August, 2021 Obituaries

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Aug 1:
Tom York, 96, American television personality (WBRC)
Peter F. Schabarum, 92, American politician and football player (San Francisco 49ers), member of the California State Assembly (1967–1972) and Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (1972–1991)
Paul Cotton, 78, American musician (Poco, Illinois Speed Press) and songwriter ("Heart of the Night")

Aug 2:
John Zulberti, 54, American college lacrosse player (Syracuse Orange), drowned
Dave Severance, 102, Marine Corps Colonel (Battle of Iwo Jima)
June Daugherty, 64, American college basketball coach (Boise State Broncos, Washington Huskies, Washington State Cougars)

Aug3:
Jody Hamilton, 82, American professional wrestler (GCW), promoter (DSW) and trainer (WCW Power Plant).
Kelli Hand, 56, American musician and DJ

Aug 4:
Bobby Eaton, 62, American professional wrestler (JCP, WCW, SMW).
Paul Johnson, 50, American DJ ("Get Get Down") and record producer, COVID-19.
Bert Prentice, 62, American wrestler and wrestling promoter, cancer.
J. R. Richard, 71, American baseball player (Houston Astros), complications from COVID-19.

Aug 6:
Trevor Moore, 41, American comedian (The Whitest Kids U' Know) and actor (Miss March).
Herbert Schlosser, 95, American television executive, president and CEO of NBC (1974–1978)

Aug 7:
Dennis Thomas, 70, American saxophonist (Kool & the Gang)
Mike De Palmer, 59, American tennis player and coach (Boris Becker), pancreatic cancer
Brad Allan, 48, Australian martial artist, action choreographer, and stunt performer (Rush Hour 2, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Solo: A Star Wars Story)

EOW. AUG:

Sheriff Lee D. Vance
Hinds County Sheriff's Office, MS
EOW: Tuesday, August 3, 2021
Cause: COVID19

Police Officer Scott Dawley
Nelsonville Police Department, OH
EOW: Tuesday, August 3, 2021
Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer George Gonzalez
United States Department of Defense - Pentagon Force Protection Agency, US
EOW: Tuesday, August 3, 2021
Cause: Stabbed

Police Officer Brian Pierce, Jr.
Brooklyn Police Department, IL
EOW: Wednesday, August 4, 2021
Cause: Vehicular assault

Deputy Sheriff Brandon Shirley
Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, KY
EOW: Thursday, August 5, 2021
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Ella French
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Saturday, August 7, 2021
Cause: Gunfire

Reserve Sergeant John Richard Bullard, Jr.
Independence Police Department, MO
EOW: Wednesday, August 11, 2021
Cause: COVID19

Special Agent Gregory Cleveland Holland
United States Department of Veterans Affairs Police Services, US
EOW: Friday, August 13, 2021
Cause: COVID19

Police Officer Juan Manuel Gomez-Lopez
Pelham Police Department, AL
EOW: Saturday, August 14, 2021
Cause: COVID19

Police Officer Jennifer B. Sepot
Fort Lauderdale Police Department, FL
EOW: Saturday, August 14, 2021
Cause: COVID19

Trooper Lazaro R. Febles
Florida Highway Patrol, FL
EOW: Saturday, August 14, 2021
Cause: COVID19

Deputy Sheriff Ryan J. Proxmire
Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office, MI
EOW: Sunday, August 15, 2021
Cause: Gunfire

Reserve Officer Robert Craig Cloninger
Mount Gilead Police Department, NC
EOW: Sunday, August 15, 2021
Cause: Duty related illness

Police Officer Jason Raynor
Daytona Beach Police Department, FL
EOW: Tuesday, August 17, 2021
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Eric Otis Ritter
Moore County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: Thursday, August 19, 2021
Cause: COVID19
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"Kool and the Gang" co-founder Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas died in his sleep yesterday. He was 70.
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Police Officer Ella French
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Saturday, August 7, 2021
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Ella French was shot and killed while she and her partner conducted a traffic stop of a vehicle containing three subjects near the intersection of West 63rd Street and South Bell Avenue.

During the traffic stop, one of the subjects opened fire, striking Officer French and her partner. Despite their wounds, the officers were able to return fire and wounded one of the subjects. Both officers were taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center where Officer French was pronounced dead. Her partner was admitted in critical condition.

All three subjects in the vehicle fled the scene. Two of the subjects were arrested shortly after the incident, and a third subject was taken into custody the following day.

