Death of Willie Obront (Montreal) confirmed

Obront actually died in 2017, but reporter Tu Thanh Ha and the newspaper for which he writes -- the Globe and Mail -- were able to confirm the death.

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Web Archive link

Go to the Maclean's Archive link below to see a short item about Obront, as well as a photo, in the February 23, 1976 issue of Maclean's (upper left corner).

Maclean's Archive link

I haven't heard about this guy in decades. I thought he had passed away years ago.