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I'm a bit surprised by that. Dutch people are well known for their longevity and he seemed to be in fairly good shape for his age.He was the 2nd oldest former world leader I believe. Anton Vratusa is the oldest at 101

 

here's a link by the way http://www.nltimes.nl/2016/08/01/former-pm-piet-de-jong-dies-age-101/

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One of those names I learned of through their permanent presence on deadpools.

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I had Piet de Jong on my list bringing my 2016 total up to 11 hits and there's still 5 months to go!

 

Only problem is, I haven't seen a UK obituary for him anywhere?

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The second hit on my Nederlandse Deadpool team (2011 edition)!

My first hit was Geertruida Draaisma, Dutch super-centenarian, which was rather wasted.

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I had Piet de Jong on my list bringing my 2016 total up to 11 hits and there's still 5 months to go!

 

Only problem is, I haven't seen a UK obituary for him anywhere?

 

None yet. Hopefully the Guardian or Telegraph will come good.

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Claude Simard, a former Liberal minister and brother-in-law of former Premier Robert Bourassa, has died, current Premier for Quebec Philippe Couillard said on his Twitter account on Tuesday.

Born in Montreal in 1938, he was elected Liberal MP for the riding of Richelieu in Montérégie during the 1970 election. He served as Minister of Industry and Trade from May 12 1970 to Oct. 31 1972.

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https://reportca.net/2016/08/former-liberal-minister-claude-simard-dies-at-78/

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Unless a misspelling, the search box comes up empty.

How the hell did we all miss THIS one from late May??!

Former Rep. Steve LaTourette (Ohio), gravely ill with pancreatic cancer, has filed a claim against the government over the treatment he received from his Capitol doctors, claiming they failed to pass along critical information about a lesion on the organ and the need for follow-up monitoring.

 

Story was carried in UK as well so no excuses lol.

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http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/05/27/former-rep-latourette-files-claim-against-us-government-over-missed-cancer/

 

LaTourette dead: http://www.wkyc.com/news/local/former-congressman-steve-latourette-dies-after-cancer-battle/286951129

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Unless a misspelling, the search box comes up empty.

How the hell did we all miss THIS one from late May??!

Former Rep. Steve LaTourette (Ohio), gravely ill with pancreatic cancer, has filed a claim against the government over the treatment he received from his Capitol doctors, claiming they failed to pass along critical information about a lesion on the organ and the need for follow-up monitoring.

 

Story was carried in UK as well so no excuses lol.

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http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/05/27/former-rep-latourette-files-claim-against-us-government-over-missed-cancer/

 

LaTourette dead: http://www.wkyc.com/news/local/former-congressman-steve-latourette-dies-after-cancer-battle/286951129

 

 

That's a hit for four teams on the DDP when the UK obit comes.

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Unless a misspelling, the search box comes up empty.

How the hell did we all miss THIS one from late May??!

Former Rep. Steve LaTourette (Ohio), gravely ill with pancreatic cancer, has filed a claim against the government over the treatment he received from his Capitol doctors, claiming they failed to pass along critical information about a lesion on the organ and the need for follow-up monitoring.

 

Story was carried in UK as well so no excuses lol.

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http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/05/27/former-rep-latourette-files-claim-against-us-government-over-missed-cancer/

 

LaTourette dead: http://www.wkyc.com/news/local/former-congressman-steve-latourette-dies-after-cancer-battle/286951129

 

 

That's a hit for four teams on the DDP when the UK obit comes.

 

 

Daily Mail: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-3722869/Former-Ohio-Congressman-Steve-LaTourette-dies-age-62.html

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Noteworthy on the DDP front as a boost for Heading Nowhere and Pan Breed - puts the former at second place now, I believe.

 

Also means everyone who was on my subs bench is now dead, as he was third after Marks and Granger. But hard to complain given the carnage that's happened among the twenty who did make the final cut.

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He was another who was said to be in remission. Bishop Robinson and Keith Farnham will be quaking in their boots. On a personal superstitious level, I am glad my DDP team didn't hang around at 13 hits too long.

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Indeed, pancreatic cancer gets them all (except for Vera Caslavska, and maybe Sharon Jones, but then, she's only stage 2, so could take another year).

