Willie Fernie, Scottish footballer, died from Alzheimer's disease he was , 82.

William "Willie" Fernie was a Scottish footballer who played for the Scotland national football team in both the 1954 and 1958 FIFA World Cups died from Alzheimer's disease he was , 82..

(22 November 1928 – 1 July 2011)

Playing career

Fernie, who was born in in Kinglassie, Fife, joined Celtic from his local Kinglassie Hearts side in 1948.^[1] He had to wait until March 1950, however, to make his first team debut.^[1] Fernie became a regular first team player in 1952–53, and set up both of the Celtic goals in their 2–0 win against Hibs in the Coronation Cup Final.^[1]
A renowned dribbler, he also displayed a remarkable versatility which saw the club deploy him as a right half, inside forward and outside left as the need arose.^[2] He was part of Celtic's 1953-54 Double-winning team^[1] and also collected two League Cup winners medals, in 1956 and 1957. In the 1957 Scottish League Cup Final, Fernie played in the deeper position of right half, influencing the play and scoring the last Celtic goal as they defeated rivals Rangers 7–1.^[1]
Fernie's efforts in Celtic's double-winning side earned him promotion to the full Scotland team, having previously represented the B team and the Scottish League.^[2] He made his debut against Finland and was selected in the squad for the 1954 FIFA World Cup.^[1] He played in both matches in Switzerland, but Scotland suffered a 7–0 defeat by Uruguay.^[1] Despite this infamous defeat, Fernie remained part of the national team and in October 1956 he scored his only Scotland goal, against Wales.^[1] and was selected for the 1958 World Cup. He played only one match in the tournament, a 3–2 defeat by Paraguay, which proved to be his final appearance for Scotland.^[1]
Fernie joined Middlesbrough, where he played in attack alongside Brian Clough,^[1] for £18,000 in December 1958.^[1] He returned to Celtic Park in October 1960, for a fee of £12,000.^[1] He moved to St Mirren for £3000 in November 1961 and helped them reach the 1962 Scottish Cup Final, although Rangers won 2–0 at Hampden.^[1] He finished his career with short spells at Alloa Athletic, Fraserburgh, Coleraine and Bangor before moving into coaching.^[1]

Managerial career

Fernie returned to Celtic in 1967, appointed reserve team coach by Jock Stein.^[2] He helped to develop young players at the club, including Kenny Dalglish, Danny McGrain and Davie Hay.^[1] Fernie was appointed manager of Kilmarnock in October 1973.^[1] He led his new charges to a 16 match unbeaten run and promotion in 1974.^[1] Kilmarnock fell two points short of the league reconstruction cut-off in 1975, but they gained promotion to the new Scottish Premier Division in 1976.^[1][3] However, as a part-time team, Kilmarnock struggled in the top flight and were unsurprisingly relegated in 1977. After a bad start to the following season, Fernie was sacked in October 1977 and was never employed in football.^[1]
Disillusioned with football, he subsequently worked as a taxi driver.^[1] Fernie died in 2011, aged 82, after suffering from Alzheimer's disease.

 

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Bud Grant, American television executive, president of CBS (1980–1987) died he was , 79.

B. Donald "Bud" Grant was an American television executive died he was , 79.. He served as the President of CBS Entertainment from CBS Entertainment 1980 until 1987.^[2] He was credited with spearheading some of CBS' best known shows of the 1980s, including Newhart and Murder, She Wrote^.

(1934 – July 1, 2011)


Grant was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and earned a bachelor's of science in business from Johns Hopkins University.^[3] He served from 1953 to 1955 in the U.S. Coast Guard.^[3]
Grant left CBS in 1987 and founded his own production company, Bud Grant Productions.^[2] He would later form Grant/Tribune Prods., which produced for Tribune Broadcasting and Walt Disney Studios.^[2]
Grant died in Newport Beach, California, on July 1, 2011.^[3]

 

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Anne LaBastille, American author and ecologist died he was , 75

