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.
Jim Beard
rock’n’roller, Steely Dan
Chance Browne
cartoonist, Hi and Lois
Justin Cline
ice cream man
Eleanor Collins
jazz lady
Mark Dodson
voice actor, Return of the Jedi
Buddy Duress
actor, Heaven Knows What
Tim Ecclestone
hockey player, Detroit Red Wings
Bob Heil
rock’n’roll sound systems
Howard Hiatt
researcher, messenger RNA
Steve Lawrence
singer, “Go Away Little Girl”
John Lowe
TV repairman
James C. Niederman
researcher, Epstein-Barr virus
Ed Ott
baseballer, Pittsburgh Pirates
Akira Toriyama
mangaka
U L Washington
baseballer, Kansas City Royals
William Whitworth
editor, The Atlantic
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