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.
🖕 Bennett Braun
mad psychiatrist
Larry Brown
baseballer, Cleveland Indians
Eleanor Coppola
moviemaking wife and mom
Ben Eldridge
bluegrass banjo picker
Carl Erskine
baseballer, Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers
Vincent Friell
actor, Trainspotting
David Goodstein
condensed matter physics
Whitey Hertzog
baseballer and manager, St Louis Cardinals
Ken Holtzman
baseballer, Chicago Cubs
🖕 Beverly LaHaye
17th century woman
Fritz Peterson
baseballer, New York Yankees
Faith Ringgold
narrative quilts
Lori and George Schappell
twins with something extra
Penny Simkin
doula organizer
Rae Tyler
forgotten woman