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
Destiny Deacon, Australian photographer and media artist, died over a week ago at age 67
.
Geoff Follin, video game music composer, died suddenly at age 58
.
Marian Robinson, Michelle Obama's mother, 86:
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It's really sad that one of the greatest composers for NES and SNES games passed away. I really loved the soundtrack of Plok.
Kátya Tompos
, Hungarian actress, died yesterday at age 41 (link in Hungarian).
Richard "Butch" Johnson, Olympic gold medalist from Connecticut, 68:
Rugby player Rob Burrow has died
, aged 41, 3 1/2 years after his Motor Neurone Disease diagnosis.
Burrow played for Leeds and also represented England internationally.
Edited by Mrph1 on Jun 2nd 2024 at 8:08:31 PM
Larry R. Hicks, federal judge, was killed in a hit-and-run at age 80
.
Hugues Gall, French opera manager, died over a week ago at age 84
.
Alan Choe, Singaporean architect and urban planner, died last week at age 93
.
Maria De Aragon, Greedo actress in Star Wars: A New Hope, 81:
https://comicbook.com/movies/news/maria-de-aragon-death-star-wars-greedo-actress/
Eiko Masuyama, voice actress of Fujiko Mine in Lupin III, dies at age 88 due to pneumonia (age mislabeled as 89).
https://www.cbr.com/eiko-matsuyama-dead/
Edited by Starlink64 on Jun 3rd 2024 at 4:27:05 AM
Black Lace vocalist Collin Gibb
has died aged 70, just a few days before officially retiring.
Black Lace's "Agadoo" was the sort of catchy novelty song that burned itself into your brain however much you might protest. To the point that it became a gold disc, peaked at UK number 2 and spent 35 weeks in the top 100 despite the BBC's Radio One initially refusing to play it.
(And at least one spoof of it was later a hit in its own right...)
The fact it's still infamous after 40 years is a tribute to just how catchy they made it. Quite an achievement.
Edited by Mrph1 on Jun 3rd 2024 at 4:28:43 PM
Margot Benacerraf, Venezuelan film director, died five days ago at age 97
.
Lionel Dyck, Zimbabwean mercenary soldier, 80:
https://clubofmozambique.com/news/head-of-dick-advisory-group-lionel-dyck-has-died-259128/
Drew Gordon, former NBA player, was killed in a car accident at age 33
.
William Russell, the very first male Companion in the long running franchise, Doctor Who and one of the few surviving cast members of The Great Escape, has sadly passed away at the ripe young age of 99.
https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2024/jun/04/william-russell-obituary
Edited by The10thGeek on Jun 4th 2024 at 7:03:52 PM
Godspeed, Ian Chesterton. (My condolences to his son Alfred Enoch.)
"We are all so afraid, we are all so alone, we all so need from the outside the assurance of our own worthiness to exist."Actress Janis Paige passed away Sunday from natural causes. She was 101
.
Carl Cain, basketball player who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics, 89:
WW2 US Navy veteran Robert "Al" Persichitti dies aged 102 on way to D-Day event
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqlle8dljnno
Edited by The10thGeek on Jun 6th 2024 at 5:56:25 PM
Mexican Senator Rosalinda Lopez Hernandez, wife of current Chiapas Governor, died at 56, three days after retaining her political position.
Tom Bower, actor of The Waltons and Die Hard 2, 86:
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/tom-bower-dead-waltons-die-hard-1235916410/
John Burnside, Scottish writer, died last week at age 69
.
Apollo 8 Astronaut Bill Anders, who took the Earth rise photo during his mission, died age 90
in a plane crash.
Edited by iowaforever on Jun 7th 2024 at 7:11:23 AM

Richard Mazza, icon of the Vermont Senate, succumbed to cancer five days ago at age 84
.