Anne LaBastille was an American author and ecologist. She was the author of more than a dozen books, including Woodswoman, Beyond Black Bear Lake, Woodswoman III, Woodswoman IIII, Assignment:Wildlife, and Women of the Wilderness died he was , 75. She also wrote more than 150 popular articles and over 25 scientific papers. She received her doctorate degree in Wildlife Ecology from Cornell University in 1969. She also had an M.S. in Wildlife Management from Colorado State University (1961), and a B.S. in Conservation of Natural Resources from Cornell (1955).^[2][3] She was honored by the World Wildlife Fund and the Explorers Club for her pioneering work in wildlife ecology both in the United States and in Guatemala. She was a contributing writer to the Sierra Club, and National Geographic as well as many other magazines. LaBastille became a licensed New York State Guide in the 1970s and offered guide services for backpacking and canoe trips into the Adirondacks. She gave wilderness workshops and lectures for over forty years and served on many conservation organizations in the Adirondack Mountains of New York, including 17 years on the Board of Commissioners of the Adirondack Park Agency. She traveled around the world and worked with many non-profit organizations to study and alleviate the destructive effects of acid rain and pollution on lakes and wildlife. LaBastille was also a noted wildlife photographer and her work appeared in many nature publications.
LaBastille was born in Montclair, New Jersey.^[4] She died in Plattsburgh, New York.

(November 20, 1933 – July 1, 2011)

Books

LaBastille's most popular books, the Woodswoman Series, were a series of four memoirs spanning four decades of life in the Adirondack Mountains and chronicled her personal relationship with wilderness. Inspired by Henry David Thoreau's Walden, Labastille purchased land on the edge of a mountain lake in the Adirondacks, and built a log cabin in 1965. At the beginning of her first book, Woodswoman (1976), she documented the process of obtaining materials and building the cabin with help from a pair of local carpenters. To avoid cutting old growth forest on the property, she purchased pre-cut logs from a local sawmill and also used store bought lumber to build the floor joists, roof, door frames and window frames. The remainder of Woodswoman then records her adventures living in this log cabin without modern comforts such as electricity, phone or running water, as well as her explorations of the wilderness of the Adirondacks. In her second book, Beyond Black Bear Lake (1987), she described how she built her smaller second cabin, Thoreau II, at a more remote area of her property in order to obtain a more Walden-like experience. This cabin was built with logs cut on site and with the help of a few friends. Construction of this cabin also incorporated many recycled items to keep her costs low. Both the first and second books also explored her friendships, romances, marriages, close bonds to her German Shepherd dogs, the ebb and flow of nature, and her conservation efforts.
Her latter two books in the series, Woodswoman III (1997) and Woodswoman IIII (2003) were published by LaBastille's own publishing company, West of the Wind Publications, Inc. In both volumes, LaBastille included stories illustrating the increasing difficulty of juggling a multifaceted career consisting of freelance writing, academic teaching, and conservation consulting work, with her ever present desire to retreat into the wilderness. In Woodswoman III, LaBastille reported how "logistically" it became more and more difficult to live full time at the remote cabin and keep up with her many endeavors. Therefore, she purchased a farmstead, which had modern conveniences such as phone and electricity, near the western shore of Lake Champlain, but still within the boundaries of the greater Adirondack Park.
Other books by Anne LaBastille included Mama Poc, her account of her efforts to save a species of Giant Grebe indigenous to Lake Atitlan in Guatemala from extinction, as well as The Wilderness World of Anne LaBastille and Jaguar Totem.
LaBastille also authored a series of Ranger Rick children's books published by the National Wildlife Federation: The Opossums (1973), White-Tailed Deer (1973), Wild Bobcats (1973), The Seal Family (1974).

Documerica Project

LaBastille was part of the DOCUMERICA Project developed by the Environmental Protection Agency. From 1971-77, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hired freelance photographers to photograph such things as geographic areas with environmental problems, EPA activities, and everyday outdoor images. The National Archives digitized part of this catolog. Links to 370 of LaBastille's photographs can be found in the Archival Research Catalog (ARC). LaBastille's photos were mostly taken in Upstate New York. They show a variety of subjects, including natural beauty and wildlife, environmental problems, urban sprawl, and everyday life in small towns.

Later life

In her later years, LaBastille began spending less and less time at her beloved mountain retreat. In Woodswoman IIII and in an interview to Cornell Alumni Magazine, LaBastille noted that rising global temperatures had transformed her lakeside property from a year-round home to a seasonal retreat. Throughout the 1960s and early 1970s, a thick sheet of ice formed on the lake, thus allowing snowshoeing across its surface from late November through late April. But in subsequent years warmer winter temperatures and February rain showers led to thinner lake ice, making trips across the lake treacherous and unpredictable. Without year-round neighbors or a phone in cases of emergency, LaBastille elected to stop spending winters at the cabin. She instead spent more time at her farmstead near Lake Champlain. Nevertheless, she wrote that she kept her mountain cabins as her place for "refuge, quiet, as a peaceful place to write and contemplate...".^[5][6] In 2007, she was still living part-time in her lakeside cabin.^[7] But in 2008, there were reports that LaBastille had become ill and that she was unable to care for herself at home. Her two cats and dog were put up for adoption.^[8] John Davis, Conservation Director for the Adirondack Council, writing about his trip through the Adirondacks in 2008 confirmed, "Dear friend and Park champion for decades, Anne LaBastille is for first time in memory missing a summer at her beloved cabin north of here, due to health concerns.".^[9]

