It’s time for me to get off my butt and update you on the deaths of people who are apparently more important than the 1,000s of soldiers killed or children murdered on our streets every day. Wow, that was uncharacteristically political and socially conscious of me. I need to stop that. Seems like it was a shorter list this month. Once again, it was a month full of unexpected passings. Let’s review … shall we?
Charles Foley – 82 – Co-creator of Twister – July 1
Paul Jenkins – 74 – Actor Waltons, Dynasty – July 1
Dan Van Patten – 60 – Drummer Berlin – July 2
Douglas Engelbart – 88 – Inventor of the mouse – July 2
Michael Mastromarino – 49 – illegal body parts harvester – July 7
Amar Bose – 83 – Founder of Bose – July 12
Cory Monteith – 31 – Actor on Glee – July 13
Mel Smith – 60 – The albino in The Princess Bride – July 19
Helen Thomas – 92 – Journalist, White House Press Corp – July 20
Dennis Farina – 69 – Actor – July 22
Frank Castillo – 44 – Ex-Cubs pitcher – July 28
Eileen Brennan – 80 – Actress – July 28
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