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2018 In Memoriam

Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2018 2:01 am
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Rick Hall - The father and master of the muscle shoals southern style sound has passed from prostate cancer. From January 2nd.

Rick was 85.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/ob ... 77a88dcb3c

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Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2018 2:03 am
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NY State trooper Michael J. Anson - who was part of the search and recovery team during the 9-11 attacks, succumbs to the terror-attack illness. The 31-year veteran was 56.

http://www.fox5ny.com/news/trooper-dies ... ed-illness

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Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2018 2:06 am
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A prayer for the family of 1st Class Sargeant Mihail Golin who was killed in action on New Years Day. Golin and 4 other soldiers had a gun battle at the Nangarhar province. The 4 other soldiers were wounded.

Golin - who emigrated from Latvia in 2004 - was 34.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... ified.html

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Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2018 2:08 am
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Jon Paul Steuer - Former child actor turned musician and restauranteur passed on at 33. The former child actor was in the middle of a scandal in 1996 when he had substance abuse that forced the cancellation of the Sit-Com "Grace Under Fire".

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/20 ... at-33.html

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Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2018 2:18 am
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John Young - Former astronaut who flew 3 space programs and was the 1st Space Shuttle Commander when he flew The Columbia in 1981, succumbed to pneumonia. John was 87.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-peop ... SKBN1EV0MV

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Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2018 9:58 am
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Jerry Van Dyke - The younger brother of legendary Dick Van Dyke, whose career was sub-par in which later landed him a legendary role as Luther Van Dam in the TV sitcom "Coach" with Craig T. Nelson, has passed on January 5th. No matter how he struggled to search a tv or movie spot, but he fought hard to do it on his own rather than living on his older brother's shadow. During his time span in "Coach" he would only reach as a 4-time Emmy nominee.

Jerry was 86.

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wir ... s-52183302

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Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2018 10:19 am
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This year, The Moody Blues have just been inducted in the The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. But 1 member will not make his trip to Cleveland. 1 of the founders Ray Thomas: Singer, composer, and flutist for the band, has succumbed to prostate cancer on January 2nd.

It has been a pleasure to know you in the '80s, Ray. And thank you.

Ray was 76.

http://www.startribune.com/ray-thomas-o ... 468247373/

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Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2018 10:21 am
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Mr. Tatsuro Toyoda - Former President of Toyota Motor Corporation, dies of pneumonia. Mr. Toyoda was 88.

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Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2018 10:39 am
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Canadian actor Donnelly Rhodes, died Monday of cancer.

He was best-known in Canada for his roles in “Sidestreet” and “Da Vinci’s Inquest”, though he also had roles in such shows as... "Bonanza", “The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.,” “Cheers,” “Golden Girls” and “The Young and the Restless.”

He also starred in the re-make of the '70s hit sci-fi series "Battlestar Galactica".

Rhodes was 81.

http://ew.com/tv/2018/01/08/donnelly-rh ... ctor-dies/

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Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2018 10:42 am
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From January 8th.

Ora Denise Allen - Better known as R&B singer Denise La Salle whose only song "Trapped by a thing called Love" hit #1 in 1971, has died from complications from a fall that resulted an amputation on her right leg in October of 2017 along with heart problems.

Denise was 78.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/ra ... spartanntp

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Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2018 10:50 am
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The original Motorhead members are now having free concerts in stage heaven. The last of the founding fathers of the band "Fast" Eddie Clarke has succumbed from pneumonia.

Clarke was 67. It was a little more than 2 years since the passings of Lemmy and "Philthy Animal".

http://hollywoodlife.com/2018/01/11/fas ... motorhead/

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Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2018 10:56 am
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The world of Disney are mourning another. Former Mouseketeer Doreen Tracey, just lost her battle to cancer. Doreen was 74.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/doree ... ar-AAuzClD

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Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2018 3:01 am
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Jerry Van Dyke - The younger brother of legendary Dick Van Dyke, whose career was sub-par in which later landed him a legendary role as Luther Van Dam in the TV sitcom "Coach" with Craig T. Nelson, has passed on January 5th. No matter how he struggled to search a tv or movie spot, but he fought hard to do it on his own rather than living on his older brother's shadow. During his time span in "Coach" he would only reach as a 4-time Emmy nominee.

Jerry was 86.

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wir ... s-52183302
What an amazing talent. Coach is one of my favorite shows of all time, first because Craig T. Nelson is one my favorite actors of all time (tis why the Incredibles is the best Pixar movie of all time), also because Jerry's role in the show, which by the way also co-starred Bill Fagerbakke as the pea-brained assistant coach Dobber who is the ingenious voice of Patrick on Spongebob.

