Belgium cyclist Wouter Weylandt dies in Giro crash. Age 26.
Nobel Laureate Willard Boyle (physics - charge coupled device - most common tech in digital imaging) died saturday:
http://www.calgarysun.com/2011/05/09/canadian-nobel-laureate-dies
Brian
Burt Reinhardt dies at 91: Newsman helped launch CNN.
Zsa Zsa refuses to kick the bucket. (As if she could, w/o falling over)
Another young athlete in niche sport has died:
Jockey Michael Baze found dead at Churchill Downs. Age 24.
It’s the reap-what-you-sow death award:
neo-nazi murdered by son a tragic tale, but not without moments of low humor and wonderment.
Dolores Fuller famed for being Ed Wood’s girl friend actress and for writing songs for Elvis Presley, dead at 88.
I doubt anyone had Robert “Tractor” Traylor former Univ. Of Michigan basketball player. Found dead at the age of 34 in Puerto Rico.
Tragic Spring Break victim?
Former UM hoops star Robert ‘Tractor’ Traylor dies at 34
No, according to the article, a massive heart attack.
Billy Graham Hospitalized. Is it me, or does the picture in the link makes Rev. Graham look like Satan’s evil older brother?
Is he on my list this year? Why yes he is! C’mon Billy, give a hometown girl some points!
ahem I mean, I hope his health improves…in whichever direction. There is no sickness in the afterlife!
And yes, he does look possessed.
Thisis promising.
For me, anyway. I have a terrible feeling I went down a lot on the winner’s list because of Osama.
Doing a little figuring, if somebody had picked Osama bin Laden, Seve Ballesteros, Wouter Weylandt, Michael Baze, Robert “Tractor” Traylor, and Mia Amber Davis, they would have scored 372 points so far this month.
Norma Zimmer the Champagne Lady of the Lawrence Welk show has her last dance at 87.
That smacks of witchcraft! Of course, I’m still looking for the magical number that will take me above Zero.
Sports cartoonist Bill Gallo has doodled his last doodle
No, I just used addition and subtraction.
Uh, that would be 1.
Hey, I’ve been arguing for 1/4th. For Zsa Zsa (four limbs). I think we should get credit because part of her is dead. I would even be willing to prorate the limbs in cases of partial amputation.