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Thursday, June 21, 2012

Nadine Winter, American politician, member of the Council of the District of Columbia (1975–1991), died she was 87.

Nadine P. Winter was a Democratic politician in Washington, D.C .died she was 87. She was elected as one of the original members of the Council of the District of Columbia in 1974 when D.C. gained home rule. She represented Ward 6 on the council from 1975 to 1991.

(March 3, 1924 – August 26, 2011)


Winter was born in New Bern, North Carolina in 1924. Beginning at an early age, she was a community activist and helped to found Winston-Salem's first girl scout troop for black girls.[2]
After graduating from Atkins High School in Winston-Salem, she attended the Hampton Institute where she received a Bachelor of Arts Degree after transferring to Brooklyn College. During this time, she lived in a multi-ethnic community in Brooklyn, where she founded a store-front community service agency and worked nights to complete her education.[2]
After moving to Washington, D.C. in 1947, Winter graduated from Cortez Peters Business School and later received a Master of Arts degree from Federal City College (now the University of the District of Columbia). Soon, Winter began to fulfill a social action and social services role in the city. She was the founder and previous Executive Director of Hospitality House, Inc., which served numerous underprivileged citizens in the District by providing day care for youth and seniors, as well as a temporary homeless shelter. In addition, she also served as an original organizer of the National Welfare Rights Organization.[3]
Winter was also a presidential elector in the 1996 and 2000 presidential elections.[2]

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A. A. Birch, Jr., American lawyer and judge, Chief Justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court, died from cancer he was 78

Adolpho A. Birch, Jr. was an American lawyer and judge who was the first African American to serve as Chief Justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court  died from cancer he was 78.

(September 22, 1932 – August 25, 2011)

Early life

Birch was born in Washington, D.C. in 1932 and grew up in that city, the son of an Episcopal priest who was widowed early and subsequently raised his son as a single parent. His father's professional concerns for his parishioners left Birch with much time on his own, and he often raised small amounts of money for himself by picking up soft drink bottles for their deposit values, and generally learned to function independently.[1]
Birch graduated from Washington's well-known Dunbar High School in 1950. After high school he attended Lincoln University in Pennsylvania from 1950 to 1952. He then attended Howard University in Washington, where he earned the Bachelor of Arts and Doctor of Jurisprudence degrees, serving on the law review 1954-56 and graduating in 1956. A Naval Reservist, he served on active duty 1956–1958.[2]

Pre-judicial career

Birch then moved to Nashville, where he taught medical law at Meharry Medical College and law at Fisk University and Tennessee State A&I University. During this time (1958–1963), Birch also maintained a private law practice.[2] In the early 1960s he provided volunteer legal representation to civil rights activists who had been arrested for conducting sit-ins at segregated lunch counters.[3]
In 1963 Birch was appointed assistant public defender for Davidson County. This was then a part-time position and Birch maintained his private law practice as well. In 1966, he was appointed assistant district attorney for Davidson County, a full-time position which required him to end his private law practice. Birch served in this position for three years. He was the first African American to work as a prosecutor in Davidson County.[3]

Judicial career

Birch is the only person in Tennessee history to serve in every level of the state's judiciary.[3] In 1969, Governor Buford Ellington appointed him as a General Sessions Court judge in Davidson County, making him the first African American to serve in that office. In 1970 he was elected to the judgeship, the first time an African American won election as a judge in the county.[3]
In 1978 he was appointed Criminal Court Judge for the Twentieth District (Davidson County) by Governor Ray Blanton. Birch served in this position until 1987; in 1981-82 he was the presiding judge over the Trial Courts of Davidson County, making him responsible for case assignment and other procedural issues. Again, he was the first black ever to serve in this capacity. Also in 1981, Birch became an instructor at the Nashville School of Law, a position he still maintained as of 2006.[2][3]
From 1983 to 1986, Birch served on the Court of the Judiciary, a specialized court which investigates allegations of judicial malfeasance and determines sanctions when allegations are found to be valid.[2]
On March 2, 1987, Birch was appointed to the Tennessee Court of Appeals by Governor of Tennessee Ned McWherter. In August 1988, Birch was confirmed by the voters of Tennessee to this office under the provisions of the Tennessee Plan. In August 1990, Birch was elevated by the voters under the provisions of the Tennessee Plan to the Tennessee Supreme Court, becoming only the second black ever to serve on that body to that time. In October 1994 Birch was selected Chief Justice by his fellow Justices, serving in that capacity until May 1996. In August 1998, Birch was confirmed for another eight year Supreme Court term, and served again as Chief Justice from July 1997 to August 1998 and September 1999 to August 2001.[2] In 2006 Birch announced his retirement, and retired when his term ended on September 1 of that year.[2]

