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Another dead Yunupingu, this time Galarrwuy, probably the most notable one out of these, dead at 74: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/apr/03/yunupingu-yolu-leader-and-campaigner-for-indigenous-rights-dies-aged-74

Oh wow, so he was airlifted out of Kabul in 2021, only to enter Afghanistan again? Let him stay, it's what he wants.

Frank Gilliam, long-time scout for the Minnesota Vikings, and a professional football player himself back in the 50s has died at 89: https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2023/04/02/long-time-vikings-scout-frank-gilliam-dies-at-89/

I may open the round with Frank Gilliam, my joker: https://www.vikings.com/news/frank-gilliam-scout-nfl-legend-mourn-loss

It's supposedly his "final" movie though, and he might just be the kind of person to drop dead the minute they stop working.

Oh god damnit, not this again ;). Here he wins a Golden Globe in 1991:

I am sooo thirsty, and somewhat tired. I could use some...

Indeed, interesting. Nobody picked him for the Cup as he was still active until VERY recently. He sent a letter against a development project in Tokio just a few days ago. Very curious, reminds me of David Bowie - who acted in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence.

Aussie Rugby legend Sam Backo critical after a heart attack: https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/critical-condition-rugby-league-legend-sam-backo-hospitalised-after-major-heart-attack/news-story/dc57c08f89c9e67183befb0e492d8d57

Ha, I see the same phenomenon with the Sir Creep/Banana name. That one I didn't know.

Ha, I see Diego has reacted and I wasn't sure if he was shocked by the high number or that it's far too low. Anyway, Diego, go on and reach for the stars.

4365?

Raghavan Iyer, a tireless promoter of Indian cuisine dies at 61: https://m.startribune.com/cookbook-author-and-teacher-raghavan-iyer-dead-at-61/600263703/ He had announced his cancer not too long ago and his death comes a little sudden, having been very active until the end.

Thank you @arghton for the game, it was an honor. A difficult month, and maybe your score "should" have been higher. The old and frail are unpredictable that way. Your unique names will be assimilated and added to our database.

Was rumoured to be dead earlier this year, but posts on Facebook that she's still very much alive: https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article272847125.html

If you want to take a gamble... Business ally of Venezuelan president Maduro, Alex Saab is in an American prison, and has a possible recurrence of stomach cancer, a bacterial infection, a broken molar because of beatings, anemia, anorexia, diabetes type 2, hypothryoidism, hypertension, and a high risk of thromboemblic disease: https://www.workers.org/2023/03/69987/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Saab

Do you remember "Joe the plumber", the model conservative blue-collar figure in the Obama vs McCain campaign? Well, he wasn't a plumber and his real name is Samuel Wurzelbacher. AND, Twitter tells me that he has been diagnosed with stage 3 pancreatic cancer. The classic media haven't picked up on it yet, news is a day old. There is some fundraiser (of course, there is) but I cant post the link on mobile.

Okay, "Mama June's daughter" Chickadee has been diagnosed with stage IV adrenal carcinoma: https://www.tmz.com/2023/03/30/mama-june-daughter-chickadee-anna-cardwell-cancer-diagnosis/ I assume that it's Honey Boo Boo's Mama June, but I am only 80% sure. Not the best prognosis...not the worst either.

John Mills, a former dentist, has been awarded an MBE for founding the charity Vasculitis UK in 2010. He's also terminally ill (of vasculitis I guess), and was too ill to attend the award in London. He was however healthy enough to receive the MBE in his hometown pub: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-derbyshire-64341107

Anne Clark seems to have recovered well enough to tour again, but she was in intensive care for a while: https://www.side-line.com/anne-clark-back-on-tour-after-battling-with-cancer/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=anne-clark-back-on-tour-after-battling-with-cancer

Well, it's 2023 now and Paul Rusesabagina is still in ill health but has been freed and has been released to the USA: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/hotel-rwanda-hero-paul-rusesabagina-225653446.html

Woman has 104-pound tumor removed: https://eu.jacksonville.com/story/news/healthcare/2023/03/26/jacksonville-woman-has-104-pound-tumor-removed-at-ascension-hospital/69968147007/

After the strong start there wasn't much happening this month. And I really don’t know who to pick next month. In terms of creative and good picks I'm blank. Hell, maybe Jimmy Carter will live for another whole month.

He had one of these fake recoveries only to get worse again.

Swedish swimmer and sports influencer Elin Kjos has died at 35. Have an autogenerated english language obit: https://sweden.postsen.com/live-style/80609/Elin-Kjos-is-dead-–-the-training-profile-was-35-years.html Another AltObits reject. (Admittedtly, justified - but she's got tons of legit German obit already).