Michel Lamarche was born on February 9, 1947, in Saint-Lin, Quebec and died on January 5, 2019.
He was a Canadian professional wrestler.
Smirnoff was mostly called by his ring name Alexis Smirnoff and Michel "Justice" Dubois (Mike "The Judge" Dubois).
Smirnoff took part in North American regional promotions including the National Wrestling Alliance, including the Mid-South, Central States, Georgia and San Francisco territories, as well as short stints in International Wrestling Enterprise, the American Wrestling Association and the World Wrestling Federation in the 1970s and 1980s.
The Cauliflower Alley Club's Facebook page posted the following about Lamarche on January 4, 2019: "Alexis Smirnoff is in hospice care in Marietta, Georgia, with kidney failure.
Where was said, The prognosis was grim, Please keep Alexis and his family in your thoughts and prayers.
Alexis Smirnoff passed away at 71 years old.
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Odeen Ishmael, Guyanese diplomat, Died at 70
Odeen Ishmael was born on January 29, 1948 and died on January 5, 2019. He was a veteran Guyanese diplomat.
During June 2014, Ishmael retired from the diplomatic service.
Ishmael subsequent served as Guyana's ambassador to Kuwait, having been appointed to that post in January 2011.
In 2012, he was appointed as non-resident ambassador to Qatar. Before that, Ishmael also served as ambassador to Venezuela (November 2003-January 2011) and to the United States (June 1993–October 2003) and as Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS) (June 1993–October 2003).
At the OAS Ishmael was for a short time the Chairman of the Permanent Council.
During 2009, Ishmael was elected to a one-year term as Chairman of the Latin American Council, the political governing body of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA), headquartered in Caracas, Venezuela.
During 1997, he earned the Cacique's Crown of Honour, Guyana's third highest national honor, for his outstanding work in diplomacy.
During 1974, Ishmael was given the Gandhi Centenary Gold Medal for academic achievement at the University of Guyana.
During January 2002, in Washington DC, Ishmael was rewarded in the United States of America with the Martin Luther King Legacy Award for International Service.
The US Congress, in joint goals, likewise paid an uncommon tribute to him in October 2003 just before he finished his administration in the United States.
His commentaries on international affairs, mostly, his analyses of South American integration issues, have been published worldwide.
As a writer, Ishmael has published books dealing with Guyanese history, culture and education; and political developments in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Ishmael can trace his ancestors back to what is now the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
Ishmael has two youngsters: Safraz, a Georgetown University graduate school former student and a Physics graduate of the University of Maryland, and presently a lawyer joined to a law office in Boston; and Nadeeza (former student of the University of Maryland and Johns Hopkins University-(MS in Bio-Technology), who, up to 2008, worked at a hereditary qualities organization in Maryland , then as an examination researcher at Concordia University in Montreal from 2008 to 2016, is as of now appended (from 2017) to the Michener Institute in Toronto, Canada.
Evangeline his wife, held a BS in Communication Studies, and worked as a teacher for many years.
Ishmael had eight brothers and three sisters, which makes him the uncle of many children.
Odeen Ishmael passed away at 70 years old.
During June 2014, Ishmael retired from the diplomatic service.
Ishmael subsequent served as Guyana's ambassador to Kuwait, having been appointed to that post in January 2011.
In 2012, he was appointed as non-resident ambassador to Qatar. Before that, Ishmael also served as ambassador to Venezuela (November 2003-January 2011) and to the United States (June 1993–October 2003) and as Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS) (June 1993–October 2003).
At the OAS Ishmael was for a short time the Chairman of the Permanent Council.
During 2009, Ishmael was elected to a one-year term as Chairman of the Latin American Council, the political governing body of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA), headquartered in Caracas, Venezuela.
During 1997, he earned the Cacique's Crown of Honour, Guyana's third highest national honor, for his outstanding work in diplomacy.
During 1974, Ishmael was given the Gandhi Centenary Gold Medal for academic achievement at the University of Guyana.
During January 2002, in Washington DC, Ishmael was rewarded in the United States of America with the Martin Luther King Legacy Award for International Service.
The US Congress, in joint goals, likewise paid an uncommon tribute to him in October 2003 just before he finished his administration in the United States.
His commentaries on international affairs, mostly, his analyses of South American integration issues, have been published worldwide.
As a writer, Ishmael has published books dealing with Guyanese history, culture and education; and political developments in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Ishmael can trace his ancestors back to what is now the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
Ishmael has two youngsters: Safraz, a Georgetown University graduate school former student and a Physics graduate of the University of Maryland, and presently a lawyer joined to a law office in Boston; and Nadeeza (former student of the University of Maryland and Johns Hopkins University-(MS in Bio-Technology), who, up to 2008, worked at a hereditary qualities organization in Maryland , then as an examination researcher at Concordia University in Montreal from 2008 to 2016, is as of now appended (from 2017) to the Michener Institute in Toronto, Canada.
Evangeline his wife, held a BS in Communication Studies, and worked as a teacher for many years.
Ishmael had eight brothers and three sisters, which makes him the uncle of many children.
