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Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Edward Edwards, American serial killer, died from natural causes he was , 77

Edward Wayne Edwards  was a convicted American serial killer died from natural causes he was , 77. Edwards escaped from jail in Akron, Ohio in 1955 by pushing past a guard and fled across the country, holding up gas stations for money. He never wore a mask because he wanted to be famous. In 1961, he landed on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list. He eventually was captured in Atlanta - arrested January 20, 1962. Between 1977 and 1996 he murdered 5 people.

(June 1933 – April 7, 2011)

Background

Edwards was born as Edward Wayne Edwards in Akron, Ohio. He lived most of his life, when not incarcerated, in Louisville, Kentucky.

Murders

He murdered 5 people in Wisconsin and Ohio. 2 in 1977, 2 in 1980, and one in 1996.

Arrest and imprisonment

He was arrested in 2009.

Conviction

Death

He died at the Corrections Medical Center of Columbus, Ohio on April 7, 2011.

 

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Hugh FitzRoy, 11th Duke of Grafton, British aristocrat died he was , 92.

Hugh Denis Charles FitzRoy, 11th Duke of Grafton, KG DL was the son of Charles FitzRoy, 10th Duke of Grafton, and his first wife Lady Doreen Maria Josepha Sydney Buxton, second daughter of Sydney Buxton, 1st Earl Buxton died he was , 92..

(3 April 1919 – 7 April 2011)

He was born in 1919 in Cape Town, South Africa.[1][2] He was educated at Eton College and at Magdalene College in Cambridge. He was subsequently commissioned into the Grenadier Guards, and for three years from 1943 was Aide-de-camp to the Viceroy of India, Field Marshal Viscount Wavell. On 12 October 1946, he married Ann Fortune Smith, (the current Mistress of the Robes to Queen Elizabeth II). He was a descendant of Charles II of England, through the 1st Duke of Grafton, the illegitimate son of King Charles II by his mistress Barbara Villiers. The FitzRoys are thus a direct but illegitimate line of the House of Stuart.
Grafton devoted much of his life to the conservation and protection of historic buildings. He was chairman and later president of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings, and also chaired at various times the Historic Churches Preservation Trust, the Architectural Heritage Fund, the Church of England’s Cathedral Advisory Commission and Sir John Soane's Museum.
He was a member of the Historic Buildings Council from its foundation in 1953, and until he succeeded his father in 1970 he was the National Trust’s administrator for Sussex and Kent, and later East Anglia. He was also vice-chairman of the National Portrait Gallery.
The Duke and Duchess had five children:[1]
  • James Oliver Charles Fitzroy, Earl of Euston (13 December 1947 – 1 October 2009), married Lady Clare Amabel Margaret Kerr, daughter of the 12th Marquess of Lothian and had issue, one son (Henry FitzRoy, 12th Duke of Grafton), and four daughters Louise, Emily, Charlotte and Isobel. The eldest daughter Lady Louise FitzRoy is now married to Charles Vaughan and has a daughter, Cristabel. Lady Emily married Conor Mullan and has a daughter, Constance.
  • Lady Henrietta Fortune Doreen FitzRoy, now Lady Henrietta St. George (born 14 September 1949), married Edward St. George (deceased) and has a son, Henry, and a daughter, Katie.
  • Lady Virginia Mary Elizabeth FitzRoy, now Lady Virginia FitzRoy (born 10 April 1954), married (and divorced) Lord Ralph Kerr, son of Peter Kerr, 12th Marquess of Lothian; remarried, but has no issue.
  • Lord Charles Patrick Hugh FitzRoy (born 7 January 1957), married Diana Miller-Stirling, and has two sons, Nico and George.
  • Lady (Olivia) Rose Mildred FitzRoy, now Lady Rose Monson (born 1 August 1963), married Guy Monson, an investment funds manager, and has two daughters, Olivia and Leonora.[3]
The Duke of Grafton's home was Euston Hall, near Thetford. He was made a Knight of the Garter in 1976.[4]
He was also President of International Students House, London. He died in 2011 in Euston Hall, Suffolk.[5]

 

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E. J. McGuire, Canadian ice hockey coach and scout, died from cancer he was , 58

Edward John "E. J." McGuire was an ice hockey coach and served as the director of the NHL Central Scouting Bureau.