Recognitions, death and legacy

Birch died from cancer in Nashville on August 25, 2011.[3] He had battled cancer since 2004, when he first received a cancer diagnosis and took a leave of absence from the Supreme Court to undergo treatment.[3]
Among the honors Birch received was the National Bar Association’s William H. Hastie Award, awarded to him in 1995. The international Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity honored him with its Barbara Jordan Award, the fraternity's highest honor.[4] In 2010, the American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee recognized Birch with a Lifetime Achievement Award, citing his "enduring commitment to equality and justice" and calling him a "beacon for equality" in Tennessee.[5]
The A. A. Birch Criminal Justice Building in downtown Nashville, completed in 2006 to house Davidson County Criminal Courts, was dedicated in his honor in June 2006.[4] A bust of Birch is displayed in the entrance of the Tennessee Supreme Court Building in Nashville.


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Iya Savvina, Russian actress, People's Artist of the USSR, died she was 75.

Iya Sergeyevna Savvina was a Soviet film actress who was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1990 died she was 75..

( 2 March 1936 – 27 August 2011) 

Savvina was not a professionally trained actress. She graduated from the Department of Journalism of the Moscow State University and has appeared in 30 films following her star turn as Anna Sergeyevna in Iosif Kheifets's The Lady with the Dog (1960). Since 1977, she had served in Moscow Art Theatre. During her career she received many awards including the Crystal Turandot Award and State Prizes of USSR and Russian SFSR.
She was also a notable memoirist and cinema scholar who wrote about her colleagues Faina Ranevskaya, Mikhail Ulyanov, Lyubov Orlova and others.


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Wade Belak, Canadian ice hockey player (Toronto Maple Leafs, Nashville Predators), died from suicide he was 35.

Wade Belak was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward and defenceman died from suicide he was 35.. He was drafted 12th overall by the Quebec Nordiques in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft. He played for the Colorado Avalanche, Calgary Flames, Toronto Maple Leafs, Florida Panthers and the Nashville Predators in the National Hockey League (NHL). He died on August 31, 2011.
(July 3, 1976 – August 31, 2011)

Saskatoon Blades

Belak made his WHL debut with the Saskatoon Blades as a 16 year old during the 1992-93 season, getting no points in seven games, along with 23 PIM. In seven playoff games, Belak had no points. He made the Blades as a full-time player in 1993-94, scoring four goals and 17 points in 69 games, while recording a team high 226 PIM. In 16 playoff games, Belak had two goals, four points and 43 PIM. After the season, Belak was drafted in the first round, 12th overall by the Quebec Nordiques in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft.[citation needed]
In 1994-95, Belak appeared in all 72 games, scoring four goals and 18 points, while finished fourth in the league with 290 PIM. In the playoffs, Belak had no points in nine games, while recording 36 PIM. He returned to the Blades for the 1995-96 season, scoring three goals and 18 points in 63 games, while getting a team high 207 PIM. In four playoff games, Belak had no points and nine penalty minutes.[citation needed]

