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News Articles: Obituaries

Technoblade was one of YouTube's most popular Minecraft video creators.

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Fans are saddened over the death of Technoblade, a popular Minecraft YouTuber

Technoblade, whose real name is Alex, reached millions with his Minecraft video playthroughs on YouTube. His fans and family remember the 23-year-old beyond just his online content.

July 01, 2022
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Technoblade was one of YouTube's most popular Minecraft video creators.

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Fans are saddened over the death of Technoblade, a popular Minecraft YouTuber

Technoblade, whose real name is Alex, reached millions with his Minecraft video playthroughs on YouTube. His fans and family remember the 23-year-old beyond just his online content.

July 01, 2022
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  • Shauneen Miranda
Ralph "Sonny" Barger and his wife Sharon are shown after his release on $100,000 bond in San Francisco, Aug. 1, 1980.

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Hells Angels figurehead Sonny Barger dies at 83

Barger's death was announced on his Facebook page late Wednesday.

June 30, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Woody Williams assists with the coin toss before Super Bowl 52 in February 2018 in Minneapolis. Williams, the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, died Wednesday at 98, at the Veterans Affairs medical center bearing his name in Huntington, W.Va.

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Woody Williams, the last surviving WWII Medal of Honor recipient dies at 98

As a young Marine corporal, Williams went ahead of his unit during the Battle of Iwo Jima in the Pacific Ocean in February 1945 and eliminated a series of Japanese machine gun positions.

June 29, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Marlin Briscoe (show in 1975), the first Black starting quarterback in the American Football League, died Monday.

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Marlin Briscoe, the 1st Black starting quarterback in the AFL, dies at 76

The Nebraska native was a star quarterback for Omaha University before the Denver Broncos drafted him as a cornerback in the 14th round in 1968. He wasn't allowed to compete for the QB job in 1969.

June 29, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Marlin Briscoe (show in 1975), the first Black starting quarterback in the American Football League, died Monday.

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Marlin Briscoe, the 1st Black starting quarterback in the AFL, dies at 76

The Nebraska native was a star quarterback for Omaha University before the Denver Broncos drafted him as a cornerback in the 14th round in 1968. He wasn't allowed to compete for the QB job in 1969.

June 29, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Sam Gilliam's 1968 work <em>Double Merge</em>, which is currently on display at Dia Beacon in Beacon, N.Y.

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Visual artist Sam Gilliam has died at 88

The Washington, D.C.-based painter became famous for his Drape works — vibrantly painted pieces of fabric that he hung by clips and could never be presented the same way twice.

June 27, 2022
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  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
Mark Shields speaks during a taping of NBC's <em>Meet the Press</em> on Feb. 17, 2008, in Washington, D.C. The longtime PBS NewsHour commentator has died at age 85.

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PBS NewsHour commentator Mark Shields dies at age 85

Mark Shields, the longtime commentator known for his weekly political analysis and sense of humor, has died at the age of 85, PBS NewsHour confirmed.

June 18, 2022
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  • Juliana Kim
Meghan Stabile, photographed onstage with Robert Glasper during Winter Jazzfest 2020.

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Meghan Stabile, promoter who united jazz and hip-hop, dead at 39

"We get so stuck on categories and labels that you completely miss the point of really beautiful, authentic forms of art," Stabille told Jazz Night in America in 2015.

June 16, 2022
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  • Nate Chinen
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Remembering Scott 'Scooter' Stewart, lost to COVID, with Lynyrd Skynyrd's 'Free Bird'

Shannon Hunt remembers mechanic Scott "Scooter" Stewart of Shiloh, Ill., who died from COVID. She calls him her "bonus dad."

June 15, 2022
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  • Megan Lim and
  • Sarah Handel
GPB  NPR

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Prolific character actor Philip Baker Hall dies at 90

Hall's many roles included parts in Midnight Run, Hard Eight, Boogie Nights, Magnolia, and he was known for one of the most powerfully funny guest appearances on Seinfeld.

June 13, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Baxter Black performs at Stagecoach: California's Country Music Festival in Indio, California, in April 2010. The cowboy poet, former veterinarian and longtime <em>Morning Edition</em> commentator died on Friday at age 77.

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Baxter Black, cowboy poet and 'Morning Edition' commentator, dies at 77

Black is being remembered for his commentary on a wide range of issues — from Thanksgiving turkeys to children's names to the Supreme Court — from the perspective of a Western farmer and rancher.

June 13, 2022
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  • Rachel Treisman
In the '90s, Julee Cruise filled in for The B-52s member Cindy Wilson on tour. The singer is best known for her work with David Lynch on <em>Twin Peaks</em> and <em>Blue Velvet</em>.

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Julee Cruise, otherworldly crooner on 'Twin Peaks,' dies at 65

Cruise's instrument, a voice of such intense calm it could be unsettling, made her a natural collaborator of director David Lynch — and, later, new-wave icons The B-52s.

June 10, 2022
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  • Lars Gotrich
In the '90s, Julee Cruise filled in for The B-52s member Cindy Wilson on tour. The singer is best known for her work with David Lynch on <em>Twin Peaks</em> and <em>Blue Velvet</em>.

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  • Obituaries

Julee Cruise, otherworldly crooner on 'Twin Peaks,' dies at 65

Cruise's instrument, a voice of such intense calm it could be unsettling, made her a natural collaborator of director David Lynch — and, later, new-wave icons The B-52s.

June 10, 2022
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  • Lars Gotrich
Alec John Such, the bassist and a founding member of Bon Jovi, has died. He was 70. No details on when or how John Such died were immediately available.

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Alec John Such, a founding member of Bon Jovi, dies at 70

No details on when or how John Such died were immediately available. A publicist for Bon Jovi didn't immediately respond to messages.

June 05, 2022
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