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Music composer, arranger, producer & recording artist Jack de Mello, who was most associated with Hawaiian music, dies at age 102. https://www.staradvertiser.com/2019/04/27/hawaii-news/composer-arranger-producer-jack-de-mello-dies-at-102/

Trevor Hughes, a stalwart on the British cycling scene and former Chief Judge for the Tour of Britain for many years, as well as for the London 2012 Olympic Games’ road cycling events, died April 16th. His obituary was published yesterday. https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/latest-news/stalwart-british-cycling-trevor-hughes-died-421506

Anne Lean, Scotland's oldest woman, has died. She was 109. https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/people/scotland-s-oldest-woman-who-remained-active-all-her-life-dies-age-109-1-4916485 http://oldestinbritain.nfshost.com/living.php

I remember him from one of the earliest Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes, 'Code of Honor'. One not looked upon fondly by many.

Elina Bystritskaya has died. (Russian language obit, but URL confirms it.) https://www.golos-ameriki.ru/a/died-actress-elina-bystritskaya/4892411.html

No hits to report, but a rejected replacement pick of mine, Charity Sunshine Tillemann-Dick, has now died. Her death is also noted elsewhere in the Deathlist.

Brenda Jackson, the mother of Dale Earnhardt Jr. and the ex-wife of the late Dale Earnhardt, has died. She was 65. https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/22/us/brenda-jackson-mother-of-dale-earnhardt-jr-dies-obit-trnd/index.html

Cloris Leachman also still alive. Only Ted Knight, Mary Tyler Moore and now Georgia Engel have passed.

Georgia Engel, who played Georgette Franklin...later Georgette Baxter, on the Mary Tyler Moore show, has died. She was 70. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/15/obituaries/georgia-engel-dead.html

Couldn't find a follow-up on Bettina Shaw-Lawrence. She did get an obit several months after her death. https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2018/dec/21/bettina-shaw-lawrence-obituary

Johnny Hutch (Johnny Hutchinson) obit: http://beatlesmagazineuk.com/r-i-p-johnny-hutchinson/

Forrest Gregg, a National Football League Hall of Fame player who went on to coach in both the NFL and the CFL, has died. He was 85. http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001026196/article/forrest-greggs-legacy-one-of-the-best-offensive-linemen-ever

Canadian-born, known to his parents as Ian Hodgkinson. Attended a screening of a documentary on him some years ago. Spent most of his career in Mexico. The doc showed the fanaticism of Lucha Libre in Mexico and the dangers he faced working there.

Kamala in dire financial straits. Facing foreclosure, same as Paul Orndorff last year. GoFundMe set up by former WWF wrestler B Brian Blair, tweeted out by Ted DiBiase. Talks a bit about his health. https://www.gofundme.com/quotkamala039

Earl Thomas Conley, who had 18 #1 Billboard country hits, has died. He was 77. https://tasteofcountry.com/earl-thomas-conley-dead/

Facebook will stop asking people to wish happy birthday to their dead friends. https://www.npr.org/2019/04/09/711399357/facebook-promises-to-stop-asking-you-to-wish-happy-birthday-to-your-friend-who-d

Cho Yang-ho, the former chair of Korean Air who'd been indicted on multiple charges, including embezzlement and tax evasion, has died. He was 70. https://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/article/Korean-Air-says-chairman-Cho-Yang-ho-has-died-of-13748833.php

Wilbert Keon, a renown Canadian heart surgeon and former long-time Senator, has died. He was 83. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/doctor-former-senator-wilbert-keon-dies-1.5088783

David J. Thouless, a British-American 2016 Nobel Prize winner in physics, has died. He was 84. A unique DDP pick, too. https://www.trinhall.cam.ac.uk/news/professor-david-thouless-1934-2019/

Back home and resting: https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/dog-the-bounty-hunter-star-beth-chapman-hospitalized-report

Tiger Merritt, guitarist for the American psychedelic rock band Morning Teleportation, has died. He was 31. https://www.nme.com/news/music/tiger-merritt-of-morning-teleportation-has-died-aged-31-2473406

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Myer 'Whitey' Skoog, who played six years in the NBA in the 1950s for the Minneapolis Lakers, has died. He was 92. https://athletics.blog.gustavus.edu/2019/04/04/longtime-coach-whitey-skoog-dies-at-92/

Underground comics artist Leslie Sternbergh has died. She was 58. http://www.multiversitycomics.com/news/leslie-sternbergh-rip/

The deceased will wear a white suit at his funeral and mourners will each get to fill in part of it while paying respects.