Message for … ROB….?!

The following notable person recently added to Wikipedia’s Deaths in 2025 site stands out: 

Rifaat al-Assad (22 August 1937 – 20 January 2026)  88, Syrian politician, vice president

He wasn’t there yesterday when I last checked, butt he jives with a bit of research I did last night, when thinking about the “Ass in Name” pattern cluster, and especially this excerpt from my previous post: 

AND do note the “ass” in Bass!!

So what occurred to me is that the word “bass” and “ass” are in the word “Ambassador”,… and the reason that stood out, is because during my research on the recent Greenland controversy, I happened to notice that Canada’s Ambassador to Greenland (Denmark) Carolyn Bennett.  Her surname is the same as my ex-partners surname, for one, and secondly, her first name is an addition to the recent “Car in Name” pattern cluster.  So this is an inner twin prompt to investigate further, so I checked the wikipedia page that provided a list of Canadian Ambassadors to Denmark, to which there were 7 listed : 

List of ambassadors of Canada to Denmark

• Hector Allard  (May 11, 1902 – March 24, 1984)
• Carolyn Bennett (born December 20, 1950)
• Norman Berlis (8 April 1914 – 10 May 2003)
• Alfonso Gagliano (25 January 1942 – 12 December 2020)
• Marion Adams Macpherson (May 16, 1924 – October 30, 1998)
• Mary Jeannie May Simon (born August 21, 1947) 
• John Benjamin Clark Watkins (diplomat)  (3 December 1902 – 12 October 1964)

What immediately struck me is that MacPherson’s birthday is also Rob MacGregor’s (the author who is a main topic in my recent posts) … AND the three May dates above, generate a  “May 10, 11, —, … 16/Date Sequence” pattern cluster.  

So from there I decided to dig deeper, arriving at a more extensive list:  List of Canadian Diplomats , butt because it was very long, I decided to limit my search to the ones who are additions to the recent “Rob in Name” pattern cluster, and so arriving at the following: 

• Robert Randolph Bruce (July 16, 1863 – February 21, 1942) 
• Robert Guy Choquette  April 22, 1905 – January 22, 1991) 
• Robert Parke Cameron (October 15, 1920– March 12, 2012)
• Robert Bradford Edmonds (May 8, 1928 – March 4, 2007) 
• Robert Arthur Douglass Ford  (January 8, 1915 – April 12, 1998)
• Robert Fowler (born 18 August 1944) 
• Jackson, Robert David  (26 December 1934 – 9 May 2021) 
• Mayhew, Hon. Robert Wellington (October 13, 1880 – July 28, 1971) 
• Robert Peck
• Robert Gerald Riddell (May 4, 1908 — March 16, 1951) 
• Robert G. Wright
• Norman Alexander Robertson (March 4, 1904 – July 16, 1968)

Whoa!!  What stands out is the other additions to the May cluster, expanding it now into a “May 4, … __8, 9, 10, 11,__, … 16/Date Sequence” pattern cluster.  As well, note the following excerpt from my previous post, What Me Worry?! What We Worry!!: 

I then decided to check out books that Rob MacGregor had ghost written, and came to the following: 

WHOA!! Another addition to the recent “Croc/Alligator” pattern cluster… and the “Spooky Theme” (see recent posts) 

So who is Peter Benchley?!  Note from his wiki page: 

Peter Bradford Benchley (May 8, 1940 – February 11, 2006) was an American author. He is best known for his bestselling novel Jaws and co-wrote its movie adaptation with Carl Gottlieb.

Note his birthday, and note from my recent January 18 post,   : 

Harry S. Truman  (May 8, 1884 – December 26, 1972) 33rd president of the US

Note his birthday May 8 is a cryptic “M8”… and “mate”.  And this reminds me of another recent notable death: 

Dino Attanasio (real name Edoardo Attanasio; 8 May 1925 – 17 January 2026) was an Italian-born Belgian comics writer and illustrator

We now have a “May 6, 7(x2), 8(x2)/Date Sequence” pattern cluster in the works, not to mention another addition to the “Timely” pattern cluster.  

The May cluster actually began yesterday, and so we now have a the other additions to the May cluster, expanding it now into a “May 4, __, 6, 7(x2), 8(x3), 9, 10, 11,__, … 16/Date Sequence” pattern cluster.  So that leaves two gaps to bridge.  Keep in mind that my first name is May, and so making this even that much more meaningful… especially the “4 May” that contains a cryptic “for May”!! 

Of course there is so much more to consider than the date cluster, such as the cryptic communication in the above names… and others below.  

