Obituary
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Alex Trebek, Longtime Jeopardy! Host, Has Died at 80
It’s the end of an era. Alex Trebek, the silver haired, sharp-minded host of the classic game show Jeopardy! has died at the age of 80. The show confirmed the news of Trebek’s death on Sunday, sharing on Twitter that he passed peacefully early in the morning. Trebek had been battling stage four pancreatic cancer,…
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Gospel Community Mourns the Loss of Legendary Singer Rance Allen: 'He Will Surely Enrich the Heavenly Choir'
This one hurts. On Saturday morning came the news that Bishop Rance Allen, the legendary gospel singer and minister who gave us “Something About the Name of James” and could sing circles around every single last one of your favorites, had transitioned. He was 71. On The Rance Allen Group’s Facebook page, Ellen Allen, Allen’s…
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Theater, Film and TV Actor Anthony Chisholm Dead at 77
Theater, film and television actor Anthony Chisholm has died at age 77, The Katz Company, his talent management, announced Friday. Chisholm was born on April 9, 1943, in Cleveland, Ohio and before he was a beloved actor he was a platoon leader for the U.S. Army’s 4th Armored Cavalry, 1st Infantry Division in the Vietnam…
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Baseball Hall of Famer Joe Morgan Dead at 77
Hall of Fame second baseman Joe Morgan, who was integral to the Cincinnati Reds’ Big Red Machine era of the 1970s, died on Sunday. He was 77. The Associated Press reports that he died at his Danville, Calif., home after suffering from a nerve condition, a form of polyneuropathy, for an unspecified period of time.…
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Singer-Songwriter Johnny Nash, Known for Hit 'I Can See Clearly Now,' Dead at 80
Johnny Nash, the singer, songwriter, and producer best known for the legendary hit “I Can See Clearly Now,” has died at the age of 80. Nash’s son, Johnny Nash Jr. confirmed he died of natural causes in his home in Houston on Tuesday. Born John Lester Nash Jr. on August 19, 1940, in Houston’s historic…
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Armelia McQueen, Known for Roles in Ghost and Broadway's Ain't Misbehavin', Dies at 68
Veteran actress Armelia McQueen has died at the age of 68, Variety reported. Her cause of death has not yet been confirmed. “You are truly an angel now,” McQueen’s friend Dorian Hannaway wrote on Facebook on Sunday. “My dear friend Armelia crossed over yesterday. She leaves us cherishing her memory as she was one of…
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Thomas Jefferson Byrd, Known for Co-Starring in Several Spike Lee Films, Fatally Shot in Atlanta [Updated]
We are saddened to report that actor Thomas Jefferson Byrd was shot and killed over the weekend in southwest Atlanta. He was 70 years old. Spike Lee announced the tragic news via his Instagram page on Sunday. “I’m so sad to announce the tragic murder of our beloved brother Thomas Jefferson Byrd last night in…
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Bob Gibson, Hall of Famer from the Cardinals, Has Died at 84
Bob Gibson, the powerful former pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals and a National Baseball Hall of Famer, died on Friday at 84 years old from pancreatic cancer. Gibson had been in hospice care for over a year in his hometown of Omaha, Nebraska, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Playing for the Cadinals his…
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Roy C. Hammond, Soul Singer Best Known for Often-Sampled 'Impeach the President', Dead at 81
Roy “Roy C” Hammond, the soul singer best known for writing and producing the Honey Drippers’ song “Impeach the President” has died at the age of 81. The New York Times confirmed Hammond died in his home on Sept. 16 in Allendale, S.C. due to liver cancer. Born Roy Charles Hammond on August 3, 1939,…
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NFL Legend Gale Sayers Dead at 77
Gale Sayers, one of the greatest running backs in the history of the NFL, has died at the age of 77. The Chicago Sun-Times and ESPN report that Sayers’ transition comes after he was diagnosed with dementia in 2012. In 1977, the Chicago Bears legend was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame after…