April, 2022 Obituaries.

[Jochs]

R.I.P. Seinfeld and Toy Story actress, Estelle Harris, who died yesterday. She was 93.
https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wi ... 3-83840514

[Jochs]

R.I.P. "Convoy" singer, C.W. McCall, who died on 4/1/22 at the age of 93.
https://www.thenew93q.com/news/trending ... aK4WfPEZoM

[Jochs]

1960's teen idol, singer Bobby Rydell, died today at the age of 79.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/05/entertai ... 2fC14LsxDc

[AARR]

Jack Higgins, author of 'The Eagle Has Landed,' dead at 92
Jack Higgins penned 'The Eagle Has Landed' about a fictional WW2 plot to kidnap Prime Minister Churchill
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/j ... dead-at-92

[AARR]

RIP Comedian Gilbert Gottfried dead at 67.
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/c ... fried-dead

[~Z~]

Poor Gilbert died from a heart abnormality called Ventricular Tachycardia due to Myotonic Dystrophy type II
Here's him on one of my fav shows, Wings:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozZpfLxinzw&t=680s

[J T]

That's a bummer. Dude was hilarious in his prime.

[J T]

Wow, you never know how soon your time might come...

[LansingRailFan]

Poor Gilbert died from a heart abnormality called Ventricular Tachycardia due to Myotonic Dystrophy type II
Here's him on one of my fav shows, Wings:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozZpfLxinzw&t=680s

Wings was a great show.

[fmilhaupt]

John C. Paton, 78, passed away peacefully in his sleep on April 2, 2022.

John is best known for his published works on Pere Marquette and Chesapeake & Ohio subjects, including Pere Marquette Revenue Freight Cars with Art Million, Chesapeake & Ohio BL2 Diesels and Alleghany with an “A”.

He had held the position of Modeling Editor for the Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Society for many years and was Secretary and Treasurer of the Pere Marquette Historical Society from its founding in 1995 until 2019.

John is survived by his wife of 20 years, Janet, three step-children and seven grandchildren.

[Jochs]

R.I.P. Seinfeld and Alf actress, Liz Sheridan. She was 93.
https://www.avclub.com/r-i-p-seinfeld-a ... KviqW4f6-w

[DaveO]

Graydon Meints, author of Michigan rail history books.
Date and cause of passing unknown.
https://twitter.com/MDOT_Rail/status/15 ... 9748364295

His books are invaluable to people with an interest in Michigan railroad history.
Get them if you can.

[AARR]

Thank you for posting DaveO. It is a blessing that Graydon researched and documented railroad history that would otherwise be lost.

Graydon Meints, author of Michigan rail history books.
Date and cause of passing unknown.
https://twitter.com/MDOT_Rail/status/15 ... 9748364295

His books are invaluable to people with an interest in Michigan railroad history.
Get them if you can.

[Chip]

Montreal Canadiens great Guy LeFleur dead at 70. Lung cancer.

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sport ... 408418001/

[AARR]

World's oldest person, 119-year-old woman, dies in Japan.
Kane Tanaka was born January 2, 1903, in the southwestern Fukuoka region of Japan, the same year the Wright brothers flew for the first time and Marie Curie became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize.

Tanaka was in relatively good health until recently and lived at a nursing home, where she enjoyed board games, solving math problems, soda and chocolate.

In her younger years, Tanaka ran various businesses including a noodle shop and a rice cake store. She married Hideo Tanaka a century ago in 1922, giving birth to four children and adopting a fifth.

She had planned to use a wheelchair to take part in the torch relay for the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, but the pandemic prevented her from doing so.

When the Guinness World Records recognized her as the oldest person alive in 2019, she was asked what moment was the happiest in her life. Her answer: "Now."

Her daily routine was described at the time as including a 6:00 am wake-up and afternoons spent studying mathematics and practicing calligraphy.

"One of Kane's favorite pastimes is a game of Othello and she's become an expert at the classic board game, often beating rest-home staff," Guinness said.

Local governor Seitaro Hattori hailed Tanaka's life after she died on April 19.

"I was looking forward to seeing Kane-san on this year's Respect for the Aged Day (a national holiday in September) and celebrating together with her favorite soda and chocolate," he said in a statement on Monday.

"I am extremely saddened by the news."

Japan has the world's most elderly population, according to World Bank data, with around 28 percent aged 65 or over.

The oldest-ever living person verified by Guinness was Frenchwoman Jeanne Louise Calment, who died aged at 122 years and 164 days in 1997.

[AARR]

Posted by Tim on 4/20/2022, 6:59 am at the other board
Dear Members of the Lexington Group:
It is with great sadness that I share with you the news of Don Meints’ passing. He died in his sleep nearly a week ago in Arizona, where he and his wife spent their winters. His family is now back in Kalamazoo, where in time arrangements will be made for services in his memory. I am glad to say that Don lived long enough to receive the Historical Society of Michigan’s Lifetime Achievement Award, an honor for which he was greatly moved.
With Don’s demise, our cause has been deprived of one of its greatest proponents. Michigan railroad history has lost a giant; let us all strive to use Don as a role model by each doing what we can to tell the story of that part of our state’s transportation system based on the turning of flanged wheels.
Le Roy Barnett

[~Z~]

Hey AARR: Graydon Meints and Don Meints are the same person, right? Your post about Don makes it sounds like a relative? Can't find anything on Google about Don... Just Don short for GrayDON?

[fmilhaupt]

Yes, Graydon Meints is Don Meints. "Don" is how some of his friends referred to him.

He was a genuinely nice guy and a giant in the study of rail history.

[AARR]

Earth, Wind & Fire saxophonist Andrew Woolfolk dead at 71
The veteran musician died Sunday after being ‘ill for 6 years’
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/e ... lfolk-dead

[Jochs]

R.I.P. to singer and television star, Naomi Judd, who has died a the age of 76.
https://variety.com/2022/music/news/nao ... 235255214/