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Hall of Fame reliever, Cy Young Award winner Bruce Sutter dies at 69

Hall of Famer and Cy Young Award winner Bruce Sutter died on Thursday, Major League Baseball announced.

He was 69.

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Ted White – Jason Voorhees Actor from ‘Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter’ Has Passed Away

Best known to horror fans for playing Jason Voorhees in Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter, we’ve learned the sad news tonight that actor/stuntman Ted White has passed away.

Ted White was 96 years old.

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Humberto Garza Sr. Passes Away, WWE Issues Statement on Passing

Lucha libre legend Humberto Garza Sr. has passed away. CMLL announced that Garza passed away on Sunday at the age of 85.

Garza was a major star in Mexico from the 1950s through the 1970s, working in EMLL/CMLL as well as the Universal Wrestling Association, AAA and several other promotions in the country. He held the Mexican National Middleweight Championship for 228 days in 1968. His last official match was in 1996 for CMLL, teaming with La Fiera & Shocker to defeat Felino, Rambo & Violencia in a two out of three falls match.

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Benjamin R. Civiletti, former U.S. attorney general and partner at Venable LLP, dies

Benjamin R. Civiletti, a former U.S. attorney general who served from 1979 to 1981 during the Carter administration, a retired partner and chairman emeritus of Venable LLP and an advocate for the abolishment of capital punishment, died Sunday evening of Parkinson’s at his Lutherville home. He was 87.

“He was a great man and a total gentleman,” former Maryland Gov. Martin J. O’Malley said. “Even when Ben Civiletti was out of the public limelight, he was still active and cared deeply about politics and his country’s journey.”

https://www.baltimoresun.com/obituaries ... story.html
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Mexican woman who inspired Pixar's 'Mama Coco' dies at 109

The woman allegedly behind the character of Mama Coco in the Disney movie "Coco" has died at 109, according to officials in her home city.

María Salud Ramírez Caballero was reportedly known by the same name as the character in her hometown of Michoacán, Western Mexico.

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Edgardo Román, human rights defender, dies

The lawyer and former president of the Puerto Rico Bar Association (CAAPR) Edgardo Román Espada passed away, according to public reports.

At this time, the cause of sudden death is unknown.

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Ryder, the carriage horse who collapsed on a New York City street in August, has died

A carriage horse who gained national attention after he collapsed in the middle of a New York City street in August has died, the sanctuary that took him in announced.

The Sanctuary at Maple Hill Farms said in a joint news release with other nonprofits on Monday that the horse named Ryder was "recently euthanized due to his medical conditions and age."

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Mississippi State football player Sam Westmoreland dies at age 19

Sam Westmoreland, a member of the Mississippi State football team, has died, the university announced Wednesday. He was 19 years old.

Westmoreland was a native of Tupelo, Mississippi, and in his first year with the Bulldogs program as a preferred walk-on. A 6-foot-4, 260-pound offensive lineman who was a standout at Tupelo High School, Westmoreland was majoring in industrial technology at MSU.

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Charley Trippi, only NFL Hall of Famer with 1,000 passing, rushing and receiving yards, dies at 100

Charley Trippi, a man whose NFL accomplishments will almost certainly never be replicated, died Wednesday, his alma mater Georgia announced. He was 100 years old.

Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1959 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1968, Trippi was among the brightest football stars of pre-Super Bowl era. Saying he was multi-talented was an understatement — he saw time as a quarterback, halfback, defensive back, punter and kick returner in the pros.

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AEW Lead Video Engineer Brian Muster Passes Away Unexpectedly, GoFundMe Launched For Family Support

AEW's lead video engineer, Brian Muster, has unexpectedly passed away.

Muster, who had been in the professional wrestling business for over 13 years, leaves behind a fiancee as well as two young children. A GoFundMe page with a goal of $75,000 was launched to help support his family. Currently, the fundraiser is nearly 87% complete with people in the industry such as Tony Khan, Chris Jericho, Ryan Barkan, Darby Allin, Amanda Huber, Nick Jackson, Kevin Sullivan, and many more all donating

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WWE Star Kevin Nash’s Son Dies at Age 26

Hall of Fame wrestler Kevin Nash's son Tristen is dead at age 26. The tragedy was shared on Thursday (Oct. 20) by wrestling reporter Sean Ross Sapp.

Tristen Nash was Kevin and his wife Tamara's only child. He was a poet and musician and most recently worked with his father on a new podcast venture. One needn't go back far on the WWE star's Instagram page to learn how close the two were.

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Ron Masak, Sheriff on ‘Murder, She Wrote’ and ‘King of Commercials,’ Dies at 86

Ron Masak, the character actor best known for portraying Sheriff Mort Metzger on “Murder, She Wrote,” died on Thursday. He was 86.

According to a family statement, Masak died of natural causes and was surrounded by his wife, Kay, and six children.

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San Jose State RB Camdan McWright dies after getting hit by school bus

Freshman San Jose State running back Camdan McWright died Friday after he was hit by a school bus. McWright was 18.

