I know it’s not capitalized in this case, but “congressman” is not the right term to use for a state legislator.
/nitpick
Yes. Although many of the articles further muddied the waters by calling him the newly elected Speaker of the House. Which he was. But it’s the House of New Hampshire, not the Federal one.
I suppose that’s what happens when stories written by local papers for local consumption are cut-n-pasted into national wire service / website reports with zero editing for context.
Congressman-elect Luke Letlow, 41, died from COVID.
I just now heard, on a radio newscast, that Dawn Wells, who played Mary Ann on Gilligan’s Island, has died from COVID. She was 82.
“There can be only one”
Well, damn! kenobi_65 is right!
(Link seems fucked. Let me work on that.)
OK, the link looks as though it goes to a generic GMA homepage. But I think it goes to the story.
This one really got to me today. I don’t know this man at all, and do not follow LA politics, and don’t care what party he represented. 41 years old, no health issues, young family. Dammit. The shit can kill anyone.
And now only Tina Louise (“Ginger”) remains.
RIP, Mary Ann Sommers.
And, ironically, of the seven cast members/castaways, Louise was the one who was least happy about being identified with the role (feeling that it had ruined her career), and least interested in participating in reunions and the like.
At least now she (Tina Louise) doesn’t have to worry about any more pesky reunions. 
Yes, I’m a bad person.
I met Dawn Wells on one occasion back about 1990. One of her cousins was a co-worker of my wife and Dawn attended my wife’s firm’s swanky Christmas party in Vegas. She was a pleasant cordial person over our brief chat about many things (but not GI; I’ve got some social graces).
I got the impression celebrity had become more a burden than a privilege many years before. She was still readily recognizable and darn good looking for someone in her early 50s while I was in my early 30s.
I know it’s the New York Post, but other sources are saying the same thing: He died from a heart attack following “a chest procedure”, which a FBF who lives in Louisiana said was done to remove a blood clot in his lung.
His kids are an 11-month-old daughter, and a 3-year-old son. No matter what his politics may have been, the death of a parent is the worst thing that can happen to a child.
Yeah, and since he had small children, maybe he should have worn a fucking mask, and required masks for his rallies.
Phil Spector, music producer and murderer, died in prison at the age of 81. The official cause of death hasn’t been released, but supposedly it was complications of Covid-19.
This is someone probably not well-known except to me, @74westy and maybe @Gorsnak: a well-known local sportscaster in Saskatchewan has died of covid complications, age 66. Very well-liked guy: Warren Woods.
Larry King has died. Cause of death not given, but he was reportedly in hospital with Covid earlier this month.
Russell Johnson once said in an interview that he and everyone else in the cast knew the show was stupid. “But I was working, and I knew a hell of a lot of people who weren’t.” Presumedly, by “people,” he meant SAG members.
I would say Larry King or Tom Seaver is “winning” at this point.
Wait-- Tom Seaver died-- of COVID?
Apparently it was a contributing factor:
Personally, I wouldn’t put him on par with Larry King in the notability category.
Of course, famous is relative. Going down that list on Wiki of those who died due to Covid (there’s currently about 1600 names there), to me the most famous are:
Larry King, at least I knew the name and face, would be more famous in USA I suppose.
Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, former president of France. May not be a name recognized by many but it was to me.
James Cross, being a Canadian and knowing some history, I recognized the name right away, although I know even most Canadians may not. He was a UK diplomat kidnapped in 1970 by terrorists. Was 99, one of oldest on the list.
Herman Cain, US politician that many if not most Americans would know I suppose. If you sort by occupation, it’s really surprising how many politicians there are on that list.
As a baseball fan, the following jumped at me:
Steve Dalkowski, not a major leaguer and would be known only by real baseball afficionados.
Tom Seaver, Hall of Famer, didn’t realize it was from Covid complications.
Jay Johnstone, only because he was a broadcaster after his playing days. Not really a notorious player but one I do remember.
Charley Pride, Negro leagues player and as well as minor league player but more famous as a singer.
And of course, Dawn Wells. If people, especially of a certain age, didn’t know her name, they surely knew her face.