In memory of those who "died suddenly" in Canada, Mexico, Jamaica and Brazil, May 10-16
Two Jamaican school administrators "died suddenly" on the same day, a Brazilian filmmaker "died suddenly" on the set of his latest movie, and all too many Canadians have died before their time
CANADA
David Milgaard's sudden death a 'gut punch,' also a rallying cry for justice, Manitoba friends say
May 15, 2022
Manitobans who worked closely with David Milgaard over the years are mourning the longtime justice advocate's untimely death at the age of 69.
The Winnipeg-born man spent 23 years in Stony Mountain Institution for a rape and murder he did not commit and died in a Calgary hospital this weekend, a source close to the family confirmed.
David Asper started his career as a criminal defence attorney in 1986. His first major case was representing Milgaard, and they remained friends long after he was exonerated.
Asper spoke to Milgaard's family on Sunday morning and heard about his sudden death, news that Asper described as a "gut punch"
"It filled my heart with joy to see him as a free person. Needless to say, it's a really tough day today," Asper said.
No cause of death reported.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/david-milgaard-manitoba-wrongful-conviction-1.6454223
Man dies suddenly at Garson establishment
May 12, 2022
Emergency crews were called to a business on Falconbridge Road in Greater Sudbury's Garson area around 11:20 a.m. on Wednesday after a man was found unresponsive, police say.
"Unfortunately, the 30-year-old man was pronounced deceased on scene," Greater Sudbury Police Service spokesperson Kaitlyn Dunn told CTV News in an email Thursday. "His name will not be released out of respect for his family’s wishes."
Police are working with the coroner's office to confirm the cause of death but said foul play is not suspected.
https://northernontario.ctvnews.ca/man-dies-suddenly-at-garson-establishment-1.5900536
A follow-up report:
Foul play not suspected in Garson sudden death
May 15, 2022
A 30-year-old man was pronounced dead on scene at an establishment on Falconbridge Road in Garson, ON, on Wednesday. Greater Sudbury Police Service members were dispatched at approximately 11:20 a.m. after paramedics responded to the location of an unresponsive person. Police are withholding his name out of respect for his family’s wishes.
Since this incident has been classified as a sudden death, a police spokesperson noted that they are working with the Coroner’s Office. A post mortem will be conducted through the Coroner’s Office in order to assist in determining the cause of death.
At this time, police do not suspect foul play.
https://www.sudbury.com/local-news/foul-play-not-suspected-in-garson-sudden-death-5369432
Dr. B. Kembrel Jones, 62
May 17, 2022
Florence, AL — Dr. B. Kembrel Jones died suddenly of a heart attack on May 13, 2022, at the age of 62.
He graduated from the University of North Alabama in 1982 where he served as President of Sigma Chi Fraternity. Upon graduation, he worked with the International Headquarters of Sigma Chi in Evanston, Illinois, as Director of Expansion. He continued his education and graduated from Harvard University with a Master of Education and also graduated first in his doctoral class with a PhD in Education Administration from Harvard.
Dr. Jones returned to his Alma Mater, the University of North Alabama, as Director of Alumni Relations and Annual Giving. Dr. Jones was later Assistant Director of Admissions at University of Miami and Assistant Dean and Director of Student Activities at Birmingham Southern College. He also completed his Master of Business Administration at Emory University’s Goizueta Business School and went on to serve as Associate Dean of the MBA program. He finished his career in education at Wharton School of Business as Deputy Vice Dean of Student Life.
During the many summers he worked at Yellowstone National Park, he enjoyed overseeing and advising over 400 student interns.
After retiring from Wharton, he chose to move back to Florence, Alabama, to care for his beloved aging mother. Kembrel mentored countless students and dedicated his life to the mission of the advancement of higher education and helping others excel in life.
Diane Leslie Wallace, 70
May 14, 2022
Diane died suddenly and unexpectedly of heart failure at age 70. Diane's first love was theatre, which she studied at the University of British Columbia and York University in Toronto. Her first acting experience was in a student production of Arthur Miller's The Crucible, in which she played the youngest daughter. She then went on to work in the costume department at the Banff School of Fine Arts, and travelled with the Shaw Festival on a tour from Niagara-on-the-Lake to the north-eastern United States.