Honors

• 1974 World Wildlife Fund Gold Medal for Conservation^[10]
• 1984 The Citation of Merit from The Explorers Club.^[11]
• 1986 Outstanding Alumni Award, Cornell University, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences^[12]
• 1987 Warner College of Natural Resources Honor Alumnus/Alumna Award, Colorado State University^[13]
• 1988 Jade of Chiefs Award from the Outdoor Writers Association of America^[14]
• 1990 Honorary Doctor of Letters from Ripon College, Wisconsin.^[15]
• 1990 Honorary Doctor of Science from State University of New York at Albany^[16]
• 1993 Gold Medal from the Society of Woman Geographers^[17]
• 1994 Roger Tory Peterson Award for National Nature Educator.
• 2001 Wayne G. Basler Chair of Excellence for the Integration of Arts, Rhetoric and Science at East Tennessee State University.^[18]
• 2008 Lifetime Achievement Award, Adirondack Literary Awards^[19]
• 2008 Howard Zahniser Adirondack Award given by the Association for the Protection of the Adirondacks.^[20]
• 2009 Honoree of the National Women's History Month, 2009: Women Taking the Lead to Save Our Planet^[21]

Advisory Council and Consulting Positions

• Member of Board of Commissioners Adirondack Park Agency, 1976 to 1993.^[22]
• Member of Species Survival Commission and Commission on National Parks, International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (1981).^[23]
• Member of Atmospheric Alterations Advisory Committee, (1982) U.S. Congress, Office of Technology Assessment .^[24]
• Member of the Transported Air Pollutants Advisory Panel (1983–84), U.S. Congress, Office of Technology Assessment^[25]
• Forum Participant. U.S. Agency for the International Development/El Salvador, Forum Debate: Protecting the Environment, November 1, 1994.^[26]
• Member of International and Senior Board of Advisors for Listening Point Foundation (2007)^[27]
• Program Associate for Island Resources Foundation. Island Resources maintains a floating list of aboout 80 Program Associates who are available for short-term assignments to support Foundation projects in small tropical islands around the world.^[28]
• Directory of Women in International Natural Resources records the following appointments: Five Contracts with National Geographic, Consultant to the Smithsonian Institution, Consultant to Gulf & Western, Consultant to IUCN, Consultant to USAID, Consultant to World Wildlife Fund, Consultant to E.P.A., Consultant to the Tropical Agricultural Center for Research, Costa Rica. Also served as Staff Ecologist on seven cruises on M.S. ‘’Linblad Explorer’’. Served as Instructor of Wilderness Workshops over three summers for the State University New York and for Skidmore College, New York. Guest Lecturer who has presented lectures to over 200 colleges, organizations and clubs.^[29]

