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Saturday, December 7, 2013

Jean Baucus, American author, historian and arts patron, mother of Max Baucus, died she was 94.


Jean Baucus  was an American author, historian, arts patron and rancher  died she was 94.. She was also the mother of U.S. Senator Max Baucus of Montana and longtime matriarch of the Baucus family.[1] Her work as a historian focused primarily on the history of Montana and the American West.[2][3]

(July 7, 1917 – December 10, 2011)


Baucus was born Jean Sheriff on July 7, 1917, in Helena, Montana, to Frederick B. and Bernice F. Sheriff.[1] Her maternal grandparents were Henry and Alberta Sieben. In 1896, her maternal grandfather, Henry, purchased a ranch approximately twenty miles north of Helena, which stretches from Missouri River to Little Prickly Pear Creek.[1] The land, which became known as the Sieben Ranch, remains a property of the Baucus family, owned by her son and daughter-in-law, John and Nina Baucus.[1]
Jean Sheriff was raised in both Helena and the Sieben Ranch.[1] She attended Hawthorne School and graduated from Helena High School. She received her bachelor's degree in economics in 1939 from Stanford University.[1][2] In 1941 she gave birth to Max Sieben Enke, and and later, her second child, Karen, with her first husband, Stephen Enke, Ph.D., a demographer and economist. When Max was two years old, Jean Sheriff left California and returned to Montana. Baucus married her second husband, John J. Baucus, in 1946 and had a child with him, John.[1] She was widowed in 1996.[1][2]
Baucus authored four nonfiction books focusing on the history of Helena and Montana including "Helena: Her Historic Homes, Vols. 1 and 2", which were released during the late 1970s, and "Gold in the Gulch," published in 1981.[2][3] Another work, "Helena: An Illustrated History," which she co-authored with editor Vivian Paladin, was first published in 1983 by the Montana Historical Society.[1][3] Baucus also wrote "Henry Sieben, 1846-1937: Legacy of Livestock and Land", a biography of her grandfather.[1] Her arts patronages included Holter Museum of Art in Helena.[1]
Jean Baucus died at her home in Helena, Montana, on December 10, 2011, at the age of 94.[1][2]

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Roy Tattersall, British Test cricketer, died he was 89.

Roy Tattersall  was an English cricketer who played for Lancashire and played sixteen Tests for England as a specialist off spin bowler died he was 89.. He was born at Bolton, Lancashire, England.[2]

(17 August 1922 – 9 December 2011[1])


Tattersall had an unusual style, quite different from the orthodox Jim Laker, who kept him out of a Test place for most of his career. Tattersall held his index finger around the seam of the ball and this allowed him to bowl a carefully disguised away-swinger to supplement his sharp off-break. He was rather faster than Laker, and this served to increase his penetration on the many wet wickets of his home county. Of small account as a batsman, he did nonetheless help Reg Simpson in a tenth wicket stand of 74 to give England its first victory over Australia since their record win at The Oval in 1938.

Early career

Tattersall, a late developer, began his first-class cricket career in 1948, at a time when English bowling was weak because World War II had decimated their pre-war pace attack. He first played for Lancashire in 1948 as a medium fast bowler, taking 66 Second XI wickets. He did not establish himself until 1950 after Roberts, Price and Nutter had left the staff and he changed to bowling mainly off-breaks, something he developed in Minor County cricket. That year, largely as a result of groundsmen at Old Trafford deciding to eliminate watering of the pitch, Tattersall consistently had pitches tailor-made for him and he did not disappoint, being the leading wicket-taker in first-class cricket with 193 victims for under 14 apiece.[2] This won him the inaugural Cricket Writers' Club Young Cricketer of the Year award. Although he was not risked in the Tests against a powerful West Indian batting line-up, Tattersall was chosen as a reinforcement for the 1950–51 Ashes series that winter. He did modestly in Australia, but bowled well enough on the more helpful New Zealand pitches to establish himself in the Test team for fourteen consecutive matches.[2]