Diane soon realized that theatre was an uncertain way of life, and decided instead to use her keen intellect and prodigious memory as a court reporter (Verbatim Method). As such, Diane travelled across Canada reporting on human rights hearings held by the Canadian Human Rights Commission. One of her more interesting assignments was to cover the first sitting of the newly elected territorial government of the Northwest Territories in Yellowknife.
After many years of travel for work she settled into her Toronto apartment full time, and reported on hearings of the Toronto City Council. On retirement, she was back in her Tsawwassen family home near Vancouver, where she became an active member of the University Women's Club of South Delta.
No cause of death reported.
https://www.legacy.com/ca/obituaries/theglobeandmail/name/diane-wallace-obituary?pid=201994171
Christopher J. Wesolowski, 60
May 10, 2022
Christopher J. Wesolowski, age 60 of Garnet Valley, PA passed away suddenly on May 8, 2022 at home.
Devoted to his family, Chris enjoyed vacationing and summers at the Wildwood Beach. He was known for his sense of humor and his quick wit.
No cause of death reported.
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/christopher-wesolowski-obituary?id=34691010
Leslie Vincent Buttle, 44
May 10, 2022
Prince Edward Island - It is with great sorrow that we announce the sudden death of Leslie Vincent Buttle on Monday, May 2, 2022. Survived by his partner Lacey Gordon, his three loving daughters Niaomi, Riley, Addison, and his two sons Troy and Maleki Buttle.
No cause of death reported.
Remembering Superior Court Justice Pat Flynn, 77
May 10, 2022
Family, friends and those in the local justice community are mourning the loss of former Ontario Superior Court Justice Pat Flynn. He died suddenly Tuesday morning at the age of 77.
Justice Pat Flynn began his career as a trial lawyer at Flynn and Sorbara. It's a local firm he helped found. He was appointed a Superior Court justice in 2002 and retired in 2020.
No cause of death reported.
https://kitchener.citynews.ca/local-news/remembering-superior-court-justice-pat-flynn-5353069
Tyler Lowes, 38, RIP
May 10, 2022
Word reaches that Tyler, who ran a marketing firm for junior miners, died unexpectedly at home yesterday.
Regis A. Smith, 67, RIP
May 13, 2022
YOUNGSTOWN — Regis A. Smith, 67, of the city’s West Side, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday afternoon, May 10, 2022, at his home.
Regis was born Aug. 4, 1954, in Montgomery, Ala., a son of the late Fred W. Smith Sr., and Sarah E. McNelly Smith, and came to the Youngstown area as a child.
Regis grew up on the North Side of Youngstown and attended St. Edward School. He was a 1972 graduate of The Rayen School, where he was a member of the basketball team and the cross country team. Regis subsequently attended Youngstown State University, where he was a member of Theta Chi Fraternity.
He worked as a truck driver with CCX, retiring after 20 years. Mr. Smith also worked as an umpire for girl’s fast pitch softball and a referee for both volleyball and girl’s basketball.
Regis was a proud member of the Youngstown YMCA, which he attended daily and played in several handball tournaments throughout his time there. Regis was also a member of the Youngstown Browns Backers, St. George Lodge Croatian Center and the Fraternal Order of Eagles 3298.
Regis also enjoyed playing golf and scored two holes-in-one throughout his career, once at Lakeside Golf Course and another time at Beaver Meadows.
https://www.vindy.com/obituaries/2022/05/regis-a-smith-1954-2022/
MEXICO
Two “died suddenly” on the same subway line:
In the Los Reyes Metro, on Line A, two men die in different cases
May 16, 2022
Mexico City - This Monday at the Los Reyes Metro station, belonging to Line A of the Metro, two subjects died in different events. One due to possible illness, while the other fell from the stairs.
The first reports from the personnel of the relief corps indicate that he apparently died at the entrance to the Metro as a result of some illness, because at the time of his death he began to foam at the mouth. However, it will be the expert opinions and the results of the autopsy that determine the real causes of his death.
