05/14/2024

Phil Wiggins, a master harmonica player in the Piedmont blues, has died at the age of 69

Phil Wiggins, a blues harmonica virtuoso who embraced the fun-loving Piedmont style and toured the world as part of a duo celebrating a distinctive musical form that was revived in clubs and impromptu jams in the Washington, D.C., area, died May 7 at his home in Takoma Park, Md. He was 69 years old.

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05/13/2024

Richard "Rick" Slayman, the first person to receive a pig kidney transplant, has died at the age of 62

The hospital that performed the procedure two months earlier says there is "no indication" that the transplant was related to his death.

Judy Devlin Hashman, a champion badminton player who grew up in Baltimore, has died at the age of 88

Judy Devlin Hashman, who won the All-England Badminton Singles Championship 10 times - more than any other player, male or female - died May 6 in Oxford, England. She was 88 years old.

Shawn Burroughs, an icon of baseball in Long Beach, has died at the age of 43

The two-time Little League World Series star was a first-round draft pick and Olympic gold medalist.

Phil Wiggins, a master harmonica player in the Piedmont blues, has died at the age of 69

Recently passed away

Richard "Rick" Slayman, the first person to receive a pig kidney transplant, has died at the age of 62

Judy Devlin Hashman, a champion badminton player who grew up in Baltimore, has died at the age of 88

Shawn Burroughs, an icon of baseball in Long Beach, has died at the age of 43

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