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Being old, death gets my attention, so I read the obituaries. This is a collection of recent obits, mostly of people whose work touched my life, because I want to say thanks (or maybe give 'em a final fuck you).

There’ll be a roundup like this occasionally, until I’m on the list myself.

   
Emmet Bergin
actor, Excalibur

Neeli Cherkovski
poet

Dianne Crittenden
casting director, Star Wars

Frans de Waal
monkey butt researcher

John Farrell
fed the hungry

Martin Greenfield
tailor

Bryan Malinowski
gun enthusiast

Shigeichi Negishi
inventor of karaoke

James Robinson III
unwiped asshole, American Express

David Seidler
screenwriter, The King's Speech

Chris Simon
hockey player, Washington Capitals

Tom Stafford
astronaut

Vernor Vinge
author, A Deepness in the Sky

M. Emmet Walsh
actor, Blood Simple

   
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[–] 6daemonbag 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Vernor Vinge?! I just picked up The Children of the Sky this morning!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

You aren't going to be able to get it autographed.