Hermann Guggiari, Paraguayan engineer and sculptor, died he was 87.

Hermann Guggiari was a Paraguayan engineer and sculptor died he was 87..^[1]

 

^{(20 March 1924 – 1 January 2012)} 

Childhood and youth

Guggiari was born in Asunción, Paraguay the son of Pedro Bruno Guggiari, who served as mayor of Asunción, and of Ana Brun. He did his elementary and high school in the San Jose School, in Asunción and his engineering studies as well as his sculpture studies in Buenos Aires, in the Escuela Superior de Bellas Arte “ Ernesto de la Carcova”, an institution in which, in contact with Libero Baadi, Alicia Peñalba, Lucio Fontana and Curatella Manes, he learned to value the advanced art of the time.
His liberal and democratic ideas gained him the exile after the bloody civil war of 1947 to 1954 - and the cultural marginal as well as the imprisonment in several occasions during the dictatorship of Alfredo Stroessner. Due to the lack of a National Plastic Art Place in Paraguay, he annually from 1970 to 1995 fairs and expositions in Christmas time, in the “Bosque de los artistas”, in his own property. The fair of “EL BOSQUE” was with the time, an obligatory gathering of the artistic production, reaching a number of 250 participants in the last ones.

History and works

Guggiari's body of work is large and has won prizes. Some have freedom as the central theme: ”Hungria o Libertad“, which received a special mention in the V Bienal of San Paulo (1959); ”Kennedy”, which obtained the first prize in sculpture in the Salon Esso of Young Artist of Latin America, organized by the OEA (1965): ”Rejas”, inspired in the prisons of the Stronist dictatorship; ”NNUU”, a seven meters structure, which is located at the entrance of the Dachau concentration camp (Germany) and symbolizes the United Nations in a form near the building of the NNUU,with perforations as wounds in two fronts-United Nations as a name, because the violence of the world continues-and as a sign of hope in each hole of the violence, a nest of real pigeons as a murmur of peace (199).
Another theme is the vital, between to be and stop being. In this line there is ”Parto”, with a message of transcendence despite the pain, ”Inmanencia”, and “Del polvo eres y polvo seras”.
As a homage to the dreams that did not come true, what could not be, he carved “Ara rupi a” about which Livio Abramo said once at the presentation: ”Because of the capacity of adapting is deep artistic sensibility to the spirit of this time, Hermann B. Guggiari has a special place in the plastic art of Paraguay and the continent. His art is complex, absorbing all technical possibilities of our culture and civilization and he fuses them as his instrument in order to express the fundamental values of men.”
“Brote”, an homage to his father, mayor of the city of Asunción who planted trees and created the green spaces of the city, is a sculpture inscribed within his optimistic themes. ”Historia”, presented at the Expo 92 in Sevilla, was selected by the organizers of the world event to be exposed at the entrance of the “Pabellon de las Americas”. His moral theme appeared in his “Cristo“, whose original is at the entrance of the church La Crucecita, in the Sajonia neighborhood, in Asunción. A copy of this work was presented at the X Bienal of São Paulo (1971) and obtained the Golden Medal; regarding this successful participation the critic Arnold Kohler, from Switzerland, said in the newspaper Tribune de Geneve: ” There are two artist in the Bienal of Sao Paulo, both sculptors, who having followed different steps, one figurative and the other abstract, have reached a high perfection and spirituality. The first one, Hermann Guggiari, Paraguayan-created a form of an angel emerging from the wall, a dramatic and sublime work.“
He is also the author of other “Cristos“, associated to the ecological area, such as the one in the temple of Maria Auxiliadora, of Asunción, and the “Cristo clavado por los troncos quemados”, of the few remaining woods in Paraguay. Within this subject, he made in the streets, in the second Bienal of Medellin (Colombia), the “Cross” of Medellin, as an homage to the Colombian Christian martyrs. Another “Cruz ametrallada” made as an homage to the Christian country men of the agro leagues, murdered during the dictatorship of Stroessner. “Proceso” deserves special mention atemporal multispacial, with an integration of films, photos, sound, made with machine guns and used several times as “Cruz”.
On sustained development he presented in the university city of Fort Hays, Kansas, United States, a sculpture symbolizing the development of this state as the world granary. (1980)
“Gaviota” (1982) is a sculpture presented in Punta del Este (Uruguay) in a mixed exposition of sculptors of Latin America, in the Playa Brava; it's a protest against the death of the coast birds due to the black ties produced by the petrol pollution.
He also made a monument to “Periodista martir Santiago Leguizamon“ (1991), located on the street with the name of the press man, victim of murder bullets. In 1994 he made a “Homenaje a Miro” in an international congress in Panama.
Other sculptures of his are monument to “A los heroes del CHACO” in the harbour of Asuncion, the image of “Maria Auxiliadora”, of 8,5 meters, made in stainless steel, and the monument of “Exalumnos del Colegio San Jose muertos en la Guerra del Chaco”, made in quebracho wood.
He was a member of various international juries, co-founder of Centro de Arte Moderno de Asuncion, founder and first president of the Centro de Escultores del Paraguay, founder of the Movimiento Ecologico Paraguayo (1990). In 1995 he was condecorated by the Paraguayan government with “the national merit order “, as a Commendatore. He was married to Deidamia Banks, was the father of eight children, four of whom keep the family spark of love to beauty in the center “Guggiari Arte”.

