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 every weekend, until I’m on the list myself.
Nex Benedict
kid
Mary Bartlett Bunge
researcher, spinal cord injury
Hydeia Broadbent
AIDS activist
Paul D’Amato
actor, The Deer Hunter
Tony Ganios
actor, The Wanderers
Roger Guillemin
neuroendocrinologist, Nobel Prize 1977
Vitalij Kuprij
rock’n’roller, Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Ben Lanzarone
composer, The Love Boat
Ewen MacIntosh
actor, The Office
Kent Melton
character sculptor, The Lion King
Steve Miller
author, Agent of Change
Colin Murphy
journalist, human rights activist
Robert Reid
basketballer, Houston Rockets
Dex Romweber
rock’n’roller, Flat Duo Jets
Pamela Salem
actress, Never Say Never Again
Randy Sparks
singer-songwriter, The New Christy Minstrels
Roni Stoneman
banjo player, Hee Haw
Cynthia Strother
singer, The Bell Sisters
Matt Sweeney
visual effects, Apolllo 13
Jean-Guy Talbot
hockey player, Montreal Canadiens
Bobby Tench
rock’n’roller, The Jeff Beck Group