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.
• Jervin Jonas Ajpuac Cos
forgotten person
• Wesley Coleman
activist (archived link)
• Joe Willie Davis
in county jail (archived link)
• Jvoine Elow Jr
shot and killed (archived link)
• Aaron Esters Jr
shot and killed (archived link)
• Rashad Ewing
shot and killed (archived link)
• Gerard
forgotten person (archived link)
• Jose Goevava
in county jail (archived link)
• Timmothy Green
shot and killed (archived link)
• Cissy Houston
singer, mother (archived link)
• Ethel Kennedy
Kennedy
• Johnny Neel
rock’n’roller, the Allman Brothers (archived link)
• Jack Ponti
songwriter, “Hey Stoopid” (archived link)
• Garrett Stroman
shot and killed (archived link)
• Luis Tiant
baseballer, Boston Red Sox (archived link)