Publications

Books

• Bird kingdom of the Mayas. LaBastille-Bowes, Anne. Illustrated by Anita Benarde. Van Nostrand, Princeton, NJ. 1967.
• White-tailed Deer. LaBastille, Anne. National Wildlife Federation, 1973. ISBN 0-912186-00-3
• Wild Bobcats. LaBastille, Anne. National Wildlife Federation , 1973. ISBN 0-912186-07-0
• The Opossums, Ranger Rick's Best Friends. LaBastille, Anne. National Wildlife Federation, 1974. ISBN 0-912186-08-9
• The Seal Family. LaBastille, Anne. National Wildlife Federation 1974. ISBN 0912186097
• Woodswoman. LaBastille, Anne. E. P. Dutton, New York, 1976. ISBN 0525237151
• Assignment: Wildlife. LaBastille, Anne. Dutton, New York, 1980. ISBN 0-525-05910-5
• Women and Wilderness. LaBastille, Anne. Sierra Club Books, San Francisco, 1980. ISBN 0-87156-234-0
• Beyond Black Bear Lake. LaBastille, Anne. Norton, New York, 1987. ISBN 0-393-02388-5
• Mama Poc : An ecologist’s account of the extinction of a species. LaBastille, Anne. W.W. Norton, New York. 1990. ISBN 0-393-02830-5
• The Wilderness World of Anne LaBastille. LaBastille, Anne. West of the Wind Publications, Westport, N.Y. 1992. ISBN 0-9632846-0-6
• Birds of the Mayas: Maya Folk Tales : Field guide to birds of the Maya world : Complete check list of birds. Written and illustrated by LaBastille, Anne. West of the Wind Publications, Westport, N.Y. 1993.
• Woodswoman III: Book three of the Woodswoman’s adventures. LaBastille, Anne. West of the Wind Publications, Westport, N.Y. 1997. ISBN 0-9632846-1-4
• Jaguar Totem. LaBastille, Anne. West of the Wind Publications, Westport, N.Y. 1999. ISBN 0-9632846-2-2
• The Extraordinary Adirondack Journey of Clarence Petty : Wilderness guide, pilot, and conservationist. Angus, Christopher; with a foreword by LaBastille, Anne. Syracuse University Press, Syracuse, N.Y. 2002. ISBN 0-8156-0741-5
• Woodswoman IIII: Book four of the Woodswoman’s adventures . LaBastille, Anne. West of the Wind Publications, Westport, N.Y. 2003 ISBN 0-9632846-3-0

Scientific Journal Articles

1958-1969

• An Ecological Analysis of Mule Deer Winter Range, Cache la Poudre Canyon, Colorado. LaBastille Bowes, A. (1958) M.S. Thesis, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO.
• Recent census and observations of the Giant Pied-billed Grebe. LaBastille, A. & Bowes, C.V. (1962) Auk 79: 707-709.
• Ecological investigation of the Giant Pied-billed Grebe of Guatamala. LaBastille, A. (1964) Bulletin for the International Committee for Bird Preservation (5).
• An ecological investigation of the Giant Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus gigas Griscom Bull. LaBastille, A. (1965) Brit. Orn. Club 85: 14-19.
• Elimination of fish in the Giant Grebe Refuge, Lake Atitlan, Guatemala, using the fish toxicant, antimycin. Powers, J.E. and LaBastille-Bowes, A. (1967) Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 96(2): 210-213
• Biology and conservation of the Quetzal. LaBastille-Bowes, A. & Allen, D.G. (1969) Biological Conservation, 1 (4):297-306.
• The life history, ecology and management of the Giant Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus gigas), Lake Atitlán, Guatemala. LaBastille, A. (1969) Ph.D. Thesis, Cornell Univ., Ithaca, N.Y.

1970-1979

• Conservation stamps for Guatemala. LaBastille, A. (1970) Biological Conservation, 3 (1), p. 17
• Behavior and feather structure of the Quetzal. LaBastille, A., Allen, D.G., & Durrell, L.W. (1972) Auk 89: 339-349.
• An ecological survey of the proposed Volcano Baru National Park, Republic of Panama : report of an investigation carried out between 9 February and 9 March 1972 on behalf of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources and the World Wildlife Fund for the Departamento de Servicio Forestal y de ’RENARE’, Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganaderia, Panama. LaBastille, Anne. Morges, Switzerland : IUCN, 1973.
• Birds and Mammals of Anegada Island, British Virgin Islands. LaBastille, A. and Richmond, M. (1973) Carib. J. Sci., 13 (1-2).
• Census in April 1972 of the Atitlán Grebe (Podilymbus gigas), Guatemala. LaBastille, A., Ovidio, J. & Bauer, E. (1973). Biological Conservation 5: 62-63.
• Ecologists and their standards. LaBastille, A. (1973) Biological Conservation, 5 (2):145
• Rare, Endangered and Threatened Vertebrate Species of the Atlantic Coastal Plain and Maine Coast. LaBastille, Anne. (1973) Smithsonian Institution, Office of Environmental Science, Washington, DC, 148 pages.
• Effective techniques for developing wildlife reserves in Latin American countries. LaBastille, A. (1973a) Thirty-eight North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference: 89-95.
• Establishment of a Quetzal cloud-forest reserve in Guatemala. LaBastille, A. (1973) Biological Conservation, 5 (1):60
• Ecology and management of the Atitlán Grebe, lake Atitlán, Guatemala. LaBastille, A. (1974) Wildlife Monographs 37: 1-66.
• Use of artificial nest-boxes by Quetzals in Guatemala. LaBastille, A. (1974) Biological Conservation, 6 (1):64.
• First proposed National Park for Panama. LaBastille, A. (1974) Biological Conservation, 6 (2):102.
• The Natural Landmarks Program of the United States. LaBastille, A. (1976). Environmental Conservation, 3(1):31 -32
• Management of the Giant Pied-billed Grebes on lake Atitlán, Guatemala. LaBastille, A. (1978) In: Temple, S. A. (ed): Endangered birds: Management techniques for preserving threatened species. Univ. Wisconsin Press, Madison pp 397–402
• Wildland Conservation in Central America. LaBastille, A. (1978) Wildlands and Watershed Management Unit, Natural Renewable Resources Program. Turrialba, Costa Rica: Centro Agronomico Tropical de Investigacion y ensenanza.
• On the need for a system of cloud forest parks in Middle America and the Caribbean. LaBastille, A. & D. J. Pool (1978) Environ. Conserv. 5: 183-190.

