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Roger Craig, who played for a decade between 1955 and 1966 combined with the Dodgers (Brooklyn and LA), Mets, Cardinals, Reds and Phillies, then found success as a manager with the Padres in the late 1970s and San Francisco Giants from 1985 through 1992, has died. He was 93. https://www.kron4.com/sports/former-sf-giants-manager-roger-craig-dies-at-93/

Norma Hunt, the matriarch of the NFL's Kansas City Chiefs and the widow of founder Lamar Hunt, has died. She was 85. Norma Hunt had attended all 57 Super Bowl games to date. https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/37796861/norma-hunt-matriarch-kansas-city-chiefs-dies-85

Mark Andrews, a British base jumper, has died after falling more than 400 metres down a rockface. He was 65. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/22575509/brit-base-jumper-dies-mark-andrews-italy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=sunmaintwitter&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1685898422-2

Carroll Cooley, a retired Phoenix Police Captain and the arresting officer in the landmark case partially responsible for the U.S. Supreme Court’s Miranda rights ruling requiring a suspect be read their rights, has died. He was 87. https://apnews.com/article/miranda-rights-officer-obituary-eb0453f8239346987404af419732bbc2?utm_campaign=TrueAnthem&utm_medium=AP&utm_source=Twitter

At least 207 dead, 900 injured in three-train crash in India. https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/02/asia/india-train-crash-odisha-intl/index.html

Tom Smith, the former CEO of Food Lion and a philanthropist, has died. https://www.wistv.com/2023/06/02/tom-smith-former-food-lion-ceo-philanthropist-dies-after-short-illness/

Willie Marshall dead: https://www.hockeyfeed.com/nhl-news/former-toronto-maple-leafs-forward-passes-away Willie Marshall, whose near 25-year professional hockey career saw him play 33 NHL games combined over four seasons with the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1950s amid an almost unparalleled minor pro hockey career, has died. He was 91.

Hate to be the bearer of bad news for my opponent, but it appears Brother Camillus Chavez died May 31st, at least according to this: https://www.stmarys-ca.edu/news/remembering-remarkable-life-brother-camillus-chavez Nice pick, though. Nobody I'd ever heard of.

Tik Tok star Amy Eliis, who documented her struggle with anorexia and who recently posted a video conceding she was afraid, has died. She was 43. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/22538128/tiktok-star-amy-eliis-anorexia-died-video-scared/

Harvey Pitt, the chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission from 2001 to 2003, has died. He was 78. Pitt resigned and left the agency again in 2003, under fire over his appointment of a former FBI chief embroiled in an accounting scandal. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/former-sec-chair-harvey-pitt-dies-bloomberg-law-2023-05-31/

Juan Carlos Formell, son of Juan Formell and a Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter, has died while performing on stage. He was 59. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12144763/Grammy-nominated-Juan-Carlos-Formell-dies-aged-59-suffering-heart-attack-onstage.html

Sergio Calderon, a Mexican character actor best known for playing the “head on a stick” in 1997’s “Men in Black” and Capt. Vallenueva in 2007’s “Pirates of the Caribbean 3: At World’s End,” has died. He was 77. https://www.thewrap.com/sergio-calderon-men-in-black-actor-dies-at-77/

William (Bill) Brandt, a pioneer in the corporate restructuring business and Democratic activist close to Bill Clinton, has died. He was 73. Brandt was diagnosed with ALS in March 2022. https://chicago.suntimes.com/obituaries/2023/5/31/23530312/william-brandt-dies-obituary-democrat-corporate-restructuring-pioneer-chicago-loyola

Maddalena, Baroness Aylmer, widow of the 13th Baron Aylmer and the former Countess Maddalena Sofia Maria Gabrilla Cecilia Stefania Francesca Attems di Santa Croce, died May 21st. She was 95. https://peeragenews.blogspot.com/2023/06/maddalena-baroness-aylmer-died-2023.html

You're welcome. Yes, as you previously quipped, you had a 'Crum' but I topped that with a hunger striker.

After a flurry of last-minute deaths in the days leading up to 2023, resulting in a lot of subs, it's been a relatively dormant year for me. Maybe things are picking up. Michel Cote is a solo for me.

James Lewis, a vocalist with the Trans-Siberian Orchestra from 2004 to 2012, has died. He was 63. Lewis died of cancer. https://loudwire.com/former-trans-siberian-orchestra-vocalist-james-lewis-died/

Wife Alwen Harris, afflicted with dementia, said to not be aware her husband is dead. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12126449/Rolfs-dementia-struck-widow-unaware-died.html

Joy McKean, an Australian country music pioneer, has died. She was 93. McKean died following a long battle with cancer. https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/australian-country-music-pioneer-joy-mckean-has-died-aged-93-3448268

Fusaichi Pegasus, the 2000 Kentucky Derby winner, has died at age 26. https://www.espn.com/horse-racing/story/_/id/37724245/fusaichi-pegasus-2000-kentucky-derby-winner-dies-26

Coroner declares Melissa Caddick dead. No conclusion drawn as to how she died: https://www.skynews.com.au/australia-news/crime/inquiry-into-missing-woman-melissa-caddick-finds-sydney-fraudster-is-dead-but-how-she-died-still-remains-a-mystery/news-story/b6533f9e0f801ad5801ee2485c100387

Make that 'was Taiwan's last living comfort woman'. She has died at the age of 92: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-65669626

Rosalynn Carter

Long shot for me to win, but not impossible. Currently in 14th place (Fade to Black), but second among those whose joker hasn't yet hit. Mine is Johnny Ruffo, which would be 20 points if his terminal brain cancer lives up to its name this year. Combine that with unique pick Daniel N. Paul (given a three-to-six month prognosis around mid-December 2022) managing a QO (certainly no guarantee, possibly less than 50/50) and I'd at least be in the mix.

Floyd Newman, the best known Stax saxophone player and a Memphis legend, has died. He was 92. https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/05/23/floyd-newman-obit-stax-records-memphis-music/70249053007/