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Jean Grégoire, the father of Sophie Grégoire-Trudeau, the estranged wife of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, has died. He was 81. https://ca.style.yahoo.com/sophie-gregoire-trudeau-says-her-dad-jean-has-died-at-81-ill-always-feel-your-hand-holding-mine-211500492.html

Bobby Hicks, an American Hall of Fame bluegrass fiddler and ten time Grammy Award winner, has died. He was 91. https://savingcountrymusic.com/fiddle-master-grammy-winner-bluegrass-legend-bobby-hicks-dies/

Autry Stephens, the founder of Endeavor Energy who would become the United States' richest oilman, has died. He was 86. https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/autry-stephens-endeavor-energy-founder-who-became-richest-us-oilman-dies-at-86

John Farringdon BBC obit: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyn89j77meo

Jim McLaughlin, a former player for Swansea and Derry City manager, has died. He was 83. https://www.bbc.com/sport/articles/cx2n8n7x71lo

Former Dancing with the Stars co-host Samantha Harris announces her breast cancer has returned. https://deadline.com/2024/08/dancing-with-the-stars-cohost-samantha-harris-breast-cancer-return-instagram-1236041962/

Rabbi Shmuel Butman, the public face of the Chabad-Lubavitch sect during the Crown Heights riots in 1991 and who, for decades, lit its giant menorah in Manhattan every Hanukkah, died July 22nd. He was 81. https://www.chabad.org/news/article_cdo/aid/6527208/jewish/Rabbi-Shmuel-Butman-81-Raised-the-Jewish-Profile-in-New-York-and-Beyond.htm

Police identify two murder suspects in the 1967 death of Alfred Swinscoe, whose remains were found in 2023, more than 50 years after he went missing. Both murder suspects are deceased. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd1x2xwk9xvo

Adam Epstein, a Tony Award-winning producer, has died. He was 49. Epstein had been battling a brain tumour. He won the Tony for his 2002 adaptation of John Waters’ 1988 film, “Hairspray.” https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2024-08-15/adam-epstein-broadway-producer-dead-49

Karen Mayne, a former Utah state senator, has died. She was 78. https://www.abc4.com/news/politics/former-utah-senator-karen-mayne-dies-at-78/

Colonel Lloyd B. McKeethen, one of the last known living Tuskegee Airmen in North Texas, has died. He was 98. https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/black-history/last-known-tuskegee-airman-lloyd-mckeethen-in-north-texas-dies-at-98/287-800d0656-9ace-4c85-a567-da8ca79a7f49

Jack Russell dead: https://blabbermouth.net/news/former-great-white-singer-jack-russell-dead-at-63

Greg Kihn, who had a string of charted songs in the 1980s as the lead singer of the Greg Kihn Band, including the #2 Billboard hit "Jeopardy", has died. He was 75. Kihn had been battling Alzheimer's. https://ramp247.com/label-love/remembering-greg-kihn/

Gena Rowlands QO: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-13744829/Gena-Rowlands-dead-94-Notebook-Alzheimers.html

Dagadu Bhamre aka Dagdu Bharme appears to have died in 2020: https://www.esakal.com/uttar-maharashtra/nashik/oldest-marathon-runner-dagdu-bhamre-dies-malegaon-nashik-marathi-news (Hindi language obituary)

Former Canadian MP Chuck Strahl a "List of the Missed" entry. Last picked in 2017. https://www.theprogress.com/local-news/long-time-former-chilliwack-mp-chuck-strahl-dies-from-mesothelioma-7486410 Edit: Received a QO: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/former-chilliwack-b-c-mp-000752738.html

Chuck Strahl, a former Canadian Cabinet Minister and an MP from 1993 to 2011, has died. He was 67. Strahl was a popular deadpool pick in the early 2010s, after his cancer diagnosis was made public. A List of the Missed entry. https://www.theprogress.com/local-news/long-time-former-chilliwack-mp-chuck-strahl-dies-from-mesothelioma-7486410

The chairman of Dorian Gray. Technically ex-chairman. While he was there, only those around him aged. Now that he's gone, they're healthier and happier while he's the one who has apparently become noticeably older.

Carl Weathersby, a Chicago blues guitarist and protege of Albert King, has died. He was 71. https://chicago.suntimes.com/obituaries/2024/08/12/carl-weathersby-blues-guitar-player-dies-at-71

Bob Tischler, a producer for shows like Saturday Night Live, Empty Nest, and Boy Meets World, died July13th. He was 78. His death was first being reported On August 11th. https://deadline.com/2024/08/bob-tischler-dies-saturday-night-live-national-lampoon-producer-was-78-1236037660/

Angel Salazar death confirmed: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-13734131/Scarface-Angel-Salazar-dies-68-Chi-Chi-1983-Al-Pacino-film.html

Mike Cubbage, who played over 700 games combined with the Texas Rangers, Minnesota Twins and New York Mets between 1974 and 1981, has died. He was 74. https://jerryratcliffe.com/former-cavalier-mike-cubby-cubbage-dies-at-74/

Margaret Menegoz, head of French production company Les Films du Losange who produced movies for Wim Wenders, among others, has died. She was 83. Menegoz led Les Films du Losange for close to 50 years, taking over at the company in 1973. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/margaret-menegoz-dead-amour-producer-1235971793/

Bob Backlund reportedly has dementia: https://www.webisjericho.com/sad-health-update-shared-regarding-bob-backlund/

According to IMDB, Tony Butala played an uncredited role as a boy. Butala later went on to fame as the lead singer of the vocal group The Lettermen.