#OnThisDay in 2012, #AndyGriffith, American actor, comedian, television producer, Southern gospel singer, and writer (Andy Griffith Show, Matlock), died from a heart attack at 86.
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Jimmy Swaggart, Passionate Televangelist Ousted by Scandal, Dies at 90 https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/us/the-rev-jimmy-lee-swaggart-dead.html
The New York Times · Jimmy Swaggart, Passionate Televangelist Ousted by Scandal, Dies at 90
#OnThisDay in 1973, #BettyGrable, American stage and screen #actress (I Wake Up Screaming; How to Marry a Millionaire: The Gay Divorcée), pin-up girl, dancer, and singer, died of #lungcancer at 56.
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Robert Holton Dies at 81; His Potent Chemo Drug Saved Lives — and Trees https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/obituaries/robert-holton-dead.html
The New York Times · Robert Holton Dies at 81; His Potent Chemo Drug Saved Lives — and Trees
In our magazine: This was a man who simply never stopped waking up, reading The New York Times, being troubled by the injustices he saw, and feeling called to do his part to address them. As his daughter Celia told me after a visit, that was his “essence.” https://www.texasobserver.org/editors-letter-introducing-our-july-august-2025-issue/
The Texas Observer · Editor's Letter: Introducing Our July/August 2025 IssueA note from the editor-in-chief
Alex Delvecchio, Hockey Hall of Famer With Red Wings, Dies at 93 https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/sports/hockey/alex-delvecchio-dead.html
The New York Times · Alex Delvecchio, Hockey Hall of Famer With Red Wings, Dies at 93
Frederick M. Nicholas, champion of L.A. arts dubbed 'Mr. Downtown Culture,' dies at 105 https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2025-07-01/frederick-m-nicholas-dead-dies-moca-disney-concert-hall-mr-downtown-culture
Los Angeles Times · Frederick M. Nicholas dead: Lawyer shaped MOCA, Disney Concert Hall
Jimmy Swaggart, televangelist felled by sex scandal, dies at 90
https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2025/07/01/jimmy-swaggart-televangelist-dead/
The Washington Post · Jimmy Swaggart, televangelist felled by sex scandal, dies at 90
Jimmy Swaggart, fire-and-brimstone preacher, dies at 90 https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2025-07-01/preacher-jimmy-swaggart-dead-obituary
Los Angeles Times · Jimmy Swaggart, fire-and-brimstone preacher, dies at 90
#OnThisDay in 2007, #BeverlySills [Belle Miriam Silverman], American operatic soprano, died of lung cancer at 78.
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Anne Merriman, ‘Mother of Palliative Care’ in Uganda, Dies at 90 https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/world/africa/anne-merriman-dead.html
The New York Times · Anne Merriman, ‘Mother of Palliative Care’ in Uganda, Dies at 90
James Maas, professor who popularized the term ‘power nap,’ dies at 86
https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2025/07/01/james-maas-power-nap-dies/
The Washington Post · James Maas, professor who popularized the term ‘power nap,’ dies at 86
D. Wayne Lukas, a dominant horse trainer for decades, dies at 89
https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2025/06/30/d-wayne-lukas-dead/
The Washington Post · D. Wayne Lukas, a dominant horse trainer for decades, dies at 89
#OnThisDay in 1932, #BobbyDay [Robert Byrd], American rock vocalist ("Rockin' Robin"), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 1990).
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Lucian Leape, Whose Work Spurred Patient Safety in Medicine, Dies at 94 https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/health/lucian-leape-dead.html
The New York Times · Lucian Leape, Whose Work Spurred Patient Safety in Medicine, Dies at 94
#OnThisDay in 1939, #DelaneyBramlett, American rocker (Shindogs; Delaney & Bonnie), born in Pontotoc, Mississippi (d. 2008).
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#RIP Jim Shooter at 73, definitely one of the...
Well, if nothing else, one of the best bloggers of the last 30years.
Bleeding Cool News · Reaction To The Death Of Jim Shooter, The Man Who Made Comics Grow Up
Ann McGregor and Joe Monteith, parents of the late "Glee" actor Cory Monteith, died weeks apart, 12 years after losing their son
https://ew.com/cory-monteith-parents-die-weeks-apart-11763042
Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart dies at age 90
https://www.npr.org/2025/07/01/nx-s1-5436894/televangelist-jimmy-swaggart-dies-at-age-90