Quebec Nordiques/Colorado Avalanche

Belak made his professional debut during the 1994-95 AHL playoffs, when the Quebec Nordiques assigned Belak to the Cornwall Aces. In 11 playoff games, Belak had a goal and three points, while getting 40 PIM. During the 1995 off-season, the Nordiques relocated to Denver, Colorado, and became the Colorado Avalanche. In the 1995-96 season, Belak appeared in five regular season games with the Aces, getting no points, followed by two playoff games, where he also had no points.[citation needed]
Belak spent most of the 1996-97 season with the Hershey Bears, where in 65 games, Belak had a goal and eight points, as well as a team high 320 PIM. In 16 playoff games, Belak had an assist and 61 PIM. He made his NHL debut during the 1996-97 season with the Colorado Avalanche on December 21, 1996, getting no points in a 6-2 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs. Overall, Belak appeared in five games with Colorado, going pointless with 11 PIM. Belak began the 1997-98 with the Avalanche, and on October 22, 1997, Belak had a goal and assist against Olaf Kolzig of the Washington Capitals to record his first NHL points in a 4-3 win. Belak had an injury plagued season, appearing in eight games with Colorado, getting two points and 27 PIM, while in 11 games with Hershey, Belak had no points and 30 PIM.[citation needed]
He began the 1998-99 in Colorado, and in 22 games with the Avalanche, Belak had no points and 71 PIM. He also appeared in 17 games with Hershey, getting an assist and 49 PIM. On February 28, 1999, the Avalanche traded Belak, Rene Corbet, Robyn Regehr, and the Avalanche's second round draft pick at the 2000 NHL Entry Draft to the Calgary Flames for Theoren Fleury and Chris Dingman.[citation needed]

Calgary Flames

Belak began his Calgary Flames career with the teams AHL affiliate, the Saint John Flames in the 1998-99 season, appearing in 12 games with Saint John, getting two assists and 43 PIM. He made his Calgary debut on March 27, 1999, as Belak had no points in a 2-1 loss to the Phoenix Coyotes. Belak earned his first point as a Flame on April 1, 1999, getting an assist in a 4-1 loss to the Phoenix Coyotes. Overall, Belak had an assist in nine games with Calgary. At the conclusion of the regular season, Belak was sent back to Saint John for the playoffs, where he had an assist in six games, along with 23 PIM.[citation needed]
Belak spent the entire 1999-2000 in the NHL, where he appeared in 40 games with Calgary, recording two assists and a team high 122 PIM. He suffered a shoulder injury on February 10, 2000 against the Colorado Avalanche that made him miss six weeks of action. He began the 2000-01 season with the Flames, where in 23 games, Belak had no points and 79 PIM. On February 16, 2001, the Toronto Maple Leafs claimed Belak off waivers.[citation needed]

Toronto Maple Leafs

Belak made his Toronto Maple Leafs debut on February 17, 2001, getting no points in a 5-5 tie against the Colorado Avalanche. He scored his first goal and point as a Maple Leaf on February 25, 2001, scoring against Jocelyn Thibault in a 6-4 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks. It was Belak's first goal since October 22, 1997, when he was a member of the Colorado Avalanche. He finished the season appearing in 16 games with Toronto, scoring a goal and two points, as well as 31 PIM.
Belak played in 63 games with Toronto during the 2001-02 season, scoring a goal and four points, while recording 142 PIM, which was second to Tie Domi on the team. Belak made his playoff debut on April 18, 2002, getting no points in a 3-1 win over the New York Islanders. He scored his first playoff goal and point on April 28, 2002, scoring against Chris Osgood in a 5-3 loss to the New York Islanders. Belak appeared in 16 playoff games for Toronto, getting one goal and 18 PIM. He had his most productive season during 2002-03, as Belak had three goals and nine points in 55 games, as well as a team high 196 PIM. In the playoffs, Belak appeared in two games, getting no points and four penalty minutes.[citation needed]
Belak had an injury plagued 2003-04 season, as he suffered an abdomen injury on November 20, 2003 against the Edmonton Oilers and a knee injury on January 6, 2004 against the Nashville Predators. He appeared in 39 games, getting a goal and two points, along with 110 PIM. In four playoff games, Belak had no points and 14 PIM.[citation needed]
During the 2004-05 NHL lockout, Belak signed with the Coventry Blaze of the EIHL. In 42 games with the Blaze, Belak had seven goals and 17 points and 178 PIM. In the playoffs, Belak had a goal and two points in eight games. After the season, Belak was named to the EIHL Second All-Star Team. Belak returned to the Maple Leafs for the 2005-06 season, as in 55 games, he had three assists and 109 PIM, second highest on the team. In 2006-07, Belak appeared in 65 games with Toronto, getting three assists and 110 PIM, again finishing with the second highest penalty minute total on the Leafs.[citation needed]
Belak began the 2007-08 with the Maple Leafs, and on December 4, 2007, Belak ended his 143 game scoreless drought, as he scored against Chris Mason of the Nashville Predators in a 3-1 Maple Leafs win.[1] He played in 30 games with Toronto, scoring the lone goal, while getting 66 PIM. On February 26, 2008, the Maple Leafs traded Belak to the Florida Panthers for the Panthers fifth round draft pick in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.

