Longtime Minnesota hockey commentator Al Shaver passes away
by Awful Announcing
Awful Announcing— Famed Minnesota hockey commentator Al Shaver passed away this week. He was 96. Michael Russo, a longtime Minnesota hockey writer, posted on X on Wednesday that Shaver had passed. “Al Shaver, the voice of the North Stars for 26 years and the Gophers for three, passed away after a brief illness Monday,” Russo wrote. Russo
www.chattanoogan.com—Longtime Full-Service Gas Station Operator Bobby Parker Passes Away. A longtime fixture on Brainerd Road, Bobby Parker passed away on Monday after a long bout with cancer. Mr. Parker had been at his familiar post until shortly before he died.
Daily Mail—Iconic NHL broadcaster Bob Cole dead at 90: Canada's 'voice of hockey' for 50 years who provided the soundtrack for the sport's biggest moments passes away in hometown. Cole, who provided the soundtrack to some of hockey's biggest moments, died in his hometown of St. John's, the capital of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
WKBN.com—Local infectious disease doctor passes away. Dr. John Venglarcik, III, 72, passed away suddenly on Sunday at his home, according to his obituary.