Odeen Ishmael passed away at 70 years old.
Jerzy Turonek, Polish-Belarusian historian, Died at 89
He was a Polish-Belarusian historian.
Turonek was born into the family of West Belarusian political activist Bronisław Turonek in the Second Polish Republic's Wilno Voivodeship.
Following World War II he attended Higher School for Planning and Statistics in Warsaw in 1952.
He later worked for the Polish foreign trade chamber where Turonek was analyzing the international chemicals market and worked at the European economic commission in Geneva.
During the 1960s, he started researched the Belarusian national movement of the early 20th century, Polish-Belarusian relations in the 20th century, and the history of the Roman Catholic Church.
Turonek became Doctor of HistoryIn 1986.
He was the writer of the monograph Białoruś pod okupacją niemiecką (Belarus under the German occupation) published in 1993 by Książka i Wiedza.
There were copies of his monograph shipped to Belarus for distribution were confiscated by the Belarussian security service KDB.
Jerzy Turonek passed away at 89 years old.
Samuel Rayan, Indian theologian, Died at 98
Samuel Rayan was born on July 23, 1920, in Kollam District, Kerala and died on January 2, 2019.
He was an Indian Roman Catholic theologian.
He was known as being a proponent of a form of liberation theology.
Samuel Rayan came from a family of eight children (2 girls and 6 boys).
During 1939 Rayan entered Jesuit order. Samuel Rayan was ordained priest on 24 March 1955.
Rayan devoted many years to the study of Malayalam literature. He mastered Sanskrit and is well read in Indian religions and philosophy.
During 1991, a Festschrift was published in his honor.
Bread and breath: essays in honour of Samuel Rayan, S.J., on the occasion of his seventieth birth anniversary included contributions by Gustavo Gutiérrez, George Soares-Prabhu, and Jon Sobrino.
Samuel Rayan passed away at 98 years old in Nirmala Hospital, Kozhikode in Kerala where he was undergoing old age ailments.
He was an Indian Roman Catholic theologian.
He was known as being a proponent of a form of liberation theology.
Samuel Rayan came from a family of eight children (2 girls and 6 boys).
During 1939 Rayan entered Jesuit order. Samuel Rayan was ordained priest on 24 March 1955.
Rayan devoted many years to the study of Malayalam literature. He mastered Sanskrit and is well read in Indian religions and philosophy.
During 1991, a Festschrift was published in his honor.
Bread and breath: essays in honour of Samuel Rayan, S.J., on the occasion of his seventieth birth anniversary included contributions by Gustavo Gutiérrez, George Soares-Prabhu, and Jon Sobrino.
Samuel Rayan passed away at 98 years old in Nirmala Hospital, Kozhikode in Kerala where he was undergoing old age ailments.
Tu Mingjing, Chinese materials scientist, Died at 90
Tu Mingjing was born on November 15, 1928 and died on January 1, 2019, in Chengdu, Sichuan.
He was a Chinese materials scientist.
Tu Mingjing secondary studied at the Affiliated Secondary School of Tongji University.
During 1947 Tu Mingjin was a student at the Tongji University, where he graduated in 1951.
After which he attented the Harbin Institute of Technology and University of Science and Technology Beijing, earning a master's degree.
Tu Mingjing passed away at 90 years old.
He was a Chinese materials scientist.
Tu Mingjing secondary studied at the Affiliated Secondary School of Tongji University.
During 1947 Tu Mingjin was a student at the Tongji University, where he graduated in 1951.
After which he attented the Harbin Institute of Technology and University of Science and Technology Beijing, earning a master's degree.
Tu Mingjing passed away at 90 years old.
Ivan Bortnik, Russian actor, Died at 79
He was a Soviet and Russian film and theater actor.
Ivan Bortnik is a People's Artist of Russia (2000).
He debuted in movie in 1961.
From 1967 he has been an actor with Taganka Theatre.
He was a close friend of Russian singer-songwriter, poet, and actor Vladimir Vysotsky.
Ivan Bortnik passed away at 79 years old.
Pegi Young, American educator, philanthropist, and singer-songwriter, Died at 66
Margaret "Pegi" Young (née Morton) was born on December 1, 1952, and died on January 1, 2019.
She was an American singer, songwriter, environmentalist, educator and philanthropist.
Young made her debut as a singer in 1983 after she became a member of The Pinkettes, the backing vocalists of Neil Young's Rock-a Billy Shocking Pinks tour.
Young made her first nationwide TV appearance at the Academy Awards in 1994, singing backup on the song "Philadelphia", composed by her husband Canadian folk rock musician Neil Young.
She met future husband Neil Young during 1974 when she was working as a waitress at a diner near his ranch, a story he tells in the 1992 song "Unknown Legend".
They couple got married during August 1978.
They had two children, Ben and Amber, in addition to her becoming stepmother to his first child, Zeke.
There children Ben and Zeke are diagnosed with cerebral palsy, and Amber with epilepsy.
During July 2014, Neil filed for divorce in California.
Pegi Young passed away at 66 years old due to cancer.
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