Being old, death gets my attention, so I read the obituaries. This is a collection of recent obits, mostly of people whose work touched my life, because I want to say thanks (or maybe give 'em a final fuck you).
There’ll be a roundup like this occasionally, until I’m on the list myself.
• Bobby Aguilar
in county jail (archived link)
• John Amos
actor, Good Times (archived link)
• John Ashton
actor, Beverly Hills Cop (archived link)
• Edward Atkins
shot and killed (archived link)
• Sandra Cunnigham
in county jail (archived link)
• Bob Foster
cartoonist, Myron Moose
• Randall Glass
shot and killed (archived link)
• Kris Kristofferson
singer, songwriter, actor (archived link)
• Jamie Langille
forgotten person
• Martin Lee
rock’n’roller, Brotherhood of Man
• Ella Leffland
novelist, Rumors of Peace (archived link)
• Man
forgotten person (archived link)
• Dikembe Mutombo
basketballer, activist (archived link)
• Lawrence Orso
drunk-driving cop (archived link)
• Pete Rose
baseball’s best (archived link)
• Zacharia Spriggs
in county jail (archived link)
• Paul Stanley
shot and killed (archived link)
• Tyler Taffe
shot and killed (archived link)
• Harmoney Timmer
in county jail (archived link)
• Ozzie Virgil Sr
first Dominican major leaguer
• Robert Watts
film producer, Star Wars (archived link)
• Woman in county jail (archived link)
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