A once-weekly roundup,
usually on Sundays
Being old, death gets my attention, so I read the obituaries. This is a collection of recent obits for 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.
Joe Don Baker
actor, Walking Tall
Christina Ballingall
baseballer, Kalamazoo Lassies
Robert Benton
film director, Places in the Heart
Duncan Campbell
journalist, The Guardian
Ricky Coultis
forgotten person
John Edwards
rock’n’roller, The Spinners
Larry Miller
basketballer, Carolina Cougars
Ethan Parker
2nd Amendment
Malcolm Potts
reproductive freedom
Marge Rogatz
activist
Ed Smylie
duct tape for Apollo 13
Gerard Soeteman
screenwriter, Soldier of Orange
Charles Strouse
♬♪ “Tomorrow, tomorrow, I love ya, tomorrow…”
unidentified, “in her 30s”
forgotten person
John L. Young
co-founder of Cryptome
5/18/2025
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