This is truly a sad loss. R.I.P. Jerry, thank you for all the laughs and fun moments you provided my family.

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Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2018 7:43 am
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Also passing away this month: Former MLB Umpire Doug Harvey who spent 31 seasons calling 4673 games in which included 5 World Series, 9 NL Championship series and 6 All-Star games. Harvey was inducted into Cooperstown in 2010. He was also a spokesperson about the dangers of Chewing Tobacco in 1997 when he was diagnosed with oral cancer.

In 1978, Harvey was embroiled in a controversial incident during a game between the Dodgers and the Cardinals. Harvey called out an ejection of Dodgers pitcher Don Sutton who was accused of defacing the balls. It would have carried out a 10-game suspension. But Chub Feeney never imposed the suspension claiming that Sutton was innocent.

Harvey was 87.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/14/obit ... h_20180115

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Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2018 7:02 pm
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Dolores O'Riordan - Lead singer of the Irish group The Cranberries. No further details about her death. Dolores was 46.

https://news.sky.com/story/dolores-orio ... 6-11209368

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Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2018 12:18 pm
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Venezuela: We support you. And we mourn your loss.

Former Venezuelan Police Pilot and Forensic expert Oscar Perez was killed in a raid after he stole a helicopter that was used to attack the Venezuelan Supreme Court last June.

http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/15/americas/ ... index.html

Maduro: BEWARE OF THE HYDRA!!!!

YOU JUST CUT OFF A HEAD!!!!!! NOW 2 WILL TAKE IT'S PLACE!!!!!!

AS A LATINO: YOU ARE MY BROTHERS. FIGHT ON!!

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Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2018 12:22 pm
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Gospel singer Edwin Hawkins: Known for his cross-over song "Oh Happy Day", succumbs to pancreatic cancer. Ed was 74.

http://www.nydailynews.com/newswires/en ... -1.3758343

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Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2018 12:29 pm
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A sad end of a prospering career. Washington State back-up QB found dead from an apparent suicide.

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NBA great, Hall of Famer and former Celtic Jo Jo White has passed. JJ will be remembered for his MVP performance in the 1974 NBA Finals on the 3OT win vs the Phoenix Suns. He was part of the 1968 US Olympic Baskeball Gold Medal winning team at Mexico City. Even being traded to the Golden State Warriors during the 1978-79 season before ending his career with the Kansas City Kings, he will be a forever Celtic.

White was 71.

https://www.pressherald.com/2018/01/16/ ... at-age-71/

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Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2018 12:31 pm
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Australian Actress Jessica Falkholt (Right) passed this morning after succumbing to her injuries from a crash on Boxing Day where her parents and sister were involved. The driver of the 2nd car was killed along with Jessica's parents Lars and Viviane on the scene. Jessica's sister Annabelle died 3 days later.

The Home and Away star was 29.

http://www.wepress2impress.com/home-and ... nd-sister/

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Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2018 12:36 pm
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Dorothy Malone, Oscar winner for best supporting actress in the movie "Written in the Wind" and a Golden Globe for best cooperative actress for the hit series "Peyton's Place", has passed thru natural causes.

Dorothy was 92.

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Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2018 12:40 pm
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Jim Rodford - a former bassist for the rock groups The Kinks and The Zombies has passed. A co-founder of the rock group Argent who was named after his cousin Rod Argent was short-lived.

Jim was 76.

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainmen ... -1.3768340

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Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2018 12:41 pm
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Paul Bocuse: French Master Chef and "The French Cuisine Pope". Had a bypass in 2005 and battled Parkinson's. Chef Bocuse was 91.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/pau ... ar-AAuVG4S

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Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2018 1:01 pm
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On January 19th. a helicopter crash claimed the lives famed speed king Charles Burnett III, Zimbabwe politician Roy Bennett, his wife Heather along with pilots Jamie Coleman Dodd and Paul Cobb. Paul Cobb's daughter Andrea was the sole survivor.

Bennett lived in exile in South Africa after he was given new and fresh charges in 2010.

Burnett's obituary:
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-42749583

Bennetts' obituary:
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/18/worl ... -dead.html

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Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2018 1:42 pm
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Derrick Coleman: Better known as hip-hop rapper Fredo Santana, succumbs due to a seizure. He also suffered kidney and liver failure. And sources say that Fredo had an addiction of a drug concoction called lean.

Fredo was 27.

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainmen ... -1.3767806

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Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2018 1:43 pm
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Allison Shearmur: A Hollywood executive producer whose credits include the Hunger Games films, The 2017 "Power Rangers" film, "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story", and the upcoming prequel "Solo: A Star Wars Story", has lost her battle to lung cancer.

