Obituaries -- names from the old Forum

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Bob Elliott, comedian
Maurice White, singer-songwriter*
Edgar Mitchell, astronaut*
Antonin Scalia, US Supreme Court Justice*
Denise "Vanity" Matthews. Raunchy singer associated with Prince.
Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Egyptian-born diplomat
Harper Lee, author (To Kill a Mockingbird)
Umberto Eco, Italian writer
John Caldwell, cartoonist (MAD Magazine)*
Peter Mondavi, vintner*
George Kennedy, actor*
Nancy Davis Reagan, former First Lady
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor, pioneer of early music*
Beatles producer George Martin
Keith Emerson, rock keyboarder*
Loyd Shapley, Nobel economist*
Hillary Whitehall Putnam, philosopher*
Rob Ford, Mayor of Toronto*
Phife Dog, hip-hop musician
Joe Garagiola, baseball star and media personality*
Garry Shandling, comedian
Earl Hamner, scriptwriter*
Imre Pozsgay, Hungarian Communist who made possible the transition to democracy*
Ken Howard, actor*
Mother Mary Angelica, founder of Catholic cable TV Eternal World Television Network*
Patty Duke, actress
Gato Barbieri, jazz saxophonist
Joseph Medicine Crow-High Bird*

 

Quote:(A)ffectionately known as CrowJoe to friends, was a historian and author of the Crow Nation of Native Americans. His writings on Native American history and reservation culture are considered seminal works, but he is best known for his writings and lectures concerning the Battle of the Little Bighorn. During his lifetime he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Bronze Star Medal and the Légion d'honneur. During World War II, he became the last war chief of the Crow Tribe, and was the last living Plains Indian war chief. He was a founding member of the Traditional Circle of Indian Elders & Youth.

After spending the latter half of 1942 working in the naval ship yards in Bremerton, Washington, Medicine Crow joined the Army in 1943, became a scout in the 103rd Infantry Division and fought in World War II. Whenever he went into battle, he wore his war paint beneath his uniform and a sacred eagle feather beneath his helmet. Medicine Crow completed all four tasks required to become a war chief: Touching an enemy without killing him, taking an enemy's weapon, leading a successful war party and stealing an enemy's horse.

He touched a living enemy soldier and disarmed an enemy when he turned a corner and found himself face to face with a young German soldier:

“ The collision knocked the German's weapon to the ground. Mr. Crow lowered his own weapon and the two fought hand-to-hand. In the end Mr. Crow got the best of the German, grabbing him by the neck and choking him. He was going to kill the German soldier on the spot when the man screamed out 'momma.' Mr. Crow then let him go. ”

He also led a successful war party and stole an enemy horse – not one, but fifty horses from a battalion of German SS-officers, singing a traditional Crow honor song as he rode off. He is the last member of the Crow tribe to become a war chief. Of his story, documentarian Ken Burns said, "The story of Joseph Medicine Crow is something I've wanted to tell for 20 years." Medicine Crow was interviewed and appeared in the 2007 Ken Burns PBS series The War, describing his World War II service.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Medicine_Crow

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Zaha Hadid, architect
Merle Haggard, country musician
Sir David John Cameron MacKay, British engineer*
Doris Roberts, actress*
Marie Barone, actress
Pastricio Aylwin, democratic successor to Chilean dictator Agosto Pinochet*
Prince, singer
Dayko, a Labrador retriever, rescuer of victims of the Ecuadorian earthquake. *
J.J. Harper, Georgia KKK leader*

Quote:Imperial Wizard of Georgia KKK dies after shootout with police

According to Georgia police, J.J. Harper was well-known in Georgia for his role in the local chapter of the KKK:

Law enforcement confirmed Harper's involvement in the white supremacy movement.

"Yes, he was. He had a membership drive on the courthouse steps," said Deputy David Grantham with the Dooly County Sheriff's Office.

During the standoff, Harper told officers and various news outlets that "someone was going to die today".

Harper shot multiple rounds at officers before walking back inside his home.

Agents confirm they fired a round at Harper before a gunshot was heard inside the home.

Police were called to the home after a domestic dispute. Harper kept police at bay for roughly eight hours, telling those on site that "someone is going to die today."

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Suicide by cop by one of America's leading fascists. What a stupid way to go... but what can one expect from the Klan?

Former US Senator Conrad Burns*
Harry Wu, Chinese dissident*
Reverend Daniel Berrigan

three more already recognized on new Forums.

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