People die every day. Some of them are famous, some important, many newsworthy. This thread is for announcements of deaths in the news, discussions of the legacy of those recently deceased people, and memorials of same.
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To start with, the last of the original Von Trapp Singers has died, Maria Von Trapp, 99, in Vermont. (This is the daughter of Captain Von Trapp, not her stepmother who was also named Maria. In the musical, they called her Louisa.)
http://news.yahoo.com/maria-von-trapp-99-dies-vermont-005546425.html
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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:28:19 AM
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Gardner Dozois, co-founder and former editor of the magazine Asimov's Science Fiction, as well as an award-winning writer in his own right, has died at the age of 70.
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Designer Kate Spade was found dead of an apparent suicide at 55.
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The last surviving member of the cast of The Wizard of Oz, the munchkin-playing actor Jerry Maren, has passed away at the age of 98.
Famed chef, author and tv host Anthony Bourdain is dead of suicide at the age of 61.
This one really stings.
Oh, bother.
Yeah, this one really hurts. I'm a fan of cooking and food shows, including his stuff.
Disgusted, but not surprised
FABRICATI DIEM, PVNC!
I heard about his death this morning. Just now, I got a notification on my podcast app that the latest episode of Marc Maron's WTF podcast has been released. The quest is Bourdain. I wonder if there's anything in the podcast hinting that he was contemplating suicide - WTF tends to be pretty candid and up-close if the quest is up for it, so it's quite possible he might talk about his struggle with depression in the podcast.
Quod gratis asseritur, gratis negatur.
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His Parts Unknown show was cool, and I got to know him and the places and the people that he met. It was a total surprise of his sudden death. This sucks a lot. 😔
edited 9th Jun '18 7:55:54 AM by alnair20aug93
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Yeah, I'm really sad about his passing. Big fan of his shows, and really liked his episodes on Vietnam since he showed a side of a country that most Americans think "well, there was a shitty war there, right?"
I ate at the place he and Obama went to in Hanoi.
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Damn that sucks. Male suicide rates are no laughing matter.
The Wanderer
I was a big fan, this really sucks.
Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.
My mom is a huge fan of him, idolized him. This devastated her so bad, I had to comfort her. I never really followed what he does, but few times I watched was good.
edited 9th Jun '18 10:38:08 PM by Dhiruxide
Dammit, another one killed at such a young age. Say what you will about the stuff he did in his life but he didn’t deserve this.
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:/ yeah uh, I've seen a few domestic abuse victims who wouldn't particularly agree with that last part
The Mod with the Migraine
If he's the guy who beat his girlfriend until she went blind, then ... yeah, I'd say he kinda did.
Dude, both XXXTenacion and rapper Jimmy Wopo got murdered by gunshots! So awful! May they both R.I.P. 
https://www.thewrap.com/jimmy-wopo-local-pittsburgh-rapper-dies-in-shooting-xxxtentacion/
edited 19th Jun '18 11:44:20 AM by Angeldeb82
I don't know about Jimmy Wopo but XXXTentacion was apparently a huge fucking asshole, not the kind who deserved to die the way he did but definitely a guy who directly abused other human beings and was unwilling to make up for it.
I'd literally never heard of the guy before. Not going to condone what I'm hearing of his behavior, but 20 is way too young to be cut down and lose the possibility to turn oneself around.
There is no beginning. There is no end. There is only... Hooty.
Commander Thor
I remember with XXX Tentacion that the Times Up Women Of Color group called for a boycott of his and R. Kelly’s music for their history of abuse. I’m also pretty sure he’s the first Weinstein effect targeted abuser who has died.
Power of Thor!
Mweheheh
The case against X actually began before the Weinstein effect took hold.
Disasturbator
Koko the Gorilla has died,she was 46,
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Such a long-lived Gorilla. The image of her holding a kitten will always be remembered in our hearts.
Ted Dabney, co-founder of Atari alongside Nolan Bushnell, has died at 81.