Allison was 54.

http://variety.com/2018/film/news/allis ... 202670745/

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Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2018 3:24 pm
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One of the greatest female icons of the movement Naomi Parker Fraley who will be forever known as "Rosie The Riveter" has succumbed to cancer.

She became an inspisration when Naomi and sister Aida Wyn worked at the Naval Air Station at Alameda right after the attack on Pearl Harbor.

To Naomi and all the original Rosies -

YOU DID IT!!!

AND THANK YOU.

Naomi was 96.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/01/22/wo ... at-96.html

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Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2018 3:44 pm
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The world of literature and paperback are mourning 2 of their best selling authors:

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Ursula K. Le Guin: Famed writer in the Science Fiction and Fantasy for her Earthsea series, has passed. Ursula was 88.

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We have also lost Chilean poet Nicanor Parra: A well known physist who would later became an anti-poet, has passed. Parra never took poetry serieously until he met US poet Allen ginsberg. He would later make a collection in 1954 on a poetry book called "Poems and Anti-Poems. And while splitting his time teaching Physics, he would also spent time writing poetry during his spare time.

Parra was 103.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-peop ... SKBN1FC2QC

Write as you will, In whatever style you like, Too much blood has run under the bridge, To go on believing, That only one road is right. In poetry everything is permitted. With only this condition of course, You have to improve the blank page. - Nicanor Parra

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Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2018 6:03 pm
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Kari White, the country singer whose hits included “Now I Know” and “That’s My Baby,” died on Tuesday following a battle with cancer, Rolling Stone reports. She was 52.

In addition to her singing career, White was also an actress whose credits included the 2000 Tom Hanks film “Cast Away” and 2004’s “No Regrets.”

She played the woman who Hanks met right at the end of Cast Away who asked where he was headed, and drove away in the truck with the wings logo on it.

http://popculture.com/country-music/201 ... cancer-52/

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Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2018 12:14 am
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"Storm Chaser" reality star Joel Taylor just passed suddenly. No cause of death is reported. Joel was 38.

From January 24th.

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-enter ... 75386.html

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Veteran actor Robert Dowdell - whose huge credits include "Stoney Burke" alongside Jack Lord, and the famous '60s sci-fi series "Voyage of the Bottom of the Sea" as LTCOM Chip Morton, has passed. He also was part of the cast in 2 of the Late Irwin Allen projects with "The City Beneath The Sea" and the early '70s sci-fi series "Land Of The Giants".

Other credits include Moment of Fear, Adam-12, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century and CHiPs.

Dowdell was 85.

From January 26th.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ ... 85-1078706

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A former MLB pitcher becomes another victim of the totalitarian rule of Maduro. Former Marlins pitcher Marcos Carvajal would succumbed to pneumonia due to the shortages of medicine.

Marcos was 34.

January 26th.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/fo ... spartandhp

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Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2018 12:26 am
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Hugh Masekela: South Africa's most decorated Jazz musicians who would later wrote anti-apartheid songs after fleeing to the US, succumbs to prostate cancer.

Masekela was 78.

From January 23rd.

http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/23/africa/hu ... index.html

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Mort Walker - the man behind "Beetle Bailey" comic strip, has passed from pneumonia. Mort was 94.

January 27th.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/mort- ... spartanntp

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Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2018 12:27 am
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Ingvar Kamprad: The founding father of the well-known retailer IKEA that he began at the age of 17 in the '40s, has passed. Ingvar was 91.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/ik ... spartanntp

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Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2018 7:28 pm
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From January 27:

Jerry Sneva - brother of 2-time Indianapolis 500 winner Tom Sneva and 1977 Indy 500 Rookie Of The Year who only made 5 Indy Car starts, has passed.

Jerry was 69.

http://autoweek.com/article/indycar/197 ... va-dies-69

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Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2018 7:35 pm
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Former Padres and D-Backs GM Kevin Towers lost his battle to throat cancer. Kevin was 56.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/fo ... smsnnews11

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Also passing away this month is former MLB slugger Oscar Gamble. Gamble was well known for his Afro. Gamble passed away from a benign tumor on his jaw that later became carcinoma.

Gamble was 68.

http://www.sportingnews.com/mlb/news/os ... yur4v5pn8j

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Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2018 7:51 pm
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An early Wednesday morning SUV crash just claimed the lives of former NBA player Rasual Butler and 2011 American Idol contestant and wife Leah LaBelle. Police say that speeding was the factor of the crash when the SUV struck a parking meter before slamming into the wall.

Butler is survived by her daughter from a previous relationship, Raven. Rasual was 38. Leah was 31.

https://www.si.com/nba/2018/01/31/rasua ... -car-crash

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Chameka Scott: A former Baylor Lady Bears basketball player who was part of the 2005 NCAA Championship team, succumbs to cancer.

