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'Laverne & Shirley' Star Cindy Williams Dies at 75: 'A Glittering Spirit That Everyone Loved'

Cindy Williams, the legendary actress best known for her portrayal of the character Shirley Feeney on the sitcom Laverne & Shirley, has died. She was 75.

Williams' children, Zak and Emily Hudson, released a statement to PEOPLE through their family spokeswoman Liza Cranis on Monday, stating that their mother died peacefully last Wednesday following a brief illness

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Former Minnesota Sen. Dave Durenberger dies at 88

David Durenberger, who rose from central Minnesota to the United States Senate, died Tuesday at age 88, according to his longtime friend and former chief of staff Tom Horner.

Durenberger served 16 years in the Senate, earning a reputation as an expert on health care, environmental policy and other national issues. His father was a coach and athletic director at St. John’s University in Collegeville, Minn., and his family lived on the campus.

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Bobby Beathard, the architect of Washington's Super Bowl teams, dies at 86

Bobby Beathard, who hired Joe Gibbs then built the teams that ultimately brought the Super Bowl to Washington, died Monday at the age of 86.

Mr. Beathard was a Hall of Fame football executive whose teams won a total of seven Super Bowls in his distinguished career. The Washington Post reported that Mr. Beathard had suffered from Alzheimer's in recent years.

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Lanny Poffo passes away

WWE is saddened to learn that Lanny Poffo, best known to sports-entertainment fans as The Genius, passed away at 68 years of age.

The son of Angelo Poffo and younger brother of WWE Hall of Famer “Macho Man” Randy Savage, Lanny Poffo had a style all his own. Arriving in WWE in 1985 alongside his brother, “Leaping” Lanny Poffo was one of the first high-flyers in WWE. While he achieved some success as a fan favorite reading his own poetry and throwing Frisbees to the crowd, he reached new heights as The Genius while managing Mr. Perfect.

WWE extends its condolences to Poffo’s family, friends and fans.

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Pro soccer player Anton Walkes, 25, killed in Florida boat crash

Professional soccer player Anton Walkes was killed in a boating crash in Miami, authorities said Thursday. His MLS team Charlotte FC confirmed the 25-year-old defender's death in a statement.

"We are deeply saddened to share that Anton Walkes has tragically passed away this morning," the club announced. "May he rest in peace."

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Beloved Minnesota Twins scouting director Mike Radcliff dies

The Minnesota Twins and many longstanding members of the Major League Baseball community are mourning the death of Twins' scouting director Mike Radcliff.

Radcliff was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2019 before surgery to remove the tumor made him cancer-free in September 2020. Patrick Reusse reports that Radcliff died after "docs kept pancreatic cancer at bay for a time."

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Melinda Dillon, Actress in ‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind’ and ‘A Christmas Story,’ Dies at 83

Melinda Dillon, who received supporting Oscar nominations for her turns in Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Absence of Malice and portrayed the doting mom in the holiday perennial A Christmas Story, died Jan. 9, her family announced. She was 83.

Right out of the gate, Dillon earned a Tony nomination and Theatre World award in 1963 for her debut performance on Broadway as the childlike wife Honey in the original production of Edward Albee‘s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

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ap215 wrote: Fri Feb 03, 2023 8:04 pm Melinda Dillon, Actress in ‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind’ and ‘A Christmas Story,’ Dies at 83

Melinda Dillon, who received supporting Oscar nominations for her turns in Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Absence of Malice and portrayed the doting mom in the holiday perennial A Christmas Story, died Jan. 9, her family announced. She was 83.

Right out of the gate, Dillon earned a Tony nomination and Theatre World award in 1963 for her debut performance on Broadway as the childlike wife Honey in the original production of Edward Albee‘s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

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I'm sad to hear of her passing. I first recognized her in Close Encounters of the Third Kind and then started seeing her in other movies like A Christmas Story and Harry and the Hendersons. She always seemed like a warm, caring person.
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Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan martial ruler in 9/11 wars, dies

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Gen. Pervez Musharraf, who seized power in a bloodless coup and later led a reluctant Pakistan into aiding the U.S. war in Afghanistan against the Taliban, has died, officials said Sunday. He was 79.