1980-1989

• The Guatemalan Giant Grebe: Is there any hope? LaBastille, A. (1983) International Foundation for the Conservation of Birds, North Hollywood, California. pp. 485–493 In: Proceedings of the Jean Delacour/ ICBP Symposium on breeding birds in captivity.
• Drastic decline in Guatemala’s Giant Pied-billed Grebe population. LaBastille, A. (1984) Envir. Conserv. 11: 346-348.

1990-1999

• The Giant Grebes of Atitlán. A Chronicle of extinction. LaBastille, A. (1992) Living Bird Quarterly 11: 10-15.
• Los zambullidores gigantes de Atitlan. LaBastille, A. (1996) Boletin SAO Vol 7(12):44-50.

 Government Publications

• Adirondack Park: Objectives and Guidelines for Planning and Review: Originally done in April 1977 additions in some sections and updated through April 1991. Edited and Approved by Adirondack Park Agency, Board of Commissioners: Robert F. Flacke, Whitman Daniels, Anne Labastille, Peter S. Paine, Jr., Mary F. Prime, John W. Stock, Donald Wadsworth, and Jay Wells. Adirondack Park Agency, Ray Brook, N.Y., 1991.

Popular Articles and Essays on Wilderness and Ecology

• Quetzal, Fabulous Bird of Maya Land. LaBastille-Bowes, A. & Allen, D.G. (1969). National Geographic, 135(1): 141-150
• Canachagala and the Erie Canal. LaBastille, A. (1972) Adirondack Life, Spring Issue: 34-35.
• The Adirondack Museum. LaBastille, A. (1972) Adirondack Life, Summer Issue: 13-17.
• Canoeing through time: The Eckford Chain. LaBastille, A. (1972) Adirondack Life, Fall Issue: 36-39, 41-43.
• Vampire, black sheep of the bat family. LaBastille, A. (1973) Vampire. International Wildlife 3(2): 42-49.
• Blacky's back in town: Incidents with black bears. LaBastille, A. (1975) Adirondack Life, Winter: 17-19, 52-54.
• My backyard, the Adirondacks. LaBastille, A. (1975) National Geographic, 147 (5):616-623
• A question of Quetzals. LaBastille, A. (1976) Animal Kingdom, 79: 18-24
• Across the Adirondacks. LaBastille, A. (1977), Backpacker Magazine, 21(June):32-38
• On the Trail of Wisconsin's Ice Age. LaBastille, A. (1977) National Geographic, 152(2)
• One woman's Adirondacks: Photographs by Anne LaBastille. Adirondack Life 8.1(1977): 32-37.
• The endangered loon. LaBastille, A. (1977) Adirondack Life, May–June Issue: 34-38.
• Chapel in the woods. LaBastille, A. (1977) Adirondack Life. Nov-Dec Issue: 24-26.
• Backpacking Wisconsin's Ice Age Trail. LaBastille, A. (1979) Backpacker Magazine, 7(2):42-45
• The best dam builder around. LaBastille, A. (1979) National Wildlife 17:26-33
• Death from the Sky. LaBastille, A. (1979) Outdoor Life, 163(2): 100-103
• Facets of wildland conservation in Central America. La Bastille, A. (1979) Parks, 4(3): 1-5.
• The killing rains. Labastille, A., (1979) Garden Journal, New York 3(3): 9-13
• Acid rain. How great a menace?. LaBastille, A. (1981) National Geographic, 160:652-681
• Paradise Gained: A new country creates its first national park. Labastille, A. (1982) Animal Kingdom 85(4):18-23
• Goodbye, Giant Grebe?. LaBastille, A. (1983) Natural History 92: 64-72
• Eight women in the wild. Labastille, A. (1983) International wildlife, 13(Jan./Feb): 36-43
• The Rites of Passage. LaBastille, A. (1983), In: The Wonder of Birds, National Geographic Society, Washington: 1983. ISBN 0-87044-470-0
• International Acid Test. LaBastille, A. (1986) Sierra, 71(3): 51-54
• And now they are gone. LaBastille, A. (1990) International Wildlife 20 : 18-23
• The park of sacred spaces. LaBastille, A. (1992) The Conservationist 46: 4-7
• Fishing in the Sky. LaBastille, A. (1992) In: New Essays on Walden, Edited by Sayre, R.F. Press Syndicate of The University of Cambridge, New York, N.Y. ISBN 0-521-42482-8
• Birds of the Maya: a chain of disasters in Lake Atitlan, Guatamala. LaBastille, A. (1994) Geographical Magazine 66:19-22
• Too Late for the Giant Grebe LaBastille, A. (1996) Wild Earth 6(3):63

