Deaths (Obituaries) – Page 300

Curt Simmons, Last of the Phillies’ Whiz Kids, Dies at 93

A three-time All Star pitcher, he helped Philadelphia win the pennant in 1950 and was with the Cardinals when they won the 1964 World Series.

By Richard Goldstein

Colleges and Universities Deaths (Obituaries) Football Leach, Mike Mississippi State University Texas Tech Washington State University

Mike Leach, Innovative Football Coach at Three Colleges, Dies at 61

At Mississippi State and earlier at Texas Tech and Washington State, he deployed a high-powered, pass-happy “Air Raid” offense, winning eight bowl games.

By Richard Sandomir

Beach Boys Deaths (Obituaries) Engineering and Engineers Jones, Quincy Live Electronic Orchestra Musical Instruments Pop and Rock Music

Don Lewis, Unsung Pioneer of Electronic Music, Dies at 81

He invented the first system for integrating multiple instruments using a single control panel, predating the MIDI controller by years.

By Clay Risen

Blue Velvet (Movie) Deaths (Obituaries) Lynch, David Movies Mulholland Drive (Movie) Music New Jersey Television Twin Peaks (TV Program)

Angelo Badalamenti, Composer for ‘Twin Peaks,’ Is Dead at 85

The filmmaker David Lynch turned to his haunting work again and again, for “Blue Velvet,” “Mulholland Drive” and other neo-noir films.

By Anita Gates