Tom Moore dies at 86
Moore dies age 86. The cause of death is lung cancer. Archie Comics:
Archie Comics is saddened to hear of the passing of artist Tom Moore. Our thoughts are with his family and fans.
Archie editor:
Tom was very funny and had a knack for putting together really great, hilarious gags and special pages when he worked at Archie. He was probably best known here for inking our Jughead relaunch decades ago. We’re all sad to hear this news and wish his family the very best during this time.
Troy Goode dies age 30
Police arrest Goode due to his erratic actions at a concert in Southaven, Mississippi. The police say he was on LSD. He is placed face-down on a stretcher with his arms and legs bound during the arrest, before he was placed in the back of an ambulance. He tells officers he is having trouble breathing in this position. Bystanders are threatened with arrest for filming the incident. Witness:
Paramedics arrive on scene, and I see them put him in a four-point restraint or hogtie, I don’t know how else to describe it. His legs one over the other, and hands in back, by my vantage point, on at least one of his legs…He looked to me like he was struggling or convulsing or both. He appeared to be in distress to me.
Good dies two hours later. Goode’s family attorney says his actions were peaceful, and call for an official investigation. The family not yet calling for criminal charges against the officers:
The use of force was unnecessary. Troy was not a threat to anyone. We are calling for an investigation by the Mississippi attorney general and we’ll have to wait for the autopsy report to determine cause of death to decide exactly what action should be taken, he said
The victim’s wife says police said they would arrest her if she tried to visit her husband in hospital. Family members learn the news of death by hospital phone call. Attorney:
No mother and no wife should be prevented from doing that. They are obviously distraught. They didn’t know … what Troy’s condition was, they didn’t know if he was going to be OK.
Man drowns in pool
The body of Edenilson Steven Valle is found in Moore’s swimming pool in her Los Angeles home. Moore is away at the time. One police officer indicates that the deceased may be one of Moore’s staff members. Valle’s family tell investigators he could not swim. It is thought he may have fallen into the pool during a party. Moore:
[This is] an unthinkable tragedy, and my heart goes out to this young man’s family and friends.
Fifth victim dies
Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Randall Smith — a reservist serving on active duty in Chattanooga — dies with members of his family by his side. Smith was the father of three young daughters. He entered the Navy after losing a college baseball scholarship to a shoulder injury.
Dies in attack
Abdulazeez dies of unknown causes during the attack. Officials confirm his death, but refuse to provide any other details at this point in time.
The local law enforcement had a great response and they were able to neutralise the threat.
Sandra Bland dies age 28
Bland is found dead, hanging from a noose made from a plastic bag, in her cell at the Waller County Jail. While prosecutors rule Bland’s death a suicide, her family and friends maintain that they do not believe she would have taken her own life.
Roger Reese dies at 71
Rees dies at his home in New York after a brief illness. Rivera, Rees’ co-star in The Visit.
The world has lost a great actor, gentleman and soul.
Omar Sharif dies age 83
Sharif dies of a heart attack in a Cairo hospital age 82. The actor had been suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. His grandson Omar Sharif Jr posts to Twitter:
I join my family in thanking everyone for the global outpouring of prayers & support we've been receiving. I will miss my grandfather dearly
— Omar Sharif Jr. (@OmarSharifJr) July 10, 2015
First measles death in 12 years
Health authorities confirm death of a woman due to measles-induced pneumonia, in Clallam County, Washington. The link is not spotted until a post-mortem examination because the woman lacked some common symptoms, such as a rash. The woman had been hospitalised for several health conditions in the spring and was on medication that had weakened her immune system. An autopsy concludes the cause of death is pneumonia due to measles. Washington officials say her death is not linked to Disneyland incident.
This tragic situation illustrates the importance of immunising as many people as possible to provide a high level of community protection against measles.
Katie Steinle killed age 31
Steinle, a medical device sales person, is walking on a busy pier in San Francisco with her father when there is a single popping sound in the air. She falls to the ground, struck by a bullet in the upper body. Mother:
She just kept saying, ‘Dad, help me, help me’.
She is taken to San Francisco General Hospital. Her heart stops twice on the way to the hospital. She dies during surgery.
She fought for her life. They said how strong she was but they just couldn’t save her.
