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"Death borders upon our birth, and our cradle stands in the
grave. Our birth is nothing but our death begun." Bishop Hall
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Welcome to another edition of Dead End.
We lost a man this week who risked his life doing what he
loved. Steve Irwin, Australia's internationally renowned
"Crocodile Hunter," was killed while filming a documentary
underwater on the Great Barrier Reef. We also mourn the loss
of Rocco Petrone, who helped develop the Saturn rocket for
the U.S. Apollo space missions. Petrone was also the director
of launch operations at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida,
where he oversaw all phases of the program and was responsible
for every spacecraft component used in it. We also remember
a star of 1940s and 1950s radio, television and Broadway -
John Conte - and internationally acclaimed soprano Astrid
Varnay.
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STEVE IRWIN, CROCODILE HUNTER, DEAD AT 44
Australia's internationally renowned "Crocodile Hunter,"
Steve Irwin was killed Monday by a stingray barb to the
heart as he was filming underwater. Irwin, 44, was struck in
shallow waters as he was filming a documentary on the Great
Barrier Reef called "Ocean's Deadliest", The Australian
reported. His crew pulled him aboard his research vessel,
Croc One, summoned a rescue helicopter and sped to a meeting
point 30 minutes away as they performed CPR on him, reports
said. Prime Minister John Howard said he was "shocked and
distressed by Steve Irwin's sudden, untimely and freakish
death," the BBC reported. The Melbourne-born naturalist's
"Crocodile Hunter" program was first broadcast in Australia
in 1992 and is shown around the world on the Discovery cable
network. Irwin is survived by his U.S.-born wife, Terri,
daughter Bindi, 8, and three-year-old son Bob.
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ROCCO PETRONE, DEVELOPER OF APOLLO PROGRAMS, DEAD AT 80
Rocco Petrone, who helped develop the Saturn rocket for the
U.S. Apollo space missions, died at his California home at
age 80. The former Army engineer, who came on loan to the
U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, later
became the director of launch operations at the Kennedy
Space Center in Florida, where he oversaw all phases of the
program and was responsible for every spacecraft component
used in it, reports The Los Angeles Times. Petrone died last
week at his home in Palos Verdes Estates from complications
of heart disease. Petrone also headed the Marshall Space
Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. In that role, he led the
team that rescued the 1973 Skylab mission after it was
damaged during liftoff. Petrone had advised against the Jan.
28, 1986, launch of the shuttle Challenger, which ended in
a disaster, the Times said. Besides his wife of 50 years,
Petrone is survived by four children, a brother, and a half-
brother.
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JOHN CONTE, 1940S RADIO AND TV STAR, DEAD AT 90
Star of 1940s and 1950s radio, television and Broadway, John
Conte, who later owned a successful television station, died
in Rancho Mirage, Calif., at 90. In the 1940s, he was a
regular on the "Burns and Allen" show with George Burns and
Gracie Allen. Conte also acted in Broadway shows, including
"Allegro," a Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, and "Arms and
the Girl." In the 1950s, Conte appeared on Sid Caesar's "Your
Show of Shows" and hosted "The Matinee Theatre," a one-hour
drama, through the 1950s. In the 1960s, he had guest appear-
ances on "Bonanza," "Perry Mason" and other shows. He and
his wife, Sirpuhe Philibosian, started an NBC affiliate,
KMIR, in 1968, which they ran successfully and sold in
1999. He is survived by Sirpuhe, son Christopher, and step-
daughters Louise Danelian and Joyce Stein, as well as six
grandchildren.
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ASTRID VARNAY, SOPRANO, DEAD AT 88
Internationally acclaimed soprano Astrid Varnay has died in
Munich, Germany from a pericardial infection at the age of
88. Varnay was 23 when she got her first starring role at
the Met -- by attrition in 1943. Five other sopranos were
unable to perform, so she was the last minute substitute in
the role of Sieglinde in Wilhelm Richard Wagner's "Die
Walkure," the Times said. Another illness six days later saw
her step into the role of Wagner's Brunnhilde -- and a star
was born. Varnay moved to Munich in the 1950s and focused on
performing in Europe with occasional returns to the stage
that launched her career. She created a stir in the early
1960s by switching from soprano to mezzo-soprano -- which
shifted her out of the spotlight and into smaller, more
character driven roles.
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Notable deaths this week in history...
In 1966, Margaret Sanger, the leader of the birth control
campaign, died of arteriosclerosis. She was 82.
In 1976, the father of the Chinese Revolution, Mao Tse-tung,
died at the age of 82.
In 1978, legendary rock musician Keith Moon, who played
drums for the classic rock band The Who, died of an overdose.
He was 32.
In 1997, Mother Teresa, the sister who found the Missionaries
of Charity to serve the poorest of the poor in Calcutta,
died at the age of 87.
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