Notable or Interesting Deaths
Former NFL quarterback Tarvaris Jackson, 36, died in a car crash in Alabama on Sunday night.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/13/us/tarvaris-jackson-died-car-accident-trnd/index.html
Ernest Collins, fashion photographer and hair and makeup artist, has died at 67. He worked on shoots for Tyra Banks, Michael Jordan, Gabrielle Union and Oprah Winfrey, among others
Mr. Collins was discovered dead Sunday at his Near West Side home. The cause was heart failure, according to his family.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/4/13/21219895/ernest-collins-fashion-photographer-hair-makeup-artist-ty ra-banks-oprah-winfrey-michael-jordan'
John Horton Conway, Creator Of Conway's Game Of Life, Has Died
Programmers everywhere are familiar with Conway’s Game of Life: On Saturday April 11th, 2020 its inventor and namesake, John Horton Conway passed away from COVID-19 at the age of 82.
https://hackaday.com/2020/04/13/john-horton-conway-creator-of-conways-game-of-life-has-died/
Jacqueline Towns, the mother of Timberwolves All-Star Karl-Anthony Towns, has died due to complications of COVID-19
https://nba.nbcsports.com/2020/04/13/karl-anthony-towns-mother-died/
51 NYC Department of Education staffers have died from Corona
https://nypost.com/2020/04/13/51-nyc-department-of-education-staffers-have-died-from-coronavirus/
Hank Steinbrenner, co-owner of the New York Yankees, has died today, per reports. He was 63.
https://www.lonestarball.com/2020/4/14/21220691/yankees-co-owner-hank-steinbrenner-has-died
Ernie Anderson, SDSU Hall of Famer, dies after five decades photographing Aztecs
'When the SDSU Hall of Famer died late Easter Sunday afternoon at 73 after his fight with the aggressive, unforgiving cancer glioblastoma that claimed Sen. John McCain and Rush drummer Neil Peart
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/sports-columnists/story/2020-04-13/san-diego-state-aztecs-photographer-ernie-anderson-died-cancer-faulk-gwynn-kawhi-strasburg-coryell
Anthony Causi, Veteran New York Post Photographer, Dies at 48 from Corona
https://www.thewrap.com/anthony-causi-dies-coronavirus-new-york-post-photographer/
Tim Brooke-Taylor Dead: Well-known, British Comedian Dies of Coronavirus at 79
https://heavy.com/news/2020/04/tim-brooke-taylor-dead-comedian-coronavirus/
The evangelical pastor, Bishop Gerald Glenn, who vowed to keep preaching unless he was "in jail or the hospital" has died of COVID-19, on Easter Sunday
https://www.tmz.com/2020/04/13/virginia-pastor-dead-dies-covid-19-after-packed-church-service-coronavirus/
Arne Wilhelmsen, a founder of Royal Caribbean Cruises who helped shape the modern cruise industry, has died. He was 90.
No cause given.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/cruises/2020/04/13/royal-caribbean-founder-arne-wilhelmsen-dies-helped-shape-cruise-industry/2981219001/
Zach Cooper, a first-year video assistant with the Portland Trail Blazers, died unexpectedly over the weekend. No cause of death has been released.
https://nba.nbcsports.com/2020/04/13/portland-video-assistant-zach-cooper-dies/
'Good Morning America' producer Thea Trachtenberg dies at 51
https://pagesix.com/2020/04/13/good-morning-america-producer-thea-trachtenberg-dies/
“battling serious heart and lung disease for some time” and was not believed to have tested positive for coronavirus.
https://pagesix.com/2020/04/13/good-morning-america-producer-thea-trachtenberg-dies/
Bernie Rubin, founder of very successful Bernie & Phyl's furniture, dies of corona
https://www.bostonherald.com/2020/04/13/bernie-rubin-founder-of-bernie-phyls-dies-of-coronavirus/
Richard S. Kelley was a longtime Massachusetts Superior Court judge
Mr. Kelley, who had been treated for heart ailments, died Wednesday. He was 95 and had divided his time between Braintree and Kennebunkport, Maine, after living in Belmont for many years.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/04/13/metro/richard-s-kelley-former-state-superior-court-judge-dies-95/
Eliyahu Bakshi-Doron, former chief rabbi of Israel, dies of corona
https://www.jta.org/2020/04/13/bonds-of-life/eliyahu-bakshi-doron-former-chief-rabbi-of-israel-dies-of-covid-19-at-79
Doug Sanders, 'the Peacock of the Fairways,' dies at 86
No cause listed
https://www.golf.com/news/2020/04/13/doug-sanders-peacock-of-the-fairways-obit/