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Killswitch aka Luchasaurus out of hospital, but complications related to the double pneumonia may have led to permanent damage. Still on oxygen, cannot do simple tasks without being winded. https://www.f4wonline.com/news/aew/luchasaurus-update-dealing-with-complications-of-pneumonia-in-both-lungs/

Mike Bullard, a Canadian talk show host and comedian whose career was derailed after stalking allegations were made by his ex-girlfriend, has died. He was 67. Bullard hosted "Open Mike...with Mike Bullard" from 1997 to 2003, on CTV. A later effort on Global TV lasted 13 weeks. Bullard, a stand-up comic by trade and former radio personality, was accused by ex-girlfriend, reporter Cynthia Mulligan, of stalking. Bullard pleaded guilty to one charge of criminal harassment. Mulligan has also battled stage 4 breast cancer. https://globalnews.ca/news/10810087/canadian-tv-host-comedian-mike-bullard-dies-at-67/

Yes, after I thought about it, I realized I'd searched for "Neil Smith" before posting instead of "Nell Smith".

Nell Smith, a teenage singer who collaborated with the Flaming Lips on their 2021 collection of Nick Cave covers, has died. She was 17. https://exclaim.ca/music/article/bc-s-nell-smith-teenage-flaming-lips-collaborator-dead-at-17

Ann Konkel dies at age 109: https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-centenarian-ann-konkel-who-inspired-thousands-during-covid-has-died/article_6aaa967f-27bc-515b-86a4-5000426a3273.html

Ann Konkel dead at age 109: https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-centenarian-ann-konkel-who-inspired-thousands-during-covid-has-died/article_6aaa967f-27bc-515b-86a4-5000426a3273.html

Christopher Ciccone obit: https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/30894838/christopher-ciccone-dead-madonnas-younger-brother

Perth philanthropist Ros Worthington has died after choosing to end her life under Western Australia's Voluntary Assisted Dying legislation. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13929873/Perth-philanthropist-Ros-Worthington-OAM-dies-weeks-brave-decision-terminate-life.html

Ros Worthington dead: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13929873/Perth-philanthropist-Ros-Worthington-OAM-dies-weeks-brave-decision-terminate-life.html

Taylor Rousseau Grigg, a TikTok influencer who amassed over 1.4 million followers on the platform, has died. She was 25. Her husband says the death was "sudden and unexpected". Her organs are being donated. https://people.com/tiktok-star-taylor-rousseau-grigg-dies-at-age-25-her-husband-announces-8723954

Pablo Arenaz, the current president of Texas A&M International University in Laredo, has died. He was 74. Arenaz had served as president of the 8,500 student university since 2016. https://www.texastribune.org/2024/10/04/texas-am-international-president-arenaz-death/

David Burnham, a former New York Times investigative reporter whose efforts at uncovering corruption served as inspiration for the Oscar-nominated film "Serpico", has died. He was 91. https://deadline.com/2024/10/david-burnham-dead-new-york-times-investigative-reporter-serpico-police-1236108447/

Marvin Schlacter, a record executive who championed disco, has died. He was 90. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/05/arts/music/marvin-schlachter-dead.html

Kaye Kaminishi, the last surviving player of the Vancouver Asahi, a Japanense Canadian baseball team active from 1914 to 1941, has died. He was 102. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-asahi-kaye-kaminishi-death-1.7339746

John Henderson, who played 46 games with the Boston Bruins in the mid 1950s and was the organization's oldest surviving goaltender, has died. He was 91. https://www.nhl.com/news/john-henderson-of-boston-bruins-dies-at-91

Victor Perahia, a Holocaust survivor and head of the French Union of Auschwitz Deportees, has died. He was 91. https://www.timesofisrael.com/victor-perahia-holocaust-survivor-head-of-french-union-of-auschwitz-deportees-dies-at-91/

Steven Hurst, who covered major world events for The Associated Press, NBC and CNN during his decades-long career, has died. He was 77. https://apnews.com/article/ap-journalist-steven-hurst-dead-15823ce31312286d9dd95bdce8df7ff6

Details his 2020 bout with COVID where he says, at one point, he didn't have a pulse. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/al-pacino-near-death-experience-covid-19-1236025228/

Allan Blye, an Emmy Award-winning television writer who wrote for series including the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, The Bobby Vinton Show and Bizarre, has died. He was 87. Blye also played the role of Captain Blye in the show MisteRogers, which would later become known as Mister Rogers' Neighbourhood. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/allan-blye-dead-comedy-writer-1236025314/

Karl Mostert, a Batman comic book artist, has died. He was 43. Mostert had been part of Comic Con Africa a week before his death. https://bleedingcool.com/comics/batman-artist-karl-mostert-has-died-at-the-age-of-43/

Jesse Ventura was recently signed to a WWE "Legends" contract and will have a role in the upcoming reboot of Saturday Night's Main Event, set for a December 2024 return. https://wrestletalk.com/news/wwe-jesse-ventura-nbc-saturday-night/

Fiona MacDonald. a former Australian presenter, notably for her work on the children's show "Wombat", as well as the game show "It's a Knockout", has died. She was 67. MacDonald had been battling motor neuron disease. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-03/fiona-macdonald-dies-aged-67-queensland/104428604

Julie Gordon, a long-time music executive and founder of "The Velvet Rope", the first widely read online music-biz gossip site, has died. She was 65. https://variety.com/2024/music/news/julie-gordon-velvet-rope-founder-dead-1236166859/

Christopher Pearman the father and manager of actress Raven-Symoné, has died. He is the second close relative she's lost in the past 12 months. Her younger brother Blaize died of colon cancer in November 2023. https://people.com/raven-symone-announces-father-dead-8721523

Ken Tobias, a Canadian singer-songwriter who released a string of songs in his home country in the 1970s, has died. He was 79. Tobias' best known international success was as a songwriter. He wrote the 1971 hit "Stay Awhile", by the Bells, which hit #7 on the Billboard Hot 100. https://www.country94.ca/2024/10/02/singer-songwriter-ken-tobias-dies-at-79/