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Former Carter speechwriter Achsah Nesmith has died. She was 84. https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/nation-world/story/2024-03-14/achsah-nesmith-who-wrote-speeches-for-president-jimmy-carter-has-died-at-age-84

Russell Wilson, the bassist for the Canadian band Junkhouse, has died. He was 62. https://www.chch.com/junkhouse-bassist-russell-wilson-dead-at-62/

Sam Mercer, whose 25-year career as a producer included multi-Oscar nominated film 'the Sixth Sense", has died. He was 69. https://deadline.com/2024/03/sam-mercer-dead-sixth-sense-producer-1235858914/

X/Twitter reporting the death of Johnny Blunt, drummer for the Searchers between 1966 and 1969.

Nigerian royal and the 42nd Olubadan of Ibadan Land, HRM Oba Mohood Olalekan (Lekan) Balogun, has died. He was 81. https://leadership.ng/breaking-olubadan-oba-lekan-balogun-dies-at-82/

Enviva, the world's largest supplier of wood pellets has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection amid creditor restructuring efforts aimed at cutting $1 billion in debt. https://apnews.com/article/enviva-bankruptcy-wood-pellets-c07cee17ef6cd8a00e317a3f9a53d87b

Ray Grenald, an architectural lighting designer who set aglow the White House, as well as many Philadelphia locations, has died. he was 96. Grenald died on March 6th. https://www.inquirer.com/obituaries/raymond-grenold-obituary-lighting-designer-architect-philadelphia-boathouse-row-20240313.html

Gerald M. Levin, a visionary executive at HBO who would later become the architect of the disastrous merger of AOL and Time Warner, has died. He was 84. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/gerald-levin-dead-architect-aol-time-warner-merger-1235852261/

Michael Cavanagh, who rose from Manitoba Opera’s children’s chorus to artistic director of the Royal Swedish Opera, has died. He was 62. https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/2024/03/13/winnipeg-director-went-on-to-lead-royal-swedish-opera

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Vitaly Robertus, vice president of Russian oil giant Lukoil, dead at either 53 or 54. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/26672076/russian-tycoon-dies-suddenly-oil-company/

Paid obituary for Eric Dornfeld: https://www.bradshawfuneral.com/obituaries/eric-dornfeld

Robyn Bernard, who played Terry Brock in 145 episodes of General Hospital from 1984 to 1990, has died. She was 64. Her body was discovered in an open field in California. https://usnewsdaily.net/general-hospital-star-robyn-bernard-has-died-at-64/

Bernard L. Schwartz, the long-time CEO of Loral and a key Democratic party supporter during the Clinton administration, has died. He was 98. https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/bernard-l-schwartz-loral-ceo-who-funded-democrats-dies-at-98-1.2046203

Bill Plummer, who played 367 games for the Cincinnati Reds between 1968 and 1978 and was best known as the backup to Hall of Fame catcher Johnny Bench during 'Big Red Machine' years of the 70s, has died. He was 76. https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/mlb/reds/2024/03/13/bill-plummer-big-red-machine-backup-catcher-cincinnati-reds-dies-at-76/72953857007/

Camela Leierth was found safe in October 2023: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2023-10-09/camela-leierth-found-safe-after-missing-for-three-months

Coleman Hough, screenwriter for the Steven Soderbergh films 'Full Frontal' and 'Bubble', died February 24th. She was 62. Her death was being reported on March 12th. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/coleman-hough-dead-steven-soderbergh-full-frontal-1235849990/

Besar Nimani, a former German boxing champion with a single loss in his career, has died. He was 38. Nimani was shot at ten times after coming out of a restaurant. Police have not commented on motives or suspects. https://www.tmz.com/2024/03/11/boxer-besar-nimani-gunned-down-murdered-boxer-shot/

Terry Everett, a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama, has died. He was 87. https://www.waka.com/2024/03/12/former-alabama-congressman-terry-everett-dies/

Leah Smith, a Tik Tok star from Liverpool, has died. She was 22. Smith had been battling cancer. More than 60,000 messages of support were left for Ms Smith, her family and friends underneath the TikTok message announcing her death. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c724npjn97mo

Don Mattingly is currently the bench coach for the Toronto Blue Jays. Has access to professional medical services.

David Benjamin Mixner, and iconic LGBTQ and AIDS activist, has died. He was 78. https://www.losangelesblade.com/2024/03/11/iconic-lgbtq-aids-activist-david-mixner-dies-at-78/

John Barnett, a former Boeing employee who turned whistleblower following his retirement, raising concerns about the firm's production standards, has been found dead. He was 62. In the days before his death, he had been giving evidence in a whistleblower lawsuit against the company. Barnett died from a self-inflicted wound. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-68534703

X/Twitter reporting the death of former BBC regional political reporter Tony Baker.

Armistead Neely, a member of the Southern Tennis Hall of Fame, has died. He was 76. Neely won 29 USTA senior national titles, at least one in each of seven age divisions from the 35-and-over (the first in 1982) through the 65-and-over (the last in 2014). https://www.ajc.com/sports/high-school-sports-blog/local-tennis-great-armistead-neely-dead-at-age-76/JO2K2VBULRG5HKVKD6CJD6GWEY/