H. G. Francis, German science fiction author, died he was 75.

Hans Gerhard Franciskowsky was a German author of popular fiction, notably science fiction, and radio dramas. He wrote pseudonymously, most often as H. G. Francis, or as Hans G. Francis, H. G. Francisco, Gunther Frank, Peter Bars, R. C. Quoos-Raabe, Frank Sky, Hans G. Stelling or Ted Scott.

(14 January 1936 – 3 November 2011) 

Francis was one of post-war Germany's most prolific authors, writing more than 400 novels and about 600 radio drama plays.^[1] His written work includes about 300 entries in the Perry Rhodan science fiction series and its spin-offs,^[1] as well as a young adult science fiction series of his own, Commander Perkins.
In the heyday of cassette radio dramas until the 1980s, he wrote hundreds of adaptations or original plays for youth series such as Three Investigators, The Famous Five, TKKG and Masters of the Universe.^[1] In total, more than 120 million of his plays were sold. They reached gold status 120 times and platinum status six times.^[2]


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Harold Huskilson, Canadian politician, member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly (1970–1993), died he was 91.

Harold MacKay Huskilson  was a political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Shelburne County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1970 to 1993 as a Liberal member.

(March 25, 1920 – October 24, 2011)

Early life

He was a son of the late Lewis and Sarah (Lloyd) Huskilson. After graduation from Lockeport Regional High School, he attended Mount Allison University. His education was interrupted due to World War II until 1945. After the war he studied at the Renaud School of Embalming in New York City and graduated in 1946.^[2]

Entrance to politics

Huskilson made his way into a life of politics where he served on both the Shelburne Town Council and the Yarmouth Town Council. He resigned when he was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, and successfully held the seat for 23 years in Shelburne.^[2]

Personal life

He is married to Elsie, and they have two children, Elizabeth and Clifford.^[3]

References

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Nick Strincevich, American baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Braves), died he was 96.

Nicholas Strincevich  was an American Major League baseball player. Born in Gary, Indiana, the right-handed pitcher made his big-league debut with the Boston Bees on April 23, 1940, played part of the 1941 season with the Boston Braves, played from 1941 to 1948 (excluding 1943) with the Pittsburgh Pirates, and finished his big league career on June 11, 1948, with the Philadelphia Phillies. According to at least one source, Strincevich was selected to play on the 1945 All-Star team from the National League, but, due to wartime travel restrictions, the game was never played.

(March 1, 1915 – November 11, 2011)

In a 10-season career, Strincevich posted a 46–49 record with a 4.05 ERA in 889²⁄₃ innings pitched. Nicknamed "Jumbo," he was listed as 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and 180 pounds (82 kg).
Strincevich died on November 11, 2011 in Valparaiso, Indiana.^[1] His funeral service was held at the Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox Church of Merrillville, Indiana. He was buried at Calumet Park Cemetery.


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Pushpa Ratna Sagar, Nepalese grammarian, died he was 89.

Pushpa Ratna Sagar (Devanagari: पुष्प रत्न सागर) (born Pushpa Ratna Tuladhar)  was a Nepalese merchant, grammarian, lexicographer and pioneer pressman.^[1] Born Pushpa Ratna Tuladhar in Asan Dhalasikwa, Kathmandu, he acquired the nickname Sagar in his childhood during a pilgrimage to Ganga Sagar (Sagar Island) in India. He was the third and youngest son of trader Pushpa Sundar Tuladhar and his wife Dhan Maya.

(29 October 1922 – 11 November 2011)

Early life

Sagar received primary education at a neighbourhood school conducted at the home of teacher Jagat Lal Master. He was married to Lani Devi Bania of Itum Bahal on 12 January 1942. In 1943, he left for Lhasa, Tibet^[2] to join his ancestral business house Ghorasyar.^[3]

Career

While in Lhasa, he was stirred by the activism in Nepal against the suppression of Nepal Bhasa and imprisonment of writers by the Rana dynasty.^[4] He thought of doing something for his mother tongue, and started writing a grammar of the language that would be useful to students. In 1949, he returned to Kathmandu where he completed the manuscript. The grammar, entitled Subodh Nepal Bhasa Vyakaran, was published in 1952.
In 1951, Thaunkanhe, the first Nepal Bhasa monthly magazine to be published from Nepal, began publication with Sagar as the deputy editor.^[5] In a bid to promote publishing in Nepal Bhasa, Sagar formed a partnership with two like-minded former Tibetan traders, Purna Kaji Tamrakar and Ratna Man Singh Tuladhar, and in 1952 established Nepal Press at his home at 11/122 Asan Tyouda Tol, Kathmandu. Their equipment consisted of second-hand Vicobold letterpress machines imported from Kolkata.
Sagar was also active in a number of associations. He was a member of Dharmodaya Sabha (Society for the Rise of the Teaching), a Buddhist organization founded in 1944 in Sarnath, India by exiled Nepalese monks and dedicated to promoting Theravada Buddhism.^[6]
In 1957, he was secretary of the Kathmandu chapter of the Nepalese Chamber of Commerce, Lhasa when it hosted a reception to honour visiting Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai.
In 1960, Sagar set up Nepal Printing Press and continued his service to Nepal Bhasa. He compiled a dictionary of original words with meanings in Nepal Bhasa, Nepali and English, and in 1998, published it under the title Nepal Bhasaya Maulik Sabdakosh.^[7]

Honors

On 31 October 1994, Nepal Bhasa Parishad decorated Sagar with the title Bhasa Thuwa (Patron of the Language).^[8]
He was made a patron of Nepal Lipi Guthi, an organization dedicated to preserving Nepalese scripts.^[9]
In 2008, chairman of the Constituent Assembly Subash Nemwang presented Sagar with a letter of felicitation to honour his contribution to Buddhism in Nepal at a function organised by Dharmodaya Sabha.^[10]

Published works

• Subodh Nepal Bhasa Vyakaran (Understandable Nepal Bhasa Grammar), 1952
• Nepal Bhasaya Maulik Sabdakosh (Original Dictionary of Nepal Bhasa), 1998

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Bernd Methe and Reiner Methe, German handball referee, died from a traffic accident they were 47.

