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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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/

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

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/

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

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

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

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/

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

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

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

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

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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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