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&#39;Double Rainbow Guy&#39; Dead at 57
'Double Rainbow Guy'
Dead at 57
May 11, 2020 4:20 AM CDT

'Double Rainbow Guy' Dead at 57

Paul Vasquez had just found out about an unspecified ailment

(Newser) - Paul L. Vasquez, the burly mountain man whose awestruck reaction upon seeing a double rainbow propelled him to internet stardom and turned him into a folk hero, has died in Central California, the AP reports. He was 57. Vasquez, who called himself Yosemitebear on social media, died early Saturday at...

She Told Us, &#39;No Pain (No Gain).&#39; And Now She&#39;s Gone
'The Voice of
Every Woman'
Has Died at 66
obituary
May 10, 2020 2:20 PM CDT

'The Voice of Every Woman' Has Died at 66

Betty Wright kicked off her career at the ripe age of 2

(Newser) - Betty Wright, the Grammy Award-winning soul singer who gave us "No Pain (No Gain)" and "Tonight Is the Night," has died at age 66. The cause was cancer, Billboard reports. "I just lost my aunt this morning," Wright's niece tweeted Sunday, per People , adding...

RIP, Little Richard —'a Genius, Pure and Simple'

Mick Jagger, Quincy Jones are among those reacting to Little Richard's death

(Newser) - Reactions are rolling in to the death of rock 'n' roll pioneer Little Richard, who died Saturday at 87, the AP reports. Among them:

Self-Proclaimed 'Architect of Rock 'n' Roll' Is Dead at 87

Little Richard is gone

(Newser) - Little Richard, the self-proclaimed "architect of rock 'n' roll" whose piercing wail, pounding piano and towering pompadour irrevocably altered popular music while introducing black R&B to white America, has died Saturday. He was 87. Pastor Bill Minson, a close friend of Little Richard's, told the AP...

'One of the Greats of Magic' Dead at 75 From Virus

Roy Horn and partner Siegfried Fischbacher, of Siegfried & Roy, were Sin City institution

(Newser) - Magician Roy Horn of the famed Las Vegas act Siegfried & Roy has died of complications from the coronavirus. He was 75, per the AP . A spokesman says Horn was diagnosed with COVID-19 last week and died Friday at Las Vegas' MountainView Hospital, the New York Times reports. Siegfried &...

Man Who 'Changed the Very Sound of Music' Dead at 73

Kraftwerk co-founder Florian Schneider was 73

(Newser) - The enigmatic co-founder of one of the most influential groups in music history has died. Florian Schneider, who founded Kraftwerk with Ralf Hutter in Dusseldorf 50 years ago, died of cancer last week, a musical collaborator confirms to the Guardian . Schneider was 73. The group pioneered electronic music and inspired...

&#39;Giant Among Men&#39; Is Dead at 69
'Giant Among Men'
Is Dead at 69
obituary
May 4, 2020 6:40 PM CDT

'Giant Among Men' Is Dead at 69

Greg Zanis spent more than 2 decades making crosses, putting them at mass shooting sites

(Newser) - An Illinois man who spent years making crosses and bringing them to the sites of mass shootings and other disasters around the US died Monday. The death of Greg Zanis, announced by his daughter, Susie Zanis, was expected after a recent announcement that he had been diagnosed with bladder cancer...

Singer Cady Groves Dead at 30


Nashville
Singer
Cady Groves
Dead at 30
obituary
May 4, 2020 11:35 AM CDT

Nashville Singer Cady Groves Dead at 30

Label says she died of natural causes

(Newser) - Country singer Cady Groves has died in Nashville at age 30, reports Variety . For those unfamiliar, one of her bigger hits was the 2011 song "This Little Girl," and it shows why USA Today categorizes her as a "pop and country" singer rather than country alone. Groves'...

An NFL Legend Is Dead at 90
An NFL Legend
Is Dead at 90
obituary
May 4, 2020 9:55 AM CDT

An NFL Legend Is Dead at 90

Former Dolphins coach Don Shula has the league's only perfect season

(Newser) - He coached the 1972 Miami Dolphins to a perfect 17-0 record, culminating with a Super Bowl win. No NFL coach before or since matched that feat by Don Shula. The 90-year-old died "peacefully at his home," the team announced Monday, reports TMZ . No cause of death was announced...

&#39;One of the Funniest Actors&#39; Is Gone at 56
'One of the Funniest
Actors' Is Gone at 56
OBITUARY
May 2, 2020 6:30 AM CDT

'One of the Funniest Actors' Is Gone at 56

Sam Lloyd, who played Ted Buckland on 'Scrubs,' died after being diagnosed with brain tumor

(Newser) - He was known as Ted Buckland, the lawyer who also sang in a barbershop quartet on the aughts sitcom Scrubs. Now, a goodbye to actor Sam Lloyd, nephew of Back to the Future Star Christopher Lloyd, at the age of 56, his agent confirms to Variety . In January 2019, just...

