigan-state-and-detroit-lions-coach-darryl-rogers-dies-age-83/776727002/

American Roman Catholic Bishop Richard Garcia, of the Diocese of Monterey has died. He was 71. https://www.kion546.com/news/monterey-bishop-garcia-passes-away-after-battle-with-alzheimer-s/766671059

Celtic stars Moussa Dembele, Olivier Ntcham and Odsonne Edouard have been injured in a car accident. Unconfirmed sources say Ntcham has died. https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/6755080/celtic-stars-car-crash-olivier-ntcham-odsonne-edouard-moussa-dembele-range-rover-irn-bru/

John H. Klette, a World War II veteran who earned a Silver Star for a mission to destroy factories in the suburbs of Vienna, Austria, has died. He was 100. Klette also served in the Korean War and later became an attorney. http://www.nkytribune.com/2018/07/celebrated-war-hero-attorney-john-h-klette-100-has-died-buried-in-private-ceremony-at-highlands/

Robbie Knott, a Hollywood special effects guru who worked on the 'Muppet Movie' and whose career ended following a 2006 scuba-diving accident, died June 29th. He was 73. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/robbie-knott-dead-muppet-movie-special-effects-guru-was-73-1126029

Ron Johnson, a former Pittsburgh Steelers DB and two-time Super Bowl winner , has died. He was 62. https://www.steelersdepot.com/2018/07/report-former-steelers-db-ron-johnson-has-passed-away-at-62/

In case you want to know who's died in the house where you live. (U.S. only and not free.) https://www.diedinhouse.com/

Queen Worlu, the Nigerian ambassador to Sao Tome and Principe, has died. http://dailypost.ng/2018/07/11/nigerian-ambassador-sao-tome-worlu-dies-duty/

Father of cave diving expert Dr. Richard Harris dies. Harris played a key role in the rescue mission. https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/father-of-dr-richard-harris-adelaide-cave-diving-expert-who-played-vital-role-in-thai-rescue-has-died/news-story/f127bab6a634a216cd9d5aa04cfe7514?utm_content=SocialFlow&utm_medium=Twitter&utm_source=DailyTelegraph&utm_campaign=EditorialSF