J.R. Richard, power pitcher for Astros in the ’70s, dead at 71
Richard, a huge, flame-throwing right-hander who spent ten years with the Houston Astros before his career was cut short by a stroke, died at 71
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June Daugherty, former women’s basketball coach, dead at 64
(AP) June Daugherty, the former Washington and Washington State women’s basketball coach who led the Huskies to seven NCAA Tournaments died. She was 64. Washington State said Daugherty died Monday at her Boise, Idaho, home.A basketball fixture in the Northwest…
Soap Opera Actor Jay Pickett Is Dead At 60
Jay Pickett, the General Hospital actor, passed away suddenly while filming a movie set.
Noah Gesser 16-Year-Old Rising Soccer Star is dead
Noah Gesser 16-year-old rising soccer star died in car crash that also killed brother, team says.
Dead at 71 is ZZ Top Bassist Dusty Hill
Dusty Hill passed away in his sleep at home in Houston, Tex, and that is according to the trio's other members, Billy Gibbons and Frank Beard
Bob Moses U.S. Civil Rights Activist Dead at 86
Bob Moses (Robert Parris Moses), a civil rights activist who was shot at and endured beatings and jail while leading Black voter registration drives in the American South during the 1960s and later helped improve minority education in math, dies.…
Comedian Tom Patrick O’Connor, and the Veteran Game Show Host, Dead at 81
Tom Patrick O'Connor was born on 31 October 1939, and he died on 18 July 2021. He was an English comedian, television presenter, and actor.
Judith Keating, Canadian New Brunswick Senator ‘tireless advocate,’ has died at 64
Judith Keating was a lawyer and constitutional expert who spent several decades as a senior civil servant in New Brunswick, including as a legal adviser to the premier. She was also the first woman to be the deputy minister of…
WWE Hall of Famer Paul Orndorff dead at the age of 71
Travis, the pro wrestler Paul Orndorff, son, announced his father’s death on social media on Monday, July 12, 2021. He wrote, “It is with great sadness that I announce the passing of my father, Paul Parlette Orndorff Jr. He is…
Van Heflin Vanderbilt’s first black quarterback dead at 62
Van Heflin, the first Black quarterback to consistently start for Vanderbilt, died Friday after suffering a heart attack. Vanderbilt athletic director Candice Lee made the announced Heflin’s death on Twitter. “Van was Vanderbilt’s first Black quarterback to start, breaking the…
Patrick John Dominica’s first Prime Minister Died at age 83
Patrick John became the first Prime Minister of Dominica on 3 November 1978 when the country was granted independence from Britain. Patrick Roland John was born on 7 January 1938 and 6 July 2021. Prior is coming premier, then prime minister Patrick John…
85-year-old Robert Downey Sr. Countercultural filmmaker, died
Robert Downey Sr., the accomplished countercultural filmmaker, actor, and father of superstar Robert Downey Jr., has died. He was 85.Downey Jr. wrote on Instagram that his father died late Tuesday in his sleep at home in New York. He had…
