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The grandmother of Tia and Tamera Mowry, of 'Sister Sister' fame, has died. Her death comes two months after Tamera Mowry's niece was killed in the Thousand Oaks, California shootings. https://okmagazine.com/news/tia-tamera-mowry-grandmother-died/

Lynne Brooks, an Emmy award-winning makeup artist for 'Alien Nation' who also worked on films like 'Animal House' and 'Lethal Weapon', has died. She was 89. http://westernboothill.blogspot.com/2019/

Twitter reporting death of Eric Haydock of the Hollies. Wikipedia listing January 5th as the death date. (Crossposted from Dead Pop Stars thread.)

Michel Lamarche, who wrestled for many years under the names Alexis Smirnoff and Michel 'Justice' Dubois, has died. He was 71. Lamarche was active throughout the 1970s and 1980s, working for a number of companies, including the then-WWF in the early-to-mid 1980s. http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2019/01/05/22790661.html

Al Reinert, an Oscar-nominated screenwriter for the film 'Apollo 13', has died. He was 71. Reinert died on New Year's Eve. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/al-reinert-dead-apollo-13-oscar-nominated-screenwriter-was-71-1172982

Natasha Sale, who campaigned for cervical cancer screening, dies at age 31. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-devon-46749511

Says his life is slipping away. https://people.com/movies/billy-connolly-says-life-is-slipping-away-amid-battle-with-parkinsons/

Richard Marks, a four-time Oscar nominee for film editing who worked on films like 'Apocalypse Now' and 'Terms of Endearment', has died. He was 75. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/richard-marks-dead-apocalypse-now-terms-endearment-film-editor-was-75-1173154

Walt McKeel, a catcher who had cups of coffee in the Major Leagues with the Boston Red Sox in 1996 & 1997 and Colorado Rockies in 2002 totaling 11 games, has died. He was 46. http://www.wilsontimes.com/stories/walt-mckeel,155738

This is likely the death notice for Brunetta Barnett. If it is, she died April 10, 2007. https://legacy.suntimes.com/obituaries/chicagosuntimes/obituary.aspx?n=brunetta-bernstein&pid=87312868

Herb Kelleher, the founder of Southwest Airlines, has died. He was 87. https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/03/southwest-airlines-founder-herbert-kelleher-dies-at-age-87.html

Congratulations. Appears McIntyre died January 2nd, Islam January 3rd.

Guess that means I'm back. I had Syed Ashraful Islam. Will have to look for a suitable obit.

Julia Grant, A British trans woman and the subject of the 1979 BBC documentary 'A Change of Sex', has died. She was 64. http://aboutmanchester.co.uk/julia-grant-a-legendary-name-in-manchesters-gay-village-dies-at-64/

That's irony.

It's a third stint in rehab for 'Jackass' star Bam Margera. https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/02/entertainment/bam-margera-rehab/index.html

Larry Weinberg, a founder and original owner of the Portland Trail Blazers, has died. He was 92. https://www.wweek.com/news/2019/01/02/larry-weinberg-a-founder-and-original-owner-of-the-portland-trail-blazers-dies-at-92/

Joe Stapleton, a radio traffic reporter at WBZ Boston and occasional actor with roles in Mystic River and Manchester by the Sea, has died. He was 55. https://boston.cbslocal.com/2019/01/02/joe-stapleton-dies-wbz-radio-traffic-actor/

'Mean' Gene Okerlund, a WWE Hall of Famer and long-time broadcaster in the wrestling industry, has died. He was 76. https://www.wwe.com/article/mean-gene-okerlund-passes-away?sf205241548=1

Confirmed https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/jan/02/dean-ford-marmalade-dies-aged-72

1) Kirk Douglas 2) Herman Wouk 3) Leah Bracknell (joker) 4) Robert Mugabe 5) Bob Dole 6) Stirling Moss 7) Bob Hawke 8) Barbara Walters 9) Loretta Lynn 10) Clive James 11) Little Richard 12) Johnny Clegg

Subs: Mazie Hirono (U.S. Senator) - Stage 4 kidney cancer but still fully active Jose Jose (Mexican singer) - Pancreatic cancer but conflicting information on the seriousness of his illness and not much independent info on his current condition Nobby Stiles - Could go in 2019 or three years from now. Dementia has a wide range of prognoses While there are others who I believe are more gravely ill than some of my picks, advanced age and obit-worthiness also play factors.

Interesting to learn Cathy MacPhail was rejected. She was on my shortlist and very nearly included in both my original list and as a substitute for a rejection.

Wikipedia has also flip flopped back to listing his date of death as December 31st, 2018.

Date of death is unclear for Kader Khan. Article says Tuesday morning but Wikipedia currently indicating it to be December 31st, 2018. Edit: Wikipedia now listing it as January 1st, 2019.