Musharraf, a former special forces commando, became president through the last of a string of military coups that roiled Pakistan since its founding amid the bloody 1947 partition of India. He ruled the nuclear-armed state after his 1999 coup through tensions with India, an atomic proliferation scandal and an Islamic extremist insurgency. He stepped down in 2008 while facing possible impeachment.

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Charles Kimbrough of ‘Murphy Brown’ Dead at 86. For those of you who don't recognize his face or name, he was played Jim Dial, the straight-laced, stiff anchorman on Murphy Brown.
Charles Kimbrough, Emmy-nominated for his portrayal of hard-edged news anchor Jim Dial on Murphy Brown, has died at the age of 86. He died Jan. 11 in Culver City, California, his son John confirming his death to The New York Times.

Kimbrough was born in Minnesota in 1936 and grew up in Highland Park, Illinois, before studying music and theater at Indiana University. He later got a master’s from the Yale School of Drama.

He broke out with his Tony-nominated role as Harry in the Broadway debut of Stephen Sondheim’s Company in 1970 before his Murphy Brown fame. The CBS comedy, which starred Candice Bergen, premiered in 1988 and lasted 10 seasons. The series was revived for a 13-episode season in fall 2018, with Kimbrough reprising his role for three episodes.

Most recently, Kimbrough starred alongside Jim Parsons in the Broadway revival of Harvey in 2012.
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WCW Alumnus Charlie Norris Passes Away

Charlie Norris, who had a stint in WCW in the 1990s, has passed away. The Cauliflower Alley Club announced on Monday that Norris passed at the age of 57. No details were given regarding his passing.

Norris grew up in Red Lake, Minnesota within the Red Lake Reservation. He began his pro wrestling career in 1989 and trained with Ed Sharkey, who used him as a top babyface in his Pro Wrestling America promotion. Norris had five reigns as the PWA Heavyweight Champions and two reigns as the PWA Tag Team Champions, one with Sam Houston and one with Derrek Dukes. Norris was with PWA until early 1993 and had an appearance at the NWA/W*ING crossover event NWA Grandslam before signing with WCW.

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Candice LeRae Announces Passing Of Her Grandfather In Emotional Note

"WWE Raw" star Candice LeRae has suffered a loss as she announced on her Instagram page that her grandfather, Dawson, has passed away. The Instagram post included three images, one of Dawson hugging LeRae, one of Dawson with LeRae and Johnny Gargano, and one of Dawson holding LeRae and Gargano's son, Quill.

The Instagram post also featured a heartfelt message from LeRae about her late grandfather.

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ap215 wrote: Wed Feb 08, 2023 12:14 pm Candice LeRae Announces Passing Of Her Grandfather In Emotional Note

"WWE Raw" star Candice LeRae has suffered a loss as she announced on her Instagram page that her grandfather, Dawson, has passed away. The Instagram post included three images, one of Dawson hugging LeRae, one of Dawson with LeRae and Johnny Gargano, and one of Dawson holding LeRae and Gargano's son, Quill.

The Instagram post also featured a heartfelt message from LeRae about her late grandfather.

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Dude, c’mon, shouldn’t there be a level below which doesn’t make it here? I mean, okay, if SHE had passed, but her grandfather? What next, a post for her cousin twice removed?

I don’t come here much when I see a new post, because most of them you post are of people I’ve never heard of. I mean, okay, you could call her a person of note, but I don’t think her grandfather is.
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The matriarch of the Guerreros passes away

Hector Guerrero posted the following on Facebook:

Today I’d like to celebrate the matriarch of the Guerreros ascension into Paradise with our beloved family members already into eternity

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gounion wrote: Wed Feb 08, 2023 12:19 pm Dude, c’mon, shouldn’t there be a level below which doesn’t make it here? I mean, okay, if SHE had passed, but her grandfather? What next, a post for her cousin twice removed?

