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.
John Bailey
cinematographer, Groundhog Day
Benedict Birnberg
advocate for justice, “Let him have it"
Frank Borman
orbitted the moon and took a photo
Bubba Copeland
killed by religious guilt
Karen Davis
fought for animal rights
Dick Drago
baseballer, Boston Red Sox
David Ferry
poet, On the Way to the Island
Ying Ki Fung
Paralympic fencing champion
Spiros Focás
actor, Jewel of the Nile
Anne Hart
widow of Ronnie Corbett
Pat E Johnson
fight choreographer, The Karate Kid
Marilyn Katz
pro-housing, anti-war activist
Sean Martin
rocker, The Night Cafe
Heather Rogers
barrister in freedom of speech cases
Donald Shebib
film director, Goin’ Down the Road
Dave Stenhouse
baseballer, Washington Senators
Christopher Tapp
lost 20 years to a wrongful conviction
Conny Van Dyke
Singer and actress, Hell’s Angels ’69
Adrian Webster
footballer, Colchester United
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