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Tim Wallace, star of "Timstock" dies of cancer, but does so happily:
http://www.cleveland.com/music/index.ssf/2015/03/much-loved_folk_singer_tim_wal.html
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One of, if not, THE most acclaimed contemporary german directors, Helmut Dietl, is dead at 70:
http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/kino/helmut-dietl-ist-tot-a-1026324.html(link in german)
A hit for 2 DDP teams if there's a qualifying orbit. He had lung cancer but in late 2014 he said the tumour had shrunk. I saw him at an awards show and he still looked ok, though it was already suspicious that they gave him a lifetime achievement award.
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Missouri State Auditor Tom Schweich dies at 54:
http://www.kansascity.com/news/government-politics/article11231360.html
Apparently, it was a suicide by gunshot.
But there might be a lot more behind the scenes:
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/jay-dropping
Schweich was planning to run for governor, but the republicans tried to "smear" him by insinuating that Schweich was a jew. Anti-semitism seems to be a political factor in Missouri.
Now, one of Schweich's spokesmen was also found dead in an apparent suicide:
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/spence-jackson-dead-tom-schweich
The spokesman, Spence Jackson, was the first to call out one of Schweich's opponents for the above smear campaign. Very, very curious...
It's an interesting story in many ways... this intra-party struggle for the nomination had almost split the republican party in Missouri.
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Was looking for info on Nancy Sinatra and discovered that her mother, Nancy Barbato, Frank Sinatra's first wife, is still alive at 97:
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BBC journalist Nick Robinson has a rare form of lung cancer:
But apparently, the prognosis is good.
Some people on twitter however think that the cancer is "karma" for his coverage of the Scottish independence vote:
Nick Robinson has successful surgery, will start chemotherapy now:
http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/mar/30/bbc-nick-robinson-successful-op-lung-tumour
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Czech cinematographer Miroslav Ondricek dead at 80:
A frequent collaborator with Milos Forman, he is probably best-known for his Oscar-nominated work on "Amadeus".
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Has plans for this year "and beyond":
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Drop 40 member Daisy Berkowitz giving a solo concert in a week:
http://www.thestaffordpalacetheater.com/event/752835-night-manson-starring-daisy-stafford-springs/
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Good find, IDIOT.
I'm afraid not. That's "bbc.news.uk.com", not "bbc.co.uk/news". Only the latter is the real thing written by Auntie.
Ah sorry...
Although, when I google "Wim Ruska daily mail", not in the news but in a web search, I have an obituary from the daily mail as the second hit. But when I click on the link, there is no article there...
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Brian Harvey, of East 17 fame, has been on a downward spiral for quite some time now (reminds me a bit of Paul Gascoigne). He considered suicide last month, can't pay the bills and faces eviction:
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Good find, IDIOT.
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The Burnley Butcher, no, a Burnley butcher, not a serial killer, but one of Burnley's best-known Butchers, Stephen Birkins dies at 52:
Padding your post stats w this moving entry. A local butcher?
I'll bet all the top butchers in Burnley have gone to theatres in Estonia.
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Quite possible. After he closed his shop, he went on a cruise with his wife to Estonia:
“I will be going on a cruise around Norway, Sweden and Estonia with Helen. We were going to go to the Caribbean but I can’t be out in the sun very long now.”
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Lyle Schaller, the brain behind the revival of protestant churches in the USA is dead at 91:
He was voted the most influential church leader in the USA, ahead of Billy Graham.
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The Burnley Butcher, no, a Burnley butcher, not a serial killer, but one of Burnley's best-known Butchers, Stephen Birkins dies at 52:
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Sally Forrest, actress and dancer during Hollywood's Golden Age dies at 86:
Edit: Ok, already posted in Dead of 2015, I know, I know... (now)
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This one says that the secret is avoiding men and eating lots of porridge.
Don't know about the porridge, but I suppose avoiding men is a useful survival strategy. Dangerous lot, that.
She's died, Jessie Gallan at 109. http://news.stv.tv/north/315288-scotlands-oldest-woman-jessie-gallan-dies-at-the-age-of-109/
Maybe the secret to a long life is avoiding interviews.
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Former Chelsea manager and player at other clubs Ron Suart is dead at 94:
http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/32063681
He's the joker of the Ronnie theme team.
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I bet the pilot who crashed that plane in the Alps was gay. Not sure if that's related to the possible/likely suicide though...
I have a shock announcement. He was a member of this forum
Nice speculation, but unless it was a lurker, I can rule that out by a process of elimination. The age isn't right.
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I bet the pilot who crashed that plane in the Alps was gay. Not sure if that's related to the possible/likely suicide though...
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Two important german deaths in the news today:
Karl Moik, the austrian inventor of the most popular "Volksmusik"-TV show in the german-speaking countries is dead at 76:
http://www.bild.de/unterhaltung/leute/karl-moik/ist-tot-40313290.bild.html(german obituary)
It was the kind of show full of yodelling, alpine clothing and faint regret of losing World War II that people aged 60+ loved.
Also dead: "Emmely", Germany's most famous cashier. Her multi-billion dollar supermarket chain fired her instantly after 30 years of employment because she payed herself out two unused deposit bottle coupons (do you know what I mean?) worth 1,30€. She sued the company and won and got her job back:
http://www.bild.de/regional/berlin/tod/kassiererin-emmely-ist-gestorben-40304874.bild.html (german obituary)
She died at 57 after a heart attack.
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Another article about him and statements from him:
He'll soon know whether the tumour is small enough for an operation or not. It actually doesn't sound very good because he has at least two tumours.
The surgery is going to take place around May 7th:
http://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2015/03/25/rob-ford-set-to-have-cancer-surgery-may-7.html
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The Russian military television offers Jeremy Clarkson a job in Russia. A Clarkson spokesman said he's considering it:
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The only member of the Russian Duma to vote against the Russian annexion of the Crimea, Ilya Ponomaryov, is currently being stuck in the USA and being refused return into Russia because "they don't want to risk creating any more martyres."
Ponomaryov wants to return though, his children are still in Russia.
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First African American woman to become LAPD lieutenant dead at 83:
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-first-black-woman-lapd-20150323-story.html
University Presidents?
in DeathList Forum
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Former Virginia tech president Paul Torgersen dies at 83:
http://www.richmond.com/news/virginia/article_7ce9628c-d6f7-11e4-a6cc-53c370e9cb59.html
He's not obitable enough either, I guess.