 

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Bébé Manga, Cameroonian singer, died from cardiac arrest he was , 60.

Elizabeth Bessem Ayamo Manga , also known as Bébé Manga, was a Cameroonian makossa singer whose best-known song is "Ami O". She is considered one of the most popular makossa singers of the 1980s died from cardiac arrest he was , 60..

(c. 1951 – July 1, 2011)






She was born In Mamfe, Manyu Division the South West Region.
Bebe Manga was baptised by the journalists in Ivory Coast because of her so special voice. She started her career in 1975, singing in a night club in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire called "Son de Guitare" (Sound of a guitar). Here she discovered, and recorded her most known hit, "Ami o", her interpretation of an original song written by Ebanda Manfred. The song was an international hit.^[2][3]
Later, end of 90's, she puts another world-class song, "Mota Benamaa", deploring the situation of children suffering around the world. Her talents were celebrated at the Top D'Or 2005 in Abidjan, as she was voted one of the best African artists of all time.^[4]

She is featured on Manu Dibango's "Manu Safari" album.^[5]
Bébé Manga died on 1st July 2011 on the way to hospital after suffering a heart attack at her home in Douala. She was 60 ^[6][7]

 

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Bob McCann, American basketball player (Minnesota Timberwolves, Washington Bullets), died from heart failure he was , 47.

Robert (Bob) Glen McCann  was an American professional basketball player. He was listed as a power forward at 6'7" (or 6'6") and 244–248 lbs. McCann passed away in July of 2011 died from heart failure he was , 47..

(April 22, 1964 — July 1, 2011)

McCann was born in Morristown, New Jersey. He attended Upsala College for one academic year (1982–83) and then moved to Morehead State University, where he played 3 seasons (from 1984 to 1987; after having dropped the 1983–84 season as a transfer student). He was selected with the 32nd overall pick in the 1987 NBA Draft, and played in the NBA intermittently for five seasons (from 1989–90 until 1997–98) with five different teams (Dallas Mavericks, Detroit Pistons, Minnesota Timberwolves, Washington Bullets and Toronto Raptors), averaging 4.2 points and 2.6 rebounds per game. He played as well in the USBL and CBA leagues in the country, and abroad in Spain, France, Puerto Rico, Turkey and Argentina.

 

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David G. Boschert, American politician, member of the Maryland House of Delegates (1999–2007) died he was , 63.

David G. Boschert was an American politician. Boschert was a former Republican Delegate, representing District 33A in the Maryland General Assembly  died he was , 63..

(July 30, 1947 – June 30, 2011)

