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@Canadian Paul has confirmed that George Samolenko is still alive. This is a different George Samsen

Austrian director Rudolf Zehetgruber (Wiki) dead at 96

Werner Otto Willi Sippel

According to a post from Startiger, today Karl Ringel, one of the three last living players to have played for the Saarland national team and the only one among the three to play for West Germany afterwards, has dementia.

Starr Teriitahi, French Polynesia's last living WWII veteran, dead at 99

Another footballer who was part of the 1960 Great Britain squad, Terence Howard, died in 2021. He is the father of footballer Terry Howard who played for Leyton Orient from 1986-1995.

@Canadian Paul has a mystery regarding Patricia Devries https://olympstats.com/2023/08/10/dimitri-atanasov/?fbclid=IwAR07Pv-5dehjJD8Kj4I6awj3Ticfq0msMJdGsEZr0cdE3SyBjb3zmi6d9Gw

That title belongs to Mike Pinner who died on 2 May, 2023 according to a letter I received from his wife

There's a posting in Startiger that says Canadian hockey player George Samolenko (Wiki) is dead.

And also in Bergman's first film he directed, Crisis

Comprehensive list of Brazilian players who suffered from dementia dated 2016. I think only 2 players on the list are still alive: João "Zico" Dias, and Nair Jose da Silva. No wiki page for Zico but has a Zerozero profile. Nair Jose strangely only has Polish wiki page despite never playing in Europe.

I received a letter from Mike Pinner's wife informing me that he passed away on May 2, 2023.

Osvaldo Aquino (Wiki) Paraguayan player and manager who won the 1979 Copa America, has Alzheimer's and currently homeless https://www.abc.com.py/nacionales/2023/03/09/conmocion-y-auxilio-a-la-leyenda-del-futbol-osvaldo-aquino/?outputType=amp

Dimas Zegarra dead https://es.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimas_Zegarra

@Octopus of Odstock could you figure it out which Paul is being referred here if he is in Barry Hugman's? https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02J7acWeLn7vbi1ENRJyToLupXULUf7r7rssi9J29QTxVQ8CLibtQznfpkQXrR2VqZl&id=234651450029204&mibextid=Nif5oz

This site mentions that he died on January 27, 2023. I saw that there used to be an entry for his wiki as well before it was removed for being unsourced. What is exactly his real name? Did he changed his name from his birthname?

Mehmet Dinçer also seems to be a common name in Turkey. The Turkish Football Federation has a Mehmet Dinçer on its database who was born in 1981 but no Mehmet who was part of the 1954 squad.

Alberto Gomez of 1970 Uruguay squad died in 2020 https://m.facebook.com/groups/173975272942296/posts/1258898014450011/

It's possible that Burhan Sargun could die off-radar when Fenerbahçe says they no longer have updates on him. https://fenerbahcetarihi.org/2023/01/canavar-burhan-roportaji/

Hans-Jörg Krüger, basketball player for West Germany in 1972 Olympics, dead at 81

I think there is still that form of embarassment when revealing dementia according to a survey in the Netherlands, which has higher percentage of saying they prefer to keep it a secret compared to elsewhere in Europe. https://www.rtlnieuws.nl/nieuws/nederland/artikel/4856116/dementie-alzheimer-lewy-body-fred-visser-ziek-openheid

Found a player who does not have a wiki article but has transfermarket profile. Gilberto Della Brida (Profile), one of the first Brazilian players to play in Belgium. https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2020/12/11/zoon-van-voetballer-gilberto-della-brida-zoekt-fotos/

Looking for date of death for screenwriter and part time actor John Hale (Imdb). Imdb wrote that he was married to Valerie June Bryan until his death but it's possible that it's an error.

I wonder if the GRO can confirm if the actor Philip Frost is dead. Saw an obituary with almost same name but no birthday. https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0296553/?ref_=nmfm_nmfm_nm https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/legacyremembers/philip-frost-obituary?id=46428523

He was living in a retirement home located in Cheltenham, so he probably died there. https://web.archive.org/web/20220126212645/https://www.sanctuary-retirement-living.co.uk/living-with-us/resident-stories/ron It's a matter of research. Most of the time, this site https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk records almost all people who became officers of a company including those who have long resigned, retired, and even dead. It usually lists the individual's birthday and correspondence address. Otherwise, a little help from 192.com and phonebooks.