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.
• Clive Billenness
Church of England victim's advocate
• Rick Buckler
rock'n'roller, The Jam
• Jerry Butler
rock'n'roller, "Only the Strong Survive"
• Zaquavious Dawkins
2nd Amendment
• Randolph Fraser
forgotten person
• Patsy Grimaldi
fancy schmancy pizza
• Alice Hirson
actress, Dallas and Ellen
• Anne Marie Hochhalter
Columbine survivor
• Julian Holloway
actor, Doctor Who
• Kevyn Major Howard
actor, Full Metal Jacket
• Andrew Lester
old racist
• William R. Lucas
kept quiet about Challenger's o-ring problem
• Francesco Rivella
bromatological chemist, Nutella
• James Silke
graphic designer, "Judy Judy Judy" LP
• Gerd Stern
beat poet and very busy guy
• Biff Wiff
actor, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Note: When reading news coverage from any corporate-owned source — a newspaper, TV station or network, etc — the facts are generally factual, but the slant favors the rich and powerful.