Background

In 2003, Boschert began a run for Congress in Maryland’s 3rd Congressional District for the 2004 Presidential election year and raised $2300, but later withdrew to avoid a challenge by Bob Duckworth, who went on to be the Republican nominee. Boschert subsequently chose to retire from the state House of Delegates and run for the Republican nomination for County Executive in 2006. The County Executive race was open,as former executive, Janet Owens, was term limited. He lost the nomination to eventual nominee and general election winner, Delegate John Leopold.
A member of the important Ways & Means Committee, Boschert upset his party and former Republican Governor Bob Ehrlich early in the 2003 legislative term. Governor Ehrlich had proposed using slot machine revenue to help solve state fiscal problems and fund education programs, but Boschert ignored a heavy lobbying effort and voted to kill the Governor’s proposal in Committee. Since then, Boschert has returned to the good graces of the Republican Party, voting for the former Governor’s proposals, including the continuing effort to install slots at racetracks. Throughout his career, Boschert cultivated a moderate image, though he co-sponsored a Maryland state Constitutional Amendment banning gay marriage.
He was appointed by Governor Parris Glendening in 2000 as Executive Director of the Annapolis Regional Transportation Management Association.
From 1984 to 1994, Boschert served as a Democratic member of the County Council for District 4 of Anne Arundel County, Maryland. He served as Chairman of the Council from 1992 to 1994. While in office, the County passed legislation limiting the Council to two terms. This forced Boschert to run for District 33 Delegate in 1994, which he lost. He switched parties prior to the 1998 election. In 1998, Boschert ran again and won the race for Delegate after.
From 1980 to 1982, Boschert was the head of the County Board of Appeals, which primarily deals with zoning issues.
For a politician with a long political history, Boschert has made few financial contributions to candidates for office. As of May 2005, his only reported contribution to any federal candidate was to Helen Delich Bentley. His reported contributions to state candidates are to: Carmen Amedori, Phil Bissett, Bob Costa, Dirk Haire, C. Edward Middlebrooks, and Tony O'Donnell.
Boschert was a Captain in the U.S. Marine Corps and served in Vietnam.
Boschert has held number of sales and customer oriented jobs. He has worked for local banks in various capacities, including branch manager and President for Public Relations, from 1979 to 1990. He began a company Community Image Consultants, Inc. in 1987, but was apparently unsuccessful.
Boschert taught political science at Anne Arundel Community College, located in Arnold, Maryland.

Education

Boschert earned an Associate of Arts degree in political science from Anne Arundel Community College in 1978 and a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from the University of Maryland, College Park in 1981.
Boschert lived in Crownsville. He was married and had a grown son and daughter.

Election results

• 2002 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 33A^[1]

Voters choose two:

Name	Votes	Percent	Outcome
David Boschert, Rep.	20,279	26.3%	Won
Tony McConkey, Rep.	16,157	20%	Won
Jim Snider, Dem.	11,427	18.6%	Lost
Steve Rizzi, Dem.	10,939	17.8%	Lost
Michael Anthony Lagana, Ind.	2,622	4.3%	Lost
Other Write-Ins	31	0.1%	Lost

• 1998 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 33A^[2]

Voters choose three:

Name	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Janet Greenip, Rep.	23,256	20%	Won
Robert C. Baldwin, Rep.	23,050	20%	Won
David Boschert, Rep.	23,173	20%	Won
Gayle Powell, Dem.	16,145	14%	Lost
Marcia Richard, Dem.	15,210	13%	Lost
Shelia Schneider, Dem.	14,648	13%	Lost

• 1994 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 33A^[3]

Voters choose three:

Name	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Janet Greenip, Rep.	19,545	20%	Won
Robert C. Baldwin, Rep.	19,628	20%	Won
Marsha G. Perry, Dem.	17,618	18%	Won
David Almy, Rep.	16,390	17%	Lost
David G. Boschert, Dem.	13,485	14%	Lost
Michael F. Canning, Dem.	12,157	12%	Lost

 

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Barry Bremen, American marketing executive and sports imposter, died from cancer he was , 64.

Barry Bremen  was a West Bloomfield, Michigan, insurance and novelty goods salesman and marketing executive  known in the sports world as The Great Imposter. From the period 1979 to 1986, the 6'4", "lean" Bremen posed as a Major League Baseball umpire in the World Series, a player in a Major League Baseball All-Star Game, a player in a National Basketball Association All-Star Game, a referee in the National Football League, a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader, and a professional golfer died from cancer he was , 64.. He also posed as an Emmy Award accepter.
Bremen was a self-proclaimed jock who regularly played touch football, basketball and softball. His wife Margo, in a 1980 People magazine profile of the imposter, said Bremen was "fulfilling a grand fantasy to be in the limelight. He feels if you have no guts you have no glory in your life." His advice to other impostors: "Don't do it. It's against the law. Stay away. This is my act."