Test career

Tattersall held his place throughout the 1951 Test against South Africa, taking 12 for 101 on his home pitch.[2] In addition, he claimed eight for 51 for the MCC against them. Tattersall went to India that winter, and on a "biting" pitch at Kanpur, he took eight wickets for 125 runs and helped England gain their only victory of the series. However, his being used as a stock bowler delivering 246 subcontinent overs in eight innings, affected his performances, and Tattersall was never the same bowler again.[2] Returning home he found that Jim Laker, Johnny Wardle and Roly Jenkins were ahead of him in the selectors' eyes, despite taking over 100 wickets every year until 1957. Tattersall made only two further appearances in Test cricket: in 1953 against Australia and in 1954 against Pakistan.[2]

County cricket

Tattersall, however, bowled in excellent form for Lancashire right up to 1957; taking 100 County Championship wickets every year except 1956, when after an irresistible start, he unaccountably lost form. In the wet summer of 1958. he failed to reach 100 wickets for the first time since 1949. The eminent Lancashire cricket writer, John Kay,[3] felt Tattersall the victim of inconsistent policy at Old Trafford. In 1956, he was left out in mid-season, a move that probably cost the County the championship.[4] Nonetheless, it was a surprise to see Tattersall and Malcolm Hilton dropped at the beginning of 1959, for the leg-spinner Tommy Greenhough. Although Tattersall was recalled at the beginning of the 1960 season, he did not do well enough to keep his place after May.
He and Hilton, however, were rewarded for their service to the county in the 1950s, with a remarkably productive joint benefit against Yorkshire that was watched by over seventy four thousand spectators. Tattersall was not re-engaged by the county for 1961, but did play for the MCC against his former county (in Lancashire's Centenary Match) with remarkable success, taking six for 63 in the first innings on an unhelpful wicket.
In 1961, Tattersall[5] endured a poor season as a professional in the Birmingham League, but was engaged by Worcestershire for 1962. Aged over forty, Tattersall was only modestly successful for their Second XI.[6] He played his last match in 1963.



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Len Phillips, British footballer, died he was 89.

Leonard Horace "Len" Phillips[1] was a professional footballer who won three caps for the England national team died he was 89..

(11 September 1922 – 9 December 2011)

Phillips was born in Shoreditch, London. At club level, he played his entire professional career for Portsmouth,[2] and was a member of the championship-winning teams of 1949 and 1950.
After his professional career, Phillips went on to play non-league football for Poole Town, Chelmsford City and Bath City, then worked as a lathe operator at De Havilland's works in Portsmouth.[3]
Phillips died in Portsmouth on 9 December 2011.[4][5]


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João Pereira dos Santos, Brazilian martial artist (Capoeira), died he was 93.

João Pereira dos Santos or Mestre João Pequeno de Pastinha as he was known within capoeira circles  died he was 93.. He began his life in Capoeira as a student of Mestre Gilvenson (C. Daniel Dawson's book "Capoeira Angola and Mestre João Grande" cites Mestre Barbosa as João Pequeno's first teacher, see Mestre João Grande) and later became a disciple of Mestre Pastinha - the father of contemporary Capoeira Angola. Together with Mestre João Grande he is later to share the honour of being one of the late Mestre Pastinha's two most learned students - the ones to whom he entrusted his legacy. Mestre João Pequeno died on 9 December 2011 at the age of 93.[1]

(December 27, 1917 – December 9, 2011)


In 1970, Mestre Pastinha said the following about João Pequeno and João Grande, "They will be the greatest Capoeira players of the future and I have worked hard with them, and for them, to achieve this. They will be true masters. Not just impromptu teachers, as can be found anywhere, who only destroy our tradition which is so beautiful. I've taught everything I know to these young men. Even the Cat's Leap (lit. Pulo do gato, the one move that is kept to oneself to use in dire circumstances. It is usually never taught to anyone, to keep its element of surprise). That's why I have the greatest hopes regarding their future."

