Notable Deaths 2022

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David Milgaard, Canadian activist wrongfully convicted of murder, 69:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/ ... -1.6454202

Sir Angus Grossart, Scottish businessman, 85:
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-sc ... s-61456923

Jim Murphy, children's author, 74:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituari ... rphy-dead/

Dame Aroha Reriti-Crofts, former national president of the Maori Women's Welfare League, 83:
https://www.stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/12871 ... dies-at-83

Bob Neuwirth, singer-songwriter and Bob Dylan collaborator, died over a week ago at age 82.
https://pitchfork.com/news/bob-neuwirth ... ies-at-82/

Ben Roy Mottelson, Nobel laureate in physics, 95:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituari ... rize-dies/

Cathal Coughlan, Irish singer and frontman for Microdisney and Fatima Mansions, 61:
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/ ... es-aged-61

Sam Smith, ABA basketball player, died over a week ago at age 78.
https://www.wymt.com/2022/05/20/hazard- ... h-dies-78/

Colin Cantwell, designer of X-Wing and other Star Wars ships, 90:
https://www.npr.org/2022/05/23/11008298 ... ships-died

Joe Pignatano, ex-Brooklyn Dodgers catcher and New York Mets coach, 92:
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/339 ... no-dies-92

Morton L. Janklow, agent fot best-selling authors, 91:
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/25/book ... -dead.html

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Ray Liotta, actor and producer (and Simpsons guest star), 67:
https://deadline.com/2022/05/ray-liotta ... 235033521/

Alan White, drummer of Yes, 72:
https://www.loudersound.com/news/yes-dr ... dead-at-72

Andy "Fletch" Fletcher, Depeche Mode keyboardist, 60:
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/musi ... d-1359207/

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Thomas Sawyer Murphy, media executive who engineered ABC takeover, 96:
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/25/busi ... -dead.html

Bo Hopkins, actor of American Graffiti and The Wild Bunch, 84:
https://people.com/movies/bo-hopkins-am ... r-dead-84/

John M. Merriman, historian on French history, 75:
https://news.yale.edu/2022/05/26/john-m ... ed-teacher

Sidhu Moose Wala, Indian rapper, was shot dead at age 28. Awful! R.I.P.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-61629130

Hazel Henderson, British-American futurist and environmental activist, 89:
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/27/clim ... -dead.html

Stan Rodger, former New Zealand politician and Labour minister, 82:
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politi ... dies-at-82

Lester Piggot, British professional jockey and trainer, 86:
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/galle ... n-pictures

John Thompson, first general manager of the Seattle Seahawks, 95:
https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/sea ... ies-at-95/

Julie Beckett, champion of children with disabilities, died last month at age 72.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/25/us/j ... -dead.html

George Shapiro, Seinfeld's producer and manager, 91:
https://people.com/tv/jerry-seinfelds-p ... prio-dead/

Angelo Sodano, Italian cardinal and Vatican power broker, 94:
https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/28/europe/a ... index.html

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Jeff Gladney, Arizona Cardinals cornerback, was killed in a car accident along with 26-year-old Andrea Mercedes Palacios at age 25. Awful! R.I.P.
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/340 ... ent-age-25

Marion Barber III, Dallas Cowboys running back, died suddenly at age 38. So sad.
https://my.xfinity.com/articles/news-sp ... arber-340f

David "Bossdawn" Carrasquillo, rapper, was killed in a Springfield nightclub shooting at age 30. So sad. R.I.P.
https://www.westernmassnews.com/2022/05 ... day-night/

Andree Geulen, Belgian teacher who saved the Jewish people during WWII, 100:
https://www.timesofisrael.com/belgian-t ... t-age-101/

Ronnie Hawkins, Canadian rock and roll legend who mentored The Band, 87:
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/ ... es-aged-87

Alden Roche, former Green Bay Packers defensive lineman, 77:
https://www.packers.com/news/former-pac ... dies-at-77

Sophie Freud, psychologist and Sigmund Freud's granddaughter, 97:
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/03/scie ... -dead.html

Ann Turner Cook, the original Gerber baby, 95:
https://www.npr.org/2022/06/04/11030950 ... dies-at-95

Jim Parks, British cricketer, 90:
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/ ... s-obituary

Sean Thackery, winemaking legend, 79:
https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/wine/a ... 210225.php

John Costen Shockley, baseball player, 80:
https://www.capegazette.com/article/joh ... yer/241024

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David Holford, West Indian cricketer, died a week-and-a-half ago at age 82.
https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/form ... 82-1317733

Larry Hillman, Canadian ice hockey player, 85:
https://www.nhl.com/flyers/news/flyers- ... -334491218

Walter Abish, author who pondered Germany, 90:
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/31/book ... -dead.html

Tony Pajaczkowski, Polish-Canadian ice hockey player, 86:
https://montrealgazette.com/sports/foot ... dies-at-86

Nobuyuki Idei, chief executive officer of Sony Group Corp., 84:
https://www.business-standard.com/artic ... 294_1.html

