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David Kearney, a bluesman known as 'Guitar Shorty', has died. He was 87. https://www.rockandbluesmuse.com/2022/04/21/bluesman-david-guitar-shorty-kearney-september-8-1934-april-20-2022/

Jerry Doucette, who led the Canadian band Doucette, which had a successful run in the 1970s, including the U.S. top 40 hit 'Mama Let Him Play', as well as other songs like 'All I Wanna Do', has died. He was 70. https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/local-arts/vancouver-musician-jerry-doucette-dies-following-battle-with-cancer

Peter Tobin now getting round-the-clock care, split between nursing care and the hospital. https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh-news/scottish-killer-peter-tobin-getting-23710300

Tony Brown, the Australian rugby player who was the first captain of Pennrith, has died. He was 86. So, not the referee Tony Brown. Not the cricketer Tony Brown. Not even the New Zealand rugby player of more recent vintage Tony Brown. https://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/rugby-league/penriths-first-captain-tony-brown-dies-c-6477097

Canadian gangster Curtis Vidal has died as a result of multiple gunshot wounds. Vidal is alleged to have had connections to the Hells Angels. His brother was the victim of an unsolved 2019 homicide. https://www.langleyadvancetimes.com/news/notorious-fraser-valley-gangster-curtis-vidal-killed-in-edmonton/

Francis C. La Maina, the former COO of Dick Clark Productions and Clark's business advisor for more than 20 years, has died. He was 82. https://www.thewrap.com/francis-la-maina-coo-dick-clark-productions-obit/

Gary Brown, who played eight seasons in the NFL for three clubs combined between 1991 and 1999, later becoming the running back coach for the Dallas Cowboys (2013-19) and the University of Wisconsin (2021), has died. He was 52. https://www.click2houston.com/sports/local/2022/04/11/former-houston-oilers-running-back-gary-brown-has-died-at-age-52-reports-say/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=snd&utm_content=kprc2

Emily Akuffo, wife of the late President of Ghana, General FWK Akuffo, serving as First Lady from 1 July 1978 to 4 June 1979, has died. She was 88. https://www.mynewsgh.com/former-first-lady-of-ghana-mrs-emily-akuffo-has-died/

Dr. Bernard "Bernie" Fogel, dean of the University of Miami's medical school over a 14-year period, has died. He was 85. Fogel served in the role from 1981 to 1995. https://physician-news.umiamihealth.org/miller-school-remembers-dr-bernard-bernie-fogel-former-dean-and-pediatrician/

Looks like I'm not winning this round. But, I can still be a good sport about it. See if this is acceptable for a QO for Kate Hendricks Thomas. https://coffeeordie.com/kate-thomas-marine-corps/

Fujiko Fujio, a noted Anime artist whose credits include "Ninja Hattori" and "Little Ghost Q-Taro" and who was the co-creator of "Doraemon", has died. He was 88. https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/famed-japanese-manga-artist-fujiko-fujio-a-dies-at-88-report-2868165

David Kilgour, a Canadian Member of Parliament from 1979 to 2006 who had the unusual distinction of quitting two different political parties, has died. He was 81. Kilgour was an MP for the Progressive Conservatives between 1979 and 1990 before quitting to join the Liberals. He quit the Liberals in 2005. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/david-kilgour-obituary-1.6410769

Sidney Altman, a 1989 Nobel Prize winner in chemistry, has died. He was 89. Altman, a Sterling professor of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, won the prize for discovering the catalytic properties of RNA. https://news.yale.edu/2022/04/06/sidney-altman-pathbreaking-scientist

Jerry Uelsmann, a surrealist photographer and photomontage pioneer, has died. He was 87. https://apnews.com/article/technology-university-of-florida-florida-gainesville-arts-and-entertainment-4a8ca7ae6ffccf350e41d575d3c93ebe?utm_source=Twitter&utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_medium=AP

Rae Allen, a 1971 Tony Award winner for Damn Yankees who also had a long career in television and movies, has died. She was 95. https://deadline.com/2022/04/rae-allen-dead-actress-tony-damn-yankees-sopranos-1234995997/

Eric Boehlert, a respected media critic and author, has died. He was 57. Boehlert died after he was struck by a train while cycling. https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-media-critic-eric-boehlert-dies-bicycle-20220406-vp3g65amfzec3ghc73yc5guzya-story.html

Bjarni Tryggvason, who was part of Canada's original six space voyageurs, has died. He was 76. Tryggvason joined the Canadian space program in 1983 and flew his one and only mission aboard the space shuttle Discovery in 1997. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/former-canadian-astronaut-bjarni-tryggvason-dead-1.6410863

Tom Smith's death has me in 9th place, solo. Now if Peter Tobin will only do us the service of his demise (and should a miraculous Dan Lacey QO appears out of thin air), I might actually have a shot at glory.

Boris Brott, the artistic director of the Orchestre classique de Montréal and one of Canada's best ever known conductors, has died. He was 78. Brott was the victim of a hit-and-run. (Brott was, at one time, a school mate of my father's.) https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/hit-and-run-mountain-1.6409428

Alan Wooler, who played as a defender in England for several teams, including West Ham, has died. He was 68. https://www.kumb.com/story.php?id=136844

Fred Johnson, founding member of the group the Marcels, has died. He was 80. https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2022/04/03/fred-johnson-of-the-marcels-dies/

John Lear, who set multiple world records in a multitude of planes, but who also was widely known for his claims related to UFOs, has died. He was 79. Lear was also the son of Bill Lear, creator of the Lear jet. https://www.8newsnow.com/i-team/famed-aviator-john-lear-79-departs-on-his-next-adventure/

Donald Shaffer, the inspiration for the Radar O'Reilly character in a series of books, in the movie and in the TV series M*A*S*H, has died. He was 92. https://www.clintonherald.com/news/donald-shaffer-m-a-s-hs-radar-inspiration-dies-at-92/article_a20c1758-f054-57cf-8bce-4411396d6113.html

Sir Robin Gray, a New Zealand MP from 1978 to 2006 who served as Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1990 to 1993, has died. He was 90. https://homepaddock.wordpress.com/2022/04/04/sir-robin-gray-2-7-31-2-4-21/

Harry Belafonte, for no specific reason.