(June 30, 1947 – June 30, 2011)

Sports impersonations

Basketball

On February 4, 1979, Bremen donned a Kansas City Kings uniform and got onto the floor during pre-game warmups for the NBA All-Star Game at the Pontiac Silverdome. (He was outed by genuine All-Star Otis Birdsong, who really did play for Kansas City: "How come you're on my team, and I don't know you?")
Bremen repeated that act in a Houston Rockets uniform at the 1981 All-Star Game at the

Baseball

On July 17, 1979, with the help of telecaster Dick Schaap and Kansas City Royals third basemen George Brett, Bremen snuck onto the field dressed in a New York Yankees uniform at the Major League Baseball All-Star Game, held at the Seattle Kingdome. Bremen shagged flies in the outfield for a half hour and attempted to pose for a group picture with future Hall of Famers Brett, Reggie Jackson, Joe Morgan, Mike Schmidt, Gaylord Perry, Dave Winfield, Steve Carlton, Nolan Ryan, Carl Yastrzemski, Lou Brock, and Tommy Lasorda. Bremen was finally spotted and ushered off the field.^[5] He tried again, hiding out in the Mariners clubhouse whirlpool bath, until Seattle Mariners (and AL) trainer Gary Nicholson had him ejected from the premises.^[3]
Bremen dressed as an umpire at a 1980 World Series game and he walked out to home plate with actual umpires Harry Wendelstedt (NL), Don Denkinger (AL), Paul Pryor (NL), Bill Kunkel (AL), Dutch Rennert (NL), and Nick Bremigan before he was discovered.^[5]
In 1986, wearing a New York Mets uniform, Bremen again shagged flies in the outfield during the All-Star pre-game at the Houston Astrodome.^[3]

Football

On December 16, 1979, Bremen posed as a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader at a Cowboys-Redskins game held at Texas Stadium in Irving, Texas. In preparation, Bremen lost twenty-three pounds, practiced drag routines with his wife, had a replica Dallas Cowboys cheerleader uniform custom-made, shaved his legs and bankrolled the project with $1,200 of his own money. During the game, Bremen burst onto the sidelines in boots, hot pants, falsies and a blond wig. He got out only one cheer — "Go Dallas!" — before Cowboy security had him hogtied and handcuffed. The Cowboys hit Bremen with a $5,000 lawsuit for trespassing and creating a nuisance, and petitioned to have him banned from Cowboy games for life.^[4]
In 1980, Bremen posed as a line judge referee at Super Bowl XV at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans.^[6]
In 1982, Bremen, dressed as the San Diego Chicken, was stopped from entering Super Bowl XVI at the Pontiac Silverdome.^[3]

 Golf

At the 1979 U.S. Open, Bremen (who had a 7 handicap)^[2] sneaked in at the Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio, and played a practice round with Wayne Levi and Jerry Pate.
He returned for an encore at the 1980 U.S. Open at the Baltusrol Golf Club, where he played so poorly in a practice round that a spectator asked the United States Golf Association's P.J. Boatwright, Jr. how such a lousy golfer had made it through qualifying.^[2]
In 1985, Bremen played a practice round with Fred Couples, Jay Haas, and Curtis Strange at the U.S. Open at the Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Scouting the course early in the week, Bremen was introduced to Couples, then an up-and-coming pro. "I had a great chuckle with him," Couples said. "[Bremen] said, 'Obviously, I can't tee off with you, but I'll find you out there.'"^[2] A friend of Bremen's — an Oakland Hills member — smuggled Bremen's clubs and caddie into the club. Bremen, wearing a disguise and claiming to be a qualifier named Mark Diamond, went in search of Couples, who was playing a practice round with Haas.
Couples remembers:
At the 10th hole, Strange and Bob Eastwood joined the group. "We played as a fivesome. That's when I got a little nervous," Bremen said. "All they said was, 'We don't mind you playing as long as you keep the ball in play." Bremen claimed to have shot a 77.
Bremen said that out of all of his stunts, he was proudest of his golf antics. "I was out there for the longest time," he said proudly, "and I was never caught."^[2]

Emmy Awards

At the 1985 Emmy Awards in Pasadena, Bremen suddenly arose from a front-row seat and accepted from a confused Peter Graves a Best Supporting Actress award for Hill Street Blues actress Betty Thomas.^[3] Bremen was arrested and fined $175 for his stunt. He later apologized to Thomas, telling her he had really thought she wasn't there to accept her award.^[1]

"Retirement" and death

In 2005, Bremen claimed to be retired from gatecrashing ("You've heard of the Taser gun? You've heard of 9/11? They don't ask questions anymore") but wouldn't rule out a final bow at a future U.S. Senior Open. "Could there be an opportunity when I'm 60? Yeah," he said.^[2] (He since turned 60 and did not attempt any reported impersonations.)
Bremen died of esophageal cancer,^[1] leaving behind his wife Margo and three children.

 

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