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Vittorio Panza, the grandfather of Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Victor Mete, has been identified as one of five victims in a mass shooting at a condo in Vaughan, Ontario, north of Toronto. The shooter, Francesco Villi, was killed by police. https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs-victor-mete-grandfather-victim-condo-shooting-1.6693110

Matthew Johnston, one of two people convicted of six counts of first-degree murder in what was dubbed the 'Surrey Six' murders, has died. He was 38. In 2014, Johnston and Cody Rae Haevischer were convicted of the deaths of six people. At the time of his death, he was waiting for a Supreme Court of Canada decision in relation to an appeal of the convictions. https://vancouversun.com/news/crime/man-convicted-in-surrey-six-murders-has-died-of-cancer-in-prison-lawyer

Albert Reichmann, an Austrian-born Canadian businessman who, with brothers Paul & Ralph, founded the one-time major international property development firm Olympia and York, has died. He was 93. Among other projects, the company was behind Canary Wharf, in the U.K. https://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/general/2149363/petirah-of-r-yissochor-dov-albert-reichmann-zl.html

Abakar Kazbekov, a player with the Ontario Hockey League's London Knights major junior team, has died. He was 18. Kazbekov fell to his death from an apartment. https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/35272348/london-knights-center-abakar-kazbekov-dies-18

Doreen Brownstone, who was a legendary figure on the Winnipeg stage, has died. She was 100. https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/2022/12/16/winnipeg-theatre-stage-legend-brownstone-dies-at-100

No, it's never happened. I came close twice. In 2016, during the afternoon of March 2nd (Eastern Time) the deaths of both Martin Crowe & Sarah Tait came over the wire. Given both died in Oceania, the official death date was March 3rd. Joey Feek was in a coma by that time. But she survived until the morning/early afternoon of March 4th. In 2018, I had Craig MacGregor and Liam Miller, who both died on February 9th. I then found out Marie Gruber had died February 8th.

Christopher W. Newman, a pilot graduate of the Tuskegee Flight School who survived two crashes and flew 84 missions as a fighter pilot in World War II with the Tuskegee Airmen, has died. He was 100. Newman passed on October 21st. His death was reported on December 8th. https://www.stlamerican.com/news/local_news/christopher-w-newman-heroic-tuskegee-airman-passes-at-100/article_3f1916ae-7678-11ed-b3bf-435eea4c8994.html

Nelson Robinson, the last Tuskegee Airman from San Diego, has died. He was 94. Robinson began as an aviation mechanic, later advancing to become a pilot and an engineer. https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/san-diegos-last-tuskegee-airman-dead-at-94/509-d8ad843f-1f5a-4376-a2d1-bf5b4a107f99

Billie Moore, the head coach of the first US women’s Olympic basketball team, the first head coach to lead two schools to national championships in women’s basketball and a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, has died. She was 79. https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/15/sport/basketball-pioneer-billie-moore-dies-spt/index.html

Wes Wise, the mayor of Dallas from 1971 to 1976, has died. He was 94 (albeit Wikipedia gives his age as 93). https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2022/12/14/former-dallas-mayor-broadcaster-wes-wise-dies-at-94/

Celestine Mushy, the Tanzanian ambassador to Austria, has died in a car accident. Yes, there is a joke in there about him possibly being Mushy in more ways than one.

"Something to Talk About" was first offered to Anne Murray. She didn't think the song would be a hit, but liked the title and used it for her 1985 album.

Jim Carr, who had served as a Cabinet minister in the Canadian House of Commons and who was still a sitting MP, has died. He was 71. Carr was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2019. His name appears a few places in the Deathlist site. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/jim-carr-death-1.6683004

Not a death, but Abu Agila Mas'ud, a suspect in the 1988 Pan Am 103 bombing that killed 270 people, has been taken into custody 34 years after the bombing. It was the deadliest terror attack on British soil and the largest involving Americans. https://abcnews.go.com/International/suspect-1988-pan-103-bombing-custody-us/story?id=94989015

Paul Silas, a three-time NBA champion with Boston and Seattle, and later head coach with four teams, has died. He was 79. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/nba/article-11526453/Paul-Silas-three-time-NBA-champion-two-time-Star-dies-age-79.html

Terrence O'Hara, an American television series director most associated with the NCIS franchise, has died. He was 76. O'Hara, who died December 5th, directed 56 episodes of NCIS from 2003 to 2022, and 29 episodes of NCIS: New Orleans from 2009-2022. His other directorial credits include the Blacklist, Grimm and many others. https://deadline.com/2022/12/terrence-ohara-dead-ncis-smallville-angel-tv-director-1235195774/

Geoff Doidge, who served as New Zealand's Public Works Minister from 2008 to 2010 before serving as its High Commissioner to South Africa, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Maldives and Bangladesh, has died. He was 68. https://news365.co.za/geoff-doidge/

Less than a month later, Budd Friedman's ex-wife, Silver Saundors Friedman, joins him in the afterlife: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/09/theater/silver-saundors-friedman-dead.html She helped co-found the Improv. The pair had one child before divorcing. Budd Friedman was survived by second wife, Alix, with whom he had four kids.

Richard Miller, an Industrial Light and Magic sculptor who was behind Prince Leia's gold bikini, has died. He was 80. https://geolive.tv/sculptor-behind-princess-leias-gold-bikini-was-80-deadline/

Dorothy Pitman Hughes, a pioneering feminist and the co-founder of Ms Magazine, has died. She was 84. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/obituaries/dorothy-pitman-hughes-pioneering-feminist-co-founded-ms-magazine-dies-rcna61133

Tyler Green, who went by the stage name Trigga, has died. He was 22. Green died of bone cancer. https://www.nme.com/news/music/tyler-green-rapper-with-triple01s-has-died-aged-22-of-bone-cancer-3364538

Chris Snow on ventilator: https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/flames-assistant-gm-chris-snow-on-ventilator-1.6189084 He is awake.

Jovit Baldivino, the inaugural winner of Pilipinas Got Talent, has died. He was 29. https://mb.com.ph/2022/12/09/jovit-baldivino-passes-away-29/

Yakira Chambers, a writer and story editor for the TV series NCIS: Hawai'i, has died. She was 42. https://www.distractify.com/p/yakira-chambers-ncis-hawaii