Being old, death gets my attention, so I read the obituaries. This is a collection of recent obits, mostly of people whose work touched my life, because I want to say thanks (or maybe give 'em a final fuck you).

There’ll be a roundup like this occasionally, until I’m on the list myself.

   
Bobby Aguilar
in county jail     (archived link)

John Amos
actor, Good Times     (archived link)

John Ashton
actor, Beverly Hills Cop     (archived link)

Edward Atkins
shot and killed     (archived link)

Sandra Cunnigham
in county jail     (archived link)

Bob Foster
cartoonist, Myron Moose

Randall Glass
shot and killed     (archived link)

Kris Kristofferson
singer, songwriter, actor     (archived link)

Jamie Langille
forgotten person

Martin Lee
rock’n’roller, Brotherhood of Man

Ella Leffland
novelist, Rumors of Peace     (archived link)

Man
forgotten person     (archived link)

Dikembe Mutombo
basketballer, activist     (archived link)

Lawrence Orso
drunk-driving cop     (archived link)

Pete Rose
baseball’s best     (archived link)

Zacharia Spriggs
in county jail     (archived link)

Paul Stanley
shot and killed     (archived link)

Tyler Taffe
shot and killed     (archived link)

Harmoney Timmer
in county jail     (archived link)

Ozzie Virgil Sr
first Dominican major leaguer

Robert Watts
film producer, Star Wars     (archived link)

Woman in county jail     (archived link)

   
Previously dead

    • JayleneSlide@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      Fuck cancer right in it’s stupid ear. I’ll take sudden, unexpected death, even a stupid death, over watching someone close slowly auger into the ground like that. Hell, I’d rather suck start a shotgun over watching another loved one scoured away by cancer. There are people I’d kick in the junk on sight, and I still wouldn’t wish cancer on them.