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‘Don’t feel sorry for me,’ Powell said as the end approached The four-star general served under three Republican presidents and was also the youngest and first Black chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. As death approached, Colin L. Powell was still in fighting form. “I’ve got multiple myeloma cancer, and I’ve got Parkinson’s disease. But otherwise I’m fine,” he said in a July interview. And he rejected expressions of sorrow at his condition. “Don’t feel sorry for me, for God’s sakes! I’m [84] years old,” said Powell, who died Monday. “I haven’t lost a day of life fighting these two diseases. I’m in good shape.” ------‐------‐--------------------------------------‐---- Hear it in his own words: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/powell-last-interview-woodward/2021/10/18/96be4c1a-3049-11ec-9241-aad8e48f01ff_story.html Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/colin-powell-dead/2021/10/18/fdc71fde-c5db-11df-94e1-c5afa35a9e59_story.html nbcnews.com https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/former-secretary-state-colin-powell-dies-covid-complications-n1281746

CNN)Peter Scolari, a veteran actor who rose to fame alongside Tom Hanks on "Bosom Buddies," died Friday morning. Scolari had cancer and had been ill for two years, his manager Ellen Lubin Sanitsky told CNN. He was 66. Scolari appeared in numerous films and television series over the years, including "Newhart," "Murphy Brown," and "The Good Fight." He won an Emmy in 2016 for his portrayal of Hannah's father Tad Horvath on "Girls Story located at: https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/22/entertainment/peter-scolari-obit/index.html