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POPULAR CALIFORNIA DJ IS DEAD AT AGE 77

Who Is Dusty Street DJ? The Popular Radio Star Whereabouts And – Where ...

Sirius Satellite Radio DJ Dusty Street begans her first live broadcast from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum.
Dusty was one of the first female rock jocks on the West
Coast
. She is shown here on the air with SiriusXM, KROQ. 

(AP)

Dusty Street, the radio disc jockey who shot to popularity in
Southern California passed away Saturday in Eugene, Ore. 
after a long battle with cancer.
        
   
  



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GROUP’S FOUNDING MEMBER HAS DIED

 Bachman-Turner Overdrive founding member Tim Bachman dead at 71 ...   
Tim Bachman (left) founded Bachman-Turner Overdrive
with his brothers and Fred Turner.

Tim Bachman, Formerly of Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Again Charged With Sexual Assault
Timothy Gregg Bachman (August 1, 1951 – April 28, 2023)



    
    

Tim Bachman, a founding guitarist of Bachman-Turner Overdrive
has died at the age of 71 after battling cancer.      

Tim’s death was confirmed by his brother Randy Bachman and
his son via social media.

    
   

  

Save A Child from Sexual Abuse by 3:15 PM: A Founding Member of Bachman-Turner-Overdrive Charged ...

Bachman-Turner Overdrive - Greatest Hits Live [New CD] Alliance MOD - Picture 1 of 1

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SON OF FAMOUS STUNTMAN HAS DIED AT 60

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Robert Edward Knievel II (May 7, 1962 – January 13, 2023)

(AP) – Famous American daredevil Robbie Knievel, who followed
in the footsteps of his father “Evel” Knievel, died Friday morning
after battling pancreatic cancer while in hospice care in Reno.

Robbie Knievel completed over 340 jumps, setting 20 world
records.

Motorcycle daredevil Robbie Knievel pumps up the crowd prior to jumping a line of police cars, ambulances and a fire truck spanning 200 feet in his "Above the Law" jump before the IZOD IndyCar Series Firestone 550k at Texas Motor Speedway June 5, 2010, in Fort Worth, Texas.   

Evel Knievel - Autographed Signed Photograph | HistoryForSale Item 271003
Robert Craig "Evel" Knievel
(October 17, 1938 – November 30, 2007)

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LEGENDARY PHOTOGRAPHER IS DEAD AT 80


Former Associated Press photographer Jack Smith, left, is
seen with fellow photographer Steven Nehl, then of the Oregonian newspaper.

SEATTLE (AP) — Jack Smith, an Associated Press photographer
who captured unforgettable shots of the eruption of Mount St.
Helens, the Exxon-Valdez oil spill, boxer Mike Tyson biting off
part of Evander Holyfield’s ear, and weeping figure skater Tonya
Harding at the Olympics during a 35-year career with the news organization, has died.

Smith passed away on Jan. 4 at his home in La Mesa, California.

According to his wife Judy, Smith had cancer and had been in
hospice care. 

AP photographer Jack Smith, who shot Mount St. Helens, dies - WNYT.com ...
The eruption of Mount St. Helens in 1980.

AP photographer Jack Smith, who shot Mount St. Helens, dies | iNFOnews ...
USA’s Tonya Harding, of Portland, Ore., shows her skate
to the judges after interrupting her free skating program
at the Winter Olympics in Hamar, Norway on Feb. 25, 1994.

AP photographer Jack Smith, who shot Mount St. Helens, dies | Nation ...
Another of Jack Smith’s famous sports shots came in 1997, when boxer Mike Tyson bit off part of Evander Holyfield’s
ear during a fight in Las Vegas.

science5grade: Exxon Valdez oil tanker
The Exxon-Valdez oil spill in 1989.

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TV AND FILM CHRACTER ACTOR HAS PASSED

Earl Boen, the Silberman psychologist from 'Terminator' has died ...

Where Are They Now? The Cast of Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Earl Boen ( August 8, 1941 – January 5, 2023)

Earl Boen, best known for his roles in the Terminator movies,
passed away Thursday in Hawaii.

Alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger, Boen appeared in three
of the Terminator films. According to
Variety, the voice and
character actor was 81 years old and had been diagnosed
with stage four lung cancer in the fall. Boen was an actor
who wasn’t a household name for many, yet he worked
consistently in film and television. Boen retired from on-
camera work in 2003 but nevertheless continued to do voice-
over until he officially retired from all acting work in 2017.

CBS via Getty Earl Boen

Boen as criminal psychologist Dr. Peter Silberman in The Terminator (1984)

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