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 once weekly, until I’m on the list myself.
Benjamin Biesecker
forgotten person
Roy Book Binder
bluesman
Anthony Chambers
forgotten person
Tommy DeCarlo
rock’n’roller, Boston
Harry Freeman-Jones
OG gay rights activist
Emmy Goode
grace, warmth, and courage
Claudia Guerrero
forgotten person
John Hammond
bluesman
Stephen Hibbert
actor, Pulp Fiction
Jaime Jimino
forgotten person
Lou Holtz
footballer & coach
Bernard Lafayette
Freedom Rider and voting rights
Country Joe McDonald
rock’n’roller, Country Joe & the Fish
Augie Meyers
rock’n’roller, Sir Douglas Quintet
Monti Rock III
actor, Saturday Night Fever
Jennifer Runyon
actress, Ghostbusters
Steve
an old pal
Unnamed
forgotten person
Keamar’Jae Wilkins
2nd Amendment
“I have never killed anyone, but I have read some obituary notices with great satisfaction.”
—Clarence Darrow
3/10/2026
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