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Kiro Gligorov, Macedonian politician, first democratically elected President (1991–1999), died he was 94.

Kiro Gligorov was the first President of the Republic of Macedonia, serving from 1991 to 1999 died he was 94.. He held various high positions in the political establishment of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, including as Secretary of State for Finance in the Federal Executive Council, a member of the Yugoslav Presidency, as well as President of the Assembly of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from May 15, 1974 to May 15, 1978.

(Macedonian: Киро Глигоров, pronounced [ˈkirɔ ˈɡliɡɔrɔf] ( listen)), May 3, 1917 – January 1, 2012^[1]) 

Early life

Born in Štip, Kingdom of Serbia (then under Bulgarian control),^[2] Gligorov later graduated from the University of Belgrade's Law School and was a participant in the National Liberation War of the ethnic Macedonians from 1941 as a secretary of the Initiative committee^[3] for the organization of the Antifascist Assembly of the National Liberation of Macedonia (ASNOM) and a finance commissioner in the Presidium of ASNOM.
After the promotion of parliamentary democracy in the country in 1990, he became the first democratically elected president of the Socialist Republic of Macedonia on January 27, 1991. On April 16, 1991, the parliament adopted the constitutional amendment for removing the "Socialist" adjective from the official name of the country, and on June 7 the same year, the new name Republic of Macedonia was officially established, hence Gligorov continued his presidency as the President of the Republic of Macedonia.^[4]
He served for two terms, from January 27, 1991, to November 19, 1999. He was re-elected for his second term in office on November 19, 1994. He led his country to independence proclaimed after the referendum held on September 8, 1991, and tried to keep it out of the Yugoslav wars, a task made difficult by disputes with the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Albania, Bulgaria and Greece who all faced separate issues with the country.^{[citation needed]}

Assassination attempt

On October 3, 1995, Gligorov was the target of a car bomb assassination attempt in Skopje. While en route from his residence to his office, the vehicle carrying Gligorov was blown up by an explosion from a parked vehicle, killing his driver and injuring several passers-by. Gligorov was seriously injured above his right eye and was immediately conveyed to the hospital.^[5]
Since the incident there have been no suspects brought to book and no progress has been made in the investigation of the case. However, there have been short-lived speculations as to who could be the culprits. Shortly after bombing, the Minister of Internal Affairs Ljubomir Frčkovski publicly claimed that "a powerful multinational company from a neighbouring country" was behind the assassination attempt,^[6] with the Macedonian media pointing at the Bulgarian Multigroup and the Yugoslav KOS as possible suspects.^[6] During a meeting between Multigroup head Iliya Pavlov and Gligorov in Ohrid, Pavlov assured Gligorov that his organisation was not involved.^[6] All investigations were futile.^[6]
Gligorov was incapacitated until November 17, 1995. He was permanently blind in one eye as a result. Stojan Andov was acting president during Gligorov's recuperation.^{[citation needed]}
The election for Gligorov's successor took place only a few days before the end of his term.

Death

Gligorov died in the early hours of January 1, 2012, in his sleep. It is known that his request was that the funeral be private with only his closest family in attendance. He was buried in Butel Municipality, Skopje.^[7]
Kiro was the father of Vladimir Gligorov, a refounder of the Serbian Democratic Party.


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Anders Frandsen, Danish singer and television presenter, died he was 51.

