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He has a few mental problems and might be an alcoholic, or so I've heard.

Dick Gaughan, Scottish folk singer, isn't sure but thinks he has had a stroke. http://www.thenational.scot/news/fans-rally-round-after-illness-hits-folk-icon-dick-gaughan.22613 His agent says that they don't know exactly what, but something isn't right. Please donate to his crowdfunding page.

The president of Kyrgyzstan, Almazbek Atambayev Azlamabzyevbekvmz has heart problems and needs urgent medical treatment: http://www.eurasianet.org/node/80576

Member of the german Pirate Party and of the Berlin Pirate Party parliamentary faction, Gerwald Claus-Brunner commits suicide by electrocution shortly after his party loses the local election and sinks into oblivion: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/german-elections-pirate-party-politician-found-dead-in-apartment-one-day-after-losing-seat-to-afd-a7318066.html He was 42 years old and the most visible member of the party, because of his unusual fashion style. But now it gets weird. They found him next to another dead man. And he had also given subtle hints at his incoming demise à la "you will mourn for me soon". Some claimed to know that he had a terminal illness. Today, german media report that the dead man next to him was probably murdered with blunt violence against his chest. This dead man apparently had filed a stalking complaint against Claus-Brunner. Also, the investigation is not aware that he suffered any terminal illness.

Hospitalised because of a sepsis, but improving: http://www.news.com.au/world/convicted-paedophile-rolf-harris-taken-to-hospital-for-sepsis-blood-infection/news-story/09ce70852c2e8ffbb4e2515f42c35602

His mangament was forced at court to admit that he cannot walk: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/sep/19/michael-schumacher-he-cannot-walk-bunte-lawyer

Gordon Guthrie, long time club stalwart at Derby County, dead at 86: http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/37407529

CNN veteran Tom Mintier dead: http://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/cnn-vet-tom-mintier-has-died/304856 He was the chief of their London Bureau for a while and also the only TV broadcaster live on air during the Challenger disaster.

San Francisco politician Rose Pak dead at 68/69: http://abc7news.com/politics/iconic-san-francisco-political-activist-rose-pak-has-died/1516695/ She was a bit of an icon because of her outspokenness. Still, I only mention her death because I had picked her in the Deathrace.

Hmm, had her on my long list, with the comment that she was given to live until Jan. 2018... Meanwhile, one half of a real life "Fault in our Stars" couple named Dalton Prager, has died of cystic fibrosis. Against the medical advice of their doctors, these two patients of the same illness got together. The widow is currently in hospice care. http://www.foxnews.com/health/2016/09/19/husband-real-life-fault-in-our-stars-couple-has-died.html

Judith Kerr has a new book out and has an interview at SPIEGEL Online (in german and behind a paywall, mostly): http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/judith-kerr-hitler-auf-seite-zwei-a-1111840.html Among the first lines: "She is 93 years old, but appears 10,15 years younger."

Yes, I saw it, I've already been thinking that he is going to doom my "Generation Game" team.

First female governor of Arizona, Rose Mofford, dead at 94: http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2016/09/15/rose-mofford-arizonas-first-female-governor-has-died/90418304/

Yes, the story had potential, especially once Joey Feek received an absurd amount of coverage. But this case never got beyond Fife Today. Though maybe the current death drought might lead to a Sun or Mirror article. Would be a nice compensation for Michel Delpech. I said a couple of months ago that I have no doubt that by the end of the year all the 20 people on my main team will be dead. Somewhat funnily, the one I would now give the best odds of surviving the year is Yoshiro Nakamatsu who was "supposed" to die late 2015. But then, I've come to suspect that he might be a little bit of a fraud.

Ok, I'm not doing too bad here, I guess I should have put more effort in finding obits (especially for my joker), but I didn't really find the time, or the mental focus.

Obitable scottish bishop William Nolan has a heart attack just one year after he was installed to replace John Cunningham who was in ill health, and he was not the only obitable scottish bishop in that state: http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/14684123.Church_blow_as_prominent_Scottish_bishop_suffers_heart_attack/

Hot mess Phil Rudd had a heart attack last month, but plans his musical comeback: http://loudwire.com/former-acdc-drummer-phil-rudd-heart-attack/ Had him in the HPDP last year because of his drummer-ness.

I've realized that there are two kinds of uniques, those that are truly unique to yourself, and those that are only known among all the top competitors, but not to the others (Errol Christie was one this year). I guess I have hardly any true uniques, but I have a couple of picks that I know will separate me from places 11-xxx. The name above I put squarely in the second category.

Barbara Hagerman.

Discharged, not out of a cannon: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-safrica-tutu-idUSKCN11K1P5

I've no problem with chatter, you're harshing my DL buzz! If it weren't for Y-Dud, GCR and myself the chatter to obit post ratio would get quite ugly. What I'm saying, so as not to dance on the head of a pin, is the three of us account for prolly 60% of the obits. Seeing as we all joined since late 2014, I don't know how many obits went to the wayside around here. SirC I often report deaths from Italy and France and I can remember at least one time I announced the death of a DDP pick (Yves Bonnefoy, if I remember well). I've made several reports here. I agree with you that most important and numerous reports cam from Willz, with gcreptile holding the second place in death reporting. The deaths you reported, SirC, as long as I remember, were usually minor deaths, or very minor. You only surprised me when you announced the death of Hugh O'Brian because I was expecting Willz to do it. But there is lack of deaths during the last weeks, as you can clearly see. The past days have been extremely quiet, so all the obituary writers jumped on Alexis Arquette's death - while I can't remember her in any movie, and I've watched Pulp Fiction about 5 times. Germany had a death of a former high justice last week, but I didn't care enough to post. Maybe I should have posted Crazy Eddie's death.

What was the record? Shameless has 5 non-hits at the moment. I believe the record might belong to Oldies But Goodies, a 2009 team composed of 19 supercentenarians and Dubya. 8 names - Arvonen, Fernandez-Fojaco, Hattori, Ide, Igarishi, Moreira de Oliveria, Shiraishi, and Thomas - all died without nabbing the requisite obit. I checked the cardinals team from 2013 just now as well, and they have 6 names who died that year without QO. 8...that's a lot. I might have about 3-4 more non-hits (Craig Lyons, Sarah Swindells, Lisa Brown and maaaybe Debbie Blackhurst, if you care. I have no knowledge of Margaret Lowbridge, but I guess she's dead.). But it's very unlikely. And since Craig Lyons is now into "raising awareness" (but then, why not...), he might actually obit.

Indeed, the hits keep on coming. If he survives this week, I'd say there is still a 30% of not seeing 2017, but there is a 90% chance of not seeing 2018.

His doctors hope to discharge him soon: http://ewn.co.za/2016/09/12/Doctors-hope-to-discharge-Tutu-this-week

Trying to bait people into bad ddp picks of local politicians The "world-famous" was, of course, ironic. And there are other pools beside the DDP.