The recession of 1973

During the recession of the late 70s (See Oil Crisis of 1973), Capoeira Mestres and dedicated practitioners amongst the populace faced great hardships to continue the practice of their beloved art. Many of them died poor and hungry. Those who were able to, chose to migrate to other countries in search of greener pastures. Many Capoeira schools couldn't survive. However the most significant loss of the time, was to be the closing down of Pastinha's Capoeira academy (Centro Esportivo de Capoeira Angola) and his death in 1981.
The impact of Pastinha's death was far reaching and even João Grande chose to stop playing Capoeira for a time (See Mestre João Grande). Despite these events, João Pequeno persevered these difficult years, biding his time to revive Pastinha's school.

Revival of Pastinha's academy

On the 2 May 1982, with the world barely starting to recover from the recession, João Pequeno founded the Academia de João Pequeno de Pastinha with the purpose of continuing the lineage teaching of Capoeira Angola in the manner it was taught in Mestre Pastinha's academy. This lineage was very nearly destroyed when Pastinha's academy was closed down by the government to "renovate" the buildings. The subsequent death almost a decade later of the great Angoleiro only made things more difficult. (See Mestre Pastinha).
The authenticity of João Pequeno's academy in following Pastinha's academy was not limited exclusively to the technique and teaching methods, but also in the manner of spiritual and cultural development. In a way, João Pequeno revived and succeeded in achieving the original purpose for which Pastinha's Centro Esportivo de Capoeira Angola was established - that is, to preserve and promote the traditions of Capoeira Angola, the fundamental tenets of the Angoleiro and to provide a community based support for Capoeiristas.
His old friend and Capoeira brother, João Grande later did the same by establishing his academy in New York City the United States in 1990.

Later life and death

Mestre João Pequeno dedicated his life to teaching Pastinha's style of Capoeira Angola ever since and has graduated students who today are well-known Mestres in their own right. Into his 90's, Joao Pequeno continued to teach and practice capoeira at his academy in Forte de Santo Antônio Além do Carmo which has, through the work of Mestre João and GCAP, come to be called the Forte da Capoeira which is off to the north side of the historical center of Salvador, Bahia which is also called Pelourinho. Mestre João Pequeno died on the 9th December 2011, at the age of 93.[2]

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Alf R. Bjercke, Norwegian business magnate, died he was 90.

Alf Richard Bjercke was a Norwegian business magnate, consul and sports official died he was 90..

(30 May 1921 – 9 December 2011[1])

Early life

He was born in Oslo as a grandson of Alf Bjercke.[2] Alf Bjercke (1851–1933) was a notable businessman, especially within paint and lacquer, and politician.[3] Both are descendants of politician Lars Thorstensen Tønsager.[4]
Alf R. Bjercke attended primary school at Majorstuen, in a class together with Øistein Parmann, Birger Mathisen and Rolf Kirkvaag.[5] He later took what he himself has described as a "lousy" examen artium.[6] He studied chemical technology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 1939 to 1941.[2] He pledged the fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta (FIJI),[7] but his studies were interrupted because of Bjercke's wish to participate in World War II.[8] He served with the Royal Norwegian Air Force-in-exile, in Canada and the United Kingdom, from 1941 to 1945.[2] He did not return to MIT after the war, but instead started a career in the family business.[8] He also served in the Air Force from 1948 to 1949, and reached the rank of major[9] as Senior Intelligence Officer in NATO's Northern HQ. He was initiated in 1989 at his chapter's centennial celebration.[7]

