October, 2020 Obituaries.

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Bob Gibson at 85, great pitcher in his era, lost to Mickey Lolich in game 7, 1968

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Archie Lyndhurst, "So Awkward" star, died after a short illness at the age of 19.
https://pagesix.com/2020/10/02/archie-l ... ead-at-19/
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Actor Thomas Jefferson Byrd dead at 70 in apparent shooting
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/a ... t-shooting
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Eddie Van Halen, legendary rock guitarist, dead at 65
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/e ... halen-dead
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AARR wrote:
Tue Oct 06, 2020 5:19 pm
Eddie Van Halen, legendary rock guitarist, dead at 65
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/e ... halen-dead
Didn't know he's been battling cancer.. man, eddie was awesome. One of my favs of him playing on Letterman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EX9BNMY08rA
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R.I.P. to singer/songwriter Johnny Nash, who was 80. He is best known for his hit, "I Can See Clearly Now."
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/i-can ... ZISTo1oGcA
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~Z~ wrote:
Tue Oct 06, 2020 10:31 pm
AARR wrote:
Tue Oct 06, 2020 5:19 pm
Eddie Van Halen, legendary rock guitarist, dead at 65
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/e ... halen-dead
Didn't know he's been battling cancer.. man, eddie was awesome. One of my favs of him playing on Letterman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EX9BNMY08rA
The greatest video ever of Eddie playing.

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New York Yankees pitcher Edward "Whitey" Ford died at 91.

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

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Lucille Ball’s great-granddaughter Desiree Anzalone dead from breast cancer at 31
https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/lucil ... d=msedgntp
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R.I.P. to legendary TV game show host James Narz, a.k.a. "Tom Kennedy," who has died at the age of 93.
https://www.tmz.com/2020/10/11/name-tha ... dead-dies/

Here is an outtake from the show "Password Plus" when Kennedy took over as host after Allen Ludden left the show because of his health. Some of this made it to air, but most of it didn't. :lol:
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AARR wrote:
Sat Oct 10, 2020 7:20 am
Lucille Ball’s great-granddaughter Desiree Anzalone dead from breast cancer at 31
https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/lucil ... d=msedgntp
Sad about her passing, but the media is really something nowadays.
Great-grand daughter rates coverage? Or is there something in her background that rates the coverage?

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Joe Morgan, former Cincinnati Red and broadcaster died at 77.

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

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Conchata Ferrell, who became known for her role as Berta the housekeeper on TV’s “Two and a Half Men” has died. She was 77.

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/enter ... 114273968/

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Rock artists Spencer Davis (Spencer Davis Group) and Tony Lewis (The Outfield) died on the same date, October 19th.

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Sean Connery, Scottish actor who played James Bond in 7 movies, dead at 90: report
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/s ... -90-report
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AARR wrote:
Sat Oct 31, 2020 9:25 am
Sean Connery, Scottish actor who played James Bond in 7 movies, dead at 90: report
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/s ... -90-report
I'm sure this hits Doktor No pretty hard. Superb actor who should be remembered not only for the Bond films, but for so many others - Hitchcock's "Marnie" stands out to me. No doubt, Mr. Connery is frolicking somewhere with female part Galore today...

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October 24: Prof. Carl Bajema - GVSU Professor Emeritus (Biology) and author of several books on logging railroads and electric railroads in Michigan.

https://obits.mlive.com/obituaries/gran ... =197022625
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fmilhaupt wrote:
Mon Nov 02, 2020 8:06 am
October 24: Prof. Carl Bajema - GVSU Professor Emeritus (Biology) and author of several books on logging railroads and electric railroads in Michigan.

https://obits.mlive.com/obituaries/gran ... =197022625
I missed seeing this when it happened. I only noticed it while looking at some stuff while planning to return to GVSU in May to finishing something I should have finished 20 years ago. While I did not have Professor Bajema while attending GVSU (I do have a Bio minor), I do recall his love of railroads, something I did not realize he was in to until message boards became popular and I saw his occasional posts. He was a credit to the school, the profession, and the rail fanning community, and will be missed.

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