Persons of Note Who Have Passed Away

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My condolences Mike

Milwaukee Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer’s brother died in a car accident during their first-round playoff series loss to the Miami Heat, he confirmed to The Athletic on Friday.

Budenholzer, 53, is one of seven children, and the youngest of four brothers. It’s unclear which of his three brothers died, or what specifically happened in the car accident. Budenholzer’s brother died just before Game 4 of the Bucks' series.

https://www.aol.com/news/bucks-coach-mi ... 36321.html

[Glennfs]

My condolences Mike

Milwaukee Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer’s brother died in a car accident during their first-round playoff series loss to the Miami Heat, he confirmed to The Athletic on Friday.

Budenholzer, 53, is one of seven children, and the youngest of four brothers. It’s unclear which of his three brothers died, or what specifically happened in the car accident. Budenholzer’s brother died just before Game 4 of the Bucks' series.

https://www.aol.com/news/bucks-coach-mi ... 36321.html

I will tell you what is good about this post.
Even though the guy wasn't a person of note. It does show that none of us are guaranteed tomorrow

[gounion]

I will tell you what is good about this post.
Even though the guy wasn't a person of note. It does show that none of us are guaranteed tomorrow

More firearm deaths than car accident deaths.

More likely to be killed by a gun than in a car accident.

[Glennfs]

More firearm deaths than car accident deaths.

More likely to be killed by a gun than in a car accident.

So true and so sad. If we could only get criminals to give up their weapons.

[gounion]

So true and so sad. If we could only get criminals to give up their weapons.

Oh? And what of the man who went to the bank and shot those people dead. He wasn't a criminal. He was a law-abiding citizen. No record at all.

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Outspoken abortion provider LeRoy ‘Lee’ Carhart dies at 81

LeRoy “Lee” Carhart, who emerged from a two-decade career as an Air Force surgeon to become one of the best-known late-term abortion providers in the United States, has died. He was 81.

Carhart died Friday, according to Clinics for Abortions & Reproductive Excellence in Bellevue, Nebraska, where he was the medical director. His cause of death was not released by the clinic.

https://apnews.com/article/leroy-lee-ca ... e32fa6a3be

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Cardinals legend Mike Shannon dies at 83

Thomas Michael Shannon might have been the best high school athlete ever produced in the St. Louis area. While at CBC, Shannon was the Missouri high school player of the year in both football and basketball, believed to be the only time that has happened in state history.

Shannon, who died late Saturday night, went on to the University of Missouri, where he was a star there on the freshman football team — freshmen couldn’t play on the varsity team then. His coach then, Frank Broyles, later said that if Shannon had stayed in school he might have won the Heisman Trophy, awarded to college football’s top player.

https://www.stltoday.com/sports/basebal ... 981c5.html

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Tim Bachman, Bachman-Turner Overdrive Member, Dead at 71

Tim Bachman, a co-founding guitarist and vocalist of Bachman-Turner Overdrive, has died, PEOPLE can confirm. He was 71.

Tim's son, Paxton Bachman, said in a Facebook post on Friday that his father — who originally played in BTO from 1973 until 1974, before reuniting with the group a decade later — died following complications with cancer "throughout his brain."

https://people.com/music/bachman-turner ... at-age-71/

[Drak]

Canadian Icon Gordon Lightfoot, has also passed.

Sundown, you better take care.

[Libertas]

Yep, I remember his songs.

[gounion]

Canadian Icon Gordon Lightfoot, has also passed.

Sundown, you better take care.

Wow, this one hurts. Bad. But I really can’t complain, 84 is a good run.

But he was such a part of my teen years. I’ll be playing his music all day long.

My favorite was Don Quixote, but I loved all his music.

Also Canadian Railroad Trilogy. That may be what I’m playing today.

[Toonces]

He was still performing up until recently and I was debating whether I should go see him but never got around to it.

[Number6]

Wow, this one hurts. Bad. But I really can’t complain, 84 is a good run.

But he was such a part of my teen years. I’ll be playing his music all day long.

My favorite was Don Quixote, but I loved all his music.

Also Canadian Railroad Trilogy. That may be what I’m playing today.

I'm only familiar with his song Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald which is a beautiful and haunting song about the loss of a ship called the Edmund Fitzgerald. The music, the words, and his voice on this song was mesmerizing.

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I'm only familiar with his song Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald which is a beautiful and haunting song about the loss of a ship called the Edmund Fitzgerald. The music, the words, and his voice on this song was mesmerizing.