Anders Frandsen was a Danish musician, singer, actor and TV presenter. He was born in Copenhagen died he was 51..^[1]

^{(8 December 1960 – c. 1 January 2012)}

Frandsen was not a trained actor, but he appeared in theatre performances during the 1980s. He later became a TV presenter on Danish Kanal 2, alongside Camilla Miehe-Renard.
In 1991 he came to fame when he won the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix (the Danish national final for the Eurovision Song Contest) with the song Lige der hvor hjertet slår, composed by Michael Elo. The song didn't do well at the 1991 Eurovision Song Contest, and placed 19th with only 8 points. That didn't hurt his popularity however, and the following year at the Danish national final, he was the host.
He then became a TV host on TV3 for the next few years. He appeared on lots of shows like "Knald eller Fald" (a dating programme), "Stjerneskud" (a talent competition for look-alikes), and also presented the network's morning TV. In 1997, he slowly disappeared from TV again.
He later resurfaced at the Danish Melodi Grand Prix final in 2001, presenting one of the songs, and also guest-starred in an episode of Ørnen (a Danish TV series) in 2004. In 2005 he guest-starred in an episode of the Danish TV show Twist & Shout, on TV2 Charlie.
On the evening of 1 January 2012, Frandsen was found lifeless in his Hellerup apartment by friends, who called emergency services, who pronounced him dead on site.^[1] Frandsen had brought a garden barbecue into his bedroom and lit it, causing death by carbon monoxide poisoning. A suicide note was also discovered, but the exact time of death it not known. Frandsen was 51. ^[2][3]


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Frank Cioffi, American philosopher, died he was 83.

Frank Cioffi was an American philosopher educated in New York and Oxford died he was 83.. 

(11 January 1928 – 1 January 2012) 

Cioffi held posts at the University of Singapore, the University of Kent and the University of Essex, where he was a founding member of the Department of Philosophy.^[1]
He wrote extensively on Freud and psychoanalysis, Wittgenstein, and behaviour and explanation

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Elizabeth Brumfiel, American archaeologist, died she was 76.

Elizabeth M. Brumfiel  was an American archaeologist who taught at Northwestern University and Albion College. She had been a president of the American Anthropological Association  died she was 76..
Brumfiel conducted an archaeological project at the site of Xaltocan in Mexico starting in 1987. Before that, she participated with Richard Blanton at Monte Alban in Mexico and directed research at the Mexican sites of Xico and Huexotla.
Her publications focused on gender, political economy, and the relationship between these areas of scholarship. She also worked to show how archaeology, as an academic discipline, is connected to other fields of anthropology and to other disciplines such as gender studies and political science.
In 2006, conservative author David Horowitz listed her among America's 100 most dangerous professors because of her strong voice on social justice and human rights. She died at a Skokie, Illinois hospice in 2012.^[1]

^{(born Elizabeth Stern; March 10, 1945 – January 1, 2012)}

Biography

Early life

Brumfiel was born in Chicago, Illinois and attended Evanston Township High School. She participated as a Peace Corps volunteer in La Paz, Bolivia in 1966-1967.

Education

• 1976 Ph.D., Anthropology University of Michigan
• 1969 M.A., Anthropology University of California, Los Angeles
• 1965 B.A., Anthropology University of Michigan

Professional Life

• 2008-2009 Lead Curator, "The Aztec World" presented at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, Illinois.
• 2003-2005 President, American Anthropological Association
• 2000-2002 Distinguished Lecture, Sigma Xi
• 1995-1997 Editorial Committee, Annual Review of Anthropology

Brumfiel was one of the first scholars to examine the role of women in Aztec culture through their interactions. Brumfiel studied how these interactions evolved over time through food preparation methods as well as textile manufacturing. “Mexican archeologists respected her very strongly,” said Gabriela Vargas-Cetina, an anthropology professor at Autonomous University of Yucatán, in Mérida, Mexico. Brumfiel also served on the editorial boards of Latin American Antiquity and Ancient Mesoamerica. She helped found the World Council of Anthropological Associations and held strong feminist and liberal views. Brumfiel taught at Albion College in Michigan for 25 years before joining Northwestern alumni in 2003.

Family Life

Brumfiel and her husband, Vincent, have a son, Geoffrey.

Significant Works

Edited Volumes

• 2010 Gender, Households, and Society: Unraveling the Threads of the Past and the Present (Cynthia Robin, co-editor) Wiley-Blackwell.

