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.
• Bruce Ames
toxicity tests (archived link)
• Dave Bell
rock’n’roller
• Christine Boisson
actress, Emmanuelle (archived link)
• Barbara Dane
singer & activist (archived link)
• Paul Di’Anno
rock’n’roller, Iron Maiden
• Bryan Fields
in county jail (archived link)
• Donald Hall Jr
greeting card billionaire (archived link)
• John Kinsel Sr
Navajo code talker (archived link)
• Patti McGee
skateboarder (archived link)
• Thelma Mothershed Wair
integrated Central High (archived link)
• Keizo Murase
suit sculptor, King Kong vs. Godzilla (archived link)
• Patrick Sand
West Seattle Blogger
• Robert Seeley
Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors (archived link)
• Prentice Spriggs
forgotten person (archived link)
• Baltazar Ushca
ice man (archived link)
• Fernando Valenzuela
baseballer, Los Angeles Dodgers (archived link)