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Don Wert, who played over 1,100 games, mostly with the Detroit Tigers, between 1963 and 1971, including 1968 when he was an All-Star and part of the World Series-winning team, has died. He was 86. https://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2024/08/26/don-wert-detroit-tigers-1968-world-series-team-dies-86/74953222007/

Edward "Eddie" Lato, the reported underboss of New England's Patriarca crime family, has died. He was 77. Lato had been in ill health for some time prior to his death. His criminal career spanned six decades and included more than two dozen arrests and multiple convictions. https://www.wpri.com/target-12/eddie-lato-underboss-of-the-new-england-crime-family-dead-at-77/

Wojciech Paszkowski, a Polish actor whose career in his native country spanned more than 35 years, covering live action and voice over work, has died. He was 64. Among the voices Paszkowski dubbed in Polish were select ones for the Muppets and Sesame Street. https://polskieradio24.pl/artykul/3417234,nie-zyje-wojciech-paszkowski-legenda-polskiego-dubbingu (Polish language obit.) https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Wojciech_Paszkowski

Confirmed that YouTuber Twomad died from an overdose. Morphine was the choice of drug and it was ruled an accidental death. https://www.tmz.com/2024/08/23/youtuber-twomad-cause-death-morphine/

Loretta Lynn's first granddaughter, Lynn Massey, has died. Massey was said to have had a long health battle. Massey's mother, Betty Sue, was Lynn's first child. Betty Sue died in 2013. Lynn passed in 2022. https://countrynow.com/loretta-lynns-first-granddaughter-lynn-massey-has-died-after-a-long-and-difficult-health-battle/

Theresa Kane, a nun who received Pope John Paul II on his first visit to the United States in 1979 and who appealed to him for the ordination of women, has died. She was 87. https://english.katholisch.de/artikel/55525-known-for-her-appeal-to-the-pope-for-the-ordination-of-women-us-nun-deceased

Hans Weiner, who played for FC Bayern between 1979 and 1982 during which he won the Bundesliga twice and the DFB Cup, has died. He was 73. Weiner also played for Hertha BSC as well as Chicago Sting of the North American Soccer League. https://fcbayern.com/en/news/2024/08/fc-bayern-mourns-the-passing-of-hans-weiner

William Read, a 2012 Britain's Got Talent finalist who performed in the 2012 finale alongside then-judge David Walliams, has died. He was 51. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-13773305/Britains-Got-Talent-star-final-David-Walliams-dies.html

James Duderstadt, who was president of the University of Michigan from 1988 to 1996, has died. He was 81. Nicknamed "The Dude", the former president is the namesake of the Duderstadt Center on the university’s North Campus. https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2024/08/former-university-of-michigan-president-known-as-the-dude-has-died.html

Roger Cook, who spent 40 years as an expert on "This Old House", has died. He was 70. https://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh-cast-crew/111435/remembering-roger-cook

Thomas Hartle, the first person in Canada to legally access "magic mushroom" therapy, has died. He was 56. Hartle had battled cancer for ten years. https://saskatoon.ctvnews.ca/the-first-person-in-canada-to-legally-access-magic-mushroom-therapy-has-died-at-age-56-1.7009584

Sphen, one half of the world-famous gay penguin couple, has died. He was 11. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/australia-gay-penguin-sphen-magic-death-b2599947.html

Ken Miller, who coached the CFL's Saskatchewan Roughriders between 2008 and 2012, twice taking them to the Grey Cup only to lose to Montreal each time, has died. He was 82. https://www.sportsnet.ca/cfl/article/former-roughriders-coach-ken-miller-dies-at-age-82/

Merle Thornton, an Australian feminist activist who once chained herself to a bar to protest their refusal to serve women, has died. She was 93. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-21/merle-thornton-dies-aged-93/104252220

Daniela Larreal Chirinos, a five-time Venezuelan Olympian and leading cyclist in her home country for a couple of decades, has died . She was 50. Chirinos reportedly passed after choking on food in her Las Vegas apartment. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/20/daniela-larreal-chirinos-olympian-dead

In memoriam for Michael Sperberg-McQueen: https://adho.org/2024/08/18/in-memoriam-c-michael-sperberg-mcqueen-1954-2024/

Louis O'Regan dies while trying to qualify for the Manx Grand Prix. He was 43. https://news.sky.com/story/motorcyclist-dies-after-accident-in-manx-grand-prix-13199537

Patt Shea, a television writer for All in the Family and some of its family tree spinoffs (Archie Bunker's Place, the Jeffersons, Gloria), died April 12th. She was 93. Her death was first being reported on August 17th. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/patt-shea-dead-all-in-the-family-archie-bunkers-place-1235977645/

Seikichi Iha, one of only approximately 90 known living Okinanwan Masters 10th dans in karate, has died. He was 92. https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/local/2024/08/15/sensei-seikichi-iha-obituary-lansing-okinawa-karate/74809837007/ List of 10th dans alive as of November 2018: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10155703421666604&set=gm.2038944766153000 (Sideways-facing embed.)

John Woods, a Canadian philosopher and logician who held honourary and emeritus positions at several universities and who co-authored nearly 20 books, has died. He was 86 or 87. https://dailynous.com/2024/08/18/john-woods-1937-2024/

As reported elsewhere, Wayne Eddy, a popular pick in this year's Deathlist Cup who was on one of the finalists' team and a sub for the other finalist, has died. https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/wayne-eddy-obituary?id=55871597

Ron Barge, a fixture on television in Calgary, Alberta from 1967 to 1997 and known under the name Buck Shot, has died. He was 87. https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/rip-buck-shot-and-thank-you-calgary-tv-legend-ron-barge-dies-multiple-reports-indicate

Sister Agnes Sasagawa, a Japanese nun who had purported visions of the Virgin Mary under the title of Our Lady of Akita, has died. She was 93. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/258777/sister-agnes-sasagawa-our-lady-of-akita-visionary-dies-at-93

Bob Weatherwax, who worked alongside his father and trained dogs who played Lassie, part of his family's legacy in training Hollywood animals, has died. He was 83. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/bob-weatherwax-dead-lassie-trainer-1235977634/?taid=66c171cc169654000101001f