January, 2022 Obituaries

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~Z~ wrote:
Fri Jan 21, 2022 9:11 am
Poor Meatloaf, died of the covid.
He did? I've just looked at six different news sites and all of them state that the cause of death has not been given. Not saying he didn't, but where was this reported?
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J T wrote:
Fri Jan 21, 2022 10:51 am
~Z~ wrote:
Fri Jan 21, 2022 9:11 am
Poor Meatloaf, died of the covid.
He did? I've just looked at six different news sites and all of them state that the cause of death has not been given. Not saying he didn't, but where was this reported?
https://www.tmz.com/2022/01/21/meat-loa ... es-singer/
But you are correct as no cause has been "officially" given.

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Clark Gillies, member of NY Islanders' Stanley Cup teams, dead at 67
Gillies was among several Hall of Famers to play on four consecutive Islanders championship teams in the 1980s
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/clark-gi ... y-cup-dead
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Howard Hesseman at 81 from colon surgery complications.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertai ... 277205002/
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Dan Reeves, 77, American football player (Dallas Cowboys) and coach (Denver Broncos, Atlanta Falcons), Super Bowl champion (1972), complications from dementia.
https://apnews.com/article/dan-reeves-d ... 81b19f7224

Arnold Jeter, 82, American college football coach (Delaware State, New Jersey City)
https://www.njcu.edu/about/news/2022/01 ... ch-dies-82

Max Julien, 88, American actor (The Mack, Getting Straight) and screenwriter (Cleopatra Jones).
https://www.tmz.com/2022/01/01/the-mack ... dead-dies/

Jay Weaver, 42, American bassist (Big Daddy Weave), COVID-19.
https://www.billboard.com/music/music-n ... 235015210/

Traxamillion, 42, American hip hop producer, cancer.
https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/art ... 744909.php#

Jody Gibson, 64, American convicted procurer.
https://www.tmz.com/2022/01/03/hollywoo ... dead-dies/

Bob Halloran, 87, American sportscaster (CBS Sports).
https://apnews.com/article/entertainmen ... 24d9b1e99e

Larry Biittner, 75, American baseball player (Chicago Cubs, Washington Senators/Texas Rangers, Montreal Expos), cancer.
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story ... 079062002/

Jud Logan, 62, American four-time Olympic hammer thrower, complications from COVID-19.
https://apnews.com/article/sports-europ ... 4650e9ebb4

Jay Wolpert, 79, American television producer (The Price Is Right) and screenwriter (Pirates of the Caribbean, The Count of Monte Cristo), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movie ... 235069382/

Odell Barry, 80, American football player (Denver Broncos) and politician, mayor of Northglenn, Colorado (1980–1982), heart disease.
https://recentlyheard.com/2022/01/05/od ... at-age-80/

Tommy Matchick, 78, American baseball player (Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals, Milwaukee Brewers), World Series champion (1968), complications from COVID-19.
https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/mud- ... 0220106088

Russell Lees, 64, American-born Canadian playwright and video game screenwriter (Assassin's Creed, Far Cry New Dawn, Watch Dogs 2), heart attack.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ ... 235072495/#!

Jim Corsi, 60, American baseball player (Oakland Athletics, Boston Red Sox, Houston Astros), cancer.
https://www.mlb.com/news/jim-corsi-dies-at-60

Joan Copeland, 99, American actress (Search for Tomorrow, Brother Bear, The Peacemaker).
https://extratv.com/2022/01/04/joan-cop ... ies-at-99/

Ross Browner, 67, American Hall of Fame football player (Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Cincinnati Bengals, Green Bay Packers), COVID-19.
https://www.bengals.com/news/bengals-su ... sses-at-67

Ralph Neely, 78, American football player (Dallas Cowboys), Super Bowl champion (1972, 1978).
https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/sp ... 88087.html

Da Hoss, 30, American racehorse.
https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing ... dies-at-30

Alphabet Soup, 30, American racehorse, euthanized.
https://www.paulickreport.com/horse-car ... y-disease/

Buck's Boy, 29, American thoroughbred racehorse.
https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing ... dies-at-29

Bobs Worth, 16, Irish racehorse.
https://www.racingpost.com/news/latest/ ... -17/533087

Popcorn Deelites, 24, American racehorse and animal actor (Seabiscuit), colic.
https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing ... dies-at-24
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Cheslie Kryst, 30, former Miss USA 2019, dead from jumping from a building in Manhattan.
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R.I.P. "Walking Dead" actor Moses Moseley, who was found dead last week in Stockton, GA at the age of 31.
https://www.thewrap.com/moses-moseley-a ... xePG0amyp0
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