Florida Panthers

Belak finished the 2007-08 with the Florida Panthers, playing in 17 games, getting no points and 12 PIM. His first game as a Panther was on February 27, 2008 against his former team, the Toronto Maple Leafs. He began the 2008-09 season with Florida, where in 15 games, he had no points 25 PIM. On November 27, 2008, the Panthers traded Belak to the Nashville Predators for Nick Tarnasky.[citation needed]

Nashville Predators

Belak made his Predators debut during the 2008-09 season, as on November 28, 2008, he suited up against the Atlanta Thrashers, earning no points. He recorded his first point as a Predator on December 4, 2008, getting an assist in a 3-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche. Belak finished the season appearing in 38 games with Nashville, recording two assists, and 54 PIM. In 2009-10, Belak returned to the Predators, getting two assists in 39 games, as well as 58 PIM.[citation needed]
Belak played his last season in the NHL in 2010-11, going pointless in 15 games with the Predators. On February 25, 2011, the Predators placed Belak on waivers, however, he went unclaimed. The club then assigned Belak to the Milwaukee Admirals of the AHL, however, on March 8, 2011, Belak retired and remained with the Predators in an organizational role.[2]

Personal life

Belak was born in St. Paul's Hospital in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, to Lorraine and Lionel Aadland.[dead link][3] His mother, Lorraine, married Barry Belak when Wade was four years old and they took his surname.[4] When he was six years old, his family moved to Battleford where he attended St Vital's Catholic School, Battleford Junior High, and North Battleford Comprehensive High School. By age 14, he was aiming to become a certified lifeguard.[dead link][5] His younger brother, Graham, played in several lower-tier leagues and was drafted by the Colorado Avalanche, 53rd overall, in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft, although he never played in the NHL.
On July 20, 2002, Belak married Jennifer Jordan Russell in Banff, Alberta. The couple had two daughters, one born in 2004 and one in 2006, both born in Toronto.[dead link][5]

Death

At approximately 1:33 p.m. on August 31, 2011, Belak was found dead in a condo at the One King Street West hotel in Toronto.[6][7] Police have not confirmed a cause of death, but Toronto Police treated it as a suicide.[8][9] He was 35 years old, and had been preparing to take part in the upcoming season of Battle of the Blades. His death was the third in a string of NHL players found dead in a four-month span, following Derek Boogaard and Rick Rypien.[9] His mother stated that he had been suffering from depression.[8] Michael Landsberg reported that he had been in talks with Belak a week before his death about their mutual depression, and that Belak admitted having been on "happy pills" for the past four to five years.[10] Landsberg stated that Belak was agreeable to appearing in a documentary on celebrity depression that Landsberg was working on, and going public about his condition.[10]
On September 2, 2011, P. J. Stock suggested that Belak's death might not be suicide. "Let's just call it an accidental death right now. But he did die of strangulation" said Stock.[11] Belak's family members also believe his death was accidental.[12]
Belak's funeral was held in Nashville, with friends, family and former teammates in attendance.[13]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1992–93 Saskatoon Blades WHL 7 0 0 0 23 7 0 0 0 0
1993–94 Saskatoon Blades WHL 69 4 13 17 226 16 2 2 4 43
1994–95 Saskatoon Blades WHL 72 4 14 18 290 9 0 0 0 36
1994–95 Cornwall Aces AHL — — — — — 11 1 2 3 40
1995–96 Saskatoon Blades WHL 63 3 15 18 207 4 0 0 0 9
1995–96 Cornwall Aces AHL 5 0 0 0 18 2 0 0 0 2
1996–97 Colorado Avalanche NHL 5 0 0 0 11 — — — — —
1996–97 Hershey Bears AHL 65 1 7 8 320 16 0 1 1 61
1997–98 Hershey Bears AHL 11 0 0 0 30 — — — — —
1997–98 Colorado Avalanche NHL 8 1 1 2 27 — — — — —
1998–99 Hershey Bears AHL 17 0 1 1 49 — — — — —
1998–99 Colorado Avalanche NHL 22 0 0 0 71 — — — — —
1998–99 Saint John Flames AHL 12 0 2 2 43 6 0 1 1 23
1998–99 Calgary Flames NHL 9 0 1 1 23 — — — — —
1999–00 Calgary Flames NHL 40 0 2 2 122 — — — — —
2000–01 Calgary Flames NHL 23 0 0 0 29 — — — — —
2000–01 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 16 1 1 2 31 — — — — —
2001–02 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 63 1 3 4 142 16 1 0 1 18
2002–03 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 55 3 6 9 196 2 0 0 0 4
2003–04 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 34 1 1 2 109 4 0 0 0 14
2004–05 Coventry Blaze EIHL 42 7 10 17 178 — — — — —
2005–06 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 55 0 3 3 109 — — — — —
2006–07 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 65 0 3 3 110 — — — — —
2007–08 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 30 1 0 1 66 — — — — —
2007–08 Florida Panthers NHL 17 0 0 0 12 — — — — —
2008–09 Florida Panthers NHL 15 0 0 0 25 — — — — —
2008–09 Nashville Predators NHL 38 0 2 2 54 — — — — —
2009–10 Nashville Predators NHL 39 0 2 2 58 — — — — —
2010–11 Nashville Predators NHL 15 0 0 0 18 — — — — —
NHL totals 549 8 25 33 1263 22 1 0 1 36
WHL totals 211 11 42 53 746 36 2 2 4 88
AHL totals 110 1 10 11 460 35 1 4 5 126





