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.
   

Dave Allen
rock’n’roller, Gang of Four

Elaine Ballace
actress, Welcome Back, Kotter

Tony Blanco
baseballer, Chunichi Dragons

Joseph Boskin
professor of humor

Christopher Buck
forgotten person

Clem Burke
rock’n’roller, Blondie

Octavio Dotel
baseballer, 13 teams

Barbara Everett
kinda liked Shakespeare

Norah Horwitz
editor, Marvel Comics

Michael Hurley
freak folk sibger/songwriter

Manoj Kumar
film director, Roti Kapada Aur Makaan

Jay North
actor, Dennis the Menace

Fridrik Olafsson
chess grandmaster

Last week’s dead people

4/13/2025

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