He Created the 'Greatest Icon in Automotive History'

Gale Halderman, who led team that designed the original Ford Mustang, is dead at age 87

(Newser) - The very first Ford Mustang was scooped up in 1964 for around $3,400 , and over the next year and a half, a million-plus more were sold. The original pony car has since become a legend among cars. On Wednesday, the lead designer of that legend died. The Detroit News...

Slumdog Millionaire Actor Dead at 53
Slumdog Millionaire
Actor Dead at 53
OBITUARY
Apr 29, 2020 6:53 AM CDT

Slumdog Millionaire Actor Dead at 53

Indian film star Irrfan Khan was hospitalized with colon infection

(Newser) - A beloved Bollywood star who transitioned to Hollywood, with roles in Slumdog Millionaire and Life of Pi, has died. Irrfan Khan, who'd been admitted to a Mumbai hospital with a colon infection, was just 53, per the BBC . He announced his diagnosis with a rare neuroendocrine tumor in 2018...

Nobody Threw Harder Than Steve Dalkowski
'Fastest I Ever Saw,'
Ted Williams Said of Him
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Apr 27, 2020 7:45 PM CDT

'Fastest I Ever Saw,' Ted Williams Said of Him

Steve Dalkowski never made the big leagues, but the legend flourished

(Newser) - Steve Dalkowski, a wild left-hander who never made the big leagues despite a consensus that he threw harder than anyone else in baseball, has died. He was 80. He died Sunday at a hospital in Connecticut in New Britain, the AP reports. His sister, Patricia Cain, said he had several...

Double-Lung Transplant Gave Her a New Life. Virus Claimed It

Joanne Mellady lived more than twice as long as the average for lung transplant patients

(Newser) - Before her double-lung transplant, Joanne Mellady could barely put on a shirt without losing her breath. Afterward, she barely stopped moving. Mellady, who died of the coronavirus in March, had a bucket list that made her family blush, the AP reports. Since getting her transplant in 2007, the widow and...

Brother of Cowboys QB Dies at 31
Brother of
Cowboys QB
Dies at 31
Apr 24, 2020 2:45 PM CDT

Brother of Cowboys QB Dies at 31

Jace Prescott played college ball for Northwestern State

(Newser) - Jace Prescott, a former offensive lineman at Northwestern State and older brother of Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott, died Thursday. The Cowboys announced the death, CBS Sports reports, but did not give the cause. "He was a great kid who dominated games," Jace Prescott's high school football...

Paul O&#39;Neill Is Dead at 84
Paul O'Neill Is Dead at 84
obituary
Apr 18, 2020 10:30 AM CDT

Paul O'Neill Is Dead at 84

The former Treasury secretary was known for his straight-talking style

(Newser) - Paul O’Neill, a former Treasury secretary who broke with George W. Bush over tax policy and then produced a book critical of the administration, died Saturday. He was 84. O'Neill's son, Paul O’Neill Jr. confirmed that his father died at his home in Pittsburgh after battling...

Actor Brian Dennehy Dead at 81
Longtime Actor
Brian Dennehy Is Dead
obituary
Apr 16, 2020 12:54 PM CDT

Longtime Actor Brian Dennehy Is Dead

81-year-old was 'larger than life,' says his daughter

(Newser) - Actor Brian Dennehy has died at age 81 from natural causes at his home in New Haven, Connecticut, reports Deadline . Dennehy's career in film and on the stage spanned five decades, with his breakout role coming in the 1982 film First Blood with Sylvester Stallone. Prior to that, he...

Ex-NFL Quarterback Killed in Car Crash

Former Viking, Seahawk Tarvaris Jackson was 36

(Newser) - The NFL is mourning former quarterback Tarvaris Jackson, who was killed in a single-car crash in Alabama Sunday night. Police say the 36-year-old was killed when his 2012 Chevrolet Camaro left the roadway, hit a tree, and overturned around 7 miles south of Montgomery, his hometown, ESPN reports. The Alabama...

Pioneer Led Struggle for LGBTQ Rights
Phyllis Lyon
Won Her Battle
to Marry
obituary
Apr 9, 2020 7:20 PM CDT

Phyllis Lyon Won Her Battle to Marry

LGBTQ leader fought for same-sex marriage for decades

(Newser) - Phyllis Lyon, a civil rights leader who founded the nation's first lesbian rights organization, died Thursday at age 95. Lyon, who lived in San Francisco, died of natural causes, CNN reports. "We lost a giant today," said the chairman of the California Senate's LGBTQ caucus. Along...

Mad Magazine Cartoonist Mort Drucker Is Dead
Mad Magazine Cartoonist
Mort Drucker Is Dead
obituary
Apr 9, 2020 1:45 PM CDT

Mad Magazine Cartoonist Mort Drucker Is Dead

Legendary master of parody illustrations was 91

(Newser) - If you've spent any time at all with Mad Magazine over the years, you've been entertained by Mort Drucker. But Thursday brings bad news: The legendary cartoonist has died at age 91 at his home in Woodbury, New York, reports the New York Times . No cause of death...

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