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Sister Candace Introcaso, a former president of La Roche university, has died. https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/candace-introcaso-la-roche-university-president-dies/

Rick Hoyt now dead, too. Aged 61: https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/37708647/boston-marathon-icon-rick-hoyt-father-pushed-wheelchair-dies?linkId=215798302 (Technically still on point, as he could've chosen to shorten his name to 'Dick'.)

Rick Hummel, a Hall of Fame baseball writer who covered the sport for five decades for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, has died. He was 77. https://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/hall-of-fame-baseball-writer-rick-the-commish-hummel-dies-at-77/article_be55314e-f898-11ed-8959-97850e1bcf58.html

Meta Monteleon, the oldest living World War II nurse, has died. She was 108. Monteleon served in the Army Nurse Corps during WWII. https://news.va.gov/119596/army-veteran-meta-monteleon-passes-away-at-108/

Mike Carey, a former BBC radio presenter, has died. He was 87. He died despite being rescued from a river. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-derbyshire-65672921

Ken Richards, who worked for the BBC Caribbean Service in London, among other stops in his career, has died. https://barbadostoday.bb/2023/05/21/former-bbc-broadcaster-ken-richards-has-died/

Arturo Gravalos, a Spanish cyclist who in 2019 came second in Spain's national road race for under-23s, has died. He was 25. Gravalos died of a brain tumour. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/othersports/article-12102597/Tributes-pour-Spanish-cyclist-Arturo-Gravalos-died-aged-25-brain-tumour.html

Norman Wood, a Scottish golfer who beat Lee Trevino in the 1975 Ryder Cup, has died. He was 76. https://www.scotsman.com/sport/golf/norman-wood-scot-who-beat-lee-trevino-in-ryder-cup-passes-away-4149355

(As posted in the Derby Dead Pool 2023 thread, and to finish the thought above.) Tim Keller QO: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/ap-nyc-donald-trump-god-christian-b2342394.html

Washington Post obit: https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2023/05/19/timothy-keller-evangelical-minister-dead/

Tim Keller was also an author, increasing his chances to QO. Besides, after Philipp Mickenbecker and Dan Lacey blanked for me the past two years, someone needs to be on the ball with him.

Never mind, double posting. See previous entry.

(Also posted in the Hilary Lister & other sailing nutjobs thread) Buddy Melges, a legendary sailing figure known as 'the Wizard of Zenda', has died. He was 93. Melges was an America's Cup winner and a two-time Olympic medalist. https://walworthcountycommunitynews.com/2023/05/18/tributes-pour-in-for-the-late-buddy-melges-international-sailing-legend/

(Also posted in the Summer Olympic Deaths/Dead Medallists thread) Buddy Melges, a legendary sailing figure known as 'the Wizard of Zenda', has died. He was 93. Melges was an America's Cup winner and a two-time Olympics medalist. https://walworthcountycommunitynews.com/2023/05/18/tributes-pour-in-for-the-late-buddy-melges-international-sailing-legend/

Superstar Billy Graham picked by three of us.

Rosalie M. Mirenda, president emerita of Neumann University in Pennsylvania, has died. She was 85. https://www.inquirer.com/obituaries/rosalie-mirenda-obituary-neumann-president-philadelphia-catholic-20230516.html

Ralph Lee. a creator of masks and puppets, but whose most famous work was the Land Shark costume Chevy Chase used on Saturday Night Live, has died. He was 87. https://www.cracked.com/article_38044_the-creator-of-land-shark-the-only-thing-chevy-chase-couldnt-screw-up-has-died.html

Zhao Ning, the billionaire co-founder of pharmaceutical research firm WuXi AppTec, has died. She was 56. Zhao died after a 20(!) year battle with cancer. https://www.forbes.com/sites/ywang/2023/05/17/pharma-billionaire-zhao-ning-dies-at-56-after-battling-cancer-for-20-years/?sh=1fa6eefa1a6f

Ron Northcott, a member of the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame, the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame and the World Curling Hall of Fame who won the brier three times in the 1960s, has died. He was 86. https://www.si.com/curling/news/rip-curling-skip-ron-northcott

Dorothy Knowles, a noted Canadian landscape painter, has died. She was 96. Knowles painted the Canadian landscape from coast to coast, but was renowned for her works of the prairies. https://www.ckom.com/2023/05/17/famed-saskatchewan-artist-dorothy-knowles-dead-at-age-96/

Mark Gietzen, a noted anti-abortion activist who forced a recount of the Kansas vote that affirmed abortion rights, has died. He was 69. Gietzen was killed in a plane crash. https://www.kansas.com/news/local/news-local-obituaries/article275501041.html (Behind paywall, but still visible)

It appears to be the same actor. His IMDB entry has now been updated to indicate he died February 26th of this year.

Philip Roach, the father of 23-time Jeopardy winner Mattea Roach, has died. He was 57. Philip Roach died May 2nd. Mattea Roach appeared in the most recent Tournament of Champions and is one of six recent super champions tapped for a prime time tournament, 'Jeopardy Masters', which is currently airing on ABC (the American network). https://themessenger.com/entertainment/jeopardy-star-mattea-roachs-father-dead-at-57-after-brain-aneurysm

Marlene Hagge-Vossler, a Hall of Fame golfer and the last surviving founder of the LPGA, has died. She was 89. https://www.cbc.ca/sports/golf/obit-marlene-hagge-vossler-lpga-1.6845729

Giotto Bizzarrini, the chief engineer behind the Ferrari 250 GTO and Lamborghini's V12 engine, has died. He was 96. https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a43893346/giotto-bizzarrini-ferrari-and-lamborghini-icon-has-died/