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Lynda Gravatt, who stood by for Phylicia Rashad in a 2008 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof' revival and for Leslie Uggams in the original 2001 production of 'King Hedley II' but who was a prolific off-Broadway actress with extensive credits, has died. She was 77. https://www.broadway.com/buzz/203827/lynda-gravatt-stage-veteran-known-for-intimate-apparel-skeleton-crew-and-more-has-died-at-77/

Ernesto Assante, a journalist and music critic, has died. He was 66. https://www.wecb.fm/ernesto-assante-the-journalist-and-music-critic-has-died-at-the-age-of-66/

Frank Popoff, the former CEO and board chair of Dow Chemical Company, has died. He was 88. https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/former-dow-ceo-frank-popoff-dead-88-18689999.php

Earl Holliman

Don Poile has died at the age of 91. https://edmontonjournal.com/sports/hockey/nhl/matheson-don-poile-nhl-alumnus-and-uncle-of-former-predators-gm-david-poile-dead-at-91

Anthony Nicometi, who wrestled as Anthony Gaines for various independent organizations and in approximately 100 matches between 2014 and 2021, has died. He was 30. Nicometi was based in Buffalo and used the tagline 'None of a Kind'. https://slamwrestling.net/index.php/2024/02/24/buffalos-none-of-a-kind-anthony-gaines-dead-at-30/

Charles V. Hamilton, a philosopher and architect of the Black power movement, died on November 18, 2023. His death was only confirmed this past week and subsequently picked up by sources like the New York Times. https://www.washingtoninformer.com/charles-v-hamilton-black-power-legacy/

Must be the exchange rate. Yes, I'm re-reading the headline and I see the '81' refers to his age, not the # of days since the meeting. Typhoid Vladdy.

Russian chief justice Vyacheslav Lebedev has died after 'a long illness'. He was 80. Met with Vladimir Putin 81 days prior to his demise. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/26152417/russian-chief-justice-lebedev-dies-days-after-meeting-putin/

John 'Golden' Richards, who played college football for BYU before an NFL career with Dallas, Chicago and Denver, has died. He was 73. https://www.deseret.com/2024/2/23/24081658/former-byu-football-star-and-dallas-cowboys-receiver-golden-richards-dies-at-the-age-of-73

Claude Montana, a French fashion designer particularly popular in the 1980s, has died. He was 76. https://www.vogue.com/article/claude-montana-whose-big-shouldered-silhouettes-defined-the-1980s-has-died

Calgary-based, low-cost airline Lynx Air to cease operations next Monday and seek creditor protection less than two years after its inaugural flight. https://globalnews.ca/news/10312066/lynx-air-creditor-protection/

Jesse Baird, an Aussie TV personality and football umpire, has died. He was 26. A policeman has now been charged with the murder of Baird and his boyfriend, Luke Davies. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-68377379

I guess 'Immortals' is an actual list and not just a case of supercentenarian status. Never looked at the thread close enough to notice.

Edith Ceccarelli, the oldest living American and second oldest in the world, has died. She was 116. https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/edie-ceccarelli-willits-resident-and-oldest-living-american-dies-two-week/?gallery=7e411f74-ab6e-433a-b847-84c4a05e2685

Edie Ceccarelli dead at age 116. https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/edie-ceccarelli-willits-resident-and-oldest-living-american-dies-two-week/?gallery=7e411f74-ab6e-433a-b847-84c4a05e2685

G. Lasya Nanditha, an Indian politician and member of the Telangana Legislative Assembly since 2023, has died. She was 38. https://www.newstap.in/city-news/secunderabad-cantonment-brs-mla-g-lasya-nanditha-dies-in-road-accident-on-orr-1522019

Roger Guillemin, a Nobel Prize-winning scientist and the co-discoverer of the unexpected hormones with which the brain controls many bodily functions, has died. He was 100. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/22/science/roger-guillemin-dead.html

X/Twitter reporting the death of Quarrymen member John Duff Lowe.

I would support that, albeit perhaps with a less judgmental moniker in the same way the Rugby and Academics threads were renamed to remove the terms 'boofheads' and 'arrogant', respectively.

William 'Billy' Hooper, a member of the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in the United States, has died. He was 96. https://www.usalacrosse.com/magazine/misc/usa-lacrosse/national-lacrosse-hall-famer-william-hooper-dies-96

Charlie Strutton, a former striker for AFC Wimbledon, has died. He was 34. No cause of death has been disclosed. https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/26099889/charlie-strutton-dead-afc-wimbledon-sadness/

Vitalij Kuprij, a pianist and keyboardist with Trans-Siberian Orchestra, has died. He was 49. https://loudwire.com/vitalij-kuprij-trans-siberian-orchestra-dead/

Janice Rothschild Blumberg, an author and speaker, and the widow of Rabbi Jacob M. Rothschild, has died a week after celebrating her 100th birthday. https://roughdraftatlanta.com/2024/02/21/author-speaker-witness-to-history-janice-rothschild-blumberg-dies-at-100/

Charles Stendig paid obit: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/nytimes/name/charles-stendig-obituary?id=54370938