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Everything posted by alt obits guy
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John Meyer, a musician in the field of music theater and an ex-lover of Judy Garland, has died. He was 86. https://www.musictimes.com/articles/100814/20240220/john-meyer-cause-death-musician-judy-garland-s-ex-lover.htm
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Fali Sam Nariman dead: https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/eminent-jurist-fali-s-nariman-passes-away-250031
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Authors Last A Long Time, But....
alt obits guy replied to maryportfuncity's topic in DeathList Forum
Alvin Moscow, who wrote a best-selling account of the sinking of the ocean liner Andrea Doria and later collaborated on the memoirs of several public figures, has died. He was 98. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/17/books/alvin-moscow-dead.html -
Lee Garlington, the 'true love' of actor Rock Hudson, died December 6th, 2023. His death is being reported today (February 18th, 2024). https://people.com/lee-garlington-rock-hudsons-true-love-dead-at-86-8584737
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Abilio Dinaz, a Brazilian retail billionaire, has died. He was 87. Diniz played a pivotal role in the history of Brazilian retail, serving most recently as vice-chairman of Carrefour Brasil and as a board member of the French group Carrefour. https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-02-18/brazil-retail-billionaire-abilio-diniz-dies-at-87
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Pere Emile Shoufani, an Israeli Arab Christian theologist, educator and activist for peace, has died. He was 76. (French language obit): https://www.terresainte.net/2024/02/emile-shoufani-une-voix-israelienne-chretienne-engagee-sest-tue/
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Lanny McDonald out of hospital two weeks after cardiac event: https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/lanny-mcdonald-out-of-hospital-cardiac-event-1.7119253
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MIchael O'Regan, a long-time correspondent for the Irish Times, has died. https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2024/02/18/michael-oregan-generous-compassionate-irish-times-journalist-dies-at-home-in-dublin/
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Improving and expected to be home on Tuesday: https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/steve-mcmichael-improving-recent-mrsa-195322648.html
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Taytian 'Nugget' Diaz, one of the stars featured on the reality series 'Pig Royalty', has died. He was 11. No cause of death has been reported yet. https://popculture.com/reality-tv/news/discovery-reality-tv-star-taytian-nugget-diaz-has-died/
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Bill Cunningham, who covered the Vietnam War for CBC news and helped named its flagship news program 'The National', died January 31st. He was 91. His death was being reported today (February 17th). https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/bill-cunningham-obituary-1.7118774
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Summer Olympic Deaths/Dead Medallists
alt obits guy replied to Stayin Alive's topic in DeathList Forum
Jacques Rousseau, who competed for France in the long jump at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics, has died. He was 72. (French language obit): https://www.lequipe.fr/Athletisme/Actualites/Jacques-rousseau-champion-d-europe-1978-du-saut-en-longueur-est-mort/1448938 -
Gerry James has died. Not only was he a former NHL player, he also played in the Canadian Football League, where he was a Hall of Fame running back. https://3downnation.com/2024/02/14/hall-of-fame-running-back-multisport-star-gerry-james-dead-at-89/
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Scientists, Inventors And Techno Wizards
alt obits guy replied to maryportfuncity's topic in DeathList Forum
William "Bill" Post, inventor of the Pop-Tart, has died. He was 96. https://www.woodtv.com/news/grand-rapids/pop-tart-inventor-who-grew-up-in-gr-dies-at-96/ -
Adam Duncan, co-founder of Australia's League of Geeks and a respected art director, concept artist and animator, has died. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/art/obituary-league-of-geeks-co-founder-adam-duncan-has-passed-away
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Regina Engelhardt, who spent her teenage years in Nazi work camps during World War II, later becoming a multi-media artist and holding her first one-woman show in 1982, has died. She was 95. https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2024/02/12/regina-engelhardt-whose-teen-years-in-nazi-work-camps-shaped-outlook-dies/72573175007/
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Sarah Doole, a drama executive with multiple UK credits who was also former Director of Global Drama at Fremantle, has died. She was 63. https://deadline.com/2024/02/sarah-doole-dead-fremantle-red-production-company-1235822696/
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James Bond 007 (Connery/Moore/Villains etc)
alt obits guy replied to Typhoid Harry's topic in DeathList Forum
Alec Mills, a camera operator and later director of photography on eight James Bond films combined, running chronologically from "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" to "License to Kill", has died. He was 91. Mills also worked as a cinematographer. Edit: English obit: https://erldc.org/obituary/alec-mills-obituary/ -
Lou Krasky, a retired AP photographer with a prolific career than spanned 35 years, has died. He was 86. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/2024/02/12/lou-krasky-obituary-associated-press-dies-ap/71e1c5aa-c9d7-11ee-aa8e-1e5794a4b2d6_story.html
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Bob Edwards, who spent nearly 25 years as the host of National Public Radio's 'Morning Edition', has died. He was 76. https://apnews.com/article/edwards-npr-morning-edition-611d8997701aa207c37ba7d44e6940cf
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Fred E. Soucy appears to have still been alive as recently as 2022. Here is his wife's X/Twitter account. The French channel description notes she's been married to her husband for more than 50 years and they have four children. Her last post was in November 2022. Below the link to her X/Twitter account, I've included his bio. It shows his wife's name (same as the X/Twitter account) and the fact they have four kids.: https://twitter.com/CorInne_Clavet https://www.celebsagewiki.com/fred-e-soucy
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Summer Olympic Deaths/Dead Medallists
alt obits guy replied to Stayin Alive's topic in DeathList Forum
Was set to become an Olympian, but wasn't quite there yet. That's why I posted it in the 'Dead of 2024' thread earlier. -
Kelvin Kiptum, the world marathon record holder, has died. He was 24. Kiptum and his coach were reportedly killed in a traffic accident. Kiptum broke the world marathon record when he scored a time of 2:00:35 to win the Bank of America Chicago Marathon last October. https://biznakenya.com/kelvin-kiptum-dies/
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Bill Brand, the sitting mayor of Redondo Beach, California, has died. He was 65. Brand had been battling lung cancer. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-02-10/redondo-beach-mayor-dead-at-65-of-lung-cancer
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Bob Moore, the founder of Oregon-based global whole-grain food company "Bob's Red Mill", has died. He was 94. https://people.com/bobs-red-mill-founder-bob-moore-dead-at-94-8575695