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.
William Anders
astronaut
Ezra Bozeman
49 years in prison
Brother Marquis
rock’n’roller, 2 Live Crew
Clarence Cameron
owlman
Jeannette Charles
not the queen of England
Lynn Conway
very large-scale integrated circuits
Alan Curry
fellow worker
Christophe Deloire
Reporters Without Borders
Ian Gelder
actor, Torchwood
Mark James
songwriter, “Hooked on a Feeling”
Albert Knight Jr
forgotten man
James Lawson Jr
activist
Tony Lo Bianco
actor, The Honeymoon Killers
Elizabeth MacRae
actress, The Conversation
Ed Mann
rock’n’roller, The Band From Utopia
Amarr Murphy-Paine
high school kid
Janis Paige
actress, Silk Stockings
Barry Romo
activist
William Russell
actor, Doctor Who
Edward Ryan
closeted gay man
Edward C. Stone
Voyager missions
Chet Walker
basketballer, Philadelphia 76ers
Jerry West
basketballer, Los Angeles Lakers
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