Patrick Swayze and Jody Powell Die 9/14/09

 

 

 

 

 

 

New York Times:

Patrick Swayze, the balletically athletic actor who rose to
stardom in the films Dirty Dancing\and Ghost,
and whose 15-month battle with advanced pancreatic cancer
drew wide attention, died on Monday, The Associated Press
reported. He was 57 and lived near Los Angeles

NPR News:

Carter Spokesman Jody Powell Dies At 65
At one point during their long working relationship, President Carter said his longtime press secretary “knows me better than anyone else except my wife.” At his death the Georgia native was the CEO of the public relations firm Powell Tate

Jody Powell lived on the Eastern Shore and apparently died of a heart attack.

Their deaths are our loss.

[UPDATE:  Mary Travers of Peter, Paul and Mary, has died today, September 16.  She had been fighting Leukemia for several years. ]

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Another early death: