In Remembrance...2008

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Rapper MC Breed, best known for his song "Ain't No Future in Yo' Frontin'", died last Saturday of kidney failure. He was 37.

 

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Gerald Schoenfeld, the longtime head of the Schubert Organization which helped bring numerous works to Broadway, including A Chorus Line, Cats, and Amadeus, died yesterday. He was 84.

 

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George C. Chesbro, a prolific writer who mixed science fiction and fantasy into classic detective novels, died November 18 in Albany. He was 68.

 

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William Gibson, who wrote the play The Miracle Worker, died Tuesday. He was 94.

 

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Edna Parker, who had been the oldest living person, died Tuesday. She was 115.

Maria de Jesus of Portugal, who was born September 10, 1893, is now the oldest living person.

 

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Andrew J. McKelvey, who built Monster.com into the leading job recruitment site, died Thanksgiving. He was 74.

Before his work on Monster.com, McKelvey created Telephone Marketing Programs, which is the largest Yellow Pages advertising agency. He was also an zctive philanthrophist, creating the McKelvey Foundation to provide college scholarships to those who show an entrepreneurial flair in high school.

 

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Italian screenwriter Ennio de Concini died November 17. He was 84.

Ennio won an Oscar for writing Divorce - Italian Style and directed Hitler: The Last Ten Days.

 

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Actress Patricia Marand died Thanksgiving of brain cancer. She was 74.

Marand was nominated for a Tony for playing Lois Lane in It's a Bird... It's a Plane... It's Superman and was a regular on The Merv Griffin Show.

 

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Hubert “Pit” Martin, a four-time NHL All-Star in the 1960s and ’70s, has died after his snowmobile plunged into an icy lake, Quebec provincial police said. He was 64.

 

[Mark]

Hubert “Pit” Martin, a four-time NHL All-Star in the 1960s and ’70s, has died after his snowmobile plunged into an icy lake, Quebec provincial police said. He was 64.

That's a shame. I grew up as a Blackhawks fan.