HOUSTON—Big Pokey, a popular Texas rapper and original member of Houston’s pioneering Screwed Up Click, died Sunday after a Juneteenth performance. Born Milton Powell, Pokey was 48. Known for Texas and Gulf Coast hits such as “Ball N’ Parlay,”“Who Dat Talking Down,” and a verse on DJ Screw’s nearly 36-minute iconic freestyle known as “June…
Big Pokey, of Houston’s Legendary Screwed up Click, Dies After Collapsing at Juneteenth Show
Houston Wrapper Big Pokey Dies After Collapsing at Juneteenth Show
HOUSTON—Big Pokey, a popular Texas rapper and original member of Houston’s pioneering Screwed Up Click, died Sunday after a Juneteenth performance. Born Milton Powell, Pokey was 48. Known for Texas and Gulf Coast hits such as “Ball N’ Parlay,”“Who Dat Talking Down,” and a verse on DJ Screw’s nearly 36-minute iconic freestyle known as “June…
Rick Hoyt, Who Became a Boston Marathon Fixture With Father Pushing Wheelchair, Has Died at 61
BOSTON—Rick Hoyt, who with his father pushing his wheelchair became a fixture at the Boston Marathon and other races for decades, has died. He was 61. Hoyt died of complications with his respiratory system, his family announced on Monday. “Rick along with our father, Dick, were icons in the road race and triathlon worlds for…
Jerry Springer, Ohio Mayor Turned Talk Show Host, Dead at 79
Longtime talk show host Jerry Springer, who served as Cincinnati mayor for a brief time in the 1970s, died at age 79 on Thursday, local media reported, citing a statement from his family. Springer died peacefully at his home in suburban Chicago, according to WLWT 5, the NBC Cincinnati affiliate where he became a news…
Irish Rally Driver Breen Died After Fence Post Penetrated Car Window, Hyundai Says
Irish rally driver Craig Breen was killed instantly in a crash in Croatia last week after a fence post penetrated the car’s side window, his Hyundai team revealed on Wednesday. Co-driver James Fulton was unhurt in the accident in pre-event testing last Thursday. Breen’s funeral took place in his home town of Waterford on Tuesday….
Pelé, Brazil’s Mighty King of ‘Beautiful Game,’ Has Died
SAO PAULO—Pelé, the Brazilian king of soccer who won a record three World Cups and became one of the most commanding sports figures of the last century, died Thursday. He was 82. The standard-bearer of “the beautiful game” had undergone treatment for colon cancer since 2021. The medical center where he had been hospitalized for…
Notable People We Said Goodbye To in 2022
As the year closes, it’s time to commemorate some of the notable faces we said goodbye to in 2022—from heads of state like Queen Elizabeth II to pop culture icons like Meat Loaf. January 2022 Bob Saget arrives at a screening of “MacGruber” in Los Angeles on Dec. 8, 2021. (Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP) Bob Saget, 65…
Police: 3-Year-Old Son of Nigerian Singer Davido Has Died
ABUJA, Nigeria—The 3-year-old son of Nigerian music star Davido has died at his home in an apparent drowning, police said Tuesday. The singer, whose real name is David Adeleke, was not at the home at the time of Ifeanyi’s death Monday night. The child’s mother, Chioma Rowland, was also away, according to Lagos police spokesman…
Joanna Simon, Acclaimed Singer, TV Correspondent, Dies at 85
NEW YORK—Joanna Simon, an acclaimed mezzo-soprano, Emmy-winning TV correspondent and one of the three singing Simon sisters who include pop star Carly, has died at age 85. Simon, the eldest of four, died Wednesday, just a day before her sister Lucy died, according to Lucy’s daughter, Julie Simon. Their brother Peter, a photographer, died in…
Indiana Officer Shot During Traffic Stop in August Has Died
RICHMOND, Ind.—An eastern Indiana police officer who was shot in the head during a traffic stop in August has died more than two weeks after she was removed from life support, authorities said. Richmond Police Department Officer Seara Burton died Sunday night at a Reid Health facility surrounded by her family, the department said in…
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