My friend, I highly recommend you hear more of him. You may not know, but he wrote Ribbon of Darkness, which was a big Marty Robbins hit. I recommend Gord's Gold, which was a double album set, with all his hits and more - not a bad song on it. Fitzgerald isn't on it, as it was released a year after this album. You should listen to the Canadian Railroad Trilogy, a six plus minute song about building the Canadian Pacific Railway. It was commissioned by the Canadian government for the Canadian centennial in 1967.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yzo6Otpgj-E

[Number6]

My friend, I highly recommend you hear more of him. You may not know, but he wrote Ribbon of Darkness, which was a big Marty Robbins hit. I recommend Gord's Gold, which was a double album set, with all his hits and more - not a bad song on it. Fitzgerald isn't on it, as it was released a year after this album. You should listen to the Canadian Railroad Trilogy, a six plus minute song about building the Canadian Pacific Railway. It was commissioned by the Canadian government for the Canadian centennial in 1967.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yzo6Otpgj-E

I checked, online, my local library and they have that CD on file. I'll be going to the library this afternoon for a book and I'll get the CD as well.

[gounion]

I checked, online, my local library and they have that CD on file. I'll be going to the library this afternoon for a book and I'll get the CD as well.

Let us know what you think of it.

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Top Aussie wrestler dies aged 36

Top female Australian wrestler Kristen 'Miami' Mitchell has died aged 36.

In a statement, Wrestling Radio Australia said: 'She will be deeply missed by all of those who ever had the privilege of knowing and working with her.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/other/to ... =Peregrine

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Former 3-time U.S. Olympic medalist Tori Bowie dead at the age of 32

Tori Bowie, a three-time United States Olympic medalist and world champion sprinter, died at the age of 32, her management company announced Wednesday. Bowie's agent, Kimberley Holland, told CNN that Bowie was found dead in her home in Florida. The cause of her death is not yet known.

"We’ve lost a client, dear friend, daughter and sister," Icon Management wrote in a Twitter post. "Tori was a champion…a beacon of light that shined so bright! We’re truly heartbroken and our prayers are with the family and friends."

https://sports.yahoo.com/former-3-time- ... 36235.html

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4 horses die at Churchill Downs in the days leading up to Kentucky Derby

Four horses have died after running at Churchill Downs since Thursday as the famed track prepares to host the Kentucky Derby on Saturday.

The Louisville Courier-Journal reported Wednesday that three horses died in two days of spring racing since the season started. Parents Pride collapsed and died after racing Saturday. Chasing Artie died under similar circumstances after racing Tuesday.

https://sports.yahoo.com/4-horses-die-a ... 03444.html

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Petr Klima, former Oilers star and Czech forward, dies at 58

Former Czech forward and NHL star Petr Klima has died at the age of 58, the Edmonton Oilers announced Thursday.

The cause of death was not immediately known.

https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/374 ... rd-dies-58

[Number6]

Let us know what you think of it.

I listened to Gord's Gold last night. I'd almost put it in the easy listening genre. I forgot he had Carefree Highway.
I also liked Ministrel of the Dawn, Don Quixote, and Old Dan's Records.

I picked-up Gord's Gold II[i/] and I'll listen to it over the weekend.

Thanks for the recommendation.

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Former Texas star, NBA player and executive Lance Blanks dies at 56

Former Texas star, NBA player and executive Lance Blanks died Wednesday, the league announced Thursday afternoon. He was 56.

His cause of death is unknown.

https://sports.yahoo.com/former-texas-s ... 14906.html

[gounion]

I listened to Gord's Gold last night. I'd almost put it in the easy listening genre. I forgot he had Carefree Highway.
I also liked Ministrel of the Dawn, Don Quixote, and Old Dan's Records.

I picked-up Gord's Gold II[i/] and I'll listen to it over the weekend.

Thanks for the recommendation.

You're welcome! He's really a folkie, the seventies were full of them - Jim Croce, Harry Chapin, Cat Stevens, John Denver, all singer/songwriters. It was a golden time.

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You're welcome! He's really a folkie, the seventies were full of them - Jim Croce, Harry Chapin, Cat Stevens, John Denver, all singer/songwriters. It was a golden time.

I remember all of them. Jim Croce's widow ran a restaurant in downtown San Diego for a number of years after his death. It closed years ago. I still love listening to John Denver's songs and his death was a loss to music.

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Miss Universe Australia Finalist Sienna Weir Dead at 23 Following Horse-Riding Accident

The pageant world is mourning the loss of Sienna Weir, a 2022 Miss Universe Australia finalist who died on Thursday at 23.

The model was reportedly riding at Windsor Polo Grounds on April 2 when her horse took a fall. Weir was on life support at Sydney's Westmead Hospital after facing "fatal injuries" during the horse-riding accident, explains the New York Post.

https://people.com/human-interest/miss- ... ead-at-23/