Nicholas Winton dies at age 106
Winton dies peacefully in his sleep at Wexham Park hospital in Slough. He is survived by his children Nicholas and Barbara, and his two grandchildren.
Chris Squire dies age 67
Squire dies in Phoenix, Arizona, age 67, from acute erythroid leukemia. The news is broken by Downes:
Utterly devastated beyond words to have to report the sad news of the passing of my dear friend, bandmate and inspiration Chris Squire. #yes
— Geoffrey Downes (@asiageoff) June 28, 2015
The band confirms the news in post on Facebook:
It’s with the heaviest of hearts and unbearable sadness that we must inform you of the passing of our dear friend and Yes co-founder, Chris Squire. Chris peacefully passed away last night in Phoenix Arizona. For the entirety of Yes’ existence, Chris was the band’s linchpin and, in so many ways, the glue that held it together over all these years. Because of his phenomenal bass-playing prowess, Chris influenced countless bassists around the world, including many of today’s well-known artists. Chris was also a fantastic songwriter, having written and co-written much of Yes’ most endearing music, as well as his solo album, Fish Out of Water
Richard Matt killed by police age 49
Matt is shot by police officers near Lake Titus, New York. Sweat is still at large and believed to be heading to Canada.
James Horner dies in plane crash age 61
Horner dies when the single-engine plane he is piloting crashes in Cuyama, California, north of Santa Barbara. The crash starts a one-acre brush fire. Agency statement:
It is with the deepest regret and sorrow that we mourn the tragic passing of our dear colleague, long-time client and great friend, composer James Horner. Our thoughts and prayers are with James’ family at this difficult time, and also with the millions of people around the world who loved his music. A shining light has been extinguished, which can never be replaced. It has been an honor and a privilege to have worked with James since the inception of our agency. For more than three decades, his unique creative genius made an indelible imprint on each of our lives and on those of the entire Hollywood community. There is not a person in our GSA family who wasn’t touched by the power and reach of his music, and who isn’t diminished by his loss.
John Carroll dies at 73
Carroll dies at his home in Lexington, Kentucky, from Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, a severely debilitating and rare neurological condition. He is survived by his wife, two daughters, three stepchildren, three sisters and nine grandchildren. The funeral will be held June 22.
Ornette Coleman dies at 85
Coleman dies in Manhattan. Family members state the cause is cardiac arrest. He is survived by his son Denardo Coleman, who is a prominent jazz drummer often recording with his father and serving as his father’s manager.
Randi Howard killed age 65
Howard is killed at his home in Lynchburg, Tennessee, in a gunfight with a bounty hunter, who shoots and kills the singer while trying to apprehend him on DUI drug and firearm possession charges, and a missed a court date. He is killed in The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is investigating the shooting. Howard was 65 years old.
Christopher Lee dies age 93
Lee dies age 93 at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in London. He was hospitalized for respiratory problems and suffered heart failure.
Emma Aronson dies age 17
Ambulances are sent to a private home where Aronson is found dead by the pool after her heart stops. Her parents told authorities that their daughter had a heart condition for which she underwent surgery when she was four years old. After racing her friends said she collapsed and efforts to revive her were not successful. She is survived by her parents, a younger brother and a younger sister. Mom:
She was racing in the pool against the boys and of course, she wanted to beat them. And most of the time she did. She got to the edge and said, in a very small voice, I’m so tired, and then that was it. She was very athletic, she was very competitive, a big prankster. Emma wanted to save lives, and she’s just doing it earlier than many had hoped. She is doing that through transplant. We know that she will help at least 50 people.
Beau Biden dies at 46
Beau Biden dies of brain cancer nearly two years after he was first diagnosed. Joe Biden was at his son’s side when he died:
It is with broken hearts that Hallie, Hunter, Ashley, Jill and I announce the passing of our husband, brother and son, Beau, after he battled brain cancer with the same integrity, courage and strength he demonstrated every day of his life. The entire Biden family is saddened beyond words. We know that Beau’s spirit will live on in all of us-especially through his brave wife, Hallie, and two remarkable children….More than his professional accomplishments, Beau measured himself as a husband, father, son and brothe. His absolute honor made him a role model for our family. Beau embodied my father’s saying that a parent knows success when his child turns out better than he did.