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.
Please observe the usual rules about posting ettiquette and note that this is in On-Topic Conversations.
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
2023 mod note:
In line with the general forum rules, 'gravedancing' is prohibited here. If you're celebrating someone's death, your post will get thumped. This rule applies regardless of what the person you're discussing has said or done.
This doesn't mean that you can't discuss their life or legacy, or express an opinion as to whether they escaped justice for their actions. But if that starts to become a longer conversation, there are other OTC threads that may be more appropriate.
Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:28:19 AM
Damn… This is a man that was less than a decade away from being born in the 19th century… It’s so mindblowing to think about…
Barbara Baldavin, actress of Star Trek and Medical Center, 85:
Richard Serra, artist and sculptor, died over a week ago at age 85.
Swami Smaranananda, Ramakrishna Mission chief, died over a week ago at age 94.
Brigid Kelly, Ohio politician, succumbed to cancer over a week ago at age 40.
Tom Henry, Fort Wayne businessman and politician, died almost a week ago at age 72.
Christopher Durang, Tony-winning playwright, 75:
https://deadline.com/2024/04/christopher-durang-dead-playwright-1235872874/
he/him
We thumped a post on the previous page as it was accusing someone of murder (allegations of abuse were made and the alleged abuser then died by suicide).
Please don't post this sort of thing. By all means report the death and the cause - but accusations of blame don't belong here.
Mysterious Fan
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I’m well and truly sorry about all that, I didn’t mean to flout the rules or cause any offence. Am I allowed to post a link to said death now (even though all the news sites seem to be reporting on the circumstances of said incident)…?
he/him
Reporting the death is fine, it's just the screenshotted accusation of blame that was the problem.
Mysterious Fan
Ross J. Anderson, British researcher, author, and industry consultant in security engineering, died over a week ago at age 67.
Emilio Lora-Tamayo, Spanish physicist and academic, died last week at age 73.
Hans Joachim Meyer, German linguist and CDU politician, died last week at age 87.
Les Twentyman, Australian youth outreach worker and community activist, died almost a week ago at age 76.
Missed a bunch since my last post. To most, God rest their souls.
Wanted to single out Lou Gossett Jr. since he was an award winner who's been around for years and when I'd seen him in things, he was definitely talented without a doubt. Also, poor Chance Perdomo. 27 is way too young.
Edited by futuremoviewriter on Apr 5th 2024 at 10:56:34 AM
Mysterious Fan
Cole Brings Plenty: Yellowstone 1923 actor found dead in Kansas
Mike Kolen, Miami Dolphins lineback, 76:
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/39874904/mike-kolen-lb-undefeated-1972-dolphins-dies-76
Bill Delahunt, former U.S. Representative of Massachusetts, died last week at age 82.
Larry Lucchino, lawyer and MLB executive, 78:
https://nesn.com/2024/04/camden-yards-architect-pays-tribute-to-ex-red-sox-exec-larry-lucchino/
Jeremias Babini, artist and co-designer of Storyteller, died suddenly at age unknown.
Mysterious Fan
Joe Kinnear: Former Wimbledon and Newcastle manager dies aged 77
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68757582
Lord Doug Hoyle: Commons Speaker left 'devastated' after father, the former Labour MP, Doug Hoyle, dies
CJ Snare, lead singer of Firehouse has passed away:
https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/cj-snare-dead-firehouse-singer-1235650673/
The Reconqueror
Veteran Mexican Actor, Ernesto Gomez Cruz (El Callejon de los Milagros, El Infierno, Padre Gallo) died on April 7th, 90 years old (https://www.univision.com/famosos/muere-ernesto-gomez-cruz-actor-el-infierno in Spanish).
And following the mysterious trope that "Where a famous Mexican dies, another one goes..."
Mexican Actress, Maria del Carmen Farias (Las Aparicio), passed away with 68 years old
https://peopleenespanol.com/fallece-actriz-mexicana-maria-del-carmen-farias-8628041
RIP
Pat Zachry, MLB pitcher, 71:
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/39889369/former-major-league-pitcher-pat-zachry-dies-71
Anne Innis Dagg, Canadian zoologist, died last week at age 91.
John Sinclair, poet, writer, and political activist, died almost a week ago at age 82.
Karen Yarborough, Cook County clerk, 73:
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/07/cook-county-clerk-karen-yarbrough-dies-at-73/
he/him
Nobel-prize winner Peter Higgs, the physicist who discovered the Higgs boson, has died aged 94.
Although Higgs himself didn't like calling it that and preferred an acronym based on the names of several different researchers involved, not just his. Which is a pretty modest approach, I think. RIP.
Clarence Henry, New Orleans R&B singer, 87:
Notker Wolf, German priest, musician, and author, died last week at age 83.
Thomas Gumbleton, bishop and prelate of the Catholic Church, died five days ago at age 94.
Maryse Conde, French-Guadeloupean novelist and critic, died over a week ago at age 90.
Gerhard Lohfink, German priest and theologian, died over a week ago at age 89.
Kalevi Kiviniemi, Finnish concert organist, died last week at age 65.
John Barth, writer who pushed storytelling's limits, died over a week ago at age 93.
Bob Labonte, NASCAR legend, 90:
https://www.autoweek.com/racing/nascar/a60453835/bob-labonte-nascar-racing-family-patriarch-dies/
???
O. J. Simpson has passed away at the age of 76.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/oj-simpson-former-football-star-acquitted-murder-dies/story?id=16354000
Well that was unexpected. I thought he would live longer since he's rich. It's too bad he never got sent to jail for the murder of his ex-wife and her boyfriend.
Juan Vicente Perez, Venezuelan supercenterian, 114:
https://longeviquest.com/2024/04/worlds-oldest-man-dies-at-114/