2010----In Remembrance.

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Kip King, a member of the Groundlings who did voices for several cartoons (most notably Tailor Smurf), died July 15 after a long illness. He was 72.

 

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Andy Hummel, the bassist for Big Star, died yesterday after a long battle with cancer. He was 59.

 

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Grammy award winning singer and songwriter Walter Hawkins died July 11 of pancreatic cancer. He was 61.

Walter was the brother of Edwin Hawkins, who had a hit with Walter's song "Oh Happy Day".

 

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Fred Carter Jr., a longtime country studio musician and the father of Deanna Carter, died last Saturday of a stroke. He was 76.

 

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Longtime journalist and NPR correspondant Daniel Schorr died today. He was 93.

 

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Ralph Houk, Yankees Manager, Dies at 90

The sad news continues for New York Yankees fans.

Former Yankees Manager Ralph Houk died Wednesday, July 21st at 90.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/22/sports/baseball/22Houk.html

 

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Character actor Maury Chaykin passed away today, on his 61st birthday.

He has appeared in many Atom Egoyan films, including The Adjuster, Exotica and The Sweet Hereafter. Genre fans will also remember him in the role of Nerus in Stargate: SG-1 and Citizen Eight in the Andromeda episode 'Pieces of Eight'.

CBC News - Film - Actor Maury Chaykin dies at 61

 

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Former Oakland Raider and Ohio State Buckeye star Jack 'The Assassin' Tatum dies of a heart attack at the age of 61.

Former Oakland Raiders DB Jack Tatum dies at 61 - ESPN

 

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Character actor Maury Chaykin passed away today, on his 61st birthday.

He has appeared in many Atom Egoyan films, including The Adjuster, Exotica and The Sweet Hereafter. Genre fans will also remember him in the role of Nerus in Stargate: SG-1 and Citizen Eight in the Andromeda episode 'Pieces of Eight'.

He was also the best damn Nero Wolfe ever.

 

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Theo Albrecht, who founded the supermarkets Aldi and Trader Joe's, died last Saturday. He was 88.