Being old, death gets my attention, so I read the obituaries. This is a collection of recent obits, mostly of people whose work touched my life, because I want to say thanks (or maybe give 'em a final fuck you).
There’ll be a roundup like this occasionally, until I’m on the list myself.
• Matthew Bouvier
in county jail (archived link)
• Brad Burkham
forgotten person (archived link)
• Glenn Durkee
forgotten person (archived link)
• Amanda Gallagher
photographer
• Teri Garr
actress, Close Encounters of the Third Kind (archived link)
• Ed Griles
director, Cyndi Lauper’s “Girls Just Want to Have Fun”
(archived link)
• David Harris
actor, The Warriors (archived link)
• Jennifer Keith
forgotten person (archived link)
• Lily Li
actress, Beyond the Realm of Conscience (archived link)
• Paul Morrissey
film director, Andy Warhol’s Trash (archived link)
• Cecil Lee Ryan, Jr
forgotten person (archived link)
• James Tatsch
in county jail (archived link)
• Jeri Taylor
writer-producer, Star Trek: Voyager
Homeless people are people. When I say that, though, the response is usually, “Yeah, but…”.