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Hugh Fox, American poet and novelist, died he was 79.


Hugh Bernard Fox Jr. was a writer, novelist, poet and anthropologist and one of the founders (with Ralph Ellison, Anaïs Nin, Paul Bowles, Joyce Carol Oates, Buckminster Fuller and others) of the Pushcart Prize for literature died he was 79.. He has been published in numerous literary magazines and was the first writer to publish a critical study of Charles Bukowski.
(February 12, 1932 – September 4, 2011)

Life and career

Fox was born and raised in Chicago as a devout Catholic, but converted to Judaism in later life. He received a Ph.D. in American Literature from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and was a professor at Michigan State University in the Department of American Thought and Language from 1968 until his retirement in 1999.[5] Hugh Fox died on September 4, 2011 in East Lansing, MI.[1]

Works

Fox was the author of over sixty-two books, including six books on anthropology. He wrote over fifty-four books on poetry and many volumes on short fiction, and published many novels. Fox also wrote a number of books on pre-Columbian American cultures and catastrophism. Some of these works were labeled in the pseudoarchaeological category, such as his book Gods of the Cataclysm: A Revolutionary Investigation of Man and his Gods Before and After the Great Cataclysm (1976). Some of his books with these themes have been compared to the work of Ignatius Donnelly.[6]
His book Gods of the Cataclysm received a number of positive reviews. Editor Curt Johnson praised the book claiming “Hugh Fox’s Gods of the Cataclysm...ought to be required reading for cultural historians of all disciplines,” and Robert Sagehorn of The Western World Review cited Hugh Fox as “... one of the foremost authorities (perhaps the foremost authority) on pre-Columbian American cultures.” Gods of the Cataclysm was revised and re-released in the summer of 2011 by Aardwolfe Books. [7] [8]
The Ibbetson Street Press of Somerville, Massachusetts published Way, Way Off the Road: The Memoirs of an Invisible Man by Hugh Fox with an introduction by Doug Holder in 2006. This book recounts Fox's life and the people he knew from his extensive associations with the "Small Press" marketplace over the years, including Charles Bukowski, A.D. Winans, Sam Cornish, Len Fulton, and numerous other people.
Fox's novel e Lord Said Unto Satan was published in the spring of 2011 by Post Mortem Press (Cincinnati). [9] His final novel was Reunion, published by Luminis Books in summer 2011.[10] Also in summer, 2011, Ravenna Press published his description in prose poems of one year of his life in E. Lansing, MI, "The Year Book." [11]


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Dave Hoover, American comics artist, died he was 56.


