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.
I’m saddened to hear about David Bordwell’s death. My wife took his class at UW-Madison, and was always proud of getting an A for her analysis of Alien. We had dinner with Bordwell and his wife once, and of course, we always read his books and his blog.
David Bordwell
film historian, blogger
Aaron Bushnell
activist
Edie Ceccarelli
old person
José DeLeón
baseballer, St. Louis Cardinals
Charles Dierkop
actor, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Flaco
free bird
Ramona Fradon
comic book illustrator, Metamorpho
Kelvin Kiptum
marathon runner
Richard Lewis
comedian, actor, Curb Your Enthusiasm
Jackie Loughery
actress, The D.I.
John “Duff” Lowe
rock’n’roller, The Quarrymen
John Oldham
one-game baseballer, Cincinnati Reds
Héctor Ortiz
baseballer, Texas Rangers
Brian Stableford
author, Cradle of the Sun
Collin Weller
forgotten man