Bernd and Reiner Methe were German twins and handball referees. They refereed for the German Handball-Bundesliga and in international competitions until their deaths in a car crash in November 2011. Their highest profile match was the final of the 2010 European Men's Handball Championship.

(June 1, 1964 – November 11, 2011)

Biography

The Methe twins were born in 1964. Bernd was married to Susanne and Reiner to Petra on the same day. Bernd had one child and Reiner two. They lived 50 meters apart from each other in the town of Vellmar and both worked for Mercedes-Benz in Kassel.^[1][2]

Refereeing careers

In 1987 the brothers took up refereeing, officiating as a pair from 1988. The brothers reached Handball-Bundesliga level in 1993. Between 1993 and 2011 they took charge of 670 national league matches.^[1][3][4]
The Methe brothers began refereeing international handball in 1998, refereeing all of their matches together. They refereed 206 international matches.^[2][5]
They refereed the 2010 European Men's Handball Championship Final between Croatia and France.^[5]

Death

The Methe brothers died in a car crash on Bundesstraße 463 between Empfingen and Haigerloch, Baden-Württemberg. They were travelling to a Handball-Bundesliga match between HBW Balingen-Weilstetten and SC Magdeburg. The Mercedes-Benz E-Class car they had collected the day before collided with a furniture truck. Local prosecutors announced that they were investigating the cause of the crash, including the involvement of another vehicle. The match they were due to officiate was cancelled after they did not arrive.^[2][5][6]


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Charlie Lea, French-born American baseball player (Montreal Expos), died he was 54.

Charles William Lea was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball. From 1980 through 1988, Lea played for the Montreal Expos (1980–84, 1987) and Minnesota Twins (1988). He batted and threw right-handed.

(December 25, 1956 – November 11, 2011) 

Lea was drafted three times, by the Mets (1975), Cardinals (1976) and White Sox (1977), but did not sign and decided to go on to Memphis State University. Finally, he signed with the Montreal Expos after being selected in the 1978 draft.
Lea played for the Double-A Memphis Chicks in the Southern League from 1978–80 and was selected an All-Star in 1979 and 1980. After a 9-0 mark and a 0.84 ERA in his last season at Memphis, Lea was called to the majors and debuted with the Expos in the 1980 midseason. He finished his rookie season with a 7-5 record.
In the strike-shortened 1981 season, Lea won five games, including a no-hitter against the Giants on May 10.^[1] He was only one of three Expos to throw a no-hitter, the others being Bill Stoneman, twice, in 1969 and 1972, and Dennis Martínez, who pitched a perfect game in 1991.
In 1982, Lea finished with a 12-10 mark and a 3.24 ERA. His most productive season came in 1983, when he collected career-highs in victories (16), strikeouts (137), and starts (33), posting a 3.12 ERA. Then, in 1984 Lea was 15-10, set personal marks in ERA (2.89) and innings pitched (224.1), and was selected as a National League All-Star where he was the starting and winning pitcher in the All-Star game.
Lea suffered arm and shoulder injuries and could not pitch at all in 1985 and 1986. He spent most of 1987 rehabilitating in the minor leagues and appeared in one inning for the Expos. A free agent before the 1988 season, he signed with the Minnesota Twins, finishing 7-7 with a 4.85 ERA.
In a seven-season career, Lea posted a 62-48 record with 535 strikeouts and a 3,54 ERA in 923.1 innings. He added 22 complete games and eight shutouts in 152 games pitched (144 as a starter).
Lea was inducted to the Tennessee Sports of Hall of Fame in 1999.^[2]
Lea died on November 11, 2011.^[3]


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Choiseul Henriquez, Haitian politician, died he was 51.

Choiseul Henriquez  was a Haitian politician and journalist. Haitian President Michel Martelly appointed Henriquez as the country's Minister of Culture and Communication, but Henriquez died before taking office.^[1]

(died November 11, 2011)

Henriquez began his career as a journalist. He worked as a press secretary within the administration of former Haitian President Rene Préval from 1996 to 2001.^[1][2] He held a bachelor's degree in political science and a master's degree in communications from Canadian universities.^[3]
President Martelly appointed Henriquez as his Minister of Culture and Communication in 2011. Unfortunately, Henriquez fell ill and was hospitalized before his proposed inauguration on October 18, 2011, and thus never took office.^[1] Henriquez was initially hospitalized at Canape Vert Hospital before being transferred to Canada for treatment.^[3] He died at Ottawa Civic Hospital in Ottawa, Canada, from a cerebral hemorrhage on November 11, 2011, at the age of 51.^[1] Henriquez had suffered from hypertension and diabetes.^[1] President Martelly released a statement stating, "With the early departure of the holder of Culture and Communication, the country loses a son animated by the desire to support the new government on the path of change as desired by the people of Haiti."^[1]
Pierre-Raymond Dumas, a journalist and writer, was nominated by the INITE political party and approved by President Martelly, as Henriquez's successor.^[4]


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