I don’t come here much when I see a new post, because most of them you post are of people I’ve never heard of. I mean, okay, you could call her a person of note, but I don’t think her grandfather is.
I agree with you. Most of the people whose death are posted are either celebrities, minor celebrities, or somewhat well-known. The death of a grandfather of someone I've or most people never heard of isn't news and does nothing to keep us informed.
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gounion wrote: Wed Feb 08, 2023 12:19 pm Dude, c’mon, shouldn’t there be a level below which doesn’t make it here? I mean, okay, if SHE had passed, but her grandfather? What next, a post for her cousin twice removed?

I don’t come here much when I see a new post, because most of them you post are of people I’ve never heard of. I mean, okay, you could call her a person of note, but I don’t think her grandfather is.
My bad Gou I just posted it because i personally feel bad for anyone in this world who loses a certain loved one i have been there myself i get what you're saying plus i also had my own personal loss as my brother in law's father passed last Saturday from Dementia.
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ap215 wrote: Wed Feb 08, 2023 7:03 pm My bad Gou I just posted it because i personally feel bad for anyone in this world who loses a certain loved one i have been there myself i get what you're saying plus i also had my own personal loss as my brother in law's father passed last Saturday from Dementia.
I know you mean well, and sorry to hear of your own loss. Of course, personal losses can always be discussed in the personal forum. My wife’s mother passed from dementia a few years ago, which was quite tough on her, as she worked as a caregiver for quite a while to her. I don’t know if there’s a disease more horrible than that.

Just remember that, and this is just my view, it should be for people of some national, not regional fame. Otherwise it’s too cluttered. I had at one point suggested to do new threads for each year, because this threads too damned long anyway, but that didn’t happen, and that was just an idea.
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Burt Bacharach, the composer of dozens of top 10 hits, dies at 94

Burt Bacharach, the legendary composer who wrote dozens of pop hits, has died. He was 94.

Bacharach died Wednesday at his home in Los Angeles of natural causes, his publicist, Tina Brausam, told The Associated Press Thursday.

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I liked him he was in a few Zorro movies.

Actor Fernando Becerril dies at 78 years of age

On the afternoon of this February 7, the death of the first actor and director, Fernando Becerril at 78 years of age, was announced.

The news was confirmed by the National Association of Actors through their social networks, where they expressed their condolences.

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ap215 wrote: Thu Feb 09, 2023 10:04 am Burt Bacharach, the composer of dozens of top 10 hits, dies at 94

Burt Bacharach, the legendary composer who wrote dozens of pop hits, has died. He was 94.

Bacharach died Wednesday at his home in Los Angeles of natural causes, his publicist, Tina Brausam, told The Associated Press Thursday.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/bu ... -rcna14833
An amazingly talented man. His music remains with us forever.
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ap215 wrote: Thu Feb 09, 2023 10:04 am Burt Bacharach, the composer of dozens of top 10 hits, dies at 94

Burt Bacharach, the legendary composer who wrote dozens of pop hits, has died. He was 94.

Bacharach died Wednesday at his home in Los Angeles of natural causes, his publicist, Tina Brausam, told The Associated Press Thursday.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/bu ... -rcna14833
I didn’t realize he was quite that old. I remember him recently from cameo appearances in Austin Powers movies. He looked pretty good for an old guy. We should all be so lucky.
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JoeMemphis wrote: Thu Feb 09, 2023 7:25 pm I didn’t realize he was quite that old. I remember him recently from cameo appearances in Austin Powers movies. He looked pretty good for an old guy. We should all be so lucky.
Those movies were made 23 to 26 years ago.
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Bludogdem wrote: Thu Feb 09, 2023 9:11 pm Those movies were made 23 to 26 years ago.
Time flys doesn’t it?
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JoeMemphis wrote: Thu Feb 09, 2023 9:53 pm Time flys doesn’t it?
It certainty do!
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Elena Fanchini, medal-winning Alpine skier, dies at 37

Italian skier Elena Fanchini, whose career was cut short by a tumor, has died. She was 37.

Fanchini passed away Wednesday at her home in Solato, near Brescia, the Italian Winter Sports Federation announced.

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