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Journeys into the offbeat, off the beaten path, overlooked and forgotten - by Eric Model

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

2010's Last Farewells

As a year and decade pass, we pause to remember and pay homage one last time to some of those folks (and things) who mattered to us and who passed this year.

A Happy New Year to all. May it be a year of health, happiness and prosperity:

* Bill Powell, African American Glofing Pioneer
* Curtis Allina, Put Heads on Pez
* Art Clokey, Gumby Creator
* Kate McGarrigle
* George Jellinek, Classical Music Radio Voice
* John Halligan
* Jane Jarvis
* Tom Brookshier
* Shirley Bell Cole,Voice of Little Orphan Annie
* Dick McGuire, NY Knick
* Northwest Airlines
* John Babcock, Last Canadian WWI Veteran
* Fess Parker, "Davy Crockett"
* John Forsythe
* Ernie Harwell
* Art Linkletter
* Mercury (Car)
* John Wooden
* Bob Sheppard
* Daniel Schorr
* Ralph Houk
* Mitch Miller
* Morrie Yahim, Creator of Cheese Doodles
* Bernie West, TV Writer best remembered for "All in the Family"
* Booby Thompson
* Allen Dale June, Navjao Code Talker
* Eddie Fisher
* Barbara Billingsley, "June Cleaver"
* Sparky Anderson
* Fred Foy, Lone Ranger Announcer
* Bob Feller
* Vic Lynn, Played for all 6 "original six" NHL teams

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