Reports from the Municipal Police indicate that the man between 30 and 35 years of age was walking along Avenida Puebla, at the height of the Los Reyes station of Line A of the Metro and in the back of the municipal palace, when suddenly the man he put his hands to his stomach and collapsed on the floor.
Some witnesses ran to help him, while requesting the intervention of personnel from the rescue forces and the police. The paramedics could do nothing, because when they checked this man's body they diagnosed that he had already ceased to exist.
Personnel from the Secretariat of Citizen Security (SSC) of Mexico City, learned of a man who, in an apparent state of intoxication, lost his life outside the Los Reyes Metro station, on the perimeter of the municipality of Los Reyes Acaquilpan, State of Mexico.
According to the users of said station, a person slipped and fell down the stairs, for which they alerted the uniformed Auxiliary Police (PA) commissioned to security in the turnstile area, who requested medical support.
Civil Protection paramedics from the demarcation diagnosed the man with no vital signs, so the auxiliary policemen cordoned off the area and informed the ministerial authorities of the State of Mexico, who carried out the corresponding expert work.
JAMAICA
Two school administrators “died suddenly” on the same day:
Vere Technical High principal dies suddenly
May 13, 2022
Students and staff at Vere Technical High School in Clarendon are in mourning following the sudden death of the principal Antoinette Banton Ellis.
Mrs Banton Ellis was at home on Thursday afternoon when she complained of feeling ill. She was taken to hospital where she died. Vere Technical Chairman Dr. Edward Wright said grief counselling is being provided at the school.
No age or cause of death reported.
http://radiojamaicanewsonline.com/local/vere-technical-high-principal-dies-suddenly
Duncans All-Age stunned as acting principal collapses, dies
May 13, 2022
The acting principal of Duncans All-Age School in Trelawny, Annmarie Lindo, collapsed and died this afternoon, stunning school officials.
She's the second school administrator to die suddenly in the last 24 hours.
Lindo reportedly collapsed after a meeting.
Her substantive role was vice principal.
The principal is on sick leave.
Earlier today, news came of the shocking death of principal of Vere Technical High in Clarendon, Antoinette Banton-Ellis.
She passed on Thursday.
BRAZIL
“Died suddenly” on the set of his latest movie:
Brazilian director Breno Silveira dies on set
May 16, 2022
Brazilian director Breno Silveira, an award-winning veteran of the international film festival circuit, died on Saturday after suffering a heart attack on the set of his latest movie, his production company and media reports said.
The 58-year-old, who directed contemporary classics including Two Sons of Francisco (2005) and Gonzaga (2012), was "one of our greatest filmmakers, a symbol of Brazilian culture and art”, his production firm, Conspiracao Filmes, said in a statement.
Brazilian media reports said he had suffered a massive heart attack on the set of his latest project, Dona Vitoria, starring famed actress Fernanda Montenegro. The movie, based on the true story of an elderly woman who started filming the drug dealers on the street outside her window and uncovered a major corruption scheme, was being shot in the northeastern state of Pernambuco.
Silveira studied cinema at the Ecole Louis Lumiere in Paris. He started his career as a director of photography, gaining notice with films such as Me You Them (2000), which was screened at Cannes in the Un Certain Regard category.
Comic Book Artist Dijjo Lima [34] Dies
May 15, 2022
It was recently announced that Brazilian comic book colorist and graphic designer Diego do Nascimento Lima, also known as Dijjo Lima, has died at the age of 34.
On social media, fellow artist Mike Deodato Jr. confirmed, "I just heard this great colorist and teacher has died. My condolences to his family, friends and students." Information later surfaced suggesting Lima was walking his dog when he began to feel ill. He was taken to Emergency Care, where he suffered a pulmonary embolism and cardiac arrest. While medical professionals were able to revive Lima, he suffered a second cardiac arrest and could not be revived.
How are of these sudden deaths not being investigated??? Never in my lifetime have I heard of soo many around the world!!! This has got to stop 🛑 now!!! We all know why, just go after these creeps!!!
Yeah, but people just spontaneously die all the time. There were ambulances and firetrucks on my block twice just last month alone.