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)

   
Previously dead