According to multiple reports, McWright was riding an electric scooter near downtown San Jose when he was struck and killed by a bus that had children on board. None of the 14 kids on the bus were injured.

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Auschwitz survivor and Sinti and Roma advocate dies at 98

BERLIN (AP) — Zilli Schmidt, a survivor of the Auschwitz, Lety and Ravensbrueck concentration camps who became a vocal advocate for the recognition of the Nazi genocide of Sinti and Roma, has died. She was 98.

Schmidt died Friday, according to the foundation of the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, Berlin’s Holocaust memorial. No cause of death was given.

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F1 drivers pay tribute to "grounded and humble" Mateschitz

Aside from the four drivers of the Red Bull Racing and AlphaTauri teams on the current grid, the Austrian also played a part in furthering the careers of Daniel Ricciardo, Carlos Sainz, Alex Albon and Sebastian Vettel.

All have acknowledged the Austrian's contribution to the sport as a whole, as well as to their own progression through the ranks.

https://au.motorsport.com/f1/news/f1-dr ... /10389113/
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Leslie Jordan Killed in Car Crash After Suffering Medical Emergency: Report

Leslie Jordan, the beloved actor, writer, and singer, has died at the age of 67.

TMZ reports that Jordan died Monday (October 24th) after suffering a medical emergency and crashing his car into the side of a building.

https://consequence.net/2022/10/leslie-jordan-dead/
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ap215 wrote: Mon Oct 24, 2022 2:32 pm Leslie Jordan Killed in Car Crash After Suffering Medical Emergency: Report

Leslie Jordan, the beloved actor, writer, and singer, has died at the age of 67.

TMZ reports that Jordan died Monday (October 24th) after suffering a medical emergency and crashing his car into the side of a building.

https://consequence.net/2022/10/leslie-jordan-dead/
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The Tudyk show is hilarious, you can rent on Prime.
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Libertas wrote: Mon Oct 24, 2022 2:35 pm Shit...loved this guy. He is on a new sitcom with Mayim Bialik...he was real funny in lots of stuff including "Con Man" Alan Tudyk show.

The Tudyk show is hilarious, you can rent on Prime.
He was one of those character actors you always see on TV or in the movies but rarely remembered their name.
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Libertas wrote: Mon Oct 24, 2022 2:35 pm Shit...loved this guy. He is on a new sitcom with Mayim Bialik...he was real funny in lots of stuff including "Con Man" Alan Tudyk show.

The Tudyk show is hilarious, you can rent on Prime.
He was very talented and funny. I looked him up on find a grave. His dad was a Major in the Army and died in a plane crash at age 33.
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Zuri Craig, 'America's Got Talent' Finalist and Tyler Perry Collaborator, Dead at 44

Zuri Craig, known for his time competing and making it to the finals on season 10 of America's Got Talent, has died. He was 44.

The singer died Friday, according to an announcement shared by his family Sunday on his ZoReMi Entertainment's Instagram page, featuring a collage of images from Craig's life and career. A cause of death was not provided.

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Ashton Carter, former Defense Secretary and Philadelphia native, dies unexpectedly at 68

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Former Defense Secretary and Philadelphia native Ashton Carter has died unexpectedly at the age of 68, according to family.

Carter died of a "sudden cardiac event" on Monday night in Boston.

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BRITISH DJ TIM GOUGH DIES ON AIR WHILE PRESENTING MORNING RADIO SHOW

DJ Tim Gough, a radio broadcaster on local station GenX Radio Suffolk, died this morning, Monday October 24, while presenting his morning show.

The station, which launched earlier this year, posted a statement on Twitter, writing: “It is with the heaviest of hearts that I have to inform you, our dear friend and breakfast host Tim Gough passed away this morning whilst presenting his program.

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Neema Roshania Patel, Washington Post editor who cultivated younger audiences, dies at 35

Neema Roshania Patel, a founding editor of The Washington Post news site for millennial women, The Lily, and most recently an editor with the Next Generation audience development team working to cultivate a younger and more diverse readership, died Oct. 24 at a hospital in Washington. She was 35.

The cause was gastric cancer, said her husband, Akshar Patel.

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Amou Haji, Known as 'World's Dirtiest Man,' Dead at 94 'Not Long After' First Bath in 60 Years

A man from Iran who was dubbed the "world's dirtiest man" has died at the age of 94.

Amou Haji went more than 60 years without taking a bath before he died in Dejgah on Sunday, The Guardian reported.

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Rev. Dr. Calvin Butts: Longtime Harlem pastor and prominent political and social activist dies

HARLEM, Manhattan (WABC) -- Rev. Dr. Calvin Butts, the longtime politically and socially active pastor of Harlem's historic Abyssinian Baptist Church has died, the church announced Friday.

Butts joined Abyssinian as a youth minister in 1972, and led the Harlem church as pastor for decades, becoming a trusted council of politicians and the public alike as its senior pastor.

https://abc7ny.com/calvin-butts-abyssin ... /12389682/
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