Obituaries, January 2024

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St. John's basketball standout Gus Alfieri dies at 87

Gus Alfieri, a standout basketball player at St. John's who later became a very successful high school coach and an author, has died. He was 87.

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-baske ... ri-dies-87

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R.I.P. Star Trek actor, Mickey Cottrell, who was 79.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/star- ... 6ce9&ei=17

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David Soul, Hutch of STARSKY AND HUTCH, passes in London, at 80.

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Hollywood actor Christian Oliver, 2 daughters killed in Caribbean plane crash: report
Actor's plane crashed soon after takeoff from Bequia island in St. Vincent and the Grenadines
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/a ... lane-crash

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R.I.P. "Battlestar Galactica" and "Law and Order" actor, Harry Johnson, who died at the age of 81 on 1/2/24.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/harry ... 066a3&ei=7

[AARR]

Buck McNeely, 'The Outdoorsman' star, dead at 63
Hunting and fishing enthusiast Buck McNeely died in his sleep
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/b ... ar-dead-63

[Jochs]

R.I.P. Days of Our Lives actor, Bill Hayes, who died yesterday at the age of 98. He played character, Doug Williams.
https://people.com/days-of-our-lives-st ... 98-8426076

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R.I.P. actress Joyce Randolph, who was best known for playing "Trixie" on "The Honeymooners." She died yesterday at the age of 99.
https://www.tmz.com/2024/01/14/honeymoo ... e-gleason/

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Four-time Pro Bowl QB Norm Snead dies at 84
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/393 ... ad-dies-84

[Jochs]

R.I.P. "All My Children" actor, Alec Musser, who died on 1/13/24 at the age of 50.
https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/alec-m ... 235871383/

[AARR]

Ex-Saints linebacker Ronald Powell dead at 32
Powell was a standout linebacker at Florida
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/ex-saint ... owell-dead

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Champion bodybuilder Chad McCrary dead at 49, brother confirms: 'Just an all-around good man'
Cause of death was not immediately revealed
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/champion ... d-good-man

The moral is if you want to live longer don't exercise...instead drink beer and watch football

[Jetlink]

Music students and classier audiences everywhere have undoubtedly been entertained by the lighter side of classical music courtesy of the forgotten works of P D Q Bach; recently brought out of obscurity by one Peter Schickele of Bearsville, New York.

Schickele has won numerous Grammy awards for his work. To a large degree, Schickele's music as P. D. Q. Bach has overshadowed his work as a "serious" composer.

As a music student his gimmicks, commentaries, and compositions would have us rolling in aisles and the crowds always loved it when we did performances of his work.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._D._Q._Bach

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Schickele

https://www.legacy.com/news/celebrity-d ... -d-q-bach/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WR4CdKSeD-E
https://youtu.be/MzXoVo16pTg

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R.I.P. Adam Harrison, 39, son of Rick Harrison of "Pawn Stars." He apparently died from a drug overdose.
https://www.tmz.com/2024/01/19/pawn-sta ... -overdose/

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Dexter Scott King, son of Martin Luther King Jr., dead at 62
Dexter Scott King died peacefully after 'valiant' battle with prostate cancer, family says
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dexter ... jr-dead-62

[Jochs]

R.I.P. "Star Trek: Enterprise" actor Gary Graham, who was 73.

https://people.com/star-trek-enterprise ... 73-8548168

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Folk singer, Melanie Safka has died at the age of 76.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/melanie-p ... dies-at-76

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Beach Boys frontman Brian Wilson announces death of his wife: 'We are lost'
Melinda Kay Ledbetter Wilson was 77
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/b ... fe-we-lost

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EOW.

Deputy Sheriff Justin Smith
Stone County Sheriff's Office, AR
EOW: Tuesday, January 2, 2024
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Eric Anthony Minix
Coweta County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Thursday, January 4, 2024
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Deputy Sheriff Jeremy Malone
George County Sheriff's Office, MS
EOW: Thursday, January 4, 2024
Cause: Gunfire

Lieutenant David J. McShane
New York State Environmental Conservation Police, NY
EOW: Monday, January 22, 2024
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Trooper Joel Popp
Michigan State Police, MI
EOW: Wednesday, January 24, 2024
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Sergeant Michael "Zini" Kurinzi
Elizabeth Police Department, NJ
EOW: Saturday, January 27, 2024
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Trooper Jimmy Cenescar
Georgia State Patrol, GA
EOW: Sunday, January 28, 2024
Cause: Automobile crash

K9 Nyx,
Breed Belgian Malinois
Gender Female
Age 7
Tour 6 years
Rockford Police Department, IL
EOW: Sunday, January 28, 2024
Cause: Gunfire