Officer French had served with the Chicago Police Department for almost 3-1/2 years and was assigned to the Community Safety Team. She is survived by her mother and brother.
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Markie Post, known for 'Night Court' and 'The Fall Guy,' dead at 70

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Olympic cyclist Olivia Podmore dead at 24, shortly after Instagram post detailing mental health 'struggle'

Appears to be suicide

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R.I.P. Child actress and star of 1960's commercials, Jane Withers. She was 95.
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She portrayed "Josephine the Plumber" on commercials for Comet and Super Comet.
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Jochs wrote:
Wed Aug 11, 2021 12:46 am
R.I.P. Child actress and star of 1960's commercials, Jane Withers. She was 95.
https://www.metv.com/stories/rip-jane-w ... T0PnwI5iQI
She portrayed "Josephine the Plumber" on commercials for Comet and Super Comet.
Ripe old age. She was brilliant in a superlative movie "Giant" from the 1950's (Rock Hudson/Elizabeth Taylor/and James Dean's final film).
She took some private home movies on the set of a simply ravishing 24yo Taylor.

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Deputy Sheriff Ryan J. Proxmire
Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office, MI
EOW: Sunday, August 15, 2021
Cause: Gunfire


Ryan J. Proxmire

Deputy Sheriff Ryan Proxmire succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained the previous night while involved in a vehicle pursuit.

A subject who had evaded officers in an earlier vehicle pursuit was spotted at a gas station on 35th Street near Galesburg. As deputies approached him, the man produced a gun and fled in his vehicle, prompting a second pursuit. During the second pursuit, the subject started shooting at the pursuing deputies. One of the rounds struck Deputy Proxmire, causing his vehicle to leave the roadway near the intersection of MN Avenue and 38th Street in Charleston Township.

Unaware that Deputy Proxmire had been wounded, the other deputies continued the pursuit for another 4-1/2 miles until the subject's vehicle became stuck in a field. The man exited his vehicle and again shot at the deputies, who returned fire and killed him.

A passing motorist encountered Deputy Proxmire's vehicle and called 911. He was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his wound the following day.

Deputy Proxmire had served with the Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office for nine years. He is survived by his wife, four children, and parents.
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Bill Freehan, 11-time All-Star catcher for 1968 champion Detroit Tigers, dies at age 79
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Harper Valley PTA songwriter Tom T. Hall dead at 85
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EOW:

Sheriff Lee D. Vance
Hinds County Sheriff's Office, MS
EOW: Tuesday, August 3, 2021
Cause: COVID19

Reserve Sergeant John Richard Bullard, Jr.
Independence Police Department, MO
EOW: Wednesday, August 11, 2021
Cause: COVID19

Special Agent Gregory Cleveland Holland
United States Department of Veterans Affairs Police Services, US
EOW: Friday, August 13, 2021
Cause: COVID19

Police Officer Juan Manuel Gomez-Lopez
Pelham Police Department, AL
EOW: Saturday, August 14, 2021
Cause: COVID19

Deputy Sheriff Eric Otis Ritter
Moore County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: Thursday, August 19, 2021
Cause: COVID19

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K9 Jas
Breed Belgian Malinois
Savannah Police Department, GA
EOW: Sunday, July 25, 2021
Cause: Automobile crash

K9 Jas was killed when his handler's patrol SUV was involved in a crash at the intersection of Price Street and Liberty Street while responding to a call at 2:15 am.

Their vehicle overturned as a result of the crash and K9 Jas suffered fatal injuries.

K9 Jas had served with the Savannah Police Department for two years.

K9 Rex
Breed German Shepherd
Michigan State Police, MI
EOW: Sunday, July 25, 2021
Cause: Vehicular assault

K9 Rex was killed when his handler's patrol car was struck by a suspected drunk driver in Detroit at about 1:05 am.

His handler was assisting with the closure of Route 10, at Linwood Street, due to flooding and had positioned his patrol SUV across all lanes of traffic. The road had already been closed for several hours when another vehicle struck his vehicle at a high rate of speed. K9 Rex suffered serious injuries and died after being transported to BluePearl Pet Hospital in Southfield. His handler, as well as multiple occupants of the other car, were injured.

K9 Rex and his handler were assigned to the Metro South Post.
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Don Everly, 1/2 of the Everly Brothers, dead at 84

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Charlie Watts at 80.
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Played drums in some band called the Rolling Stones.

