Monday, March 11, 2013

Fred Ridgeway

Actor -- via the Guardian.

Peter Beales

Horticulturalist and rose grower -- via the Telegraph.

Noel Botham

Muckraker -- via the Telegraph.


Pat Halcox

Trumpeter -- via the Guardian.

Albert Hirschman

Humanitarian, teacher, and writer -- via the Telegraph.

Peter Gilmore

Actor -- via the Telegraph.

Ken Hodges



Musician; member of Spanky and Our Gang -- via the Omaha World-Herald.

Melvin Rhyne

Jazz organist -- via the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.

Mido Macia

Victim of police violence -- via ioi.co.za.

Colin Gieg

Bassist -- via my friends on Facebook.

"Colin Gieg (bass) was born in San Mateo, California and raised in Bakersfield where he studied piano at age 7, followed by guitar and then bass in high school. Moving to Los Angeles in 1960, Gieg studied at Westlake College of Music, the Los Angeles Conservatory and was a student of the renowned Ralph Peña. This start prepared Gieg for a career in California which included performing with the Four Freshmen, Sue Raney, Don Ellis Jazz Orchestra and bassist for several years with Johnny Mathis.

Gieg’s musical inertia was temporarily interrupted by a stint in the army, after which he moved to Denver. That was in 1970, and he has since performed at numerous jazz parties and festivals as well as national and international tours. Some of the many major artists Gieg has performed with include: Dizzy Gillespie, Joe Williams, Rosemary Clooney, Chet Baker, Teddy Edwards, Ken Peplowski, Houston Person, Peter Appleyard, Carl Fontana, Clark Terry, Bill Watrous, Plas Johnson, Sylvia Sims, Ralph Sutton, Peanuts Hucko and Flip Phillips just to name a few."




Menachem Froman

Rabbi -- via the New York Times. He worked for peace with the Palestinians, encouraged the participation of women, and sought the higher path.

Sybil Christopher

Actress, director, nightclub owner, and artistic director of the Bay Street Theatre -- via Playbill.

Masao Yamaguchi

Anthropologist -- via The Japan Times.

Armando Trovjoli

Composer for film and stage -- via the Guardian.

Rafael Puyana

Harpsichordist -- via the Guardian.

Diane Wolkstein

Writer, storyteller, and folklorist -- via the New York Times.



Steve Demeter

Former MLB player -- via cleveland.com.

Cecil Womack

Soul/R & B singer and songwriter -- via the Independent.



George 'Red' Witt

Former MLB relief pitcher -- via the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

Bill Glynn

Former MLB player -- via legacy.com.

Sunday, March 10, 2013

Edith Houghton

Outstanding baseball player and scout -- via the New York Times.


John E. Karlin

Industrial psychologist -- via the New York Times. The father of human factors engineering, he worked at Bell Labs, studying and testing in order to create the most efficient dials and keypads for phone use. By extension, his designs have permeated modern life and manufacturing.

Sipo Mzimewa

Minister -- via the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Shelby Whitfield

Broadcaster -- via the Washington Post.

Patricia Hughes

Announcer -- via the BBC.

Thursday, March 7, 2013

Claude King

Singer and songwriter -- via  . Famous for his hit rendition and co-writing of "Wolverton Mountain."

Brenda Box

Editor -- via NPR. A CSU alum!


Allan Calhamer

Postal worker and inventor of the game "Diplomacy" -- via the New York Times. This obit shows you why Margalit Fox is the best. What a great story.



Kenny Ball

Trumpeter -- via the Telegraph.

Mohammad Asfour

Demonstrator -- via the BBC.

Harrison Groutage

Artist -- via the Salt Lake City Tribune.

Ceal Phelan

Actress -- via philly.com.

Robin Sachs

Actor and voice actor -- via the BBC. Seemingly destined to work in sci-fi and horror, he started his film career in the cult classic "Vampire Circus," and moved on to play in "Galaxy Quest," "Babylon 5," and other such shows and video games.




Jackie Kastrinelis

Cruise-ship singer -- via ABC.

Ira Rubin

Bridge champion -- via the New York Times.