Sally Menke is famous for being Quentin Tarantino's editor on all his films. She edited Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown, Kill Bill 1 & 2, Death Proof, and Inglorious Basterds.
She was definitely considered to be one of the best editors around, up there with Thelma Schoonmaker (Scorsese's editor), Jerry Greenberg (Apocalypse Now & The Godfather), and Walter Murch (Godfather Pt. 2).
She died from what seems like complications due to the massive heat wave in LA. She was hiking the mountains right behind the house I spent two years working in.
What a bummer