Barry Sussman, Washington Post Watergate editor, died over a week ago at age 87.
https://nypost.com/2022/06/04/barry-sus ... ead-at-87/

Dorothy Edith Smith, Canadian sociologist, died last week at age 95.
https://www.kudoboard.com/boards/92REPim8

Christopher Pratt, Canadian painter and printmaker, 86:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfound ... -1.6319009

Paula Rego, acclaimed Portuguese-British artist, 87:
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/paula ... index.html

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Julee Cruise, David Lynch collaborator and singer, 65:
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/ ... ed-65-b52s

Song Hae, beloved South Korean TV host, 95:
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/09/arts ... -dead.html

Billy Kametz, voice actor, succumbed to stage IV colon cancer at age 35. So sad, so young! R.I.P.
https://comicbook.com/anime/news/billy- ... ield-hero/

Roger (56) and Bradley (21) Stockton, father-son racer duo, were killed in a sidecar crash during the racing at the Isle of Man TT. Awful! R.I.P.
https://www.bbc.com/sport/motorsport/61760266

Jim White, voice actor and radio host, succumbed to lung cancer at age 73.
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2 ... ay/.186578

Philip Baker Hall, film and TV actor, 90:
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/phi ... 06283.html

Hilary Devey, British businesswoman and star of Dragons' Den, 65:
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-61777466

Bruce Kent, British Roman Catholic priest and leading light of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, 92:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/ ... t-obituary

Shamus Young, games industry writer and author, died suddenly of cardiac arrect resulting from kidney failure! Awful! R.I.P.
https://www.shamusyoung.com/twentysidedtale/?p=54513

Tim Sale, legendary comic artist, 66:
https://gizmodo.com/tim-sale-long-hallo ... 1849072351

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Jim Ryan, two-term Illinois attorney general, 76:
https://apnews.com/article/politics-ill ... debfd3e0f9

Phil Bennett, Welsh rugby union player, 73:
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/ ... t-obituary

Jean-Louis Trintigant, French screen icon, 91:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-61846894

Tyler Sanders, actor of 9-1-1: Lone Star, died suddenly at age 18. R.I.P.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/9-1-1-lone-s ... 45853.html

Everett Peck, creator of Duckman and Squirrel Boy, 71:
https://www.animationmagazine.net/peopl ... es-age-71/

Raymundo Garduno Cruz and Juan Francisco Gonzalez Aguillar, two Mexican actors, were killed in a production van crash. Awful! R.I.P.
https://people.com/tv/netflix-the-chose ... sh-mexico/

Joel Whitburn, pioneering pop music chart analyst, 82:
https://my.xfinity.com/articles/news-en ... tburn-f1ac

Damian Casey, Irish hurler, was killed in a drowning accident at a swimming pool at age 29. So sad! R.I.P.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-61850864

Mark Shields, political analyst on CNN and PBS' NewsHour, 85:
https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/18/media/ma ... index.html

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Lennie Rosenbluth, star of North Carolina Tar Heels' 1957 title team, 89:
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-baske ... am-dies-89

Danielle "Dani" Hampson, Stereo Kicks star Tom Mann's fiancee, died suddenly at age 34, hours before they were due to be married. So sad! R.I.P.
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-61879545

Brett Tuggle, Fleetwood Mac and David Lee Roth Band's keyboardist, 70:
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/musi ... d-1370965/

Maureen Arthur, actress of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, 88:
https://deadline.com/2022/06/maureen-ar ... 235049070/

James Rado, co-creator of hippie musical Hair, 90:
https://my.xfinity.com/articles/news-en ... -Rado-596f

Colin Grainger, British soccer player, 89:
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-sou ... e-61873101

Clela Rorex, county clerk who issued the first same-sex marriage license, 78:
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/20/us/c ... -dead.html

Dave Wickersham, right-hand baseball pitcher, 86:
https://www.kansascity.com/sports/spt-c ... 87357.html

Jaylon Ferguson, Baltimore Ravens linebacker, died suddenly at age 26. So sad. R.I.P.
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/341 ... ies-age-26

Caleb Swanigan, professional NBA player, also died suddenly of natural causes at age 25. R.I.P.
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-baske ... ck-dies-25

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Dom Phillips (57) British journalist, and Bruno Pereira (41), Brazillian career employer of the National Indian Foundation, were killed during a reporting trip to the Amazon. So sad! R.I.P.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/ ... s-obituary

Hugh McElhenny, Hall of Fame halfback, died last week at age 93.
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/341 ... ies-age-93

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Paul Murdock Ellwood Jr., physician and architect of the HMO, died almost three weeks ago at age 95.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/20/us/d ... -dead.html

Bernie Stolar, former president of Sega of America, 75:
https://venturebeat.com/2022/06/25/gami ... sses-away/

Harry Gration, broadcaster and popular anchor of the BBC's Look North, 71:
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radi ... n-obituary

Mary Mara, actress of ER, Ray Donovan, and Nash Bridges, dies in a drowning accident at age 61. So sad! R.I.P.
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/mar ... 37358.html

