Shel Dorf died he was 76, American founder of the San Diego Comic-Con, diabetes-related complications.

Sheldon "Shel" Dorf was an American comic-strip letterer and freelance artist and the founder of the San Diego Comic-Con International.Dorf lettered the Steve Canyon comic strip for the last 12 to 14 years of the strip's run.

(July 5, 1933 – November 3, 2009)

Born in Detroit, Michigan, Dorf studied at Chicago's Art Institute before moving to New York and beginning his career as a freelancer in the field of commercial design. Dorf was also a fan of comic books and comic strips, particularly Chester Gould's work on the daily strip Dick Tracy.He was eventually employed as a consultant on Warren Beatty's big-screen adaptation of the strip in 1990. In the 1960s Dorf had made the acquaintance of a number of creators working in the two fields, among them Jack Kirby, upon whom Dorf would occasionally call.

In 1964, Robert Brusch organised a convention for fans of the medium, and the next year Jerry Bails and Dorf took over the event, christening it the "Detroit Triple Fan Fair" and organizing it as an annual event. In 1970, the year Dorf moved to San Diego, California, he organized a one-day convention "as a kind of 'dry run' for the larger convention he hoped to stage." with Forrest J Ackerman was the star attraction.

Dorf's first three-day San Diego comics convention, the Golden State Comic-Con, was held at the U. S. Grant Hotelfrom August 1-3, 1970. It would eventually grow into the San Diego Comic-Con International.^[9] The con moved in subsequent years to the El Cortez Hotel; the University of California, San Diego; and Golden Hall, before settling into the San Diego Convention center in 1991.^[10]

Dorf would also contribute interviews to the comics press, and his conversations with Milton Caniff and Mort Walker have both been collected in the University Press of Mississippi's Milton Caniff: conversations and Mort Walker: Conversations respectively. In 1984 Dorf also published the Dick Tracy comic strips in comic book format with Blackthorne Publishing, "proudly"publishing ninety-nine issues and collecting the material again in twenty-four collections. Chester Gould's daughter, Jean Gould O'Connell credits Dorf with bringing "Tracy out to another generation." Comics historian Mark Evanier said Caniff "honored Shel by making him into a character. It was a well-meaning football player named "Thud Shelley" who appeared a few times in the Canyon strip. Jack Kirby also made Shel into a character ... a father figure named Himon who appeared in Mister Miracle. Dorf received an Inkpot Award at the 1975 San Diego Comic-Con.

Dorf died aged 76 on 3 November 2009 from diabetes-related complications in Sharp Memorial Hospital, San Diego. He is survived by his brother Michael.

Ron Moeller died he was 71, American baseball player

Ronald Ralph Moeller was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played between 1956 and 1963 for the Baltimore Orioles (1956, 1958), Los Angeles Angels/California Angels (1961/1963) and Washington Senators (1963). Listed at 6' 0", 180 lb., Moeller batted and threw left-handed. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio.(October 13, 1938 - November 2, 2009)

At start of his majors career, Moeller was nicknamed The Kid by the Orioles players both for his boyish looks and due to his senior debut being made when he was only seventeen. He pitched in part of two seasons for Baltimore, before joining the Angels and Senators. His most productive season came in 1961 with Los Angeles, when he posted career-numbers in wins (4), strikeouts (83) and innings pitched (112⅔), including a 3–0 six-hit shutout with nine strikeouts against his former Orioles team on June 5.[1] He also went 2-0 in three starts for Washington in 1963, his final major league season, when he was only 24.

In a four-season career, Moeller posted a 6-9 record with a 5.78 ERA in 52 appearances, including 22 starts, 104 strikeouts, and 100 walks in 152⅔ innings of work. He also pitched in the Minor leagues from 1956 through 1963, compiling a 37-38 record with a 3,30 ERA in 118 games, 94 as a starter.

Moeller died in his native Cincinnati at the age of 71.

Lou Filippo died he was 83, American boxing referee and judge, member of the World Boxing Hall of Fame, stroke

Lou Filippo died he was 83, Filippowas a professional boxer and later boxing judge.(December 1, 1925 - November 2, 2009)

Filippo was born on December 1, 1925 in Los Angeles, California, attended Fremont High School in South Los Angeles, and served in the Navy during World War II.

He fought more than 250 amateur fights and his professional record as a lightweight was 28 wins, 9 losses and 3 draws, with 8 knockouts. He retired in 1957.^[1]

Filippo later became a referee and judge, including judging 85 world championship fights. He continued to judge until his death. He played a referee in four Rocky films and an announcer in a fifth. He also had small roles in a number of other films.

He was inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame and elected as its President in 1993.^[2] In 1997, Filippo was honored by the Cauliflower Alley Club.