• 2008 The Aztec World (Gary M. Feinman, co-editor) Abrams.

• 2008 Specialization, Exchange and Complex Societies (Timothy K. Earle, co-editor) Cambridge University Press.

• 2005 La Producción Local y el Poder en el Xaltocan Posclásico -- Production and Power at Postclassic Xaltocan Instituto Nacional De Antropologia e Historía

• 2003 Factional Competition and Political Development in the New World (John W. Fox, co-editor) Cambridge University Press.

• Alien bodies, everyday people, and internal spaces: Embodiment, figurines and social discourse in Postclassic Mexico (with Lisa Overholtzer). In C. Halperin, K. Faust, and R. Taube, eds. in press

• Mesoamerica. In The Oxford Handbook of Archaeology, C. Gosden and B.

Cunliffe, eds. Oxford: Oxford University Press. in press.

Journal Entries

• Gender, cloth, continuity and change: Fabricating unity in anthropology.

American Anthropologist 108:861-877. in press .

• Methods in Feminist and Gender Archaeology: A Feeling for Difference—and Likeness. In The Handbook of Gender in Archaeology, S.M. Nelson, ed., pp.31-58. Walnut Creek, CA: Altamira. 2006

• Opting In and Opting Out: Tula, Cholula, and Xaltocan. In Settlement and Subsistence in Early Civilizations: Essays reflecting the contributions of Jeffrey R. Parsons, R.E. Blanton and M.H. Parsons, eds, pp. 63–88. Los Angeles: Cotsen Institute of Archaeology, University of California, Los Angeles.20. 2005.

• Materiality, Feasts, and Figured Worlds in Aztec Mexico. In Rethinking Materiality, E. DeMarrais, C. Gosden, and C. Renfrew, eds., pp. 225–37. Cambridge: McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research. 2005.

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Bob Anderson, British Olympic fencer (1952), film fight choreographer (Star Wars, The Lord of the Rings), died he was 89.

Robert James Gilbert Anderson was an English Olympic fencer, and a renowned film fight choreographer, with a cinema career that spanned more than 50 years and included films such as Highlander, The Princess Bride, The Mask of Zorro, The Lord of the Rings and Die Another Day died he was 89.. He was regarded as the premier choreographer of Hollywood sword-fighting,^[1] and during his career he coached many actors in swordsmanship, including Errol Flynn, Sean Connery, Antonio Banderas and Johnny Depp. He also appeared as a stunt double for Darth Vader's lightsaber battles in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi.

(15 September 1922 – 1 January 2012)

Biography

Anderson joined the Royal Marines and won several combined services titles in the sport of fencing. He served in the Mediterranean during World War II.^[2]
As a competitive fencer, he represented Great Britain at the Helsinki 1952 Summer Olympic Games,^[3] and the World Championships in 1950 and 1953 in the sabre event.^[4] He finished tied for fifth in the team sabre event at Helsinki in 1952.
After his retirement from fencing competition, he studied under Prof. Roger Crosnier and was appointed the first official British National Coach, in charge of the National Training System, the day he was awarded his full Professorship. He succeeded Prof. Crosnier as President of the British Academy of Fencing. During the late 1950s to the 1970s he travelled around Britain, and between fencing courses he combined his official duties with television and film work. Eventually emigrating to Canada, he went on to become technical director of the Canadian Fencing Association in Ottawa.^[5][6] During the 1960s and 1970s he was also the president of the British Academy of Fencing.^[7]
Anderson's cinema career began in 1953 when he choreographed fights for and coached Errol Flynn in The Master of Ballantrae. During rehearsal for a scene he accidentally slashed Flynn on his thigh, leading to notoriety in Hollywood as "the man who stabbed Errol Flynn".^[1] He went on to work as a stunt performer and/or fight choreographer in films such as The Guns of Navarone and the Bond films From Russia With Love and Casino Royale. His stature in Hollywood was cemented when he was selected by Stanley Kubrick in 1974 to act as the sword master for Barry Lyndon.
Anderson subsequently went on to be involved in all three of the original Star Wars films. Anderson did not receive much recognition for his work for years after their initial release, in part because David Prowse was so lauded for his portrayal that director George Lucas did not want to detract from the boost it gave the actor's career. In a 1983 interview, however, Mark Hamill paid homage to Anderson's contribution, saying: "Bob Anderson was the man who actually did Vader's fighting. It was always supposed to be a secret, but I finally told George I didn't think it was fair any more. Bob worked so bloody hard that he deserves some recognition. It's ridiculous to preserve the myth that it's all done by one man."^[5]
Anderson continued to work in cinema for the next thirty years, and was responsible for the swordsmanship in many films, including Highlander, The Princess Bride, The Three Musketeers, The Mask of Zorro, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl and The Lord of the Rings film trilogy. Shortly before his death he was working on The Hobbit. He had a reputation for being a perfectionist, with director Martin Campbell giving him the nickname "Grumpy Bob".^[1] Anderson was interviewed at length for the 2009 documentary on cinematic sword-fighting, Reclaiming the Blade where he commented, "I never took up the sword, I think the sword took me up."^[6] Anderson died on New Year's Day, 2012 in a West Sussex hospital at the age of 89.^[8]