(1952 – April 7, 2011)

Coaching career

McGuire was an assistant coach in the National Hockey League with the Philadelphia Flyers from 1984 to 1988 and the Chicago Blackhawks from 1988 to 1991. His first head coaching job was in 1991–92 with the Maine Mariners of the AHL, which the team ended out of the playoffs with 23–47–10 record. After being let go from that position, he returned to the NHL, this time with the Ottawa Senators.
After three years in Ottawa, he took his second head coaching position, this time in Canadian major juniors with the Ontario Hockey League's Guelph Storm. With the help of future NHLers, Herberts Vasiļjevs and Dan Cloutier, he led the Storm to the Hamilton Spectator Trophy, as the team with the highest point total in the regular season.[1] Guelph made the playoffs the next year, falling in the semifinals of the OHL Playoffs.
McGuire moved back into professional hockey in 1997, signing on as the head coach with the AHL's Hartford Wolf Pack. After two playoff appearances in two years, he once again stepped back from coaching to focus on scouting. His last coaching position was as an assistant with the Philadelphia Flyers in 2001–02. Afterwards, he began to do more work with the NHL Central Scouting Bureau.

NHL Central scouting

McGuire was the director of NHL Central Scouting from 2005 to 2011. He usually gave his input on the rankings and was a desired interview by NHL media around the rankings time and the draft.

Awards

Death

On April 7, 2011, McGuire died from cancer (Leiomyosarcoma).[2]

Coaching statistics

Through 2001–02 season[3]
Season
Team
League
Position
GP
W
L
T
OTL
Pct
Result
Assistant







Philadelphia Flyers
NHL
Assistant







Philadelphia Flyers
NHL
Assistant







Philadelphia Flyers
NHL
Assistant







NHL
Assistant







Chicago Blackhawks
NHL
Assistant







Chicago Blackhawks
NHL
Assistant







Head
80
23
47
10
0
0.350
No Playoffs
NHL
Assistant







Ottawa Senators
NHL
Assistant







Ottawa Senators
NHL
Assistant







Head
66
45
16
5
0
0.720
Lost in Finals
Guelph Storm
OHL
Head
66
35
25
6
0
0.576
Lost in Semifinals
AHL
Head
80
43
24
12
1
0.619
Lost in Semifinals
Hartford Wolf Pack
AHL
Head
80
38
31
5
6
0.544
Lost in Quarterfinals
Philadelphia Flyers
NHL
Assistant







 

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Mike Campbell, Zimbabwean farmer, challenged Robert Mugabe (Campbell v Zimbabwe), died from complications from torture he was , 78.

 Michael "Mike" Campbell  was a white African farmer from Zimbabwe (formerly Southern Rhodesia/Rhodesia) who rose to international prominence for suing the regime of Robert Mugabe of violating rule of law and human rights in Zimbabwe, in the case of Mike Campbell (Pvt) Ltd and Others v Republic of Zimbabwe died from complications from torture he was , 78.. His struggle was the subject of an award-winning documentary, Mugabe and the White African.

(12 October 1932 - 6 April 2011)

Background

Campbell's family have been farmers in Africa for 300 years. He considered himself to be African.

Mount Carmel

Campbell bought the farm Mount Carmel in 1980, after Zimbabwe's independence. The 3,000-acre farm near Chegutu (Hartley), located 80 miles south-west of Harare, employed around 500 people and was a centre of agriculture, wildlife and tourism. Campbell was an early conservationist, concerned with maintaining the African wildlife.
After Mugabe's invaders took over Campbell's farm, they burnt down the safari lodge and farmstead and killed all the cattle and wildlife on the farm.[1] Malaria they spread into the region killed 11 workers, and Campbell's pregnant daughter-in-law.[2]Campbell's hundreds of workers lost their jobs.[1] Campbells's farm manager and other workers were arrested and tortured by the police after they attempted to defend the farm.[3][4]

Death

Campbell died in Harare on 6 April 2011 as a result of being severely beaten and tortured by Mugabe's thugs in 2008.[5][6][7][8][1]

 

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Coyote McCloud, American disc jockey died he was , 68.

 Coyote William McCloud (born William Lehmann ) was a popular radio disc jockey in Nashville, Tennessee died he was , 68.. For over 30 years, he was a drive-time personality at several Nashville radio stations. He first became well-known in the early 1970s on WMAK-AM, then a market-dominant rock and roll station, as host of its 7 p.m.–midnight program. He was called "legendary" among DJs.

