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R.I.P. Former Boston Red Sox Pitcher Tom Wakefield, who was 57.
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/385 ... ld-dies-57

R.I.P. former NFL player, Russ Francis, 70, who died on a plane crash on 10/1/23.
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/385 ... lane-crash

Notable people in sports also apparently die in threes.

R.I.P. Chicago Bears Hall of Famer, Dick Butkus, who died today at the age of 80.
https://www.chicagobears.com/news/bears ... buttoxes-away

https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/05/sport/di ... index.html

R.I.P. Award winning film-maker Terrence Davies, who died today at the age of 77.
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/o ... dies-at-77

The wife of Bernie Smilovitz, Dr. Donna Rockwell Smilovitz, passed away on October 7th. In the Detroit area Bernie was well known as the sports news caster on channel 4. Dr. Donna Rockwell Smilovitz, was not as widely known as Bernie, but was featured on local radio stations for her work as a respected psychologist. I have not heard yet what her cause of death was.
https://www.irakaufman.com/mobile/detail.php?id=9017

R.I.P. Musician Buck Trent, who died earlier this week at the age of 85.
https://www.savingcountrymusic.com/hee- ... -has-died/

Mark Goddard, star of Lost in Space and General Hospital, has died at the age of 87.
https://people.com/mark-goddard-lost-in ... 87-8358080

Rudolph Isley, founder of The Isley Brothers, has died at the age of 84.
https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/rudo ... =103942000

Suzanne Somers, dead at 76.

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/a ... ead-76.amp

R.I.P. actress Piper Laurie, who was 91.
https://apnews.com/article/piper-laurie ... 58728d358f

R.I.P Burt Young, who was 83. He was known for portraying Paulie in the "Rocky" films.
https://variety.com/2023/film/news/burt ... 235761505/

R.I.P. Phyllis Coates, who was 96. She was known for being TV's first Lois Lane in "The Adventures of Superman."
https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/phylli ... 235760125/

R.I.P. Singer/songwriter Dwight Twilley, who was 72. He was known for such hits as "I'm on Fire" and "Girls."
https://variety.com/2023/music/news/dwi ... 235761600/

R.I.P. "Dark Shadows" actress, Lara Parker, who was 84.
https://www.metv.com/stories/rip-lara-p ... rk-shadows

R.I.P. Bobi, the world's oldest dog. He lived to be 31.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nat ... 287876007/

RIP Shaft, Richard Roundtree passed at 81.

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

RIP Bull Shannon. Richard Moll passed away at 80. I always watch the old Night Court reruns.

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

Same here, I like the Night Court Reruns. I watched one episode of the new Night Court but haven't felt motivated too watch anymore.

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Fri Oct 27, 2023 7:00 pm

RIP Bull Shannon. Richard Moll passed away at 80. I always watch the old Night Court reruns.

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

Matthew Perry aka Chandler from Friends died, 54. Said drowned in his hot tub. Chandler was hilarious.

~Z~ wrote: ↑

Sat Oct 28, 2023 9:10 pm

Matthew Perry aka Chandler from Friends died, 54. Said drowned in his hot tub. Chandler was hilarious.

https://www.wndu.com/2023/10/29/reports ... -drowning/

Frank Howard, ex-HR champ, World Series winner, dies at 87
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/387 ... er-dies-87