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Raymond Moriyama, a Canadian architect who designed some of the country's best known buildings, has died. He was 93. Moriyama designed, among others, the National War Museum, Ottawa’s City Hall, the Bata Shoe Museum, the Toronto Reference Library, the Ontario Science Centre, the Saudi Arabian National Museum and the Canadian Embassy in Tokyo. https://globalnews.ca/news/9936774/9936774-raymond-moriyama-iconic-canadian-architect-dead/

Marcia DeRousse aka Marcia de Rousse, who had a sporadic Hollywood career over 35 years and was best known for three appearances in the television series True Blood, has died. She was 70. https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/celebrity-deaths/veteran-actress-marcia-de-rousse-dead-after-living-in-misery/news-story/f47658611b21aeb8f0d0ef219f54049c

Elliot Goldman, a long-time executive at Arista Records, has died. He was 88. Goldman was the executive vice president and general manager when record producer Clive Davis founded the company in 1974. Among the artists who performed under the label were Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, Prince, Babyface, and The Notorious B.I.G. https://www.thewrap.com/elliot-goldman-arista-records-founder-dies-obituary/

Jenni Tucker, the second-oldest person in South Carolina, has died. She was 111. https://www.wyff4.com/article/south-carolina-woman-111-birthday-died-anderson/45012804# https://gerontology.fandom.com/wiki/Jeanette_Tucker

Robert Becerra, guitarist for the ’70s/’80s-era LA punk/hardcore band the Stains, has died. He was 64. Becerra had been battling liver cancer. https://www.brooklynvegan.com/robert-becerra-of-early-sst-band-the-stains-has-died/

Peter Gustavsson, who played two games with the Colorado Rockies during the 1981-82 season, his only year playing professionally in North America, has died. He was 65. https://hockeysverige.se/2023/09/05/peter-gustavsson-har-avlidit-min-basta-van (Swedish-language obit.)

Brad Maxwell, who played 612 games in the NHL between 1977-78 and 1986-87, the bulk with the Minnesota North Stars, has died. He was 66. Maxwell, a defenseman, was known for his offense and his physicality, amassed 368 points and 1292 penalty minutes during his NHL tenure. https://www.startribune.com/former-north-stars-standout-defenseman-brad-maxwell-dies-at-66/600301872/

Facing 'final days' due to Alzheimer's, California ranch on the market. https://radaronline.com/p/kris-kristofferson-facing-final-days-selling-home-alzheimers/

Heath Streak "very much dead": https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/sep/03/heath-streak-former-zimbabwe-cricket-captain-dies-aged-49

Jimmy Carter, one more time.

Larissa Borges, Brazilian fit influencer, dies after double cardiac arrest. The cause of those circumstances aren't known. https://nypost.com/2023/08/30/fitness-influencer-larissa-borges-33-dies-following-double-cardiac-arrest/

August 08, a singer-songwriter whose credits include Justin Bieber's "Sorry" and DJ Khaled's "I'm the One", has died. He was 31. (Yes, his professional name was "August 08") https://www.vibe.com/news/entertainment/august-08-dead-1234785141/

Alan Haworth, Baron Haworth, a Labour peer, a secretary of the parliamentary Labour Party from 1992 to 2004 and member of the House of Lords since 2004, has died while on vacation in Iceland. He was 75. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/labour-iceland-house-of-lords-reykjavik-tony-blair-b2400821.html

Pat Corrales, who played 300 games combined with Philadelphia, St. Louis, Cincinnati and San Diego between 1964 and 1973, but who had greater success as a manager, with stints in Texas, Philadelphia and Cleveland during the period of 1978 through 1987, has died. He was 82. https://nypost.com/2023/08/28/former-mlb-manager-pat-corrales-dead-at-82/

Steve McMichael photo from August 25th.

Jimmy Carter

Bronny James diagnosed with congenital heart defect. Expected to make a full recovery. https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/26/sport/bronny-james-heart-defect/index.html

Yvon Pedneault, an iconic Quebec sports journalist for nearly 60 years and a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame for his reporting, has died. He was 77. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-sports-journalist-yvon-pedneault-dead-1.6948743

No. Jon Huber aka Brodie Lee aka Luke Harper (yet another member of the Wyatt Family stable) was active when he passed suddenly a couple of years ago.

Wrestling death trifecta. Abe Jacobs, Terry Funk, Bray Wyatt.

Keith Spicer, Canada's first official languages commissioner and a former commissioner of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), has died. He was 89. Spicer held the former position from 1970-77, the latter from 1989-96. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/keith-spicer-obituary-languages-commissioner-1.6946320

Betty Tyson, who spent 25 years in prison on a murder charge for which she was later exonerated, has died. She was 75. https://apnews.com/article/betty-tyson-exonerated-murder-conviction-overturned-f036fb7f2ea32e9ca9d7bfa109b1920b

What is it about the Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away? Heath Streak "very much alive". https://www.rediff.com/cricket/report/rumours-of-heath-streaks-demise-greatly-exaggerated/20230823.htm

As noted in the cricket thread, Heath Streak died. That's two of my final round picks who have carked in August. Before year's end, I will have a winning team. https://www.zimlive.com/zimbabwe-cricket-legend-heath-streak-dies-from-cancer-aged-49/

James Bartleman, the Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario from March 2002 to September 2007, died late last week. He was 83. Bartleman was the first person of Aboriginal descent to hold the post. His successor, David Onley, died in January 2023. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/james-bartleman-indigenous-ontario-obituary-1.6940021