alt obits guy

Dai Jones, a noted Welsh entertainer and TV presenter, has died. He was 78. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-wales-60624719?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Johnny Brown, who played Nathan Bookman in 58 episodes of Good Times as part of a Hollywood career that pushed 50 years, has died. He was 84. https://www.the-sun.com/entertainment/4827454/johnny-brown-death-obituary-good-times-actor-bookman/

Already a highly competitive year and we're barely into March. Jean-Pierre Pernaut wasn't just a name I landed on for the Deathlist Cup, I also had him in the Alt Obituaries Deadpool. I see at least one other person had him and I suspect others may have, as well. Edit: Pernaut is a duet.

If it helps, I completely missed CW McCall's hospice care news . But, I did sneak my joker, Howard 'Pepper' Martin, in as a unique. (A single mid-February interview revealed he's getting hospice care for lung cancer.) We'll see if it gets me anywhere.

He can't talk, he's eating dinner with 'Uranian' forces. I'm surprised he didn't say Uranium forces. Or Iranian forces.

And to you as well!

Round 2 team sent in.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merle_Kodo_Boyd

Paul Cantor, an American literary and media clinic who was the Clifton Waller Barrett Professor in the English Department at the University of Virginia, has died. He was 76. https://mises.org/power-market/paul-cantor-1945-2022-rip

Roshi Merle Kodo Boyd, the first fully transmitted African American Zen teacher in the United States, has died. She was 77 or 78. https://www.lionsroar.com/roshi-merle-kodo-boyd-first-fully-transmitted-african-american-zen-teacher-in-the-us-dies/

Leonard Kessler, an author and illustrator of hundreds of children's books has died. He was 101. https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2022/02/25/leonard-kessler-childrens-author-dead/ (Behind paywall)

Memphis Rapper Snootie Wild dead from a gunshot wound. He was 36. https://www.complex.com/music/memphis-rapper-snootie-wild-dead

George Kinley, a former Iowa Senate Majority Leader, has died. He was 84. https://www.desmoinesregister.com/obituaries/dmr120828

Dr. Bernard Langer, a Canadian surgeon & educator, member of the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame and the first Jewish surgeon hired by Toronto General Hospital, who rose to become its Chair of the Department of Surgery, has died. He was 89. (Yes, there is an obvious joke about whether the doctor ever played golf, given his name.) https://www.uhn.ca/corporate/News/Pages/Remembering_Dr_Bernie_Langer.aspx

David Collie, a Texas shooting victim denied the ability to hold police responsible for shooting and paralyzing him by the legal doctrine of 'qualified immunity' and whose journey was documented in a 2021 Pulitzer Prize-winning series from Reuters, has died. He was 38. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/texas-police-shooting-victim-featured-reuters-qualified-immunity-series-dies-2022-02-25/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=Social

Donny Davis, a Las Vegas entertainer and impersonator who performed with artists like Britney Spears and Miley Cyrus, has died. He was 43. Davis was said to have been partying shortly before his body was discovered. No cause of death has been released. https://www.nydailynews.com/snyde/ny-donny-davis-impersonator-donny-davis-dead-20220223-k2l25jex7jhtxpl3j53wi7wcm4-story.html

Twitter reporting the death of Judith Pipher, a noted American astrophysicist and observational astronomer. She was 81 or 82. Pipher was a professor emeritus at the University of Rochester and director of the C.E.K. Mees Observatory from 1979 to 1994.

Steve Fonyo, who ran a Terry Fox-like journey across Canada in 1984 and 1985 on a prosthetic leg, but who dealt with depression and addiction in the years that followed, has died. He was 56. https://globalnews.ca/news/8634738/steve-fonyo-cross-canada-cancer-runner-with-troubled-legacy-dead-at-56/

Francesca Tardioli, Italy's ambassador to Australia, has died after falling off a balcony while on a trip home to Italy. She was 57. https://www.today.it/citta/francesca-tardioli.html (Italian language obit.)

Bernie Madoff's sister Sondra Wiener dies at age 86 in what is being investigated as a murder-suicide. https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/sondra-wiener-bernie-madoff-sister-dead-murder-suicide

Scotty Wray, the longtime guitar player for Miranda Lambert, has died after reportedly batting a heart condition for years. https://www.whiskeyriff.com/2022/02/19/miranda-lamberts-longtime-guitar-player-scotty-wray-has-died/

Adlene Harrison, the first woman to serve as mayor of Dallas and the first Jewish woman to serve as mayor of a major U.S. city, has died. She was 98. She was acting mayor of Dallas in 1976, having served on city council from 1973 to 1977. https://www.fox4news.com/news/adlene-harrison-1st-woman-to-serve-as-dallas-mayor-has-passed-away?taid=621192a056a8c40001914f25&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=trueanthem&utm_source=twitter

Jeff Hyland, the co-founder of Hilton & Hyland and a giant in the luxury real estate business, has died. He was 75. Hyland sold homes to top-level celebrities, including LeBron James. The company, credited with billions of dollars in residential real estate sales since its inception in 1993. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/real-estate/jeff-hyland-dead-real-estate-titan-1235096515/

After sitting on the sidelines for about a month and watching others reap the benefits of their picks, I'm back in the game. I had Jim Hagedorn. He's a trios hit.

Frank Pesce, a character actor with dozens of credits, including Beverly Hills Cop, Top Gun and Midnight Run, died February 6th. He was 75. His death is being reported today, February 16th. https://deadline.com/2022/02/frank-pesce-dead-actor-top-gun-beverly-hills-cop-midnight-run-1234934999/