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Jim Durkin, founding guitarist for thrash band Dark Angel, has died. He was 58. https://www.revolvermag.com/music/jim-durkin-dark-angel-guitarist-dead-58

Kiska, dubbed the 'World's Loneliest Orca', and the last remaining of his species at Marineland (in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada), has died. He was at least 40. https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/kiska-lone-orca-at-marineland-dies-after-more-than-40-years-in-captivity-1.6308508

Jesus Alou, a two-time World Series champion and the youngest of the Alou brothers, has died. He was 80. Alou played in 1,380 games combined with four teams, from 1963 to 1979. https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/jesus-alou-two-time-world-series-champion-and-youngest-member-of-legendary-alou-brothers-dies-at-80/

They came to take him away.

Close. Mike Stothers. https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/mike-stothers-anaheim-ducks-diagnosed-with-stage-3-melanoma-1.1926944

Geri Smith, a long-time Canadian Press newscaster who anchored syndicated broadcasts for years, has died. She was 60. Smith spent nearly 35 years with the wire service. https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-press-newscaster-geri-smith-on-air-for-nearly-35-years-dead-at-60

David Lindley obit: https://claremont-courier.com/latest-news/iconic-claremont-musician-david-lindley-dead-at-78-72983/

Nordstrom closing in Canada, shuttering all 13 stores. https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/nordstrom-canada-1.6766073

Anise Koltz, a 'grande dame' of Luxembourgian poetry and literature, has died. She was 94. https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/anise-koltz-casse-sa-plume/ (French language obit.)

Former New York Mets farmhand Matt Pobereyko has died. He was 31. Pobereyko had played professionally and in independent leagues since 2016. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/matt-pobereyko-dead_n_63fe5f45e4b0735bf87a960c?utm_campaign=share_twitter&ncid=engmodushpmg00000004

Dorian Kweller, a budding guitarist set to make his SXSW debut in two weeks and the son of singer/songwriter Ben Kweller, has died. He was 16. No cause was given, but his death is being described as his having been killed. https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/ben-kweller-son-dorian-dead-16-1235276776/

Don McGowan, a Montreal media figure who served as the weatherman on CFCF's Pulse News from the early 1960s to the late 1990s, hosted his own talk show 'McGowan & Co.', the fix-it show 'Mr Chips', the game show 'That's My Line' and the travel series 'McGowan's World' and 'Travel Travel', has died. He was 85. https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/former-ctv-montreal-icon-don-mcgowan-has-died-at-85-1.6292313?fbclid=IwAR3wLfoa1FCpza8s0P51Dm6fCykIa9iw23n6Li2j_m7gzbNTdSMeIOYUO8M

Brett Radin, a long-time music manager who worked with Dave Matthews, Tracy Chapman, a couple of American Idol winners and many others, has died. He was 53. https://variety.com/2023/music/obituaries-people-news/brett-radin-manager-dies-dave-matthews-idol-knitting-factory-1235536107/

Margie Duncan, a dancer, actress and studio director who also served as a stand-in for Debbie Reynolds, died January 3rd. Her death was reported on February 24th. https://www.inquirer.com/obituaries/margie-duncan-obituary-dancer-philadelphia-debbie-reynolds-20230224.html

Zandra Flemister, the first Black woman in the U.S. Secret Service, has died. She was 71. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/26/zandra-flemister-first-black-woman-secret-service-dies

(As reported elsewhere) Gordon Pinsent, a Canadian acting icon, has died. He was 92. His career spanned decades and included television and movie roles, picking up numerous accolades. https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/gorden-pinsent-1.6760868

Helen Washington, the iconic black bald dancer with the Isaac Hayes Movement, has died. She was 78. Washington had been struggling with dementia and other health problems at the time of her death. https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/02/23/helen-washington-dies-obit-isaac-hayes-dancer-stax-memphis-music-history/69936867007/

Tom Stephen, drummer for the Jeff Healey Band, has died. He was 68. The Jeff Healey Band had a U.S. #5 hit in 1989 with 'Angel Eyes'. Healey died in 2008. https://www.fyimusicnews.ca/articles/2023/02/22/obituaries-feb-23-2023 (The fourth name down in the obits is Stephen.)

Thomas H. Lee, a U.S. billionaire financier and the founder of Thomas H. Lee Partners and Lee Equity Partners, has died. He was 78. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64753081

Alicia Allain, the wife of actor and country singer John Schneider (Bo Duke from the Dukes of Hazzard), has died. She had battled cancer for several years. https://www.brproud.com/news/john-schneider-shares-news-of-wife-alicia-allains-death/

James Joseph, a civil rights activist and the former U.S. envoy to South Africa during the Nelson Mandela administration, has died. He was 87. https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2023/02/21/james-joseph-mandela-ambassador-dies/

Emil Dupree is also still alive - Born in 1936 (86)

Jim Nunn, former host of the CBC television shows "Land and Sea" and "Marketplace", as well as the former anchor of "CBC News Nova Scotia at Six", has died. He was 72. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/former-cbc-nova-scotia-host-jim-nunn-dies-1.6754346?__vfz=medium%3Dsharebar&fbclid=IwAR03OaQ3A5LWBpqWOdqplaF6nBbY-rY4Xe-Z4MjMPIRrLbdCr_4ggIJFvd4

Michael Kupper aka Majk Moti, a one-time guitarist with the German heavy metal band Running Wild, has died. He was 65. https://loudwire.com/running-wild-guitarist-michael-kupper-died-fans-mourn/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Had him last year and totally forgot about him when putting this year's list together.