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RETIRED SENATOR HAS DIED AT AGE 82

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Harry Mason Reid (December 2, 1939 – December 28, 2021)

(FoxNews) – Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Democrat representing the state of Nevada, died Tuesday.  

Reid, who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2018, served
in Congress from 1983 until his retirement in 2017. He announced
in 2019 his cancer was in remission.

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CANCER HAS TAKEN ANOTHER TV ACTOR

James Michael Tyler, Gunther From Friends, Reveals Stage 4 Cancer Diagnosis

(Fox News) –  –Friends” actor James Michael Tyler, who played
Gunther on the hit sitcom, has died at the age of 59 years.

Tyler reportedly died peacefully in his home Saturday evening. He
was
diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2018, later campaigning for
individuals to start testing for the disease as early as 40 years.

 

 

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COMEDIAN HAS LOST FIGHT WITH CANCER

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Norman Gene Macdonald (October 17, 1959 – September 14, 2021)

(FOX NEWS) – Fox News has confirmed, Norm Macdonald, known
for his time on “
Saturday Night Live,” has died, He was 61 years
old.

According to Deadline, the comedian had been privately battling
cancer for nine years.

Macdonald’s longtime producing partner and friend Lori Jo
Hoekstra was reportedly at his side when he passed.

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ACTOR OF “ THE MOD SQUAD’’ IS DEAD AT 81

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(AP) – Clarence Williams III, who played the cool undercover cop
Linc Hayes on the counterculture series “The Mod Squad” and
Prince’s father in “Purple Rain,” has died.

His manager Allan Mindel said Williams died Friday at his home
in Los Angeles after a battle with colon cancer.

 

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AWARD-WINNING SINGER HAS DIED AT 78

100 Greatest CCM Albums of the '70s: #96 HOME WHERE I BELONG by B.J. Thomas (1977)

Hooked On a Feeling' Singer B.J. Thomas Dead at 78
Billy Joe Thomas (August 7, 1942 – May 29, 2021)

 

(AP) – B.J. Thomas, the Grammy-winning singer who enjoyed
success on the pop, country and gospel charts with such hits
as “I Just Can’t Help Believing,” “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On
My Head” and “Hooked on a Feeling,” has died.

Thomas, who announced in March that he had been
diagnosed with lung cancer, died from complications
of the disease Saturday at his home in Arlington, Texas.

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