Tony Siragusa, former NFL defensive tackle known as "The Goose", 55:
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/341 ... ies-age-55

Baxter Black, cowboy poet and Morning Edition commentator, 77:
https://www.npr.org/2022/06/13/11045295 ... k-obituary

Marlin Briscoe, first Black starting quarterback in the AFL, 76:
https://www.npr.org/2022/06/29/11085577 ... iscoe-dies

Sam Gilliam, visual artist, 88:
https://www.npr.org/2022/06/27/11079159 ... lliam-died

George Izo, 1960s NFL quarterback, 84:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituari ... -izo-dies/

Graham Skidmore, British voice artist and game show announcer, died over six months ago at age 90.
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-61949408

Paula Stafford, iconic Gold Coast designer who brought the bikini to Australia, 102:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-06-23/ ... /101174424

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Dame Deborah James, British cancer campaigner, succumbed to cancer at age 40.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-61451495

Margaret Keane, "big eyes" artist, 94:
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesig ... rtist-dies

Sonny Barger, Hells Angels motorcycle club leader and actor of Sons of Anarchy, 83:
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/son ... 53258.html

Massimo Morante, co-founder of the band Goblin, died over two weeks ago at age 69.
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/musi ... t-1373491/

Hershel W. Williams, last Medal of Honor recipient from WWII, 98:
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/29/us/h ... -dead.html

Technoblade, Minecraft YouTuber, succumbed to cancer at age 23.
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-62006852

Jim Pappin, former NFL forward credited with the Toronto Maple Leafs' last Stanley Cup-winning goal, 82:
https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/341 ... al-dies-82

Peter Brook, British theater and film director, 97:
https://my.xfinity.com/articles/news-en ... Brook-4684

Ken Knowlton, founding father of computer art and animation, died over three weeks ago at age 91.
https://www.cartoonbrew.com/rip/ken-kno ... 18193.html

Michael C. Stenger, Senate sergeant-at-arms, died almost two weeks ago at age 71.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/michae ... jan-6-dead

Richard Taruskin, music historian, 77:
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/01/arts ... -dead.html

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Willie Morrow, Black hair care pioneer, died over two weeks ago at age 82.
https://www.bet.com/article/bxo5du/will ... oneer-dead

Joe Turkel, actor of The Shining and Blade Runner, died a week-and-a-half ago at age 94.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertai ... 793777001/

Vladimir Zelenko, doctor who touted unconventional COVID treatment, succumbed to cancer at 49.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/dr-vladim ... ies-at-49/

Andy Goram, Scottish soccer player, 58:
https://www.theguardian.com/football/20 ... es-aged-58

James M. Bardeen, expert on unraveling Einstein's equations, died at age 83.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/03/scie ... at-83.html

Mona Hammond, actress of EastEnders, 91:
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-62048413

Patrick Watson, journalist and producer who shaped Canadian broadcasting, 92:
https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/t ... at-92.html

Hank Goldberg, ESPN NFL reporter and handicapping expert, died on his 82nd birthday. R.I.P.
https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/34 ... rg-dies-82

David Blackwood, iconic Newfoundland artist, died almost a week ago at age 80.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfound ... -1.6509080

Bryan Marchment, former NHL defenseman, died suddenly at age 53. R.I.P.
https://people.com/sports/former-nhl-de ... ead-at-53/

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William Friend, actress Bevin Prince's husband, was killed by lightning at age 33. R.I.P.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/07/entertai ... index.html

Kazuki Takahashi, Yu-Gi-Oh! manga creator, was found dead at sea at age 60. So sad! R.I.P.
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-62076080

James Caan, Oscar-nominated actor of The Godfather, Misery, and Elf, 82:
https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/07/entertai ... index.html

Tricia the Elephant, Perth icon, 65:
https://www.9news.com.au/national/perth ... 92e7831d99

Alain de Cadenet, British racing driver and TV presenter, died almost a week ago at age 76.
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/ ... t-obituary

Jim Van Pelt, Grey Cup-winning QB, also died almost a week ago at age 86.
https://3downnation.com/2022/07/06/grey ... at-age-86/

Irving Abella, Canadian Holocaust historian, died a day after his 82nd birthday almost a week ago.
https://thecjn.ca/lives/irving-abella-obit/

Gregory Itzin, actor of 24, 74:
https://nypost.com/2022/07/08/gregory-i ... ead-at-74/

Shinzo Abe, Japanese Prime Minister, was murdered by gunshots at age 67.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/pol ... 011868002/

Jose Eduardo dos Santos, former president of Angola, 79:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/ ... es-aged-79

Larry Storch, actor of F Troop, 99:
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/lar ... 48772.html

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Lenny Von Dohlen, actor of Twin Peaks, 63:
https://people.com/tv/lenny-von-dohlen-dead/

Tony Sirico, actor who played Paulie Walnuts in The Sopranos, 79:
https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/08/entertai ... index.html

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Weird that for many people, James Caan is first and foremost Buddy Elf's dad. Despite that long and storied career, for young people he's just "Oh the dad from Elf?"