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Caleb Wallace, age 30, anti-mask organizer and co-founder of the San Angelo Freedom Defenders, dies of COVID-19
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EOW:

Sergeant John Harris
Tulsa County Sheriff's Office, OK
EOW: Thursday, August 19, 2021
Cause: COVID19

Sergeant Kuo-sheng "Johnny" Wang
South Houston Police Department, TX
EOW: Thursday, August 19, 2021
Cause: COVID19

Sergeant Frank Tobar
Palm Bay Police Department, FL
EOW: Friday, August 20, 2021
Cause: COVID19

Correctional Officer Darryl "Scout" Goodrich, Jr.
Washington State Department of Corrections, WA
EOW: Friday, August 20, 2021
Cause: COVID19

Deputy Sheriff Harry "Buddy" Hutchinson
Blount County Sheriff's Office, AL
EOW: Saturday, August 21, 2021
Cause: COVID19

Corrections Deputy Kevin Kokinis
Branch County Sheriff's Office, MI
EOW: Sunday, August 22, 2021
Cause: COVID19

Trooper James J. Monda
New York State Police, NY
EOW: Sunday, August 22, 2021
Cause: Drowned

Detective Manuel Christopher Widner
Paris Police Department, TX
EOW: Sunday, August 22, 2021
Cause: COVID19

Deputy Sheriff Christopher Broadhead
Polk County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Monday, August 23, 2021
Cause: COVID19

Deputy Sheriff Roger A. Mitchell
Sullivan County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Tuesday, August 24, 2021
Cause: COVID19

Chief of Police Kenneth Kirkland
Colquitt Police Department, GA
EOW: Wednesday, August 25, 2021
Cause: Heart attack

Captain Joseph Manning
Wayne County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Wednesday, August 25, 2021
Cause: COVID19

Corrections Deputy Lakiesha Tucker
Shelby County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Wednesday, August 25, 2021
Cause: COVID19

Senior Police Officer Randolph Boyd, Jr
Austin Police Department, TX
EOW: Wednesday, August 25, 2021
Cause: COVID19

Sergeant Clay Garrison
Port of Galveston Police Department, TX
EOW: Wednesday, August 25, 2021
Cause: COVID19

Police Officer Brandon Ard
Orange Beach Police Department, AL
EOW: Thursday, August 26, 2021
Cause: COVID19

Police Officer Harminder Grewal
Galt Police Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, August 26, 2021
Cause: Automobile crash

Correctional Officer Trainee Whitney Cloud
Florida Department of Corrections, FL
EOW: Thursday, August 26, 2021
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)

Senior Sergeant Steve Urias
Austin Police Department, TX
EOW: Thursday, August 26, 2021
Cause: COVID19

Sergeant Christopher Ray Wilson
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department - Law Enforcement Division, TX
EOW: Thursday, August 26, 2021
Cause: COVID19

Corrections Officer James N. Henry
Hays County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Friday, August 27, 2021
Cause: COVID19

Trooper Sean C. Hryc
Florida Highway Patrol, FL
EOW: Saturday, August 28, 2021
Cause: COVID19

Border Patrol Agent Chad E. McBroom
United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - United States Border Patrol, US
EOW: Sunday, August 29, 2021
Cause: COVID19

Deputy First Class William Diaz
Lee County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Tuesday, August 31, 2021
Cause: COVID19

Police Officer Trey Copeland
Cotton Valley Police Department, LA
EOW: Tuesday, August 31, 2021
Cause: Heart attack
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Aug. 26 2021:

An attack outside the Hamid Karzai International Airport Kabul, Afghanistan, killed 13 U.S. service members supporting Operation Freedom’s Sentinel.

Eleven Marines, one Navy corpsman and one soldier were “killed as the result of an enemy attack while supporting non-combatant evacuation operations,” according to a press release from the Department of Defense, which released the names of the U.S. troops.

For the Marine Corps, the deceased are:

Sgt. Johanny Rosario Pichardo, 25, of Lawrence, Massachusetts, assigned to 5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Naval Support Activity Bahrain.

Sgt. Nicole L. Gee, 23, of Sacramento, California, assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

The other Marines were assigned to 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.

Staff Sgt. Darin T. Hoover, 31, of Salt Lake City, Utah.
His military occupational specialty was 0369, infantry unit leader.

Cpl. Hunter Lopez, 22, of Indio, California, a rifleman.

Cpl. Daegan W. Page, 23, of Omaha, Nebraska, a rifleman.

Cpl. Humberto A. Sanchez, 22, of Logansport, Indiana, a rifleman.

Lance Cpl. David L. Espinoza, 20, of Rio Bravo, Texas, a rifleman.

Lance Cpl. Jared M. Schmitz, 20, of St. Charles, Missouri, a rifleman.

Lance Cpl. Rylee J. McCollum, 20, of Jackson, Wyoming, a rifleman.

Lance Cpl. Dylan R. Merola, 20, of Rancho Cucamonga, California, a rifleman.

Lance Cpl. Kareem M. Nikoui, 20, of Norco, California.

For the Navy, the deceased is:

Navy Corpsman Maxton W. Soviak, 22, of Berlin Heights, Ohio, assigned to 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, California.

For the Army, the deceased is:

Staff Sgt. Ryan C. Knauss, 23, of Corryton, Tennessee. Knauss was assigned to 9th PSYOP Battalion, 8th PSYOP Group, Ft. Bragg, North Carolina.
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