Others Canadian Diplomats whose name stood out from the list, … so I investigated: 

• Jean Casselman Wadds(née Rowe; September 16, 1920 – November 25, 2011)
• Vincent Massey (February 20, 1887 – December 30, 1967)
• Humphrey Hume Wrong (September 10, 1894 – January 24, 1954) 
• Jack Hamilton (Jake) Warren (April 10, 1921 – April 1, 2008) 
• James Blair Seaborn (March 18, 1924 – November 11, 2019)
• Glen Scott Shortliffe (November 12, 1937 – May 4, 2010)
• Ian Barry Connell Steers (January 15, 1927 – November 20, 2011) 
• Arnold Cantwell Smith (January 18, 1915 – February 7, 1994) 
• Mark Edward Bailey (20 August 1951 – 22 August 2021) 
• M. Fred Bild (born August 7, 1935) 
• Egerton Herbert Norman (September 1, 1909 – April 4, 1957) 
• Lester Bowles Pearson (23 April 1897 – 27 December 1972) 

There’s only one May date, butt its a good one aka “for May”.  Obviously his surname “Shortliffe” contains a cryptic “short life life”,  … and this brings to mind something that I’ve been mulling over for quite awhile— the only way they could generate the clusters from deaths (notable and otherwise), is if they strategically “shortened” the life.  In other words, reducing the overall average lifespan.  So having said that, we (on average) could actually live longer and healthier lives…, perhaps… if we get with their program.  Food for thought anyway!! 

The diplomat in the last list above re Ian Barry Connell Steers stands out… January 15 being the birthday of both my son and ex partner of 27 years … they are 22 years apart.  And January 15 was just a week ago so, I recollect that two notable persons who died on January 15, 2026, were also born on June 22nd… and in fact, I began tracking the cluster (see below) when I noticed that on January 6, 2026, two notables had also died on June 22nd!!  Now with that in mind, note the following information on the Prime Minister of Denmark/Greenland: 

Jens-Frederik Nielsen (born 22 June 1991) is a Greenlandic politician who has served as the prime minister of Greenland since 2025.

AND do note the cryptic communication “kneel son” in his surname!! 

As of January 20th (am), the following is a List of notable persons on Wikipedia’s Deaths in 2026 site who were born in June. 

• Gagik Kimi Yeganyan (2 June 1956 – 15 January 2026)
• Jean-Max Causse (3 June 1940 – 2 January 2026)
• Alfred Blumstein (June 3, 1930 – January 13, 2026)
• Frank Stanley Cerveny (June 4, 1933 – January 7, 2026)
• Allyn Bromley (June 4, 1928 – January 1, 2026)
• Ali Mahomed Hassan (born June 4, 1964)
• Dieudonné Larose (5 June 1945 – 8 January 2026) dieu/god donne/give her rose
• Bonifacio Ávila (June 5, 1950 – January 5, 2026) 
• Guðmundur Oddur Magnússon (5 June 1955 – 3 January 2026) odd
• James Hartung (June 7, 1960 – January 10, 2026) 
• Scott Raymond Adams (June 8, 1957 – January 13, 2026)
• János Koltai (8 June 1935 – 16 January 2026) 
• Wim Van Belleghem (10 June 1963 – 8 January 2026)
• Ernestine Jean Russell (June 10, 1938 – 14 Jan 2026)also Carter and  Weaver
• Josep Maria Triginer Fernández (11 June 1943 – 9 January 2026) 
• Dolores Ashcroft-Nowicki (11 June 1929 – 8 January 2026)
• Horacio Daniel Usandizaga (June 15, 1940 – January 4, 2026)
• Rolf Riehm (15 June 1937 – 3 January 2026) 
• Mohamed Harbi (16 June 1933 – 1 January 2026) 
• Alfred Grimm (16 June 1943 – January 2026)
• Yury Vasilyevich Yemelyanov (June 16, 1937– January 16, 2026)
• Aniceto Mangahas "Chito" Sobrepeña (June 17, 1953 – January 11, 2026)
• Sir Albert Edward Patrick Duffy (17 June 1920 – 2 January 2026)
• Igor Yakovlevich Zolotovitsky (18 June 1961 – 14 January 2026) 
• Jean Rossier (18 June 1944 – January 2026) 
• Hélio Mauro Umbelino Lôbo (19 June 1942 – 1 January 2026)
• Larry Snook (June 19, 1941 – January 9, 2026)
• Gabriel Barkay (June 20, 1944 – January 11, 2026)
• Murad Hasratyan (20 June 1935 – 16 January 2026)
• József Láyer (21 June 1955 – 6 January 2026) 
• John Cunningham (22 June 1932 – 6 January 2026) 
• Baghir Suleimanov (22 June  1959 – 6 January 2026)
• Alan "Bilko" Baker, also Allan Baker (22 June 1944 – 1 January 2026)
• Guillermo Fonseca Álvarez (22 June 1933 – 15 January 2026)
• Pertti Juhani Voutilainen (22 June 1940 – 15 January 2026)
• Jacobus Johannes Hermanus "Jaap" Pop (23 June 1941 – 6 January 2026)
• Samuel Osiah Thier (June 23, 1937 – January 3, 2026) 
• Carmen Francesca Ernesta Arnold-Biucchi (23 June 1947 – 2 January 2026)
• Eladio Andrés Caniulef Urrea (24 June 1977 – 9 January 2026)
• Maria Socorro "Marissa" Dizon Sanchez (June 25, 1956 – January 4, 2026)
• Joe Arlooktoo (June 26, 1939 – December 2025)
• Oba Claudius Dosa Akran (28 June 1936 – January 2026) 
• Roger Allers (born June 29, — January 18, 2026)77 (death announced on this date)
• Antonio Lardera (30 June 1936 – 16 January 2026),
• Raffaella Bragazzi (30 June 1959 – 7 January 2026) 
• Sunkara Venkata Adinarayana Rao (born 30 June 1939)