IN REMEMBRANCE--2021 AD

[Ryujin]

Colin Powell, military leader and first Black US secretary of state, dies after complications from Covid-19

Colin Powell, the first Black US secretary of state whose leadership in several Republican administrations helped shape American foreign policy in the last years of the 20th century and the early years of the 21st, has died from complications from Covid-19, his family said on Facebook. He was 84.

www.cnn.com

A truly sad end to a man who could well have been the first Black Republican President, had his reputation not been used and squandered by others.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Megan Rice has died.

Megan Rice, peace activist nun imprisoned for nuclear site break-in, dies at 91

Megan Rice spent two years in federal prison while in her 80s after breaking into a government security complex to protest nuclear weapons.

www.npr.org

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Tom Morey has died.

Tom Morey, inventor of the Boogie Board, dies at 86

Morey, a well-known surfer in Southern California in the '50s and '60s, invented the Boogie Board in 1971 in Hawaii. Morey's invention remains a popular choice for those wanting to ride some waves.

www.npr.org

 

[GrayLinnorm]

Songwriter Leslie Bricusse ("The Candy Man", "Talk to the Animals", "Goldfinger" among others) died today. He was 90.

 

[GrayLinnorm]

Voice actor Jack Angel died today. He was 90.

 

[GrayLinnorm]

Singer Robin McNamara, best known for the song "Lay a Little Lovin' On Me", has died. He was 74.

McNamara was also one of the original cast members of Hair.

 

[GrayLinnorm]

Peter Scolari (Newhart, Bosom Buddies) died today of cancer. He was 66.

 

[GrayLinnorm]

Jay Black, lead singer of Jay and the Americans, died last Friday of pneumonia. He was 82.

 

[GrayLinnorm]

George Butler, director of Pumping Iron, died last Friday. He was 78.

 

[Richards]

James Michael Tyler (Gunther from Friends) died today of prostate cancer at age 59.

Johnathan