David Harold Hoover  was an American comic book artist and animator, most notable for his art on DC Comics' The Wanderers limited series, as well as lengthy runs on DC's Starman and Marvel Comics' Captain America died he was 56..
(May 14, 1955 – September 4, 2011)

Early life

Hoover received his B.S. in Media Arts & Animation from the Art Institute of Philadelphia; and his Associate of Specialized Technology in Visual Communication from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh.[1]

Career

Animation

Hoover started his career in animation, first as a layout artist for Filmation Studios from 1977–1985, and during that time also worked for several other animation studios including Hanna Barberra and Mihan Productions.[1]
Over his career as an animator, Hoover worked on such shows as Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids, The Archie Show, Tarzan, Flash Gordon, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, She-Ra: Princess of Power, The Super Friends, The Smurfs, Men in Black: The Series, Godzilla, RoboCop: Alpha Commando, and many more.
Hoover also worked on two animated feature films, Fire and Ice (1983), the Frank Frazetta-inspired movie; and Starchaser: The Legend of Orin (1985).
In 1997, Hoover worked as a freelance animator for Columbia/Tri Star Children’s TV.[1]

Comics


Hoover's rendition of Spider Queen from Invaders vol. 2, #1 (Marvel, May 1993). Inks by Brian Garvey.
From 1987 to about 1995, Hoover worked in the comics industry. In addition to his stints on The Wanderers, Starman, and Captain America; Hoover has also worked on The Amazing Spider-Man, Starman, Punisher, Tarzan, and The Invaders.
In 2003, he returned to the comics industry with his creator-owned adult series Wilde Knight with co-creator/writer Gary Petras; and in 2004 Hoover joined EAdultComics's lineup of artists. Having established himself as one of the premiere good-girl artists working today, Hoover's first assignment for the online adult comics publisher was Jungle Love.
Hoover also pencilled the interiors of the first three Charmed comics and its prequel which Zenescope began releasing in June 2010.
He died in September 2011.[2]

Teaching

Hoover has been on Digital Media faculty at the Art Institute of Philadelphia since 1999.[1]

Bibliography (selected)



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Bill Kunkel, American video game designer and magazine editor, died from a heart attack he was 61.

Bill Kunkel  was the executive editor of Electronic Games Magazine in the early 1980s died from a heart attack he was 61..

(July 21, 1950 – September 4, 2011)

More recently, Kunkel was editor-in-chief of Tips & Tricks magazine from January 2007 until August 2007 when it ceased publication. His nickname is "The Game Doctor" based on a column he has written for several magazines (including both versions of Electronic Games, VG&CE, EGM, and CGW) and game sites (including HappyPuppy.com, PostalNation.net and J2Games.com).
Kunkel was a game journalist, author of numerous strategy guides, a game designer, expert witness and taught several courses in Game Design for the University of Nevada at Las Vegas (UNLV). He remained active in the industry until his death, having served as editor-in-chief of Tips & Tricks during its final year of publication (2007). He continued to be active as a member of Running With Scissors and EIC of Postal Nation (PostalNation.net) and wrote regularly for J2Games.com. He received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Classic Gaming Expo in 1999 along with the other co-founders of the original Electronic Games magazine, Arnie Katz and Joyce Worley-Katz. The trio revived the Electronic Games title for several years in the early 90s for Sendai/Decker. As Subway Software, the trio were involved as designers on well over a dozen video and computer games, including Bart's Nightmare (Acclaim) and Batman Returns (Konami).
Dubbed "The Grandfather of video game journalism," Kunkel published his memoirs under the title Confessions of The Game Doctor (RolentaPress.com).
Kunkel is also well known for having been a ground-breaking wrestling journalist and cartoonist beginning in the 1970s.
He wrote for comics, with stories being published at DC in 1977–1978 including Superman, Madame Xanadu, and Vigilante and at Marvel, Spider-Man in 1978–1979.[2] Starting in 1979, he wrote Richie Rich for Harvey Comics.
He was the "must-read" columnist during the early days of Pro Wrestling Torch playing a key part in turning the small newsletter into a wrestling newsletter powerhouse. Kunkel later moved to Wrestling Perspective as a featured columnist and cartoonist. Along with the Phantom of the Ring, Kunkel's work for Wrestling Perspective attracted respect and prestige to the publication.


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Dickey Betts died he was 80

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