Dear Gram Remembering a mentor who shaped our lives
A heartfelt note from a family member to a late grandmother and mentor. It reflects on lessons of trust, resilience, self worth, and the impact of her stories. The writer expresses love, gratitude, and the belief they will reunite one day. Also a message to a deceased brother marking two years since his passing.
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Gram
Washington
Capital One
Capitals
NHL
Washington Capitals
Reggie Savage
In Loving Memory Of John and Ryan Yacuik
The memorial note honors John Yacuik who lived 1963 to 2022 and Ryan Yacuik born 1992 who died in 2021. It asks loved ones to grieve not and recalls the best times, laughter, songs, and the good life shared. The Families of Fitzpatrick & Partners sign the tribute.
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John
Ryan Yacuik
Shecky Greene dies at 97 famed Las Vegas lounge icon
Shecky Greene a legendary Las Vegas standup and improv pioneer died at age 97 his widow Marie Musso Green said he passed away at home after a long career on the Strip from the 1950s through the 1970s. He opened for Elvis in 1956 and performed at the Riviera Tropicana and Suncoast among others.
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Los Angeles
Shecky Greene
Las Vegas
Marie Musso Green
Las Vegas Review-Journal
Greene
Vegas Strip
The
Las Vegas Sun
Bob Hope
Johnny Carson
Frank Sinatra
America
Fontainebleau
Miami Beach
Frank
Sinatra
Caesars Palace
Tony Zoppi
Riviera Hotel
Zoppi
Los Angeles Times
Tony Rome
Mel Brooks
Tom Hanks
Don Rickles
Buddy Hackett
Carson
Fred Sheldon Greenfield
Chicago
Vegas
Riviera
Tropicana
Nalani Kele
Marie Musso
Vida Musso
Carnegie Hall
Merv Griffin
Palm Springs
Suncoast Hotel and Casino
Celine Dion
Cirque du Soleil
the Sun
Les McCann Dies at 88 Jazz Innovator and Soul Jazz Pioneer
Les McCann, influential jazz musician and soul funk innovator who helped shape soul jazz and inspired hip hop sampling, died in Los Angeles at 88 after a pneumonia hospital stay. A Lexington native, he rose in the 1950s, joined The Ed Sullivan Show, and gained fame with the hit Compared to What with Eddie Harris. His career spanned collaborations with Roberta Flack, Wilson Pickett, Santana, and the Staples Singers, and he released albums from 1960 onward.
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Les McCann
Dr. Dre
Tribe Called Quest
McCann
Los Angeles
Alan Abrahams
Lexington
Kentucky
Quincy Jones
Miles Davis
Les McCann Ltd
Atlantic Records
Flack
Wilson Pickett
Santana
Staples Singers
Resonance Records
Reggie Savage Former Capitals Nordiques Forward Dies at 53
The NHL announced the death of Reggie Savage at 53 from cancer on December 24 in Florida. A first round pick by the Capitals in 1988, he played in the NHL for the Capitals and Nordiques, plus lengthy AHL and European stints through 2005, and is honored among Black players in the Capitals’ 2022 display.
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Washington
NHL
Reggie Savage
Quebec Nordiques
Washington Capitals
Savage
Florida
Montreal
The
Capitals
QMJHL
Victoria Tigres
Canada
Onship
Anchorage
Alaska
Nordiques
Europe
AHL
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Robert
Donna
Laura McGee (Gorch
Your
Jennie
John Yacusk
Fitzpatrick & Partners
John Yacuik
Moe Siemieniuk
HealthScie
Memorial
Chroniclejournal.com
the Chronicle Journal
THF
Associated Press
Nordiques, Capitals
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