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Anthony Pilla, the Bishop of the Diocese of Cleveland for 25 years, has died. He was 88. He became the 9th Bishop of Cleveland in 1981 and held the post until 2016. https://religionnews.com/2021/09/21/anthony-pilla-longtime-cleveland-bishop-dies-at-88/

Allen Dowhan, the sitting mayor of Dauphin, Manitoba, has died. He was 74. https://globalnews.ca/news/8215472/dauphin-manitoba-mayor-death/

Harry Kent, the first New Zealand cyclist to win a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games, has died. He was 74. Kent won the medal in 1970. https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1113428/harry-kent-dies-at-age-of-74

Leonora Massima Noel, believed to be the oldest citizen in Grenada, has died. Her unverified age was 119. She died of COVID-19. Her supposed date of birth was December 9th, 1901. https://wicnews.com/caribbean/grenadas-oldest-citizen-aged-119-dies-of-covid-19-072637824/ https://gerontology.wikia.org/wiki/Leonora_Noel

Allameh Hasanzadeh Amoli, an Iranian cleric noted to be a Shia theologian, Islamic philosopher, mathematician, and mystic, has died. He was 93. He was among clerics who have overcome the traditional opposing to teaching philosophy courses at Shi'ite seminaries. https://en.abna24.com/news//allameh-hasanzadeh-amoli-passes-away-at-age-of-93_1183091.html

Walter Scott, a philanthropic billionaire and a past top executive of Peter Kiewit Sons Inc. construction firm, who helped oversee Warren Buffett's conglomerate, has died. He was 90. The Suzanne and Walter Scott Foundation that Scott founded said Scott died Saturday. He'd served as a board member of Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway conglomerate from 1988 until his death. Scott donated to various causes, particularly construction projects around Omaha. https://www.npr.org/2021/09/25/1040728667/philanthropic-billionaire-walter-scott-dies-at-90?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20210925

Col. Theoneste Bagosora, who played a key role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide, has died. He was 80. Bagosora has been jailed since 2012. He had been serving a 35 year sentence. https://www.bbc.com/gahuza/amakuru-58693942 (Kinyarwandan obit - English one to be added.) Edit: https://www.ktpress.rw/2021/09/genocide-convict-theoneste-bagosora-dead/

Larry Day, a former evening news anchor at Global TV Calgary and a reporter in Regina before that, has died. He was 69. https://globalnews.ca/news/8219670/global-news-anchor-larry-day-death/

Cliff Freeman, the man behind the iconic 1980s Wendy's slogan 'Where's the beef?" and others, has died. He was 80. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/24/business/media/cliff-freeman-dead.html (Behind paywall)

Twitter reporting the death of Bill Sudakis, a journeyman infielder who played 530 games between 1968 and 1975 with six teams combined, has died. He was 75. (Will add a better source if one becomes available.)

Raymundo J. Pena, the Bishop of El Paso from 1980 to 1995, has died. He was 87. Pena later led the Catholic Diocese of Brownsville for 14 years before retiring in 2009. https://www.ktsm.com/local/el-paso-news/raymundo-j-pena-former-el-paso-bishop-dies-at-87/

Brian Turnbull, who served as mayor of Waterloo, Ontario for three terms, from 1988 to 1997, has died. https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/city-mourns-former-waterloo-mayor-brian-turnbull-1.5599693?cid=sm%3Atrueanthem%3Actvkitchener%3Atwitterpost&taid=614e97ba88b4be000154f9b8&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter

Leon Brown, an American bodybuilder in the golden age of the sport, has died. Brown was the first ever bodybuilder featured in Sports Illustrated. https://fitnessvolt.com/bodybuilder-leon-brown-died/

Charles G. Sellers, an American historian and author known for his book The Market Revolution: Jacksonian America, 1815-1846, has died. He was 98. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/24/books/charles-g-sellers-dead.html (Behind paywall)

Betty Ann Murphy, the mother of Kings of Leon's Caleb, Nathan and Jared Followill, has died. https://people.com/music/kings-of-leon-mother-betty-ann-murphy-dead/

A Chinese man has died from a fatal gas buildup after he chugged 1.5 litre Coca-Cola bottles for 10 minutes. He consumed the beverages to stay hydrated in the heat (it would've had the opposite effect). Several hours later, he began experiencing a swollen stomach and severe pain. He would later pass-on despite receiving treatment. He did, however, skip the Mentos. https://nypost.com/2021/09/24/chinese-man-dies-after-guzzling-1-5-liters-of-coca-cola/

Bruce Fleisher, a prolific golfer who won once on the PGA tour during a long career, but had greater success on what is now the Champions Tour, has died. He was 72. Fleisher won 18 times on the latter. https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/sports/2021/09/24/golfer-bruce-fleisher-who-shined-pga-tour-champions-dies-72/5847766001/

Tori McCarthy, a comedienne, singer, actress and director, whose IMDB credits include a cross-section of roles, notably producer of 10 projects over the past decade, has died. McCarthy had been battling leukemia. https://insideeko.com/tori-mccarthy-death-obituary/

Chris Jones, a musician and the brother of singer-model-actress Grace Jones, has died. He was 73. https://www.syracuse.com/news/2021/09/chris-jones-syracuse-raised-musician-and-brother-of-grace-jones-dies-at-73.html

Jim Sheeler, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist for his coverage on the families of Colorado soldiers killed in the Iraq war and the man tasked with notifying them, has died. He was 53. (His death was also acknowledged in one of the deadpools.) https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/pulitzer-winning-reporter-winner-jim-sheeler-dead-53-80172687

Edward Janiak, a Polish Bishop who was punished this year for his role in the alleged cover-up of sex abuse of minors by other priests, has died. He was 69. https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/polish-bishop-punished-abuse-cover-died-80191793

Waka Nathan, the All Black and Maori All Blacks legend, who played 23 times for the All Blacks, including 14 tests, has died. He was 81. https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/sport/452209/waka-nathan-dies-aged-81

Colin Jones, an English ballet dancer-turned-photographer and one of the most celebrated photojournalists of post-war Britain, has died. He was 85. https://unitednationsofphotography.com/2021/09/23/colin-jones-1936-2021-colin-has-gone-missing/

Barbara Campbell Cooke, the ex-wife of legendary singer Sam Cooke, has died. She was 85. Barbara Cooke married Bobby Womack shortly after Sam's death, causing some controversy. https://radiofacts.com/sam-cookes-ex-wife-barbara-campbell-cooke-has-died/