Dead people
Dead people
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.
Robert Allen
exonerated Port Chicago victims
Peter Buxtun
Tuskegee study whistleblower
Kenneth Derr
archvillain, Chevron
Lou Dobbs
bullshitter
Claes H. Dohlman
artificial cornea
Abdul 'Duke' Fakir
rock'n'roller, the Four Tops
Jerry Fuller
songwriter, "Young Girl"
Ron Gee
activist
Aanvi Kamdar
'influencer'
John Mayall
rock'n'roller, the Bluesbreakers
Thomas Neff
diplomat outta nowhere
Bob Newhart
actor/comedian, The Bob Newhart Show
Cheng Pei Pei
actress, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Bernice Johnson Reagon
singer, The Freedom Singers
Ray Reardon
6-time snooker champion
Grace Rohloff
hiker
Ayres Sasaki
rock'n'roller
Kenzie Smith
activist who met Karen
Red Cloud Wolverton
stunt man, Dead Man
Evan Wright
"Scared straight" survivor
John Paul Yarborough
forgotten person
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Being also old, I decided only to be on the death lists of people that didn't just want something from me. So, it may go unnoticed.
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