KOMONEWS - Victim of fatal rafting accident ID'd as Everett councilman, May 25, 2012

 "BLACK DIAMOND, Wash. - A man who died Saturday after his raft overturned on the Green River has been identified as Everett City Councilman Drew Nielsen.
A family member told KOMO News that Nielsen's loved ones are grieving his death and would not have a public statement at this time."
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MUSIC-MIX.EW -Booker T. and the MGs bassist Donald 'Duck' Dunn dies at age 70, May 25, 2012

"Legendary bassist and Booker T. and the MGs member Donald “Duck” Dunn died this morning in Tokyo at the age of 70. Dunn’s death was announced by his friend and fellow MG, guitarist Steve Cropper. “Today I lost my best friend, the world has lost the best guy and bass player to ever live” Cropper wrote on his website. “Duck Dunn died in his sleep Sunday morning May 13 in Tokyo Japan after finishing two shows at the Blue Note Night Club.”

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ABC LOCAL GO - Mitchell Guist dies after boat fall in Louisiana; 'Swamp People' cast member was 48, May 25, 2012

 "May 15, 2012 (PIERRE PART, La.) -- A cast member of the reality TV show "Swamp People" died Monday, a Louisiana sheriff said.
Assumption Parish Sheriff Mike Waguespack said Mitchell Guist was pronounced dead at a hospital. He had fallen while aboard his boat on the Intracoastal Waterway, near Pierre Part.
History, which produces the reality show with Original Media, said Guist would have turned 49 on Friday."
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BLOOMBERG - Carlos Fuentes, Mexican Author With Global Fans, Dies at 83, May 25, 2012

 "Carlos Fuentes, one of the generation of writers who brought modern Latin American fiction onto the world stage, died today in a Mexico City hospital. He was 83.
His death was related to a heart condition, the press office of the National Council for Arts and Culture said. The recipient of awards including the Miguel de Cervantes Prize and Mexico’s National Prize in Literature, Fuentes had a following among Latin American authors surpassed only by Colombia’s Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Peru’s Mario Vargas Llosa though unlike his contemporaries he never won a Nobel Prize."
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107 JAMZ - Chuck Brown, ‘Godfather of Go-Go,’ Dead at 75, May 25, 2012

"Chuck Brown, the Washington, D.C.-area funk icon known as the ‘Godfather of Go-Go,’ has died. He passed away today (May 16) at the age of 75. He died at Johns Hopkins University hospital in Baltimore.
Brown’s manager Tom Goldfogle confirmed the news of his client’s death to The Washington Post. The musician had been hospitalized and treated for pneumonia in recent weeks.
While Brown’s name might not be instantly familiar to pop music fans, especially the younger generation, his hooks most certainly are. Brown’s most popular anthem was 1979′s ‘Bustin’ Loose,’ which was sampled by pop rapper Nelly on his massive summer hit, 2002′s ‘Hot in Herre.’"
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LA TIMES - Banjo picker Doug Dillard dies at 75; appeared on 'Andy Griffith', May 25, 2012

 "Banjo player Doug Dillard, an influential bluegrass musician who played with many rock outfits, appeared on "The Andy Griffith Show" and with his family band the Dillards, died Wednesday in Nashville after a long illness, the group's longtime publisher Lynne Robin Green said Thursday. He was 75.
Dillard and his brother Rodney began playing music together with other members of their family in the 1940s growing up in Salem, Mo., but hit their stride after moving to Los Angeles in the early 1960s and signing with Elektra Records."
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CBS News - CBS News producer Michael Rosenbaum dies at 64, May 25, 2012

 "Michael Rosenbaum, an award-winning CBS News producer who was the Tel Aviv bureau chief during the First Palestinian Intifada and produced stories for all of the News division's broadcasts over a 27-year career with CBS, has died. He was 64 and died at home in Manhattan last night (17) of a brain tumor diagnosed last September."
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POP CULTURE BLOG - Remembering an icon: Disco queen Donna Summer dies of lung cancer at age 63, May 25, 2012

"Donna Summer, the undisputed disco queen and popular music icon whose soaring voice and vibrant hits defined an era, died Thursday morning after a battle with lung cancer. She was 63.
According to the Associated Press, her family released a statement Thursday saying Summer died and that they “are at peace celebrating her extraordinary life and her continuing legacy.” She was reportedly in Florida at the time of her death. Her cancer diagnosis came a mere 10 months ago and only her husband and children knew, reports Entertainment Tonight.
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TWIN CITIES - California hero of bizarre 1976 school bus hijacking dies at 91, May 25, 2012

 "Frank Edward Ray, the school bus driver hailed as a hero for helping to lead 26 children to safety after a bizarre kidnapping in the San Joaquin Valley town of Chowchilla, Calif., 36 years ago, has died. He was 91.
Ray died Thursday in Chowchilla of complications of cirrhosis of the liver, said his granddaughter, Susan Ray."
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SPORTING NEWS - Bob Boozer—former NBA star, Olympic gold medalist—dies at 75, May 25, 2012

