Interesting, overlooked, and significant obituaries from around the world, as they happen, emphasizing the positive achievements of those who have died. Member, Society of Professional Obituary Writers.
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Lowell Randall
Pioneering rocket scientist -- via the Washington Post. Never went to college; got a job with Robert Goddard as a flight engineer while he was laying carpet in his home.
Hideaki Nitani
Actor -- via the Japan Times. Appeared in films such as "Tokyo Drifter," "Underworld Beauty" -- and "Frankenstein Conquers the World"!
Monday, January 9, 2012
Sunday, January 8, 2012
From R. Andrew Chestnut: "Santa Muerte"
The author of "Devoted to Death: Santa Muerte, the Skeleton Saint" with a nice story on Huffington Post about this strange topic.
Paul Fauks
Director of minor-league operations for the Cardinals -- via the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Bob Weston
Rock guitarist -- via Reuters. Best known for his work with Fleetwood Mac, in particular his affair with Mick's wife, which precipitated major changes in the band.
Frederica Sagor Maas
Playwright, screenwriter, memoirist and author -- via the L.A. Times. She lived to the age of 111, and had worked on such silent film screenplays as "The Plastic Age" and "Flesh and the Devil."
Friday, January 6, 2012
Don Carter
Bowling great -- via the Washington Post. First president of the PBA; first athlete to sign a $1 million endorsement contract. OK, I sound overly worshipful -- but they used to broadcast championship bowling and, by golly, we watched it enthusiastically. Growing up in the Midwest, Don Carter was a legend, and someone to be emulated, right down to the shirt with his name embroidered on it.
Ted Beard
Former outfielder for the Pirates and the White Sox -- via legacy.com. One of only four players to hit a homer over the right-field roof at Forbes Field.
Glenn Lord
Literary agent, editor and publisher -- via Locus. The primary scholar of Robert E. Howard's work, an the man most responsible for perpetuating the legacy of the famous pulp writer (Conan, etc.).
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