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Neil Faulkner, a noted Marxist historian and archaeologist, has died. He was 64. He'd been battling an aggressive form of blood lymphoma for several months. https://anticapitalistresistance.org/neil-faulkner/

Arthur Feuerstein, a noted American chess player and winner of the first U.S. Armed Forces Chess Championship, has died. He was 86. https://new.uschess.org/news/arthur-feuerstein-dies-age-86

Her aunt Teresa has died after a battle with skin cancer. https://234radio.com/loose-womens-coleen-nolan-and-her-sisters-announce-their-beloved-aunt-teresa-has-died-from-cancer/

Donny Gerrard, the lead singer of the Canadian band Skylark, who had a U.S. #9 hit with 'Wildflower' in 1973, has died. Gerrard also had a couple of minor solo hits a couple of years later. https://www.nydailynews.com/snyde/ny-donny-gerrard-lead-singer-skylark-wildflower-dead-20220204-zacrgee3rvg57cm6gp5cayafjq-story.html

Edwin F. Flowers, a former West Virginia Supreme Court justice, has died. He was 91. Flowers served in that role from 1975 to 1977, after which he became a bankruptcy judge. https://www.wvgazettemail.com/ap/state/former-wv-supreme-court-justice-bankruptcy-judge-dies/article_250eb3bd-f81a-50f3-b9b9-3fad4e1d4d4e.html?utm_campaign=blox&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social

James Bidgood, a gay icon and the man behind the 1971 cult film Pink Narcissus, has died. He was 88. https://worldofwonder.net/rip-pink-narcussus-creator-lgbtq-icon-james-bidgood/

Corrado “Korra” Pesce, 40, dubbed the Spiderman of the Alps, has died after an accident. He was 41. His body remains on the mountain after rescue efforts were called off. https://gripped.com/news/top-climber-and-mountain-guide-korra-pesce-dies-in-patagonia/

Cadavid now a cadaver.

Mike Nykoluk, who played 32 NHL games for the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1956-57 as part of a 17-year professional career, but who then went on to be their head coach from 1981-82 through 1983-84, has died. He was 87. https://www.tsn.ca/toronto-maple-leafs-mike-nykoluk-1.1752946

But he is the third music-related Jimmy Johnson to die in the past three years. Jimmy Johnson the top session musician and member of the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section and Jimmy Johnson the Styx guitar tech both passed in 2019, as noted elsewhere in the Deathlist.

Hesseman was also a semi-regular on the final season of the long-running sitcom One Day at a Time. He was included in the opening credits in the episodes in which he appeared.

He may have been a deejay and a teacher, but he was no Bishop. (The point being I was looking through tweets, saw Howard Hesseman, then saw his death was already mentioned in the Deathlist, so I moved on to another name...this Bishop who apparently isn't a Bishop, and posted his obit instead.)

The news story referred to him as such, so I took it at its word. And since somebody posted Howard Hesseman's death before I did, a slow news day it is, indeed.

Francis Opondo, a Catholic Bishop from Kenya, has died. He passed after a long battle with prostate cancer. https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2022-01-30-dp-ruto-mourns-father-francis-opondo/

Freddy Thielemans, the mayor of Brussels in 1994 and again from 2001 to 2013, has died. He was 77. https://www.brusselstimes.com/203880/former-brussels-mayor-freddy-thielemans-dies-at-the-age-of-77

Instagram reporting the death of Major General John K. Singlaub of the United States Army (retired), at the age of 100. Singlaub, who served in World War II, Korea and Vietnam, later became chief of staff of U.S. forces in South Korea until he was relieved of the position after criticizing President Jimmy Carter. By all accounts, a notable military name.

Ralph Mellanby, the long-time executive producer of Hockey Night in Canada who helped shape broadcasts for decades, has died. He was 87. Mellanby, the father of long-time NHLer Scott Mellanby, is being remembered by HNIC stalwarts Dave Hodge and Don Cherry, with news of his passing. https://torontosun.com/sports/hockey/nhl/ralph-mellanby-hockey-broadcast-icon-dead-at-87

Kit Woolven, who produced music for Thin Lizzy and Phil Lynott and was a leading engineer for the likes of David Bowie and David Gilmour, has died. https://www.hotpress.com/music/thin-lizzy-and-philip-lynott-producer-kit-woolven-has-died-22888998?utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=article&utm_medium=web

Sister Janet Mead, an Australian nun whose rocking version of the Lord's Prayer became a hit, has died. She was 83. https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/entertainment/music/australias-singing-nun-sister-janet-mead-whose-the-lords-prayer-single-topped-the-pop-charts-has-died/news-story/431abcc47c14b06acf35255fd083aa05

Fred Arsenault, who asked for 100 birthday cards for his 100th birthday, has died weeks shy of his 102nd birthday. Arsenault served in World War II in Italy, Germany and Holland with the Cape Breton Highlanders. https://torontosun.com/news/national/fred-arsenault-veteran-who-requested-100-cards-for-his-100th-birthday-dies-at-101

Sergio Fernandez, an up-and-coming bodybuilder in the National Physique Committee (NPC), has died. He was 41. https://generationiron.com/sergio-fernandez-died-age-41/

Bruce Galea, an Australian underworld figure reputed to have been the country's biggest illegal gambler at one time and accused of paying off police to look the other way regarding his illegal casinos, has died. https://www.smh.com.au/national/underworld-figure-and-one-time-biggest-illegal-gaming-operator-in-nsw-dies-20220126-p59rgj.html

Terry Funk / Mick Foley Instagram picture taken January 22nd, 2022. While Terry has aged, he doesn't look to appear on death's doorstep.

I guess it depends on your definition of hitmaker. Vera Lynn and George Burns each hit the Billboard Hot 100 and lived until at least 100. Lynn only had two minor hits in the rock era, but might've had more pre-1955. Burns only hit the chart once and was obviously not a singer.

Ann Spurbeck, a Memphis Symphony Orchestra violinist for 50 years and a prominent session musician who played with Elvis Presley, Al Green and Isaac Hayes on his classic 'Shaft' recording, has died. She was 84. https://www.thestrad.com/news/ann-spurbeck-memphis-violinist-for-elvis-and-isaac-hayes-has-died/14367.article