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Late former MP Alby Schultz ‘a champion of regional Australia’  July 14, 2015 Alby Schultz at Parliament House.  Former Liberal politician, Alby Schultz, has been remembered as a champion of regional Australia who never gave up on a cause he believed in. The 76-year-old died in hospital today after a two-year battle with multiple cancers. He discovered he had prostate … Read More

Gypsy Joe Harris, the Blind Boxer Who Won 24 Pro Fights Before the Truth Came Out Dies It almost sounds too bizarre to be true, but Gypsy Joe Harris was pretty close to becoming a professional boxing legend. Some might say he was a legend. He may never have reached the level of Mike Tyson or Sugar Ray Leonard, but Gypsy Joe went … Read More

Pioneer champion of the visually handicapped, who was himself blind, dies at age 86 Mr Tan Guan Heng was the first blind person to helm the Singapore Association of the Visually Handicapped, a charity which serves the blind. SINGAPORE – A pioneer leader and advocate for the blind, Mr Tan Guan Heng, died on Tuesday of a heart attack. He … Read More

Former President George H.W. Bush is dead at 94 He represented a moderate wing of the Republican establishment that in many ways has passed from the political scene. Former President George H.W. Bush dies at age 94 YouTube video link Nov. 30, 2018,  George H.W. Bush, who in one term as president reasserted the U.S. as the world’s lone superpower, … Read More

World’s oldest conjoined twins Lori and George die aged 62 Guinness World Records are saddened to learn of the deaths of the oldest living conjoined twins and oldest female conjoined twins ever, Lori and George Schappell. They passed away on Sunday 7 April at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania due to undisclosed causes, as per their obituaries published by Leibensperger Funeral Homes. They were 62 … Read More

  Jocelyn Wildenstein, ‘Catwoman’ Socialite Known for Extreme Plastic Surgeries, Dies at 84 The Swiss socialite made headlines for her 1999 divorce and her years of extreme cosmetic surgeries Jocelyn Wildenstein Jocelyn Wildenstein has died at the age of 84. The Swiss socialite was known for both her extensive and extreme plastic surgeries and her high-profile 1999 divorce from a billionaire art dealer. … Read More

Former WWE wrestler James ‘Kamala’ Harris dies at 70 Former WWE wrestler James Harris, who performed as “The Ugandan Giant,” Kamala, has died at age 70. Courtesy of James Harris Former WWE wrestler James Harris has died at age 70, according to a news release from the wrestling company. Harris, who performed in the ring as Kamala, made his WWF debut … Read More

Tom Billington, former Stampede Wrestling superstar, dies Known as the Dynamite Kid, Billington died on his 60th birthday  December 5, 2018 Harry Smith, right, who wrestles under the name Davey Boy Smith Jr., posted this photo to Twitter of himself and Tom Billington, known as the Dynamite Kid. Billington died Wednesday at age 60.  Former pro wrestler Tom Billington — known … Read More

Former Wrestling Superstar Giant Gonzalez Dies at 44 September 28, 2010  Giant Gonzalez (WWE) Former wrestler Jorge Gonzalez, better known as the Giant Gonzalez, has died at the age of 44, has now officially been reported. Gonzalez was wheelchair bound since 1995 because of having diabetes. The 7-foot-5 Argentinian was originally drafted by the Atlanta Hawks in the third round of … Read More