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Everything posted by alt obits guy
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Dazharia Quint Noyes, a popular TikTok star known as bxbygirldee, has died. She was 18. https://heavy.com/news/dazhariaa-quint-noyes-bxbygirldee-dead/
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Larry Flynt dead. https://www.tmz.com/2021/02/10/larry-flynt-dead-dies-hustler-founder/
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Richie Albright, the long-time drummer of country legend Waylon Jennings, has died. He was 81. Albright was a member of the Waylors since 1964. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/richie-albright-waylon-jennings-drummer-dead-obit-1126223/
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The most like candidate, though, might be an American radio talk show host. https://www.foxnews.com/media/rush-limbaugh-fight-lung-cancer-staffers-pray-remission (In case it hasn't been posted elsewhere.)
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And yet listed as COVID-19 on the Wikipedia "Deaths in 2021" page (at least at the time I'm writing this). I looked at this one obituary, it didn't list a cause of death and I left it at that.
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Yisa Sofoluwe, a former Nigerian national team player and former Super Eagles defender, has died. He was 53. He had been hospitalized since last Friday. No cause of death was given. https://www.premiumtimesng.com/sports/football/441796-just-in-former-super-eagles-defender-yisa-sofoluwe-is-dead.html
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Paul Malone, a top Australian sportswriter who covered three Olympics, countless Australian Opens in tennis and the Rugby World Cup in 2003, has died. He was 59. Nicknamed 'Scobie', Malone's life had changed forever 19 months ago, when a fall in a hospital left him a quadriplegic. The specifics of that accident aren't mentioned in the obit below. https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/paul-malone-tribute-sports-journalism-mourns-top-queensland-reporter/news-story/646a9961578a218a1847be6930f78850
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Terez Paylor, a national NFL writer for Yahoo Sports, has died. He was 37. No cause of death has been given. https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/30869216/national-nfl-writer-terez-paylor-dies-age-37
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Elliot Mazer, an engineer-producer for Neil Young, Linda Ronstadt and the Band, perhaps best known for producing Young's classic album Harvest, has died. He was 79. https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/elliot-mazer-engineer-producer-neil-220028612.html
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Rajiv Kapoor, who along with elder brothers Randhir Kapoor and late Rishi Kapoor were renowned Bollywood actors, has died. He was 58. https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/actor-rajiv-kapoor-dies-at-58-2366504
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Anthony Sowell, the Cleveland serial killer convicted of the murders of 11 women, has died. He was 61. https://fox8.com/news/convicted-cleveland-serial-killer-anthony-sowell-dies/
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Magic Johnson, And Other Basketball Players
alt obits guy replied to Death Watch Beatle's topic in DeathList Forum
Tom Konchalski, a legendary high school basketball scout, has died. He was 74. https://nypost.com/2021/02/08/tom-konchalski-legendary-hs-hoops-scout-dead-at-74/ -
Renowned Mountaineers, Feeling Peaky?
alt obits guy replied to Tempus Fugit's topic in DeathList Forum
Cala Cimenti, a top Italian climber, has died in an avalanche. He was 45. https://gripped.com/news/top-italian-climber-carlalberto-cala-cimenti-dies-in-avalanche/ -
Broadway - "the Great White Way"
alt obits guy replied to BuriedInCarolina's topic in DeathList Forum
Joe Allen, a famed NYC restaurateur and owner of the beloved theatre district restaurant that bears his name, has died. He was 87. https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Theatre-District-Restaurateur-Joe-Allen-Passes-Away-at-87-20210208 -
Foreign Personalities, From Stage, Screen, Politics And Life
alt obits guy replied to Davey Jones' Locker's topic in DeathList Forum
Ossy Prestige, a member of the Nigerian House of Representatives, has died. He was 56. https://globalvillageextra.com/en/index.php/2021/02/08/breaking-house-of-reps-member-ossy-prestige-dies/ -
Foreign Personalities, From Stage, Screen, Politics And Life
alt obits guy replied to Davey Jones' Locker's topic in DeathList Forum
Ricardo Silva, who sang a number of tunes for Anime productions, has died. He was 67. https://comicbook.com/anime/news/ricardo-silva-anime-death-actor-dragon-ball-digimon/ -
The Fringes Of Fame/family Of The Famous
alt obits guy replied to maryportfuncity's topic in DeathList Forum
Oprah Winfrey network show host Dr. Laura Berman has revealed her son Samuel Berman Chapman has died of a drug overdose. He was 16. http://www.justjared.com/2021/02/08/own-tvs-dr-laura-berman-tragically-reveals-her-16-year-old-son-has-passed-away-from-drug-overdose/ -
I had Ron Wright, as did Cancerous Hatred and maybe others. I also had him last year. Edit: Confirmed as a trio.
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Summer Olympic Deaths/Dead Medallists
alt obits guy replied to Stayin Alive's topic in DeathList Forum
Les Laing, a member of the 1952 Olympic Jamaican gold medal-winning mile relay team who represented his home country at the competition in '48 and '52, has died. He was 95. https://sportsmax.tv/index.php/athletics/athletics-regional/item/77469-jamaican-olympic-gold-medalist-les-laing-has-died-at-the-of-95 (Obituary is half-way down the page.) -
Ralph Backstrom, a six-time Stanley Cup winner with the Montreal Canadiens, who played over 1,000 NHL games and more than 300 WHA contests, has died. He was 83. Backstrom passed after a long illness. https://www.nhl.com/news/canadiens-ralph-backstrom-dies-at-83/c-321195750
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Roy Christopher, a multiple-Emmy Award winner for production design, has died. He was 85. Christopher worked for shows including Murphy Brown, Frasier and Wings. https://variety.com/2021/artisans/news/roy-christopher-dead-dies-production-designer-1234902658/
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Foreign Personalities, From Stage, Screen, Politics And Life
alt obits guy replied to Davey Jones' Locker's topic in DeathList Forum
Giuseppe Rotunno, cinematographer to Federico Fellini, Luchino Visconti & Sydney Pollack and an Oscar nominee for Bob Fosse's "All That Jazz", has died. He was 97. https://www.barrons.com/news/fellini-s-cinematographer-giuseppe-rotunno-dies-aged-97-01612715105?tesla=y -
Emmanuel Milingo, a Zambian cleric and one of the most colourful Catholic Archbishops, has died. He was 91. In 2001, Milingo married a Korean woman. A few months later, after having left his Korean wife, he returned to the Catholic church and renounced his life with her and his links with Reverend Moon. In 2006, Archbishop Milingo and four others were ex-communicated when he ordained the quartet despite the fact they were married. He was defrocked in 2009. https://www.facebook.com/273812309715103/photos/a.278666292563038/1183723322057326/?type=3&theater
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Rush Limbaugh
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Jim Bay, a noted Quebec media personality who was the sports director at 980 CKGM radio from 1977 to 1982, as well as working at CFCF & CBMT TV and at CBC 6 Television, has died. He was 79. https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/montreal-sports-media-loses-a-legend-as-jim-bay-dies-at-79-1.5298611