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Arlene Pieper Stine, the first woman to run a sanctioned marathon, died February 11th at age 90. Her death was reported about a week ago. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/remembering-arlene-pieper-stine-first-woman-run-sanctioned-kay-henze

Robert Mundell, the 1999 Nobel Prize winner in economics, has died. He was 88. https://www.forbes.com/sites/briandomitrovic/2021/04/04/the-zeus-of-economics-has-died/?sh=1e9b145f5baa

Roland Thoni, a 1972 bronze medalist for Italy in the slalom event, has died. He was 70. https://www.sportnews.bz/artikel/wintersport/ski-alpin/ex-skirennlaeufer-roland-thoeni-gestorben (German language obit)

Yes, I thought that''s actually to whom I had replied. Goes to show how awake I am early on a Sunday morning.

But only you and I have him in the Deathlist Cup for April.

Morris 'B.B.' Dickerson, a founding member of the funk rock group War, has died. He was 71. https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/obituary/9550962/bb-dickerson-dead-war-founding-member/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social

His lawyer says he's off life support and breathing on his own. https://uproxx.com/music/dmx-off-life-support-breathing-on-own-lawyer/

I guess we're both waiting for those points.

Carla Zampatti death picked up by ABC (Australian broadcaster): https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-04-03/carla-zampatti-dies-aged-78/100047382

Judge Mohammed Oreibi al-Khalifa, who presided over the trial of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, has died. He was 52. The judge died after battling COVID-19. https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2021-04-02/iraq-judge-who-presided-over-saddams-trial-dies-of-covid-19

Tom Farrell, the former executive board chairman of Dominion Energy, has died the day after he stepped down from his top company role. He was 66. https://richmond.com/business/tom-farrell-dies-at-66-the-day-after-stepping-down-as-leader-of-dominion-energy/article_dc46ce28-2cac-5f8b-a5ef-9e2136d75392.html

Clara LaMore, a member of the 1948 United States Olympic swimming team, has died. She was 94. She participated in the 200m breaststroke. https://www.providencejournal.com/story/sports/2021/04/02/ri-olympic-swimmer-clara-lamore-walker-dies-94/7066377002/

Eddie Farhat Jr., aka Captain Ed George, a wrestler & promoter and the son of the legendary Sheik (Ed Farhat), died March 22nd. He was 71. The cause of death was COVID-19 complications. https://411mania.com/wrestling/wrestling-promoter-son-original-sheik-eddie-farhat-jr-passes-away/

Gregory Kellam Scott, Colorado's first and only ever Black Supreme Court justice, has died. He was 77. Scott is the second Supreme Court justice from that state to die this week, following the death of Mary Mullarkey, the first woman to serve on the court (as noted in the Female Firsts thread). https://lawweekcolorado.com/2021/04/colorados-first-black-justice-dies/

"Chip" Fitzgerald, the longest incarcerated Black Panther, has died after 51 years behind bars. He was 71. https://www.democracynow.org/2021/3/31/headlines/black_panther_activist_chip_fitzgerald_dies_after_51_years_in_prison

Abdul Quddus, eldest child of the late actor (and popular 2019 Deadpool pick) Kader Khan, has died. No age was given. Khan is still a sore spot for some, as he died on December 31st, 2018. https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/late-actor-kader-khans-son-abdul-quddus-dies-in-canada-2404259

Don Farmer, one of CNN's original on-air anchors, has died. He was 82. https://www.ajc.com/life/radiotvtalk-blog/don-farmer-former-wsb-tv-and-cnn-anchor-has-died-1938-2021/Y6UYY42D6ZH7RMABDBKZMIX22Q/

Ken Reitz, who played 1,344 games combined over the course of more than a decade, mostly with St. Louis but also with San Francisco, the Chicago Cubs & Pittsburgh, has died. He was 69. https://fox2now.com/sports/st-louis-cardinals/cardinals-infielder-ken-reitz-passes-away-at-69-years-old/

Swede Knox, a former long-time NHL referee and linesman who worked 2,248 games during his career, has died. He was 73. https://edmontonsun.com/sports/hockey/nhl/edmonton-oilers/local-linesman-swede-knox-saw-battle-of-alberta-up-close-and-personal

Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid, UAE finance minister for the past 50 years and a deputy Prime Minister in the early 1970s, has died. He was 75. https://www.arabnews.com/node/1830871/middle-east

Never mind. Posted above.

Karin Strenz, a member of the Bundestag, has died while on a flight from Cuba to Germany. She was 53. https://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/cdu-bundestagsabgeordnete-karin-strenz-stirbt-auf-rueckflug-nach-deutschland-a-7d53e5c5-4c86-4fde-a05f-56b1b71dbfad?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter#ref=rss (German language obit) Edit: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/mar/22/german-politician-karin-strenz-dies-collapsing-plane

Dr. Jose Baselca, an oncologist and chief scientist at AstraZenica, has died. He was 61. https://www.larazon.es/sociedad/20210321/27it32w3a5b7vlmoyu3ps75bui.html (Spanish language obit) Edit: https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/jos-baselga-renowned-oncologist-dies-at-61-68571

The link must've changed from when I saw it because it had been one for the Sun. (This one, not that it matters: https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/14407464/lee-noble-dead-terminal-cancer-eddie-hearn/ )

As posted in the Boxing Clever thread, with QO, Lee Noble has died. A hit for me and about a dozen others.