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ANOTHER LIFE HAS BEEN TAKEN BY CANCER

Bob Uecker dies

Bob Uecker was a professional baseball catcher and sportscaster
who served as the primary
broadcaster for the Milwaukee Brewers
of
Major League Baseball for 54 seasons.

Uecker became known for his self-deprecating wit and became a
regular fixture on
late night talk shows in the 1970s and 1980s.

Uecker was diagnosed with small-cell lung cancer in 2023. He
died in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, on January 16 ten days 
before his 91st birthday.

How Johnny Carson gave Bob Uecker his 'Mr. Baseball' nickname
Johnny Carson (right) gave Bob Uecker his ‘Mr. Baseball’ nickname.

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FOLK SINGER PETER YARROW HAS DIED

Peter, Paul, and Mary Singer Peter Yarrow Dead at 86

Peter Yarrow, folk legend and 'Puff the Magic Dragon' co-writer, dead at 86  - ABC News
(May 31, 1938 – January 7, 2025)

(FOX NEWS) – Peter Yarrow, known as part of the folk trio
Peter, Paul and Mary, has died.

Yarrow passed away Tuesday in New York, according to
publicist Ken Sunshine. The musician had spent the last
four years battling bladder cancer.

"Our fearless dragon is tired and has entered the last
chapter of his magnificent life. The world knows Peter
Yarrow the iconic folk activist, but the human being
behind the legend is every bit as generous, creative,
passionate, playful, and wise as his lyrics suggest,"
his daughter Bethany said in a statement.

  

American folk trio Peter (left), Paul and Mary, circa 1978.

The group posing before a brick wall
Peter, Paul and Mary is the debut studio album
released in May 1962.

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TV SITCOM ACTRESS HAS DIED AT AGE 87

Linda Lavin Dead: 'Alice' Star, Tony-Winning Broadway Actor Was 87

NEW YORK (AP — Linda Lavin, a Tony Award-winning stage
actress who became a working class icon as a paper-hat
wearing waitress on the CBS – TV sitcom "Alice," has died.

Her representative, Bill Veloric, said Lavin died in Los
Angeles on Sunday of complications from recently
discovered lung cancer.

Alice (1976–1985) TV show titles 1
Linda Lavin, star of sitcom "Alice" and Tony Award winner, dies at 87 - CBS  News
Photo shows Linda Lavin (as waitress Alice Hyatt) and Vic Tayback (as Mel Sharples, owner of the diner) from "Alice."

Alice 1976-1985 : r/sitcoms

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SPORTS ANCHOR HAS DIED AT AGE 78

Greg Gumbel - Autographed Inscribed Photograph | HistoryForSale Item 174080

Through the years with Greg Gumbel

CBS hosts wish Greg Gumbel well as he misses March Madness

(FOX NEWS) – Greg Gumbel, who broadcast the NFL
on CBS and served as the network’s studio host for
March
Madness, has died after a bout with cancer.     

Ravens v. Panthers Broadcast on CBS - Russell Street Report

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NFL PLAYER LOST BATTLE WITH CANCER

1975 WONDER BREAD BILL BERGEY PHILADELPHIA EAGLES #190 | eBay

Microsoft Teams Legend of the Week: Bill Bergey

(FOX NEWS) – Former NFL Hall of Famer and Eagles linebacker
Bill Bergey died today. He was 79.

Bergey, who played for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1974-1980,
had been battling cancer for the past few years.

Philadelphia Eagles Logo Clipart | Free download on ClipArtMag

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