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Jimmy Buffett, US singer known for "Margaritaville," 76.

Bill Richardson, former New Mexico governor, 75

Steve Harwell of Smashmouth, 56.

Gary Wright, musician best known for his hit single, “Dream Weaver," died on September 4th of Parkinson’s disease and Lewy body dementia. He was 80 years old.

https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/gar ... 235406056/

Gary Wright, musician best known for his hit single, “Dream Weaver," died on September 4th of Parkinson’s disease and Lewy body dementia. He was 80 years old.

https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/gar ... 235406056/

Dianne Feinstein, Ex-US Senator, Chinese Spy, 90.

Piper Laurie, American actress, 91.

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/p ... er-dies-91

Suzanne Somers, American actor, 76, due to cancer.

https://people.com/suzanne-somers-dead-at-76-8358227

Who will be number three?

And number 3 is.....

Burt Young, 'Rocky' actor, dead at 83

[ur]https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/burt-young-rocky-actor-dead-83[/url]

Young also played the enforcer role to the late Rodney Dangerfield I "Back to School" among 158 other screen credits. A solid supporting role actor.

Matthew Perry, star of 'Friends,' dies at age 54 after apparent drowning.

https://www.ktvu.com/news/matthew-perry ... t-drowning

Bobby Knight, famed University of Indiana basketball coach. Dead at 83.

https://www.foxnews.com/sports/legendary-college-basketball-coach-bob-knight-dead-83

DXing wrote:Bobby Knight, famed University of Indiana basketball coach. Dead at 83.

https://www.foxnews.com/sports/legendary-college-basketball-coach-bob-knight-dead-83

They might want to avoid folding chairs at that funeral.

Ken Mattingly from Apollo 16.

http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-1 ... tuary.html

Richard Moll, of Night Court, died October 26th, at 80
https://ew.com/tv/richard-moll-dead-nig ... r-bull-80/

Frank Borman. Apollo 8 astronaut

https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/apollo-8-astronaut-frank-borman-dies-95-nasa

Rosalynn Carter, wife of former president Jimmy Carter, 96.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/19/politics ... index.html

Marty Krofft, 86.

He brought weird shit to Saturday morning TV. "HR Pufnstuf," “The Bugaloos,” “Lidsville,” “Sigmund and the Sea Monsters,” “Pryor’s Place,” “Far Out Space Nuts,” “The Lost Saucer,” “The Krofft Supershow,” “Wonderbug,” “Electra Woman and Dyna Girl,” “Dr. Shrinker,” and “Bigfoot & Wildboy.”

He and his brother somehow talked the parents of 12-year-old Jack Wild into allowing Sid & Marty Krofft to legally "kidnap" their son and bring him to Los Angeles to be molded into a child actor. Jack Wild became popular, but also, from an early age, he learned to drink alcohol. Jack Wild died in 2006 from the effects of alcohol abuse.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=E7ME6KE3dfA

https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/26/entertai ... index.html

Henry Kissinger, former Sec State, 100.

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Shane MacGowan, Musician, 65.

Link

Sandra Day O’Connor, former US Supreme Court justice, 93.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/01/politics ... index.html

Kinda surprised nobody mentioned Charlie Munger, 99.



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After Munger, then Kissinger, I remembered reading (here I think, maybe on Liners) about the rule of threes, then I saw the news about O'Connor.



Btw, Legacy.com each week has a tribute on YouTube to well-known people who have passed during the last week - on their thumbnail, they usually show 3 people with the most well-known in the middle. I wonder who gets that this week.







Edit - Ok, forget that, it comes out Fridays, the 1st 2 were skipped on that and O'Connor will probably be on the one next week.

Denny Laine, singer/songwriter and co-founder of The Moody Blues and Wings, 79, due to fallout from COVID. His death coincides with the 50th anniversary of the U.S. release of Band on the Run.

https://rockcellarmagazine.com/denny-la ... s-details/

Nothing beats the great sound of McCartney playing a Rickenbacker 4001 bass and Laine playing a double neck, custom-made Ibanez 6-string/12-string on Band on the Run.

Norman Lear, TV sitcom and movie producer, 101.

Creator of TV shows “All in the Family,” "The Jeffersons," “Sanford and Son,” “Maude,” and “Good Times.”

Producer of movies “The Princess Bride” and “Fried Green Tomatoes.”

https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/06/entertai ... index.html

Andre Braugher, 61. I remember him from the movie Frequency.



https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/12/entertai ... index.html

Tom Smothers, 86, due to cancer.

https://apnews.com/article/tom-smothers ... c7b2874c56