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Cary Mitchell, whose clothing designs were adorned by the likes of Tiger Woods, Charles Barkley and Ken Griffey Jr., has died. He was 62. https://www.wfae.org/obituaries/2022-04-02/cary-mitchell-dedicated-j-c-smith-alum-and-fashion-designer-to-elite-athletes-has-died

Alex Mandl, who gave up a top job at AT&T to lead a startup that became Teligent Inc., has died. He was 78. https://www.wsj.com/articles/alex-mandl-who-gave-up-a-top-at-t-job-to-lead-a-startup-has-died-at-age-78-11648821684

Reza Baraheni, characterized as Iran’s "finest living poet”, has died. He was 86. https://www.thespec.com/ts/news/world/2022/04/02/a-tribute-to-reza-baraheni-irans-finest-living-poet.html

Sergio Chejfec, an Argentinian Jewish writer, who has published 18 books and, between 1990 and 2015, the journal ' Nueva sociedad', has died. He was 65 or 66. https://www.telam.com.ar/notas/202204/588363-sergio-chejfec-escritor-fallecimiento.html (Spanish language obit)

Walter Coblenz, who was nominated for an Oscar for producing the 1976 film 'All the President's Men', died March 16th. He was 93. His death was reported April 1st. Coblenz's credits also included 'The Candidate' and 'The Onion Field'. https://variety.com/2022/film/news/walter-coblenz-dead-all-the-presidents-men-1235221585/

Francisco Gonzalez, one of the founding members of Los Lobos, has died. He was 68. Gonzalez played with the band in the early-to-mid 1970s, but not on their 1977 debut album of Mexican folk music. https://laist.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/francisco-gonzalez-los-lobos-has-died

Delfina Entrecanales, a generous arts patron who first founded the Delfina Studio Trust in 1988 and then later founded the Delfina Foundation in 2007, has died. She was 94. https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2022/04/01/delfina-entrecanales-arts-patron-delfina-foundation-obituary

Aysel Tugluk is a Turkish (Kurdish) politician, jailed and left to rot there by her government and the courts. Her case has been taken up by notables in the women's rights movement. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aysel_Tuğluk

Noam Shalit, the father of Gilad Shalit, the captured soldier whom the Israelis traded 1,000 Palestinian prisoners in order to secure his release, has died. He was 68. https://themedialine.org/mideast-daily-news/noam-shalit-who-fought-tirelessly-to-free-his-son-from-hamas-captivity-dies-at-68/

Shirley Burkovich, who was a Rockford Peach in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, has died. She was 89. https://www.mystateline.com/sports/local-sports/former-rockford-peach-shirley-burkovich-has-died/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=t.co&utm_campaign=socialflow

Connie Goldman, a former host of the NPR radio show 'All Things Considered' who eventually left radio to become an author, died March 8th. She was 91. Her death was reported March 30th. https://www.startribune.com/connie-goldman-npr-host-and-author-on-aging-dies-at-91/600160798/

Patrick Demarchelier, a celebrated, self-taught French fashion and portrait photographer, has died. He was 78. https://www.vogue.com/article/patrick-demarchelier-fashion-and-portrait-photographer-has-died?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=onsite-share&utm_brand=vogue&utm_social-type=earned

Helmut Huber, the husband of legendary soap opera actress Susan Lucci for more than 52 years, has died. He was 84. https://7panic.com/susan-luccis-husband-helmut-huber-has-died-at-84/

David Irvine, a long-time public servant whose career included being the Australian ambassador to Italy and a High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea, has died. https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/time-for-ir-reform-is-now-employers-20220331-p5a9km

Round 3 team sent.

Tom Parker is a hit for me and many others. Shakes up the 'youngest hit' competition. However, that's not who I'm here to talk about. I'm here to talk about Joyce Fairbairn. I have had this lady in the AO Deadpool since 2016, years before her name was ever mentioned here or anywhere else in deadpooling. In my SEVENTH year of marking her moniker down, she has passed. What has been spoken about her in these pages, I have known for years. Retired as a Senator in August 2012, months after some had become aware of her diagnosis. Her staff first noticed signs as far back as 2009. Terry Pratchett & she, the first couple of dementia. Kudos to Joyce Fairbairn for surviving as long as she did. Parker is worth 20 points for me, Fairbairn (who was a solo) is worth 10.

Doesn't surprise me that he went when he did. Once he'd accomplished the goal of being on stage with the group for at least some of their tour dates, it let him cheat death a little longer.

Peter Goddard, one of Canada's best known music journalists, has died. He was 78. Goddard was the Toronto Star's full-time pop music critic from 1972 to 1988. He has authored over 20 books. https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2022/03/24/peter-goddard-the-dean-of-toronto-writers-is-remembered-for-his-brilliant-music-criticism.html

Rocky King, who worked as a job guy in the mid-1980s, mostly in the Carolinas and Georgia, has died. King, whose birth name was William Boulware Jr., later became an advocate for the homeless. https://slamwrestling.net/index.php/2022/03/28/rocky-king-wrestler-turned-homeless-advocate-passes/

Your posting was close enough, time-wise, that I didn't bother with the Clive Dunn head usually reserved for duplicated entries.

Beat you to it on this thread.

Eugene Melnyk, the owner, governor and chairman of the Ottawa Senators NHL team, has died. He was 62. https://www.nhl.com/senators/news/a-message-from-the-family-of-eugene-melnyk-and-the-ottawa-senators/c-332374066

Co-presented the Oscar for Best Film with Lady Gaga. Physically, she was in bad shape. Not just wheelchair-bound, but shaking. Mentally, she was aware of what was going on, but appeared to need to be kept in the moment by Gaga.

Claudette Bradshaw, a Canadian MP from 1997 to 2006 representing the Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe riding, who served as a Cabinet member, has died. She was 72. Bradshaw was a parliamentary secretary to the minister for international cooperation, minister responsible for the Francophonie, minister of labour, minister of state and minister responsible for homelessness. Later, she became a secretary of state for multiculturalism and status of women. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/claudette-bradshaw-dies-72-1.6399189

Keaton Pierce, vocalist for the Kentucky post-hardcore unit Too Close to Touch, has died. https://tonedeaf.thebrag.com/keaton-pierce-dies/