Persons of Note Who Have Passed Away

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Independent wrestler Markus Crane passes away

Markus Crane has passed away at the age of 33.

Crane competed for various Independent promotions over the years including GCW, Freelance, NPU, and more. He was known for competing in deathmatches. He last wrestled at GCW Planet Death in April and has shared the ring with the likes of Zicky Dice, Jimmy Lloyd, Nick Gage, and more. He’s also competed in three Nick Gage Invitational tournaments.

http://www.gerweck.net/2021/12/27/indep ... sses-away/

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Founding SEAL Team 6 head Richard Marcinko dead at 81

Richard Marcinko, founding commander of U.S. Navy SEAL Team 6, died on Saturday at the age of 81, his son announced on Sunday.

“Last night, Christmas evening, we lost a hero, who’s also known as The Rogue Warrior, the retired Navy SEAL commander AND the creator of SEAL Team Six, my father, Richard Marcinko,” his son Matt Marcinko tweeted.

https://thehill.com/policy/defense/navy ... dead-at-81

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Wife of Tom McClintock dies, few details released

The wife of U.S. Representative Tom McClintock has died.

The news was released by McClintock’s social media account, saying they had been married for 34 years and have two children.

https://www.mariposagazette.com/article ... -released/

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Edward O. Wilson, biologist known as ‘ant man,’ dead at 92

BOSTON (AP) — Edward O. Wilson, the pioneering Harvard biologist who advanced the provocative theory that human behavior such as war and altruism has a genetic basis and warned against the decline of ecosystems, has died. He was 92.

Wilson was “called ‘Darwin’s natural heir,’ and was known affectionately as ‘the ant man’ for his pioneering work as an entomologist,” according to an announcement posted Monday on the E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation’s website. He died on Dec. 26 in Burlington, Massachusetts.

https://apnews.com/article/edward-o-wil ... 87ef2a5cee

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Jeff Dickerson, ESPN's Chicago Bears reporter, dies at age 44

Jeff Dickerson, a fixture at ESPN and in the Chicago sports market for two decades, died Tuesday of complications from colon cancer. He was 44.

In a cruel twist, Dickerson died at the same hospice care facility that his wife, Caitlin, died in two years ago. Caitlin Dickerson had undergone treatment for melanoma and its complications for eight years. Jeff Dickerson is survived by their son, Parker, and his parents, George and Sandy Dickerson.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/329 ... atform=amp

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John Madden, football legend, dies at 85

John Madden, a legendary figure known to one generation as a Hall of Fame coach, another generation as the sport’s greatest announcer, and yet another generation for the video game that bears his name, has died at the age of 85.

The NFL announced Madden’s passing today.

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2 ... ies-at-85/

[Libertas]

John Madden, football legend, dies at 85

John Madden, a legendary figure known to one generation as a Hall of Fame coach, another generation as the sport’s greatest announcer, and yet another generation for the video game that bears his name, has died at the age of 85.

The NFL announced Madden’s passing today.

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2 ... ies-at-85/

Oh shit, big part of my life...bummer

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Harry Reid, political pugilist and longtime Senate majority leader, dies

Former Sen. Harry Reid (Nev.), one of the Senate’s longest-serving majority leaders and a Democrat who played a central role in enacting former President Obama’s biggest legislative accomplishments, died Tuesday at 82.

The death was announced by longtime political reporter Jon Ralston, who called Reid "probably the most important elected official in Nevada history."

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/428 ... eader-dies

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Jack Feldman, Holocaust survivor who told his story in Emmy-winning documentary, dies at 95

(JTA) — In 2016, Jack Feldman’s 10-year-old great-grandson asked him about the number tattooed on his skin. Their conversation became the basis of the short HBO documentary “The Number on Great-Grandpa’s Arm,” an introduction to the Holocaust intended for children.

Veteran documentary filmmaker Amy Schatz was attracted to the project because, she said at the time, there was hardly any material on the Holocaust suitable for children and their families. Her goal was to transmit the survivor’s experience “gently and with clarity.”

https://www.jta.org/2021/12/28/obituari ... dies-at-95

[Motor City]

Community comes together to say final goodbye to CMPD Officer Mia Goodwin

Officer Mia Goodwin, who had been with the department since 2015, was on her fifth day back to work after maternity leave.

The community is coming together Wednesday to say goodbye to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Officer Mia Goodwin.

The CMPD officer was killed one week ago, on Dec. 22, as she was assisting with a traffic accident on Interstate 85 in Charlotte......

RIP

[sam lefthand]

Wife of Tom McClintock dies, few details released

The wife of U.S. Representative Tom McClintock has died.

