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Robert Heron Bork (1927-2012)
Walter Olson argues that Judge Bork lost the battle for his own Supreme Court Confirmation but, while the liberals weren’t noticing, has been winning the war of constitutional interpretation on behalf...
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“Fastest Man Who Ever Lived”
Bob Munden, an exhibition shooter and holder of countless speed and accuracy shooting records, died suddenly of a heart attack last month (December 10th) at the age of 70 in Montana. Telegraph: One...
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Harry Weathersby Stamp’s Obituary Went Viral
the late Harry Stamps with unknown woman. (His sister-in-law, Betty Williams, writes to explain that the photo shows Harry with his wife of 50 years photographed together after the destruction of...
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Peter Scott, Gentleman Cat Burglar, Passed Away at 82
Renowned British cat burglar Peter Scott warned the Telegraph in 1994 that he would consider it “a massive disappointment” if his passing were to be overlooked by its obituary writing staff. The...
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Michael Kelly, 1957-2003
Michael Kelly (1957-2003) Bret Stephens remembers Michael Kelly, the American journalist killed ten years ago south of Baghdad Airport, traveling embedded with the US Army’s Third Division. His jeep...
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Margaret Thatcher (13 October 1925 – 8 April 2013)
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, LG, OM, PC, FRS, née Roberts, the longest-serving Prime Minister of Great Britain of the 20th century died today of a stroke at age 87. Thatcher reversed...
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Ain’t That a Shame?
Slightly used motor and transmission of C250 Mercedes Benz Jack Baruth, at The Truth About Cars, seemed just as broken-hearted as I am, but is just a trifle more tastefully discreet at concealing his...
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Browns Fan’s Obit
55-year-old Scott Entsminger died on July 4th. He was a passionate Cleveland Browns and he left a special request for his funeral, as the Columbus Dispatch reports. He retired from General Motors...
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D. Harcourt Lees, Jr., M.F.H.
D. Harcourt Lees Jr. The Fauquier newspaper provided an enviable obituary. D. Harcourt Lees Jr. of Warrenton, known to many as the quintessential Virginia gentleman, died at home Sunday, July 21,...
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Arthur “The Bulldog” Donovan, Jr. (June 5, 1924 – August 4, 2013)
Colts Defensive Tackle, Football Hall of Famer, and WWII Marine Art “The Bulldog” Donovan passed away last night at the age of 89. Donovan was a classic representative of Old School, Blue Collar...
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Elmore Leonard, 1925-2013
Max Read, at Gawker of all places, put his finger on the key ingredient in Elmore Leonard’s distinct sensibility. The characters in Leonard’s crime novels share with their western-novel antecedents...
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A Nation Mourns
Walter’s Swan Song (the the tune of Marty Robbins’ El Paso): Out in New Mexican town of Alb ‘Querque I fell in love with the methedrine world Daytime would find me in Gustavo’s meth lab I’d start a...
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Barbara Branden (née Weidman, May 14, 1929 – December 11, 2013)
Barbara Branden, first biographer of Ayn Rand, died Wednesday at age 84. Astonishingly a laudatory obituary written by James Peron was published on the Puffington Host . One of the great figures in...
View ArticleWojciech Kilar, 17 July 1932 – 29 December 2013
Wojciech Kilar, Polish composer noted particularly for his film scores, died today aged 81 in Katowice. Here is a humorous Polonaise, poking fun at the self-importance of the Lithuanian gentry, written...
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Sir Run Run Shaw (1907 – 2014)
The great Run Run Shaw, Hong Kong producer of countless examples of martial arts cinema, who brought Chinese culture and flying Kung Fu masters to the world, passed away, allegedly at the admirable...
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Pete Seeger R.I.P.
———————————— Jesse Larner, at HuffPo, explains just why Peter Seeger sucked as a folk singer. As someone on the left who loves folk music, I understand that I’m supposed to feel mystically uplifted by...
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Leonard Mason Smith’s Obituary
Greenwich Time: Leonard Mason Smith, 86, a veteran of World War II and Korea and longtime resident of Pine Island, passed away Nov. 27, 2013. He was a very private man. If you wanted to know his cause...
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Clarissa Dickson Wright, 24 June 1947 — 15 March 2014
Clarissa Dickson Wright, “the larger of the Two Fat Ladies,” passed away recently aged 66. She was the daughter of very rich, but alcoholic and abusive, father. At age 26, she inherited 2.8 million...
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