"OMAHA, Neb. — Bob Boozer, a member of the dominating 1960 Olympic basketball team who went on to star in the NBA, has died of a brain aneurysm. He was 75.
Ella Boozer said Sunday that her husband died Saturday afternoon an Omaha hospital. He had become ill Friday night while having dinner with friends, she said."
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ROLLING SONE.COM - Peter Jones, Drummer for Crowded House, Dead at 45, May 25, 2012

 "Peter Jones, who played drums for Crowded House, died on Friday at the age of 45. Australia's Herald Sun newspaper reports that he had been suffering from brain cancer.
The band left a statement on its website confirming Jones' passing:
"We are in mourning today for the death of Peter Jones. We remember him as a warm hearted, funny and talented man, who was a valuable member of Crowded House. He played with style and spirit. We salute him and send our love and best thoughts to his family and friends.""
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ABC.NET - Lockerbie bomber dies in Libya: brother, May 25, 2012

"The former Libyan intelligence officer convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing that killed 270 people has died, his brother says.
Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi suffered from prostate cancer and was hospitalised for a few days in April before being sent back home to be with his family.
His brother, Abdulhakim, said he died at home, surrounded by his family"
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TORONTO.COM - Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb dies at 62, May 25, 2012

 "LONDON—With his carefully tended hair, tight trousers and perfect harmonies, Robin Gibb, along with his brothers Maurice and Barry, defined the disco era. As part of the Bee Gees — short for the Brothers Gibb — they created dance floor classics like “Stayin Alive,” ''Jive Talkin',” and “Night Fever” that can still get crowds onto a dance floor."
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PCMAG - Remote Control Inventor Eugene Polley Dies at 96, May 25, 2012

"Eugene Polley, inventor of the wireless television remote control, has died at the age of 96, the Associated Press reported Tuesday. Polley died of natural causes on Sunday in a Chicago-area hospital.
The former Zenith engineer's green, gun-shaped Flash-Matic remote control was introduced in 1955, five years after the Zenith Radio Corporation unveiled Lazy Bones, a TV remote that was connected to the set with a wire. By aiming Polley's ray gun-like Flash-Matic (pictured) very precisely at the receiver, one could pull the red trigger to shoot a beam of light at a photoelectric cell to change the channel and adjust the volume."
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TIMES COLONIST - Canadian woman dies on Mount Everest in notorious 'death zone', May 24, 2012

 "KATMANDU, Nepal — Three climbers died and two others were missing while descending from the summit of Mount Everest — a toll that raised concerns about overcrowding in the “death zone” at the top of the world’s tallest peak.
The deadly weekend unfolded as an estimated 150 climbers tried to reach the top Friday and Saturday as they rushed to use a brief window of good weather in an otherwise troubled climbing season. Many had been waiting at a staging camp for several days for their chance to head to the summit."
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LA TIMES - Henry Denker, Author in Many Genres, Dies at 99, May 24, 2012

 "In a 1949 press release sent out after the publication of his first novel, “I’ll Be Right Home, Ma,” about a light-heavyweight fighter with “a sweet right-hand sock,” Henry Denker declared his belief that “a writer should be active in several forms of his trade.” He added: “Writing is a business and should be practiced as such. On days when you think you can’t possibly write a line you do it anyhow.”
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LA TIMES - H.H. Brookins dies at 86; pastor was influential black leader, May 24, 2012

 "The Rev. Hamel Hartford Brookins, an influential bishop and former pastor of the First African Methodist Episcopal Church of Los Angeles who became a political power broker, civil rights leader and mentor to former Mayor Tom Bradley, the Rev. Jesse Jackson and many others, has died. He was 86.
The son of Mississippi sharecroppers, Brookins rose to prominence in the 1960s and '70s as an articulate, self-assured champion of black political empowerment. He died Tuesday at a Los Angeles retirement center where he had been receiving hospice care, a church spokesman said. Brookins had been ill for some time."
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MARINE CORPS TIMES - Naval Academy’s 1st black graduate dies at 85, May 24, 2012

 "ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Retired Lt. Cmdr. Wesley Brown, the first African-American to graduate from the Naval Academy, has died, the academy said. He was 85.
The Capital of Annapolis reported that Brown died Tuesday. An academy spokesman did not know where Brown died and a cause of death was not immediately known Wednesday.
Brown, a 1949 graduate, was appointed to the academy in 1945. He was the sixth black admitted but the first to earn a degree."
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GLOBAL GRIND - Hal Jackson, Radio Pioneer, Dead At 96, May 24, 2012

 "Hal Jackson, the legendary voice of New York's WBLS, has died at the age of 96 due to illness.
WBLS released a statement expressing their sadness at the loss of the radio pioneer.
Jackson was a popular radio and television personality and one of the most respected men in the communications industry.
As a radio pioneer, Jackson experienced many "firsts" that have assisted in opening doors for other aspiring Black broadcasters, musicians and performers."
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