Business career

In 1950 he became co-owner of the family company, named Alf Bjercke. He served as CEO from 1966 to 1971. When Alf Bjercke (the company) was incorporated into Jotun in 1972, Bjercke served as chairman of the board until 1983 and then chaired the corporate council until 1988.[2] He has also chaired the employers' association for paint and coating companies.[9] He has also started other companies and brands, including Fjordplast[9] and the first Norwegian bottled water brand Norwater.[10] From 1963 to 1993 he was the consul-general for Tunisia in Norway.[2]

Research

At the age of 69, Bjercke took up private research on Norwegian dragoons in Schleswig-Holstein from 1758 to 1762. These dragoons were border guards, but never saw military action.[11] His interest in the topic spawned when he discovered that a distant ancestor from the Eidsvoll area had been such a dragoon.[4] In 1999 the University of Kiel published a work by Bjercke, Norwegische Kätnersöhne als königliche Dragoner. He would try to submit this work to the University of Oslo as a thesis, possibly earning the dr.philos. degree. An obstacle was his lack of a formal degree of higher education.[11] The candidacy for the doctorate met opposition in the university, and the case was delayed for several years[12] before the university finally rejected to take it up for doctoral assessment.[4]
Bjercke has also released an autobiography: Back-up av et rikt liv (2001),[13] as well as many other books.

Organizations

Bjercke was among the founders of the Anders Lange Party, later known as the Progress Party. He later resigned his membership because he disagreed on a number of issues.[14] From 1974 to 1976 he was a board member of the Oslo Conservative Party.[9] He also served one term in Oslo city council.[citation needed] Some time around Siv Jensen's takeover as party leader he rejoined the Progress Party.
Bjercke was also a founder of the Norwegian Organization for Asylum Seekers, and has been a board member. He has also held board/council memberships in the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation, the World Wildlife Fund, Norway and the Norway-America Association, and has been involved in Rotary International.[9] He has been an initiator for restoration of the world's oldest steamship Skibladner for traffic,[5] and has vice-chaired the board that is responsible for the ship Christian Radich.[9] Representing the sports club IF Ready, he was deputy chairman of the Norwegian Athletics Association in 1968, before being elected to chairman at the 1968 congress, serving from 1969 to 1972. He was a member of the Norwegian Olympic Committee during the leadership period.[9] He led the athletic team at the 1972 Olympics in Munich.
Bjercke has been decorated with the Order of St. Olav,[9] and has also been decorated by the Tunisian state as a Commander, by the Emperor Haile Selassie I with an Off. of the Star of Ethiopia and by Rotary International with the Paul Harris Medal with 5 sapphires.


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Nakdimon Rogel, Israeli journalist and broadcaster, author of the Nakdi Report, died he was 86.

Nakdimon Rogel was an Israeli journalist, broadcaster and pioneer of Israeli television died he was 86.. Rogel who authored the Nakdi Report (Mismach Nakdi), which acts as the ethical guideline for the Israeli broadcasting industry. [1]

 (died December 8, 2011)


Rogel launched his career at the former Al Hamishmar.[1] He switched to Israel Radio in the early 1950s, where he founded a department specifically to train radio journalists.[1] He also worked as Israel Radio's foreign correspondent based in Paris, and co-hosted a treasure hunt program with colleague, Yitzhak Shimoni.[1]
Rogel spearheaded efforts to establish the radio and television headquarters for the Israel Broadcasting Authority in Romema, a neighborhood in Jerusalem.[1] He served as the head of the development arm of Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA) and a former CEO of Channel 1 when the channel was still called ITV.
Nakdimon Rogel died at his home in Kfar Saba, Israel, on December 8, 2011, at the age of 86.[1]



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Joe Restic, American NCAA and CFL football coach (Harvard Crimson, Hamilton Tiger-Cats), died he was 85.