Chameka was 33.

http://baylorlariat.com/2018/01/22/form ... of-cancer/

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Former USA Hockey General Manager Jim Johansson was found dead in his sleep at his home in Colorado Springs, Colorado this past January 22.

Johansson was 53.

http://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id ... ies-age-53

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Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2018 7:54 pm
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He may not be a player. But Saul "Red" Fisher was there for his daily reports. The former Montreal Gazette sportswriter who began his career with his 1st report starting with the Richard Riot of 1955, has passed.

Fisher was 91.

http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/red ... -1.4496008

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Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2018 7:58 pm
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Louis Zorich: Veteran actor who was well known in the Sit Com Mad About You as the father of Paul Reiser's character, has passed. Zorich leaves his wife actress Olympia Dukakis, daughter Sofia, sons Peter and Stefan, 4 granddaughters, and a nephew - former NFL DT Chris Zorich.

Louis was 93.

http://deadline.com/2018/02/actor-louis ... 202276570/

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Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2018 8:17 pm
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Ann Gillis - former actress who started he rise to early stardom as Becky in the adaptation of Mark Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer has passed peacefully in a nursing home in Horam, East Sussex, UK.

Other major credits included The Singing Cowboy, the voice of the adult Faline in Bambi, Little Orphan Annie, and 2 guest appearances in Roger Moore TV series "The Saint". Her final appearance was in 1968 where she portrayed the mother of astronaut Frank Poole (who was portrayed by Gary Lockwood) in 2001: A Space Odyssey.

After completely ending her TV on-screen career, she would later became a painter right before getting in volved with the piano and a harp where she became successful.

Ann was 90.

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Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2018 6:04 am
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John Mahoney - veteran actor who was well remembered as the father of Kelsey Grammer's character in the TV sit-com "Fraiser" has passed after a long illness. The 1986 Tony Award winner was nominated twice in the Golden Globes and the Grammys for his role in the hit sitcom. Other credits include “The American President,” “Moonstruck,” “In the Line of Fire,” and “Say Anything,” along with voicing animated characters in the “Antz” and “Atlantis” films. His debut film was Tin Men with Richard Dreyfuss and Danny DeVito followed by "Eight Men Out" as Manager Kid Gleason.

Mahoney was 77.

https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/new ... 77-w516398

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Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2018 12:52 pm
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Active Colts LB Edwin Jackson was killed when he and an Uber driver were struck by an SUV truck on the shoulder of the I-70 expressway during Super Bowl Sunday. The 54-year-old Uber driver Jeffrey Monroe became ill while driving Jackson that he had to pull over into the shoulder. But moments later, the vehicle was struck by the truck, killing them on the scene.

They also learned that the suspect who was intoxicated at the time of the crash was an illegal immigrant from Guatemala who was deported twice. After the drunk driver fled the scene, he was captured a few moments later charging him with driving without a license and possessing a false identification.

The death has become political as the US are trying to curb the immigration process.

Jackson was 26.

http://fox59.com/2018/02/04/2-struck-an ... west-side/

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Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2018 10:32 am
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From February 2nd.

Former Temptations lead singer Dennis Edwards just passed on a moment ago. Just 1 day shy of his 75th birthday. Edwards became officially the lead singer in 1968 following of the fall-out with David Ruffin. He was briefly dropped from the group in 1978 but returned in 1980.

Edwards won 2 Grammys for their hit songs "Cloud 9" and "Papa Was A Rolling Stone". Other hits include Ball of Confusion (That's What the World is Today)

His death leaves Otis Williams as the only sole survivor of the original Temptations.

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/temptations-s ... d=52805138

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From March 7th.

Former musician-turned actor Mickey Jones who is well known as Pete Bilker in the sit-com "Home Improvement" and the biker form the Breath Savers commercial has passed from a long illness. Jones was a former drummer who began his career with Trini Lopez, then he joined Johnny Rivers before being scouted by Bob Dylan. But his stint with Dylan came short after he was involved in a motorcycle accident. Right after his accident, Jones took offers as extras, right before Kenny Rogers approached him with his band First Edition in 1967. The band would go for 10 years before Kenny parted ways enroute to a solo career.

Jones would then took acting as a supporter. Aside from Home Improvement, he also took roles in Alice, the mini-series "V: The Final Battle", "V: The Series", Dead Band, Total Recall, Dutch, The Drop Zone among others. He was also known for his role in the series "Justified" and the crooked Sheriff in the hit comedy "National Lampoon's Vacation"

Jones was 76.

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/20 ... at-76.html