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Indeed, pancreatic cancer gets them all (except for Vera Caslavska, and maybe Sharon Jones, but then, she's only stage 2, so could take another year).

Or indeed like Steve Jobs who took ju-ju and mungo beans for a perfectly treatable form. Homeopathy anyone - the DDP's favourite treatment?

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Indeed, pancreatic cancer gets them all (except for Vera Caslavska, and maybe Sharon Jones, but then, she's only stage 2, so could take another year).

 

Be shocked if both Caslavska and Jones are still breathing by the year's end given how both of them are seemingly riddled with the disease now.

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Some points for this one!

Former U.S. Rep. Steve LaTourette died Wednesday night at age 62 after a battle with pancreatic cancer, according to his former chief of staff. Dino Disanto said LaTourette died at his home in McLean, Virginia, surrounded by his family.

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http://nbc4i.com/2016/08/04/former-ohio-congressman-steve-latourette-dies-at-age-62/amp/

 

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3722964/Former-Republican-Congressman-Steve-LaTourette-dies-62.html

 

Well fuckall I didn't go back to previous page and pan up high enough. What a dolt. Seemed odd it was 14 hours old and no one said anything. Now we know what's odd around here *hangs head in shame*

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Alphons Egli, President of the Swiss Confederation in 1986, died on August the 5th aged 91.

http://www.rsi.ch/news/svizzera/E-morto-Alphons-Egli-7837871.html

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Anyone starting a Rotten Deadpool team soon?

 

Former Maryland congresswoman Helen Delich Bentley in hospice care:

 

http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2016/06/22/former-journalist-maryland-congresswoman-in-hospice-care/

Now she's feeling 'stronger every day':

 

http://www.dailyjournal.net/view/story/eb46aea0bca642ff98ea4bbddc61ece2/MD--Retired-Congresswoman-Hospice

 

 

All that strength for naught, as she's just died.

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Anyone starting a Rotten Deadpool team soon?

 

Former Maryland congresswoman Helen Delich Bentley in hospice care:

 

http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2016/06/22/former-journalist-maryland-congresswoman-in-hospice-care/

Now she's feeling 'stronger every day':

 

http://www.dailyjournal.net/view/story/eb46aea0bca642ff98ea4bbddc61ece2/MD--Retired-Congresswoman-Hospice

 

 

All that strength for naught, as she's just died.

 

Well that makes up for my dumping LaTourrette the day before and swapping her in. All is good again.

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Anyone starting a Rotten Deadpool team soon?

 

Former Maryland congresswoman Helen Delich Bentley in hospice care:

 

http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2016/06/22/former-journalist-maryland-congresswoman-in-hospice-care/

Now she's feeling 'stronger every day':

 

http://www.dailyjournal.net/view/story/eb46aea0bca642ff98ea4bbddc61ece2/MD--Retired-Congresswoman-Hospice

 

 

All that strength for naught, as she's just died.

 

She died of brain cancer, I guess they just put her on a lot of painkillers which she thought was a healing process.

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The man who coined the phrase 'winter of discontent' , former tory MP and govt minister Sir David Price has died at 89 http://www.telegraph...e-obituary.html . He's the 2nd minister from the Mcmillan/Home govts to die in as many weeks following the death of Sir Christopher Chataway, leaving just 5 still alive.

In case you were wondering the 5 surviving ministers are Peter Carrington (the only cabinet minister still alive), James Ramsden, Bertram Bowyer, Edward Du Cann and Robin Chichester Clarke

 

 

Robin Chichester-Clarke has died aged 88. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2016/08/15/sir-robin-chichester-clark-mp-for-londonderry--obituary/

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Sadly he was too young to qualify for The Honourable Member for DDP North. At some point I should update my list of surviving government ministers on this forum somewhere, they've been dropping like flies the last few years.

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Ex-Mogadishu mayor Ahmed Mude Husein passed away in the Somali capital family members announced on Monday.

The late man served as Mogadishu’s mayor between 1958-1963 before the collapse of the former central Somalia goverment led by Siyad Barre in 1990.

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http://radiokulmiye.net/index.php/2016/08/15/former-mogadishu-mayor-dies-at-the-age-of-88/

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