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Former NBA star and Hall of Fame Center Dikembe Mutombo dead at 58 of brain tumor

By Cynthia Charlene Greason FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS   Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo (June 25, 1966 – September 30, 2024) was a Congolese-American professional basketball player. He played 18 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed “Mount Mutombo” for his defensive prowess, he is commonly regarded […]

Talented Singer, Songwriter, Actor, Father of 1970’s Outlaw Movement, Kris Kristofferson, dies at 88

By Cynthia Charlene Greason FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Kristoffer Kristofferson (June 22, 1936 – September 28, 2024) was an American country singer, songwriter, and actor. He was a pioneering figure in the outlaw country movement of the 1970s. Among his songwriting credits are “Me and Bobby McGee“, “For the Good […]

Days of Our Lives actor, Drake Hogestyn aka John Black, dead at age 70; Baseball Teammate at South Florida with current Reds broadcaster Chris Welsh

By Cynthia Charlene Greason FROM INSTAGRAM FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Donald Drake Hogestyn (/ˈhʌdʒstən/; September 29, 1953 – September 28, 2024) was an American actor best known for his long-running role as John Black on the American soap opera Days of Our Lives. Hogestyn was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where […]

Daily Almanac for Sunday September 22, 2024

By Nicole Bernard FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Scott Vincent Baio (/ˈbeɪ.oʊ/; born September 22, 1960) is an American actor. He is known for playing Chachi Arcola on the sitcom Happy Days (1977–1984) and its spin-off Joanie Loves Chachi (1982–1983), the title character on the sitcom Charles in Charge (1984–1990), Dr. Jack Stewart in the medical-mystery-drama series Diagnosis: […]