Joseph William "Joe" Restic was a coach for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League and the Harvard Crimson of U.S. college football died he was 85.. He was known as a coaching innovator, devising a complex offense known as the multiflex while in Canada and taking it to Harvard.[1]

 

(July 21, 1926 – December 8, 2011) 


Playing career

Restic played college football at Saint Francis University[2] and Villanova University and graduated in 1952. He played two seasons as a wide receiver and defensive back in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles. He played professional baseball in the Philadelphia Phillies' farm system.[3]

Coaching career

From 1956 to 1958, he served as an assistant coach at Brown University. He was an assistant coach at Colgate University from 1959 to 1961. He went to Hamilton in 1962, where he served as an assistant coach and later offensive coordinator. In 1968, he became the fourth head coach of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, replacing Ralph Sazio. As head coach, he posted a 22–17–3 record.
On January 5, 1971, he became the head coach of Harvard. He was head coach for 23 years amassing a record of 117–97–6. He led Harvard to five Ivy League championships. When he retired in 1993, the 23 years that he coached at Harvard was the longest tenure in the school's 124 year football history.[1]
In 1981 a group of seniors from the Harvard football team circulated a petition criticizing Restic's distant demeanor and his tendency to criticize his players in public.[citation needed] The petition became public and caused strain between Restic and the Harvard Crimson, the student newspaper, for the rest of his tenure.[citation needed]
Restic had a friendly rivalry with Yale coach Carm Cozza who served as the Bulldogs coach for all of Restic's time at Harvard. During their period of the college football rivalry, known as The Game, Yale won 13 times to Harvard’s 10.[1]
Restic served as president of the American Football Coaches Association in 1988.

Multiflex offense

While coaching in Canada, Restic devised the multiflex offense, which encompassed numerous formations, blocking strategies and pass patterns, sometimes with shifts at the last moment. The idea was to confuse the opponents. Restic explained that it was designed to "create doubt in the best athletes." For example, he would line-up three receivers on one side of the field, and then have them sprint to the opposite side just before the snap.[1]
In 1979, a professor and former Harvard quarterback, Larry Brown, created a class titled Fundamentals of Multiflex Offense to explain the maneuvers of the strategy. Some of the students included the Crimson's defensive players.[1]

Personal life

Joseph Restic was one of 10 children; his father, Louis, was a coal miner. Restic married Marian, known as Bea, who died in 2008. He had three children, his son Joe was a punter and safety for the Notre Dame in the 1970s. In his later years he lived in Milford, Massachusetts and died in Boston after several years of declining health.[1]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Coaches# AP°
Harvard (Ivy League) (1971–1993)
1971 Harvard 5-4 4-3 4th


1972 Harvard 4-4-1 3-3-1 5th


1973 Harvard 7-2 5-2 2nd-t


1974 Harvard 7-2 6-1 1st-t


1975 Harvard 7-2 6-1 1st


1976 Harvard 6-3 4-3 3rd-t


1977 Harvard 4-5 4-3 3rd-t


1978 Harvard 4-4-1 2-4-1 5th-t


1979 Harvard 3-6 3-4 6th


1980 Harvard 7-3 4-3 3rd-t


1981 Harvard 5-4-1 4-2-1 3rd-t


1982 Harvard 7-3 5-2 1st-t


1983 Harvard 6-2-2 5-1-1 1st-t


1984 Harvard 5-4 5-2 2nd-t


1985 Harvard 7-3 5-2 2nd-t


1986 Harvard 3-7 3-4 5th


1987 Harvard 8-2 6-1 1st


1988 Harvard 2-8 2-5 7th-t


1989 Harvard 5-5 5-2 3rd


1990 Harvard 5-5 3-4 4th-t


1991 Harvard 4-5-1 4-3 3rd-t


1992 Harvard 3-7 3-4 5th


1993 Harvard 3-7 1-6 7th-t


Harvard: 117-97-6

Total: 117-97-6
Indicates BCS bowl, Bowl Alliance or Bowl Coalition game. #Rankings from final Coaches' Poll.


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Dickey Betts died he was 80

Early Career Forrest Richard Betts was also known as Dickey Betts Betts collaborated with  Duane Allman , introducing melodic twin guitar ha...