Corazon C. Aquino, the unassuming housewife who toppled a dictator and restored democracy to the Philippines as its 11th president, has died. She was 76.

The elegant democracy icon, who was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2008, was admitted to a hospital intensive care unit in late June after she stopped eating.

Rest In Peace, Corazon.

Actress Virginia Carroll, who appeared in numerous Westerns, died of natural causes July 23 in Santa Barbara. She was 95.

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Carroll’s first marriage was to actor Ralph Byrd, who played Dick Tracy in early films and on TV. Her brother was L.A. newscaster Frank Carroll, while her second husband Lloyd McLean was a Fox cameraman.

She is survived by a daughter.

Rest In Peace, Virginia.

Sandford Dody, 90, a ghostwriter who as alter ego, confidant and shadow coaxed best-selling autobiographies out of Bette Davis, Helen Hayes and other stars of stage and screen, died July 4 of pneumonia at Christ Hospital in Jersey City, N.J. He lived in New York.

His death was confirmed by his close friend of 60 years, Granville McGee.

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Sandford John Dody was born in New York City on Aug. 30, 1918. When he was 12, his father sent him to live in a boarding house in Tucson because he had battled asthma his whole life. Survivors include a half brother, Peter Dody of Chevy Chase.

Rest In Peace, Sandford.

azz composer George Russell, a MacArthur fellow whose theories influenced the modal music of Miles Davis and John Coltrane, has died.

His publicist says Russell, who taught at the New England Conservatory, died Monday in Boston at age 86 of complications from Alzheimer’s.

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Russell is survived by his wife, his son and three grandchildren. A release says a memorial service will be planned.

Rest In Peace, George.

Merce Cunningham, the avant-garde dancer and choreographer who revolutionized modern dance by creating works of pure movement divorced from storytelling and even from their musical accompaniment, has died at age 90, a spokeswoman said Monday.

Cunningham died on Sunday at his Manhattan home of natural causes, said Leah Sandals, spokeswoman for the Merce Cunningham Dance Company. Sandals would not specify the exact cause of death.

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The foundation did not provide information Monday on Cunningham’s survivors and funeral arrangements were incomplete. The foundation said it was receiving visitors at the Manhattan studio all day on Monday.

Rest In Peace, Merce.

Vernon Forrest, who held three boxing championships and scored a memorable upset of the welterweight titleholder Shane Mosley in 2002, died Saturday night, apparently in an exchange of gunfire after he was robbed at a gas station in Atlanta. He was 38.

Detective Lt. Keith Meadows of the Atlanta police told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that a gunman robbed Forrest of several items after Forrest took his Jaguar to the gas station to put air in its tires. Forrest, who was armed as well, chased after the robber and evidently fired his weapon but was shot seven or eight times in the back, Meadows said.

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Forrest is survived by a son, Vernon Jr.

Rest In Peace, Vernon.

I wonder. Was she born stupid or did it take her years in Washington to acquire the talent?

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) told activists rallying on Capitol Hill in support of the newly reintroduced Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), that the United States should join 27 other countries that have equality guarantees for women, including Rwanda, Algeria, China and Afghanistan.

“It does make a difference if an Equal Rights Amendment is in place or not,” Lee told the people who gathered outside of the Capitol on Tuesday.

“Twenty-seven other countries, including Rwanda, Afghanistan, Algeria and China have equality provisions,” Lee said.

Because, you know, Rwanda, Afghanistan, Algeria, and China are shining examples of human rights let alone equal rights. Shut up.

Les Lye, a Canadian actor and broadcaster best known in the United States as a cast member of the children’s comedy show ”You Can’t Do That on Television,” died Tuesday in Ottawa. He was 84.

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Mr. Lye is survived by his wife, Johnni, and three children, Brett, Daralyn and Emily.

Rest In Peace, Les.

Many of you know we have been living here in the state of Georgia for over a decade now, and truth be told, it’s pretty nice, once you get used to the humidity, and the pterodactyl sized mosquitos. For the longest time we were the only ones on the east coast, but in the past few years, my mom and my sister have moved back east, so now the only one living on the west coast is my dad.

He moved to Oregon a few years ago and he loves it up in the Pacific Northwest. He loves the climate, he loves the people, and he’s really enjoying himself up there. When you’re 76, you should love where you live. If he didn’t pick Oregon, I am sure he would have ended up in Washington state, because it is just as beautiful. He loves living in a small town with many larger cities close enough if he needs anything, and I bet when he gets just a little older (were talkin’ 10-15 years here) my bet is he will look for retirement communities in washington state, because he loves the area so much.

I’ve been trying to get him back here for a visit for the longest time, but he’s too busy working. Go figure. I hope I have half his energy when I am his age.

He was wrong to claim Cambridge Police Officers “acted stupidly:.

He was wrong to fuel the fire of racism.

He was wrong to say he was surprised at the controversy over his comments.

He was wrong for not apologizing today.

Shame on you President Obama.