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Robert Hegyes, Juan Epstein of 'Welcome Back Kotter' dead at 60

posted 2012-01-26 20:20:00 by arnoldam



Robert Hegyes, the Jersey-born actor who played Jewish Puerto Rican wheeler-dealer Juan Luis Pedro Phillipo de Huevos Epstein on the 1970s classic "Welcome Back Kotter," died from an apparent heart attack after suffering chest pains at his Metuchen home this morning. He was 60.








Riot guitarist Mark Reale dies in Texas

posted 2012-01-26 11:56:47 by MIKE



Riot guitarist Mark Reale has died in Texas at the age of 56.








Actor James Farentino dies of heart failure at 73

posted 2012-01-25 18:52:00 by arnoldam



Actor James Farentino, who appeared in dozens of movies and television shows, died Tuesday in a Los Angeles hospital, according to a family spokesman. He was 73.

Farentino died of heart failure at Cedars-Sinai Hospital after a long illness, said the spokesman, Bob Palmer.









Joe Paterno, Penn State's legendary football coach, dies

posted 2012-01-22 10:54:42 by DaveM



Former Penn State head coach Joe Paterno, his body ravaged by chemotherapy and radiation treatments for lung cancer, died early Sunday morning at Mount Nittany Medical Center in State College.








Singing legend Etta James dies at 73

posted 2012-01-20 11:44:17 by grendel



(CNN) -- Etta James, whose assertive, earthy voice lit up such hits as "The Wallflower," "Something's Got a Hold on Me" and the wedding favorite "At Last," has died, according to her longtime friend and manager, Lupe De Leon. She was 73.








Incantation Bassist Joe Lombard Commits Suicide

posted 2012-01-18 15:50:15 by grendel



In an SMNnews exclusive, information we’ve sourced indicates that Joey ”Fingers” Lombard, bassist for Pennsylvania-based death metal act Incantation, has committed suicide. He passed on January 3. Sources have made no indication how or why Lombard took his own life, but do confirm a funeral is to take place on Sunday.

Incantation has issued no official statement yet regarding this sad news.








Former Pens coach Johnny Wilson dies

posted 2011-12-28 22:02:39 by Grendel



The news came from his nephew, Toronto Maple Leafs coach Ron Wilson, who announced it on Twitter.








Joe Bodalai dies at 63: Former 'SNL' writer dead of apparent suicide

posted 2011-12-28 11:35:14 by doug



Joe Bodolai, a former writer for "Saturday Night Live," committed suicide in a Hollywood hotel room, according to the Los Angeles coroner's office. He was 63.








Cheetah, chimp star of classic Tarzan movies, dies at 80

posted 2011-12-28 09:27:33 by grendel



Cheetah the Chimp, who appeared in classic Tarzan movies in the early 1930s, has died of kidney failure at the age of 80, WTSP TV reports reports.








Sean Collins, Who Told Surfers Where To Go For The Best Waves, Has Died

posted 2011-12-27 15:45:20 by jill



Sean Collins created a way for surfers to learn about where the best waves are just about anywhere in the world and in the process became a legend in the surfing community. Monday, at the age of 59, he died.








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