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POPULAR BAND’S DRUMMER HAS DIED

Clem Burke — Controlled Craziness - Modern Drummer Magazine

Clem Burke
Clem Burke (Bozewski)  (November 24, 1954 – April 6, 2025)

Clem Burke, famed drummer for Blondie, died on Sunday, April 6.
following a private battle with cancer. He was 70 years old.

The band’s official social media shared on
Monday…“Clem was not just a drummer; he
was the heartbeat of Blondie.”

(Hollywood reporter)

The First Pressing CD Collection: Blondie - The Best of Blondie

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TV SERIES STAR HAS DIED AT AGE 73

Here's What Happened to 'Dennis the Menace' Star Jay North | Closer Weekly

Jay North - IMDb

Jay North, who starred as the young mischief maker with the characteristic blond cowlick on the 1959-63 CBS comedy
Dennis the Menace, has died.

North died Sunday at his home in Lake Butler, Florida, after
years of battling colon cancer.

Amazon.com: Dennis the Menace: Season 1 : Dennis The Menace, Jay North,  Gloria Henry, Herbert Anderson, Joseph Kearns, Sylvia Field, Billy Booth,  Charles T. Barton, Charles Barton: Movies & TV

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FORMER MEMBER OF CONGRESS HAS DIED

Congresswoman Mia Love – Utah Chapter of ASPIRE

(FOX NEWS) – Former U.S. Rep. Mia Love, R-Utah, died on Sunday
at the age of 49, according to her family. She lost her battle with
cancer.

Love, who was the daughter of Haitian immigrants and the first
black Republican woman elected to Congress in 2014, "passed
away peacefully" surrounded by family.

Love had been undergoing treatment for brain cancer, but her
daughter said earlier this month the former congresswoman’s
cancer was no longer responding to it.

Mia Love | U.S. Congresswoman Mia Love of Utah speaking at t… | Flickr
Ludmya "Mia" Love (December 6, 1975 – March 23, 2025)

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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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