The news was released by McClintock’s social media account, saying they had been married for 34 years and have two children.

https://www.mariposagazette.com/article ... -released/

I'll be darned, he's my rep. That's my local newspaper.

Not that I want him to be my rep.

Irrespective of that I'm sorry to hear about his wife.

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Wrestler promoter passes away

It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that we announce the sudden passing of Kirk White – founder and promoter of Big Time Wrestling (BTW) in Northern California. Kirk died peacefully in his sleep on Christmas Eve, he was 63.

http://www.gerweck.net/2021/12/30/wrest ... sses-away/

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Bridget Hanley dies; movie star's legacy includes Log Cabin Visitors Center

Bridget Hanley, who grew up in Edmonds, starred on "Here Come the Brides" on TV and helped save what is now the Log Cabin Visitors Center on Fifth Avenue North, died Dec. 15 at age 80.

Her death was confirmed by Theatre West in Los Angeles, where she was a member.

https://www.edmondsbeacon.com/story/202 ... 26064.html

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Kardashian Business Manager Angela Kukawski Dead at 55 After Suspected Murder

Angela Kukawski, a business manager whose clients include the Kardashians, has died at the age of 55 after what police have deemed a homicide.

According to the Los Angeles Police Department, authorities have launched an investigation after Kukawski was found dead inside of her car on Dec. 23 in Simi Valley, Calif.

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/kar ... 26286.html

[Drak]

TMZ is reporting the Betty White has died at the age of 99.

TMZ - verified
@TMZ
Betty White has died at age 99.

[ZoWie]

That's a big one around here for a variety of reasons relating to old business connections. 2021 is about very little else, just death, death, death all the time. In the news, and every time the phone rings, and I've thought about my own altogether too much for a variety of very depressing reasons. It's why I consider it the worst year of my life.

At least she was 99. I considered her as a trouper in the old sense of the word, and that always impressed me. She came up through the old star system, and learned all the drills. One of the greats.

Awful lot gone this year.

[marindem01]

Damn she had one hell of a career.

[carmenjonze]

That's a big one around here for a variety of reasons relating to old business connections. 2021 is about very little else, just death, death, death all the time. In the news, and every time the phone rings, and I've thought about my own altogether too much for a variety of very depressing reasons. It's why I consider it the worst year of my life.

At least she was 99. I considered her as a trouper in the old sense of the word, and that always impressed me. She came up through the old star system, and learned all the drills. One of the greats.

Awful lot gone this year.

Damn she had one hell of a career.

I just learned that she is the person who introduced television at the World’s Fair in 1939. Love her!

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Thank you for being our friend ladies you're all TV icons may they RIP.

[marindem01]

I just learned that she is the person who introduced television at the World’s Fair in 1939. Love her!

In some el cheapo horror movie Ms. White played true to form, she a bit of a potty mouth off camera.

I remember watching Ms. White on game shows in 1950's and 1960's. I think she was married Alan Lunden of "Password".

[Libertas]

"And the password is"


It was her husband's line, but she loved him and never stopped all these years after his passing.

https://youtu.be/Xokps1hObpQ
Wait, I guess my memory is wrong, I thought he would say that before he handed the password to each player...

She was amazing. The story is her and Bea Arthur didnt get along because Betty was just too nice

[47of74]

In some el cheapo horror movie Ms. White played true to form, she a bit of a potty mouth off camera.

I remember watching Ms. White on game shows in 1950's and 1960's. I think she was married Alan Lunden of "Password".

Yeah, Lake Placid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpZkzcGZ4FI

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Hall of Famer, 10-time Celtics champion Sam Jones dies at 88

Hall of Famer Sam Jones, who won 10 titles during the Boston Celtics' dynasty in the 1950s and 1960s, died Thursday, the team announced. He was 88.

Jones was in failing health and had been hospitalized in Florida, team spokesman Jeff Twiss said, via the Associated Press. The Celtics held a moment of silence for Jones before their Friday matinee against the Phoenix Suns.

https://sports.yahoo.com/nba-news-hall- ... 43605.html

[marindem01]

Yeah, Lake Placid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpZkzcGZ4FI

Thanks. I was stymied on the name.

"Is this where if I had a C**K, I tell you to suck it". I laughed out loud.

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Former Miss Mississippi Kathy Manning Dies of COVID-19 Complications at 59

Miss Mississippi 1984 died from complications of COVID-19 last week, at the age of 59.

Manning, who went on to be the second runner-up in the Miss America contest in 1985, died on Dec. 23 in Collierville, Tenn, according to her obituary.

https://people.com/human-interest/forme ... 19-battle/