(August 31, 1942 – April 6, 2011)


McCloud was one of the most controversial deejays of the late 1980s when he was the lead man on "The Zoo Crew" on Nashville's Y107 (WYHY). While enormously popular amongst his target demographic, his outlandish on-air personality drew the ire of many within the community as being a "bad influence" on teenagers. He was one of the subjects of a CBS 48 Hours documentary in 1992 about "shock radio". McCloud enjoyed his highest level of popularity while working for Y107, and had his own fan club.[2] He worked at the station for over 10 years, from 1984 to 1995. McCloud was featured frequently in Billboard.[3]

Radio career

Early in his career, he was an afternoon drive personality at WGOW-AM (owned by Ted Turner) in Chattanooga, using the name Bill Scott. In 1976, his recording of "Nitty Gritty Rock and Roll" was released as 45 rpm record on the Midland South label, distributed by RCA. The song included the catch-phrases he used as a nighttime deejay on WQXI in Atlanta.
Early in 1983 while hosting the morning show at Kix 104, McCloud was selected by Country Music Television network founders Glenn D. Daniels and co-founder G. Dean Daniels to be the first on-air "voice" of the network. When CMT (originally called "CMTV") launched on March 5, 1983, McCloud provided the first vocal announcement heard on the network under an animated "CMTV" logo with the words, "You're Watching CMTV...Country Music Television...in stereo." He remained the on-air "voice" of the network from 1983 through 1984.
McCloud also worked at Kix 104 (WWKX) in the early 1980s, Power Country 103 (WZPC) in the mid-1990s, and Oldies 96.3 (WMAK) in the early 2000s. Along with Cathy Martindale, he hosted Coyote & Cathy In The Morning on 96.3 (WMAK FM) and 97.1 WRQQ until late November 2006.

Where's the Beef?

In 1984, McCloud, also a sometime songwriter, wrote a song entitled "Where's the Beef?" as a promotion for Wendy's restaurants' famous advertising campaign featuring Clara Peller.[4]

Death

Coyote McCloud died of cirrhosis of the liver on April 6, 2011.[5][6]

 

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Johnny Morris, English footballer died he was , 87.

John "Johnny" Morris was an English former footballer who played as an inside forward in the Football League for Manchester United, Derby County and Leicester City died he was , 87..

(27 September 1923 - 6 April 2011)


Morris was born in Radcliffe, Lancashire.[3] He started his career as a trainee with Manchester United in 1939, and turned professional in 1941. He guested for clubs including Bolton Wanderers, Charlton Athletic, Wrexham,[4] and Everton during the Second World War,[5] and made his debut for Manchester United on 26 October 1946 in a 3–0 home win against Sunderland in the First Division. He helped the club win the 1948 FA Cup,[6] then, after scoring 35 goals from 93 appearances in all competitions, he was transferred to Derby County in March 1949 for a fee of £24,000.[4] After three seasons at Derby, he finished his League career with Leicester City, where he made more than 200 appearances, and then became player-manager of non-league club Corby Town.[3]
Morris was capped three times for England. He scored on his debut, on 18 May 1949 in a 4–1 win against Norway, and scored twice in his second game four days later against France.[1]

Later life and death

Morris continued to attend functions for the Former Players' Association of Derby County and also played golf regularly into his 80s. He died on 6 April 2011 in a Manchester Nursing home at the age of 87.[2]

 

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Fritiof S. Sjöstrand, Swedish physician and histologist died he was , 98.

Fritiof Stig Sjöstrand was a Swedish physician and histologist born in Stockholm died he was , 98.. He started his medicial education at Karolinska Institutet in 1933,[2] where he received his Ph.D. Karolinska Institutet in 1944.

(November 5, 1912 – April 6, 2011)

Sjöstrand worked as an assistant at the department of pharmacology, where he first had used polarization microscopy, he first heard about the new method of electron microscopy in 1938, within which he would become a pioneer. Manne Siegbahn at the Nobel Institute for Physics had planned to build an electron microscope in Sweden, and Sjöstrand got involved in the project to explore its use in medical research. The main challenge was to produce sufficiently thin samples, and Sjöstrand's method for producing ultrathin tissue samples was published in Nature in 1943.[4] However, it seemed that research based on electron microscopy would be too time-consuming for a Ph.D. thesis, so his 1944 thesis was based on fluorescence spectroscopy. In 1947-1948, he received a scholarship to further study electron microscopy at Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Department of Biology. Back in Sweden, he received funding to build up an electron microscopy research laboratory. In 1959, Sjöstrand was both offered a position as professor of histology at Karolinska Institutet, and as professor at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He chose UCLA, because conditions for research and funding were better there.[4]
Sjöstrand founded the Journal of Ultrastructure Research in 1957. Since 1990, the journal is called Journal of Structural Biology.
As of 2008, Sjöstrand was still living in the United States.[2] Sjöstrand died on April 6, 2011, at the age of 98.

 

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James Perry McCaffrey, a versatile and talented actor known for his iconic voice role as Max Payne in the Max Payne video game series, passed away on December 17, 2023, at the age of 65.

James McCaffrey.   GARY GERSHOFF/WIREIMAGE James Perry McCaffrey, a versatile and talented actor known for his iconic voice role as Max Payn...