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    The 100 Club

    Alice K. Ladas, author of the best-selling 1982 book 'The G Spot: And Other Recent Discoveries About Human Sexuality', has died. She was 102. Ladas died July 29th, her death was being reported on August 9th. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/09/health/alice-k-ladas-dead.html
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    From Cleric To Relic

    Joseph Ganda, Sierra Leonean Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Kenema (1970–1980) and archbishop of Freetown (1980–2007), has died. He was 91. https://www.aciafrica.org/news/8848/first-catholic-priest-in-sierra-leone-and-pioneer-native-bishop-dies-aged-90
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    Political Frailty

    Veronique Trillet-Lenoir, a French MEP, has died. She was 66. https://europeantimes.news/2023/08/veronique-trillet-lenoir-passes-away/
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    From Cleric To Relic

    Marcel Gervais, Canadian Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of London, Ontario (1980–1985), bishop of Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario (1985–1989) and archbishop of Ottawa-Cornwall (1989–2007), has died. He was 91. https://www.cccb.ca/media-release/death-of-most-reverend-marcel-a-gervais-archbishop-emeritus-of-ottawa/
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    (C)Rappers

    Lil Tay, the alter-ego of Canadian teen internet rapper Claire Hope, has died. She was 14. https://variety.com/2023/music/news/lil-tay-dead-instagram-rapper-1235692008/ Edit: Or maybe not.
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    World's Oldest

    Dr. Howard Tucker, the world's oldest practising doctor at age 101, gives his #1 tip for keeping a sharp brain. https://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/09/i-am-101-years-old-and-the-worlds-oldest-practicing-doctor-my-no-1-tip-for-keeping-your-brain-sharp.html
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    American Football Players

    Zenon Andrusyshyn, a kicker and the third-highest scorer in Toronto Argonauts history, has died. He was 76. https://torontosun.com/sports/football/cfl/toronto-argonauts/big-zee-argonauts-record-breaking-kicker-for-10-years-dies-at-76
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    Baseball

    Jim Price, who played five seasons with the Detroit Tigers in the late 1960s and early 1970s and was a part of their 1968 World Series team, has died. He was 81. Price later became a radio and TV analyst with Detroit. https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/38157960/jim-price-former-detroit-tigers-catcher-analyst-dies-81
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    Dead Pop Stars

    Stevie B-Zet, a German trance producer, has died. He was 62. https://mixmag.net/read/german-trance-producer-stevie-b-zet-died-aged-62-sven-vath-news
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    The Chequered Flag

    Marty Ward, a short track racing legend from South Carolina, has died. He was 58. Ward died of a heart attack while competing on Saturday. https://www.racingamerica.com/news/late-models/south-carolina-short-track-champion-marty-ward-passes-away?utm_content=259621206&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&hss_channel=tw-69147826
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    Businesspeople, Investors, CEO's

    Jochen Goetz, the CFO of Daimler Truck, has died. He was 52. Goetz died in an accident. No details have emerged. https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/daimler-truck-cfo-jochen-goetz-dead-company-2023-08-06/
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    Ice Hockey Players

    Gilles Gilbert, a goaltender who played over a decade in the NHL combined with the Minnesota North Stars, Boston Bruins and Detroit Red Wings in the 1970s and early 1980s, has died. He was 74. Gilbert was most notably teamed with Hall of Famer Gerry Cheevers during their time with the Bruins. https://www.prohockeyrumors.com/2023/08/gilles-gilbert-passes-away-at-74.html
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    Political Frailty

    Johannes Tomana, the Zimbabwean ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo, has died. He was 55. https://zimseen.com/breakingzimbabwes-ambassador-to-drc-johannes-thomas-dies/
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    Ice Hockey Players

    Bob Murdoch, a two-time Stanley Cup winner who played 757 games combined with the Montreal Canadiens, Los Angeles Kings and Atlanta/Calgary Flames, has died. He was 76. After his playing career, Murdoch became an assistant coach with the Flames for several years before taking on head coaching duties with the Chicago Black Hawks (now Blackhawks), and Winnipeg Jets. He was later an associate coach with the expansion San Jose Sharks. Murdoch was a one-time winner of the Jack Adams trophy as the league's best coach. https://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/articles/jack_adams_winner_two_time_stanley_cup_champion_bob_murdoch_dies/s1_14825_39095065
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    Broadway - "the Great White Way"

    Clifton Oliver, a Broadway actor who has appeared in productions including The Lion King, Wicked and in the Heights, has died. He was 47. Oliver was reportedly battling an undisclosed illness. https://people.com/broadway-actor-clifton-oliver-dead-at-47-7569753
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    Falling Fauna

    Grace, a 125-year-old snapping turtle whose whereabouts had been unknown for nearly two years, has been found dead. She was one of the oldest turtles in the province of Ontario. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/grace-snapping-turtle-ontario-haliburton-wetlands-found-dead-2023-1.6926669
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    Political Frailty

    Delano Lewis, a former U.S. Ambassador to South Africa, has died. He was 84. Lewis was also a former president of NPR (National Public Radio). http://www.lascrucesbulletin.com/stories/las-cruces-loses-another-icon-former-ambassador-delano-lewis-has-died,52162
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    Hollywood Possibilities

    It was either this category or 'Reality TV' or the Deaths of 2023. HGTV is television, but I suppose Hollywood is stretching it a bit. Maybe 'Presenters' would've been better, now that I think of it.
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    Hollywood Possibilities

    Carol Duvall, host of HGTV's craft show 'The Carol Duvall Show' from 1994 to 2005, but whose career in television began at the local level in Michigan in the early 1950s, has died. She was 97. https://www.hourdetroit.com/community/hgtv-host-carol-duvall-dies-at-97/
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    The deaD of 2023

    Jess Search, a British producer whose helmed numerous projects and co-founded the non-profit Doc Society organization, has died. Search was 54. https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/aug/02/jess-search-documentary-producer-dies-at-54
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    Stairway To Heaven/ Highway To Hell

    James Harvey, the former bassist for Goatwhore and Ritual Killer, has died. He was 35. https://www.theprp.com/2023/08/02/news/former-goatwhore-ritual-killer-bassist-james-harvey-has-passed-away-gofundme-launched-for-his-sons/
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    Deathlist Cup 2023

    The only misstep I truly made was having forgotten about Cheri Pies when making the list. Considering I'd had her in June, no excuses. Wouldn't have mattered in the grand scheme of things, anyway.
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    The Fringes Of Fame/family Of The Famous

    Nisa Vanzant, the youngest daughter of author, life coach and former talk show host Iyanla Vanzant, has died. She was 49. https://www.today.com/parents/moms/life-coach-iyanla-vanzants-youngest-daughter-died-rcna97290
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    World's Oldest

    Louise Levy, the oldest living resident of New York State and a participant in a genetic study of long-living Ashkenazi Jews, died July 17th. She was 112. https://www.timesofisrael.com/louise-levy-supercentenarian-subject-of-jewish-longevity-study-dies-at-112/ https://gerontology.fandom.com/wiki/Louise_Levy
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    Baseball

    Dan Morrison, who worked as an American League umpire between 1979 and 1999, then continued for two more seasons after the AL and NL umpires merged in the year 2000, has died. He was 75. https://www.bgdailynews.com/sports/glasgow-native-former-mlb-umpire-dan-morrison-dies-at-75/article_83dce570-8310-5c2a-b8ed-48453c4cf8a5.html
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