Being old, death gets my attention, so I read the obituaries. This is a collection of recent obits, mostly of 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.
• Morton Abramowitz
believed in human rights (archived link)
• A Cornelius Baker
National Association of People with AIDS (archived link)
• Jerico Blair
forgotten person (archived link)
• Rona Bowles
forgotten person (archived link)
• Marshall Brickman
screenwriter, Annie Hall
• Brandon Canfield
in county jail (archived link)
• Victor Castaneda Jr
swimmer (archived link)
• Abigail Clayton
porn star
• Robert Joseph Edwards
in county jail (archived link)
• Jahkye Gayle
played football (archived link)
• Roger Golubski
policeman/serial rapist (archived link)
• Mason Johnston
in county jail (archived link)
• Bruce Laing
Martin Luther King Jr County (archived link)
• Billy Ray Lyons
in county jail (archived link)
• Mary McGee
Motorcycle Mary (archived link)
• Darvin Mumphrey
in county jail (archived link)
• Miho Nakayama
actress, Be-Bop High School (archived link)
• Debbie Nelson
Eminem's mother (archived link)
• James Robert
forgotten person (archived link)
• Leah Seneng
teacher (archived link)
• Brian Thompson
deserved it, and more (archived link)
• Sabrina Voeller
in county jail (archived link)