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[Dannyalcatraz]

Bobby Hull has died.

Hall of Famer Hull, the Golden Jet, dies at 84

Hockey Hall of Famer Bobby Hull has died at the age of 84, the Chicago Blackhawks announced Monday.

www.espn.com

 

[Hades#2]

Actress Cindy Williams of Laverne and Shirley fame has passed away.

'Laverne & Shirley' star Cindy Williams dead at 75 | CNN

Cindy Williams, the dynamic actress known best for playing the bubbly Shirley Feeney on the beloved sitcom "Laverne & Shirley," has died, according to a statement from her family, provided to CNN by a representative. She was 75.

www.cnn.com

 

[GrayLinnorm]

Candy manufacturer Bob Born, who introduced Peeps and Hot Tamales, died Sunday. He was 98.

 

[Eyes of Nine]

This may be sort of useless, but I recall reading or hearing somewhere recently that someone in the nerdo-sphere (maybe an SF/F author? Or perhaps someone related to an RPG company?) had passed in the past couple of weeks that I hadn't seen mentioned here. My google-fu (actually, my Duck-Duck-fu) hasn't delivered an answer to me. Does someone know what I'm talking about

I figured it out. Author Paul LaFarge dead from cancer on Jan 18 age 52 (too young!). Apologies for the paywall.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/25/books/paul-la-farge-dead.html

Oh here's another source

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thecrunchyreport.com

Also, if you have never read this, please do so... It's a mid aughts meditation on high school AD&D and a pilgrimmage to see/interview/play with Gary Gygax. Since that time, we've learned a lot about that time in RPG history, so this feels a bit of an artifact. However, his writing is quite quite good...

Destroy All Monsters - Believer Magazine

NOTE TO THE READER This article is divided into two parts: a manual and a scenario. The first part, the manual, is an exposition of the game Dungeons & Dragons: what it is, how it’s played, how it came to be, and how it came to be popular, at least, in certain circles. If you […]

www.thebeliever.net

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Bobby Beathard has died.

Former Washington and Dolphins exec Bobby Beathard, who helped build 4 Super Bowl winners, dies at 86

Beathard was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2018.

www.yahoo.com

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Lanny Poffo has died.

The Genius Lanny Poffo Has Passed Away At 68 Years Old

The wrestling world has lost another legend as former WWE […]

www.yahoo.com

 

[MGibster]

Lanny Poffo has died.

Given how early many of the wrestlers I watched as a kid died, 68 doesn't seem so bad by comparison. But still too young.

 

[Ralif Redhammer]

I've been watching old wrestling matches on Peacock and yeah, about 80% of the time, the person on screen is dead now.

Given how early many of the wrestlers I watched as a kid died, 68 doesn't seem so bad by comparison. But still too young.

 

[Hriston]

Eunice Dwumfour, a New Jersey councilwoman, was shot dead in her car outside her home on Wednesday. She was 30.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Paco Rabanne has died.

Paco Rabanne: Celebrated designer dies aged 88

Paco Rabanne, best known for his perfumes and fashion designs, dies at his home in France.

www.bbc.com