Earnie Dee Shaver (August 31, 1944 – September 1, 2022)
(ESPN) – Earnie Shavers, who is often considered the hardest
punching boxer of all time, had a professional record of 74-14-1
with 68 total knockouts during his 26-year-career that spanned
from 1969 to 1995. He died Thursday, September 1 from a short-
illness at his daughter’s home in Virginia.
Muhammad Ali (left) Vs. Earnie Shavers.
(1933 – 2022)
(Fox News) – According to a Los Angeles Times
obituary, Richard Roat, who acted on iconic shows
such as "Friends," "The Golden Girls," and "Seinfeld,"
died suddenly on Aug. 5 in Orange County, Calif. No
other details about his death were disclosed.
With over 135 acting roles to his name, Roat portrayed
numerous characters on television, movies and even
Broadway.
He once played the late Betty White‘s boyfriend on her
sitcom "The Golden Girls" and appeared alongside Jay
Leno (below) in the 1978 made-for-TV movie "Almost
Heaven."
Wanda LaFaye Young (Rogers)
(August 9, 1943 – December 15, 2021),
(FoxNews) – Wanda Young, best known as a member of Motown’s
popular and chart-topping The Marvelettes, has died. She was 78.
Meta Ventress, Young’s daughter, told the New York Times that
her mother died on Dec. 15 in Garden City, Mich. She told the
outlet that the cause of the singers death had to do with
complications due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Thomas T. Hall (May 25, 1936 – August 20, 2021)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tom T. Hall, the singer-songwriter
who composed “Harper Valley P.T.A.” and sang about life’s
simple joys as country music’s consummate blue collar bard,
has died.
His son, Dean Hall, confirmed the musician’s death on Friday
at his home in Franklin, Tennessee. Hall, known as “The
storyteller” for his unadorned yet incisive lyrics, composed
hundreds of songs.
Jessica Walter (January 31, 1941 – March 23, 2021)
Besides many film appearances, Walter is most recently known for her
role as Lucille Bluth on the Fox sitcom Arrested Development which
originally aired from November 2, 2003, to February 10, 2006.
Jessica Walter died in her sleep at her home in Manhattan on March
24. No cause of death has been given.
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