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Deaths during the 1st week of 2025, Jan 1st-5th

submitted by Delayed_Notice to RIP 5 monthsJan 6, 2025 14:18:36 ago (+6/-2)     (RIP)

Jan 1st

Harry Chandler, 103, a Navy medic who helped pull injured sailors from the oily waters of Pearl Harbor after the 1941 Japanese attack on the naval base.

Chandler had congestive heart failure, but Mahaffee said doctors and nurses noted his advanced age when giving a cause of death. FULL STORY

Dominican Immigrant, Former Major League Baseball (MLB) player Juan Jaime, 37, has tragically died.

He died suddenly after suffering a heart attack, according to reports. FULL STORY

At Least 10 Confirmed Dead After Muslim Immigrant and U.S. army veteran, Shamsud Din Jabbar, 42, Drove his rented Pickup Truck of Peace onto Bourbon Street Crowd in New Orleans prompting a delay to the Sugar Bowl.

Mr. Jabbar had planned to gather his family together and kill them, but decided to join ISIS instead when he learned several New Orleans traffic barricades would be out of service. FULL STORY

Investigators have confirmed the rented Tesla Cybertruck explosion outside Trump International Hotel Las Vegas that killed U.S. Army Veteran Matt Livelsberger, 37, was indeed a terrorist attack.

ANOTHER coincidence, the late Mr. Livelsberger and the New Orleans attacker Shamsud Din Jabbar both served at the same base in Afghanistan in 2009. FULL STORY

New Year's Day mass shooting in the small Balkan country of Montenegro, 13 people dead as well as the suspected gunman, Aleksandar Aco Martinovic.

Montenegrin government is considering stricter gun control measures in response to the tragedy. FULL STORY

Wayne Osmond, 73, brother of Donny and Marie (and other Osmonds), has died.

Died of complications related to a stroke on New Year's Day. FULL STORY

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Jan 2nd

Jocelyn Wildenstein, 78, the Swiss socialite nicknamed "Catwoman" after a seemingly endless series of plastic surgeries.

Reportedly died of a pulmonary embolism. Many media outlets are reporting she was actually 84 years old. FULL STORY

Judge Stephen Yekel, 74, has been found dead in his courtroom on the final day of his tenure on the Georgia State Court.

Based on early evidence, the Sheriff’s Office stated that the death appeared to be a remarkable case of suicide, caused by a self-inflicted gunshot. FULL STORY

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Jan 3rd

Former Florida Gov. Buddy MacKay passed away Tuesday at 91, peacefully at his home in Ocklawaha.

MacKay briefly served as governor after Gov. Lawton Chiles' unexpected death in 1998. FULL STORY

Wave of Israeli Airstrikes in Gaza Kill at Least 50, Including Children

Local health officials say over 45,500 Palestinians have been killed since the war ignited by Hamas' attack on Israel in October 2023. FULL STORY

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Jan 4th

Director and Screenwriter Jeff Baena, 47, Husband of Aubrey Plaza, Is Dead.

Los Angeles County Coroner's Office reported that his body was discovered on Friday at home, the cause of death was not listed. FULL STORY

Cybersecurity executive and longtime entrepreneur CEO Amit Yoran of Teneable dies at 54 as cyber security company reveals his tragic cause of death

Died after an arduous battle with cancer on Friday, his company announced. FULL STORY

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Jan 5th

Perry, the miniature donkey who inspired Eddie Murphy’s “Shrek” character, died Thursday at the age of 30.

Perry once served as a model for animators behind the DreamWorks franchise. FULL STORY

James Lee Williams, 32, known professionally as The Drag Queen Vivienne, passed away during the weekend

Fellow Drag Race UK star Bimini Bon Boulash was also among those posting messages of condolence in response to the news, writing on social media: "I'm so sorry I'm in total shock". FULL STORY

Pictured: Beloved boy Jack Murray, 12, killed in skiing tragedy on New Year's Eve

died in a horrific crash at a New Hampshire ski resort on New Year's Eve has been identified as a beloved Massachusetts son. FULL STORY


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