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Joseph 'Jo Jo' Bennett, a flugelhorn & trumpet player and founding member of Canadian reggae icons the Sattalites, with whom he was a two-time Juno Award winner, has died. He was 81. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/jo-jo-bennett-reggae-musician-sattalites-death-1.6131533

William (Bill) Davis, Premier of the province of Ontario from 1971 to 1985 and an MPP from 1959 to 1985, has died. He was 92. https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2021/08/08/former-premier-bill-davis-who-ushered-in-ontarios-modern-era-dies-at-92.html

Doug Falconer, who played in the Canadian Football League with the Ottawa Rough Riders and Calgary Stampeders before switching careers and becoming a Hollywood producer for the last 15 years +, has died. He was 69. https://www.thewhig.com/news/local-news/peace-and-love-loss-of-ex-football-star-movie-producer-doug-falconer-is-crushing

Dave Gall, the fifth-most winningest jockey in thoroughbred racing with 7,396 to his credit, has died. He was 79. https://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/a-winner-of-7396-races-jockey-dave-gall-passes/

Guy Herbulot, bishop of Évry–Corbeil-Essonnes from 1978 to 2000, has died. He was 96. https://actu.fr/societe/essonne-deces-de-mgr-guy-herbulot-eveque-emerite-du-diocese-d-evry-corbeil-essonnes_43857572.html (French language obit)

Charles Connor, who drummed for Little Richard and also worked with greats like James Brown and Sam Cooke, has died. He was 86. https://www.coastreporter.net/the-mix/charles-connor-drummer-for-little-richard-dies-at-age-86-4186142

Four-year-old daughter of rapper Fetty Wap has died, according to the child's mother. https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/breaking-fetty-wap-daughter-lauren-24665032

Jay Pickett, who played Frank Scanlon on Port Charles from 1997 to 2003, who also had stints on General Hospital and Days of Our Lives and who continued to be active in lesser Hollywood fare, has died. He was 60. https://soaphub.com/general-hospital/news-gh/veteran-soap-star-jay-pickett-has-passed-away-at-the-age-of-60/

Eric Carter, the last surviving member of Britain's Force Benedict mission during World War II, has died. He was 101. https://www.warhistoryonline.com/news/last-surviving-member-of-britains-force-benedict-mission-dies-at-101.html

Ruth Pearl, the mother of slain journalist Daniel Pearl who became an activist following her son's death, died July 20th. She was 85. https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2021-07-30/ruth-pearl-daniel-slain-journalist-dies

Peter Trueman, the original anchor at Global Television in Canada when it signed on in 1974, whose journalism career began in the early 1960s and ran through the late 1980s, has died. He was 86. https://globalnews.ca/news/8054341/peter-trueman-life-career-journalist/

Certainly nothing official. No death notices or change to the McMahon family page in Wikipedia. Still, it's worth keeping an eye out for, in case something under the radar comes up.

Chuck McMann, who won Grey Cups as both a player and coach in the CFL, has died. He was 70. McMann won as a player with the Montreal Alouettes in 1977 and again as a member of Calgary's coaching staff in 1992 and 1998. https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/chuck-mcmann-who-won-grey-cups-as-cfl-player-and-coach-passes-away-at-the-age-of-70-1.6111865

Layne Flack, a 6-time WSOP bracelet winner, has died. He was 52. No details of his death have yet been made available. https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/poker/6-time-wsop-bracelet-winner-layne-flack-dies-at-52-2403080/

Odalis Santos Mena, a popular Mexican fitness influencer and bodybuilder, has died after a botched operation meant to deal with her profuse perspiration problem. https://blacgoss.com/fitness-model-dies-after-botched-procedure-for-underarm-sweating/

Andre Gower, a former child actor and star of the 1987 film Monster Squad, suffered a major heart attack two weeks ago. Appears to still be in hospital. A GoFundMe page has been set up to pay for medical expenses. Gower is 48. https://news.yahoo.com/monster-squad-andr-gower-shares-011826167.html

Judith Keating, a Canadian Senator from New Brunswick and a leading legal & constitutional expert, has died. She was 64. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/senator-judith-keating-new-brunswick-1.6105371

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Jerry Lewis, a Republican member of the House of Representatives who was first elected to Congress in 1978 and served through 2013, representing various California districts, has died. He was 86. https://apnews.com/article/government-and-politics-california-jerry-lewis-b6a7f01083785033ae49470907c77210

Dennis Murphy, co-founder of the World Hockey Association, which was in business between 1972 and 1979 as direct competition with the National Hockey League before folding, has died. He was 94. Murphy and Gary Davidson managed to lure several NHL players, including Gordie Howe, to the league. https://torontosun.com/sports/hockey/nhl/sad-day-in-columbus-at-kivlenieks-service (Story is below the Matiss Kivlieniks funeral coverage)

The clock has struck 12 on Cinderella. Touring keyboardist Gary Corbett follows Jeff LaBar into the hereafter. https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/former-kiss-and-cinderella-touring-keyboardist-gary-corbett-dies-after-battle-with-cancer/

Sophia Cheung, a 'daredevil Instagram model', known for taking photos on cliffs and other high-altitude places, has died. She was 32. Cheung was on an adventure in Hong Kong with three friends when she perished. https://litefm.iheart.com/content/2021-07-14-daredevil-instagram-model-dies-at-32/

Sergio Silvagni, a great with Carlton, twice captain who won premierships in 1968 and 1970, later becoming a long-time assistant and briefly a senior coach, has died. He was 83. His son Stephen and grandson Jack have also played for the team, with Jack still a member. https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/carlton-great-sergio-silvagni-dies-aged-83-20210715-p589x7.html?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1626311153-1