The Old Crem

Robin Cocks, British geologist has died aged 84. Obit

Ron Tompkins, who played two MLB matches has died aged 78.:https://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=tompkro01

And like 1939 it happened in the middle of the night in winter. Has anyone here felt an earthquake. I haven’t but my parents did while on holiday a few years before I was born.

I wonder why they will increase. With rugby we have the transition to professionalism being a trigger for MND and Dementia Increase but while footballers have got stronger have they really increased their risk of Brain damage even further? Compared to previous generations?

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-11728729/Sir-Michael-Caine-89-uses-walking-frame-wife-Shakira-75-London-restaurant.html Using walking frame now.

Sad news, I forgot he was on the list actually and thought he had been dropped.

Alex Stepney was at Old Trafford last night and with the pictures on Social Media he looks well for 80.

The long illness explains why his son was desperate to leave Chelsea in the summer as it was reported he had personal reasons as to why he wanted to move back to Spain.

Elettra Deiana, politician who served in the Chamber of Deputies from 2001 to 2008 has died aged 81. Obit (In Italian). Dante Stefani, politician who served in the Senate of the Republic from 1979 to 1987 has died aged 95. Obit (In Italian).

Geoffrey Heskett, Australian basketball player who competed at his home games of 1956 has died 93, https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/6282

Andrew J. McKenna, American businessman and chairman emeritus of McDonald's having previously been chairman and a director. He died aged 93. Obit

Ramón Saadi, Argentine politician has died aged 74. Obit Wolfgang Schallenberg, Austrian diplomat and father of Alexander Schallenberg, current Foreign Minster and former chancellor, has died aged 92. Obit (In German)

That sounds slightly suspicious.

Subimal Mishra, writer, has died aged 79. Obit (In Bengali).

Leontii Voitovych, Ukrainian scientist-historian has died aged 71. Obit (In Ukrainian).

Luc Winants, a Belgian Grandmaster has died aged 60. Obit (In French)

Abdellatif Ben Ammar, Tunisian Film director has died aged 79/80.(Wiki says 79 his Obit says 80.) Obit (In French).

Real Housewives of Orange County's Gretchen Rossi has revealed her stepson Grayson has died aged 22.

Robbie Williams dad rushed to hosptial after a fall - he also suffers from Parkinson’s.

Richard Kell, Irish Poet has died aged 95. Guardian

David Harris Journalist, Activist and ex husband of Joan Baez has died aged 76. NYT

Yakup Taş Turkish politician (who was a member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey from 2018 until his death) was killed in the Earthquake aged 63. Obit (In Turkish.)

Hansi Schmidt, Handball player who appeared 98 times for the German national Handball team has died aged 80. Obit (In German.)

Floyd Kerr, Drafted by the Phoenix Suns in the third round (30th pick) of the 1969 NBA draft has died aged 76. Obit

Jerry W. Tillman was an American politician who was a member of the North Carolina General Assembly has died aged 82. Obit