Filmography

Miscellaneous crew

• Alatriste (2006): Sword Master
• The Legend of Zorro (2005): Sword Master
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003): Sword Master
• Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003): Additional Sword Trainer
• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002): Sword Master
• Die Another Day (2002): Sword Master
• The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001): Sword Master
• The Parent Trap (1998): Fencing Consultant
• The Mask of Zorro (1998): Sword Master
• The Phantom (1996): Sword Master
• First Knight (1995): Sword Master
• The Three Musketeers (1993): Sword Master
• Highlander:The Series (1992–1994): Sword Master
• By the Sword (1991): Sword Master
• The Princess Bride (1987): Sword Master
• Highlander (1986): Sword Master
• Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1977): Fight Arranger (uncredited)
• Barry Lyndon (1975): Fencing Coach
• Kidnapped (1971): Fight Arranger
• Don't Lose Your Head (1966): Fight Arranger (uncredited)
• The Moonraker (1958) Fencing Coach

Stunts

• Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983): Stunt Performer
• Superman II (1980): Stunts (uncredited)
• Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980): Stunt Double for Darth Vader
• Candleshoe (1977): Stunt Arranger
• Star Wars (1977): Stunts/Stunt Double (uncredited)
• One of Our Dinosaurs is Missing (1975): Stunt Arranger
• Kidnapped (1971): Fight Arranger
• Casino Royale (1967): Stunts (uncredited)
• From Russia with Love (1963): Stunts (uncredited)
• The Guns of Navarone (1961): Stunts (uncredited)
• Il maestro di Don Giovanni (1954): Stunts
• The Master of Ballantrae (1953): Stunts (uncredited)

Actor

• Reclaiming the Blade (2009): himself
• Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980): Imperial Officer
• Candleshoe (1977): Hood (uncredited)
• Doctor Who (1968): Fighting Guard in the serial The Enemy of the World

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Gary Ablett, English footballer (Liverpool, Everton, Birmingham City), died from non-Hodgkin lymphoma he was 46.

Gareth Ian "Gary" Ablett was an English professional footballer and manager died from non-Hodgkin lymphoma he was 46.. He played as a defender from 1985 until 2001. He spent nine years with Liverpool, and went on to win the FA Cup with their city rivals Everton in 1995. He also played for Derby County, Hull City, Sheffield United, Birmingham City, Wycombe Wanderers, Blackpool and Long Island Rough Riders.
He moved into coaching and managed Liverpool F.C. Reserves, a position he left in May 2009 to join Stockport County, whom he left on 17 June 2010. Ablett died on 1 January 2012, following a 16-month battle with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, at his home in Tarleton, Lancashire.^[1]

^{(19 November 1965 – 1 January 2012)} 

Playing career

Liverpool

Liverpool-born Ablett joined Liverpool F.C. as an apprentice upon leaving St Margaret's Church of England High School in 1982. He finally made his Liverpool debut on 20 December 1986 in a goalless league away draw with Charlton Athletic, when regular defenders Barry Venison and Mark Lawrenson were absent due to injury.^[2] He made five more appearances that season, scoring what would be his only goal for the club on 18 April 1987 in a 3–0 home league victory over Nottingham Forest.^[3] Alongside experienced players in defence, such as Gary Gillespie, Steve Nicol and skipper Alan Hansen, Ablett helped Liverpool win the League championship and reach the 1988 FA Cup Final. Ablett only collected a runners-up medal in the latter competition due to Liverpool's 1–0 defeat by Wimbledon.^[4]
In 1988–89, Liverpool made it to their second consecutive FA Cup final. This time they were successful, after a 3–2 victory over Merseyside rivals Everton. They lost the League title, however, to Arsenal with practically the last kick of the season. Ablett was now firmly established as the club's regular left back, missing just three league games that season.
Ablett flitted in and out of the squad over the next year, relegated in the pecking order following the arrival of Glenn Hysen and the progress of Steve Staunton and David Burrows. He was used more frequently as a central defender rather than left full-back after Hansen began suffering more with injuries. Eventually, he took the central role more often following the arrival of left back David Burrows from West Bromwich Albion and won the League again with Liverpool in 1990.