José Luis López Vázquez died he was 87

José Luis López Vázquez de la Torre was a Spanish actor.Lopez Vazquez was born in Madrid. He originally worked in theater as a costume designer, a scenic designer, and as an assistant director to Pío Ballesteros and Enrique Herreros. In 1946, he switched over to film, with a small role in the movie María Fernanda la Jerezana. Originally starring in comic roles, he made the move to drama films in the 1960s, demonstrating his profund aptitude for acting.
(11 March 1922 – 2 November 2009)

During his life, he starred in more than 200 movies, filming several full-length films in a year. In 1971, he acted in a record 11 films. Although he usually appeared in Spanish films, he has occasionally worked on international projects: in the UK film Travels With My Aunt from 1972, starring opposite Dame Maggie Smith. His best known role may be in the Emmy-winning film, La Cabina, which was made the same year with director Antonio Mercero. López Vázquez worked with Mercero on numerous other occasions, the most recent being their collaboration on a new project, a movie called ¿Y tú quién eres? (2006).

López Vázquez died of natural causes in Madrid on 2 November 2009, at the age of 87.^[1]

Phil Lumpkin died he was 57

Phil Lumpkin died he was 57. Lumpkin was an American professional basketball player and high school basketball coach. He was born in Dayton, Ohio.^[1]

(December 20, 1951 – November, 2009)

A 6'0" (1.83 m) and 165 lb (75 kg) point guard from Ohio's Miami University, Lumpkin was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers with the 34th pick of the 1974 NBA Draft. He played two seasons in the NBA as a member of the Blazers and Phoenix Suns, averaging 3.3 points per game.^[1]

In 1991, Lumpkin became head coach of the boys' basketball program at O'Dea High School in Seattle, Washington. Between 1993 and 2007, he led the team to five 3A class state titles.^[2]

Lumpkin was discovered dead on the Monday morning of November 2, 2009, shortly after being diagnosed with pneumonia. He was 57 years old.^[2]

Alan Ogg, died he was 42, American basketball

Raymond Alan Ogg born in Lancaster, Ohio, was an American professional basketball player who spent three seasons in the NBA. He is the University of Alabama at Birmingham Blazers' career shot-blocking leader with 266 blocks over four college seasons.^[1]

(July 5, 1967 – November 1, 2009)

The 7'2" and 240-pound center Gardendale High School grad played collegiate basketball for the UAB Blazers and started his professional career when he signed with the Miami Heat as an undrafted rookie during the 1990–91 NBA season. He became a fan favorite during his two seasons in Miami and split his playing time in his third and final NBA season with the Milwaukee Bucks and the Washington Bullets. He averaged 2.2 points and 1.7 rebounds during his NBA career.^[1] Ogg played overseas in Ger­many, China, Colombia, the Philippines, Puerto Rico and Paraguay before retiring from professional basketball in 2001. He had heart surgery in 2003.^[2]

Ogg died aged 42 on November 1, 2009, due to complications from a staphylococcal infection.^[3]

Robert H. Rines died he was 87

Robert H. Rines died he was 87. Rines was an American lawyer, inventor, researcher, and composer. He was also well known for his efforts to find the legendary "Loch Ness Monster."

(August 30, 1922 – November 1, 2009)

Robert Harvey Rines was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He held a Bachelor in Sciences from M.I.T., received a Juris Doctor from Georgetown University in 1946 and did his Ph.D. thesis at National Chiao Tung University in 1972. During World War II, Rines served as a U.S. Army Signal Corps officer and helped develop the Microwave Early Warning System. He held more than 800 patents, and his inventions underlie high-resolution image-scanning radar that was used in the Gulf War, and ultrasound scanning used in the search for the wrecks of the Titanic and the Bismarck. The technology has also been used for ultrasound imaging in the body, and in a 1972 expedition to locate the Loch Ness Monster.

In March 2004, Rines received the Boston Patent Law Association "Lifetime Achievement Award" for his contributions to the field of Intellectual Property. Rines also was inducted as member of the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 1994 and the U.S. Army Signal Corps Wall of Fame. He was also the founder of the Academy of Applied Science, a Massachusetts and New Hampshire based organization dedicated to the promotion of science, technology and inventions, particularly among high school students.

Rines founded the Franklin Pierce Law Center, a private law school located in Concord, New Hampshire. Robert Rines was a lecturer at Harvard University and M.I.T. and served on Technical Advisory Board of the U.S. Department of Commerce.

Rines was also an accomplished musician and composer. His musical career started early. His musical ability was demonstrated when, at age eleven, he played a violin duet with Albert Einstein at summer camp in Maine. As a composer he wrote music for both Broadway and off-Broadway shows. Rines composed music for Blast and Bravos, a play on the life of H. L. Mencken. Also composed scores for O'Casey's Drums Under the Windows, O'Neill's Long Voyage Home, Strindberg's Creditors and shared an Emmy Award with playwright Paul Shyre in 1987 for the television and later Broadway play Hizzoner the Mayor.

His philanthropic activities included establishing the GREAT Fund, providing educational grants for a large extended family in perpetuity.

In May 2008, after 45 years of teaching and inspiring students about intellectual property and technology innovation, Rines retired from lecturing at MIT. He died on November 1, 2009.