August, 2018 Obituaries.

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August, 2018 Obituaries.

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R.I.P Charlotte Rae (92). She is best known for her roles on the sitcoms "Diff'rent Strokes" and it's spin-off, "The Facts of Life" as Edna Garrett. She was Philip Drummond's housekeeper on "Diff'rent Strokes" and later the housemother at an all-girl's school on "The Facts of Life."
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/06/obit ... -dead.html
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Pioneering railroad photographer, Jim Shaughnessy (84) died on August 7th.
http://railfan.com/pioneering-railroad- ... ies-at-84/
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41 years ago today, Elvis Presley, the King of Rock and Roll died. Today, we lost the Queen of Soul. R.I.P. Aretha Franklin (76).
https://people.com/music/aretha-franklin-dead-at-76/
http://www.tmz.com/2018/08/16/aretha-fr ... ing-queen/
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R.I.P. Robin Leach, (76) longtime host of "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous."
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ ... es-1137244]
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John McCain dead at 81.
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hoborich wrote:John McCain dead at 81.
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People seem to die in threes. Leonard Skynyrd's Ed King died at the age of 68 earlier this week.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/obituaries ... le-n903416
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R.I.P. Legendary playwright Neil Simon.(91)
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https://www.mlive.com/sports/grand-rapi ... e_who.html

Grand Rapid native and retired Dallas Cowboy George Andrie dies.
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Venessa Marquez (48), ER actress, pulled a BB gun out on an officer and was shot and killed.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/peo ... 157394002/
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