Everton

Kenny Dalglish resigned as Liverpool manager on 22 February 1991, and his successor, Graeme Souness, decided to sell Ablett for £750,000 to Everton in January 1992, after 147 appearances for the Reds. Ironically, his departure came at a time when he was getting more first team opportunities than he had done since the 1988–89 season.
He made his league debut for the Toffees on 19 January 1992 in a 1–1 draw with Nottingham Forest at Goodison Park.
Ablett won the FA Cup with Everton in 1995, becoming the only player to win the competition with both Merseyside teams. However, he lost his first team place to Andy Hinchcliffe in the 1995–96 season.

Later career

Ablett went on to make 128 league appearances and score five goals for Everton, and later went on to have a brief loan spell with Sheffield United before making a permanent move to Birmingham City for £390,000. At Birmingham he scored twice, with goals against Swindon in the league^[5] and Leeds United in the FA Cup.^[6]
He was released by Birmingham manager Trevor Francis in 1999, and after short spells with Blackpool (playing under former Anfield team-mate Steve McMahon, scoring once against Luton Town)^[7] and Wycombe Wanderers, he signed for American A-League side Long Island Rough Riders in June 2000. In February 2002, at the age of 36, Ablett was taken on trial by Grimsby Town.
In 2006, Ablett appeared as a substitute in Replay 86, a charity match staged in aid of The Marina Dalglish Appeal, which pitted the Liverpool and Everton sides that had contested the 1986 FA Cup Final against each other one more. Ablett's inclusion was curious, because although on Liverpool's books at the time of the Final, he did not actually make his debut for the club until the December of that year. Regardless, his contribution ensured Liverpool won the game 1-0.

Coaching and managerial career

In the summer of 2002, Ablett moved into coaching, taking up a post as the coach of Everton's under-17 side. He worked as part of the club's youth academy for several years until the summer of 2006, when he returned to his first club, taking the vacant job of Liverpool F.C. Reserves team coach, replacing Paco Herrera.^[8] The same career opportunities were not available at Everton with Andy Holden firmly established as reserve-team manager.
In April 2008, under Ablett's guidance, Liverpool's reserves were crowned champions of the Premier Reserve League North, and the following month they became national champions after a play-off final victory against Aston Villa's reserves. In July 2008 he completed his final UEFA coaching qualification by obtaining the UEFA Pro License.^[9]
Ablett's son, Frazer (born 1991), signed for Chester City and has since played for Colwyn Bay since the demise of Chester City.
On 28 May 2009, Liverpool announced that Ablett would be leaving his position as reserve team manager.^[10] On 8 July 2009 Ablett was announced as the new Stockport County manager.^[11] The club was in administration for the whole of the 2009–10 season, during which his team managed only five league wins. The club also went on a record consecutive losing run of games. He left the club on 17 June 2010 when the 2015 Group took ownership of the club.^{[citation needed]}

Illness and death

Ablett agreed to a one-year contract with Ipswich Town in July 2010 to join their coaching staff.^[12] After being taken ill on the training ground, he was diagnosed as suffering from Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a form of blood cancer.^[13]
On 1 January 2012, Ablett died at age 46 after battling the cancer for 16 months.^[14] His funeral was held at Liverpool Anglican Cathedral on 17 January 2012 and was attended by former teammates, as well as members of the teams and the then managers of Everton and Liverpool.^[15]

Honours

with Liverpool

• Football League First Division
  • Winner - 1987–88, 1989–90
• FA Cup
  • Winner - 1988–89
• FA Charity Shield
  • Winner - 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91 (shared)

with Everton

• FA Cup
  • Winner - 1994–95
• FA Charity Shield
  • Winner - 1995–96

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