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.
Bruce Bastian
WordPerfect
John Everett Benson
tomb carver
Rick Bevel
forgotten man
Johnny Boone
Cornbread Mafia
Mike Brumley
baseballer, Seattle Mariners
Buzz Cason
songwriter, “Everlasting Love”
James Chance
saxman
Ed Denson
good guy
Evans Evans
actress, Bonnie and Clyde
Maya Pines Froomkin
journalist & mom
Willie Mays
said ‘hey’
Tamayo Perry
surfer
Paul Pressler
Christian child rapist
Donald Sutherland
actor, Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Anthea Sylbert
costume designer, Carnal Knowledge
T, a/k/a Vega
good guy
unnamed
forgotten man
Ben Vautier
artist who loved his wife