alt obits guy

Long-time broadcaster and Vancouver Canucks P.A. announcer John Ashbridge has died. https://globalnews.ca/news/4256052/legendary-broadcaster-and-voice-of-the-canucks-john-ashbridge-dies-at-71/

Inés Zorreguieta Cerruti, sister of Queen Maxima, has died of a reported suicide. http://royalcentral.co.uk/europe/queen-maximas-sister-ines-has-died-in-an-apparent-suicide-104113

Tony award winner George Abbott, whose resume included theatrical producer & director, as well as screenwriter, playwright and film director & producer, died at age 107. He was also a Kennedy Center Lifetime Achievement Award honoree. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Abbott

Charlotte Fox, who survived the 1996 Mount Everest disaster, dies after an apparent fall in her home. http://nationalpost.com/news/world/charlotte-fox-climber-of-the-tallest-peaks-survivor-of-1996-everest-disaster-dies-after-apparent-fall-at-home

Noted New Orleans restaurateur Ella Brennan, a winner of the James Beard Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award, has died. https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/31/us/louisiana-new-orleans-ella-brennan-obit/index.html

Sears Holdings to close 48 Sears stores and 15 K-Mart stores. http://money.cnn.com/2018/05/31/news/companies/sears-stores-closing/index.html

Don Peterson, the first Space Shuttle astronaut to walk in space. has died. http://www.americaspace.com/2018/05/28/don-peterson-first-shuttle-spacewalker-dies-aged-84/

Yes, I see that. Didn't click on the link but now see it goes back 10 months.

A GoFundMe page has been started to help pay his medical expenses. http://www.mandatory.com/wrestlezone/news/958695-matt-cappotellis-family-seeking-help-via-go-fund-me

Thank you. Yes, he'd bump Liam Miller as the youngest hit. I will also say he's the youngest person I chose, so I have no response if a Lindsay Lohan, Justin Bieber etc. goes and they were someone's long shot pick.

In looking over the lists posted here, I can see that deadsox / Deceased Hose had John Bain aka TotalBiscuit. As luck would have it, so did I. He was also on my 2017 list, so not a last minute substitution for a rejected player or anything. I've sent links to the cnet.com and the sun.co.uk obituaries. Both are a little thin on information but the Sun obit indicates more is coming. I don't foresee an issue (said with hopeful confidence).

What is it with Electric Company alumni? First Bill Cosby and now Morgan Freeman. Several cast members now deceased but wonder if those still alive will have anything to say about whatever tawdry behaviour could've been going on behind the scenes.

For everyone waiting for a Bessie Camm qualifying obituary, it has finally arrived. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/6363369/britains-oldest-person-dies-113/

Novelist Philip Roth has died. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/22/obituaries/philip-roth-dead.html

New Orleans judge Clare Jupiter has ascended to the skies. Maybe she was the B-52s 'Planet Claire'? http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2018/05/orleans_civil_district_court_j.html

Chinese linguist Zhengzhang Shangfang is dead. Dang! http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2018-05-19/doc-ihaturfs6881937.shtml (Chinese language news site)

Yes, that's two operations for Vader in 2018. Saturn was close to losing his residence in 2016 but never did hear if he did. I remember the gang rape case. He said he hadn't realized he'd been shot until later on.

For the second year in a row, an AO Deadpool player has , themself, died. In checking the updated standings list page, the subsequent breakdown of players and their individual hits has an 'R.I.P.' next to the name of B&T's Characters. Last year, long-time player (and occasional alt.obituaries Google Group poster) King Daevid Mackenzie passed on.

If Twitter is any indication of health, it's worth noting occasional tweeter Perry Saturn has been quiet since the end of January and regular tweeter Vader has been dormant since May 9th.

That would be Amelia Rosner. The answer, in my case, is 'no'. However, her fame isn't determined by knowledge or ignorance of the individual but by an inherent notability. There is a subjective nature in determining whether a pick meets the AO Deadpool's benchmark threshold. In Tessa Jowell's case, she was a former British Cabinet minister. To me, that makes her a well enough known name to qualify, even if she may be mostly unknown outside the U.K. Last year, one person had a hit with former Canadian Cabinet minister Mauril Belanger. I knew of him because he was a prolific politician but I doubt too many outside of Canada were familiar with the man.

That is a surprise. Depending on how he does in the deadpool by year's end, he may be vindicated for not having chosen her or it may cost him a return trip to the top of standings following his 2nd place finish in 2017.

You are correct, I had her too. I bet Gerard Tierney also included her on his list.

Kevin Tierney, the Irish-Canadian producer behind the movies 'Bon Cop Bad Cop' and 'The Trotsky', among others, has died at age 67. He's the father of actor Jacob Tierney, who's been in the business since childhood. http://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/local-arts/montreal-filmmaker-and-gazette-columnist-kevin-tierney-passes-away

Yes, that's him.

Yes, congratulations to the new pool leader. Still mostly quiet at the top.