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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

Happypaige0627 Since: Mar, 2023 Relationship Status: You cannot grasp the true form
#6501: Sep 25th 2024 at 9:41:46 AM

Eduardo Xol, star of 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition', passed away Sepetember 19 after being stabbed. sad

https://www.tmz.com/2024/09/25/extreme-makeover-home-edition-eduardo-xol-dead/

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#6502: Sep 25th 2024 at 10:59:01 AM

Ouch, so many tragic incidents in a row. sad

My condolences to Xol's, Williams' and Abramidze's respective families and friends, as well as those of the ones who did manage to enjoy a long, robust time in life.

EDIT: Typo fix.

Edited by MyFinalEdits on Sep 25th 2024 at 1:59:18 PM

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Angeldeb82 Since: Dec, 2010
#6503: Sep 25th 2024 at 11:50:00 AM

[up] [up] [up] Just like innocent death row inmate Freddie Owens, who was murdered by South Carolina five days ago without a fair trial! Awful! May they and the victims all R.I.P.

Sehat Sutardja, Indonesian-born businessman and co-founder of Marvell Technology, died last week at age 63.

Dusko Doder, Cold War journalist, died over two weeks ago at age 87.

Peter Jay, British ambassador to the U.S., 87:

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/sep/22/peter-jay-journalist-and-diplomat-dies-aged-87

Edited by Angeldeb82 on Sep 25th 2024 at 12:35:05 PM

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#6504: Sep 25th 2024 at 12:02:56 PM

Marcellus Williams has sadly been executed by the state of Missouri at the age of 55.

R.I.P. sad

And thanks for reminding me that I need to email my senator and rep and ask them to support the Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act. There's no hope of the death penalty being abolished in red state Missouri, anyway, even without the current composition of the Supreme Court, so the least I can do, even in New York, is advocate for something Congress can do.

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Angeldeb82 Since: Dec, 2010
#6505: Sep 26th 2024 at 12:43:17 PM

[up] And adding to the tragedy: Emmanuel Littlejohn was mercilessly slaughtered by the state of Oklahoma today without a fair trial, in spite of the evidence of his innocence that went totally ignored! Awful and horrible! The Oklahoma courts and the U.S. Supreme Court totally failed him, and they had him brutally murdered by injection in a legal lynching without a fair trial! I hope Oklahoma has to answer to God for the horrible acts of atrocity committed against Emmanuel! May he and the victims R.I.P. sad

Edited by Angeldeb82 on Sep 26th 2024 at 12:44:45 PM

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#6509: Sep 27th 2024 at 7:08:05 AM

Y'know, I had a nagging feeling that we would lose someone else big before the year was out. Sometimes I wish that feeling was wrong.

RIP Dame Maggie Smith.

"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."
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#6510: Sep 27th 2024 at 7:10:15 AM

Don't forget Lady Violet of Downton Abbey

Rest in peace, Dame Maggie Smith.

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#6511: Sep 27th 2024 at 7:12:45 AM

Feels like hearing that my grandmother died.

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AutumnLeaves Since: Mar, 2014
#6512: Sep 27th 2024 at 7:26:44 AM

Rest in peace, Dame Maggie Smith. Memory eternal and bright to her.

futuremoviewriter Since: Jun, 2014
#6513: Sep 27th 2024 at 8:35:30 AM

Sheesh. Where do I start since I was last on?

God rest: Bill Cobb, Rachael Lillis, James Earl Jones, Marcellus Wiliams (feeling dumb for thinking it was Wallace) and Maggie Smith among many, many, many others.

Angeldeb82 Since: Dec, 2010
#6514: Sep 27th 2024 at 8:57:40 AM

Clive Everton, Welsh snooker commentator, 87:

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/sep/27/clive-everton-much-loved-snooker-commentator-dies-aged-87

Hanif Kureshi, Indian artist, succumbed to cancer five days ago at age 41.

Norbert Lohfink, German Catholic priest, 96 (link is in German, though):

https://www.jesuiten.org/news/p-norbert-lohfink-sj-in-muenchen-verstorben

Geoffrey Hinsliff, actor of Coronation Street, died almost two weeks ago at age 86.

Benny Golson, saxophonist and composer of jazz music, died almost a week ago at age 95.

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#6515: Sep 27th 2024 at 8:59:25 AM

Rest in peace, Dame Maggie Smith.

*raises wand up*

Edited by jouXIII on Sep 27th 2024 at 7:00:18 PM

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futuremoviewriter Since: Jun, 2014
#6516: Sep 27th 2024 at 9:30:40 AM

I don't think was reported on when it happened back in mid-July, so I'll bring it up now to personally say God rest:

BC’S ‘BIG CAT’ SCOTT HENSON DEAD AT 40.

Was also Scoot (as represented by the Tiger) from the YMS video series Adum & Pals. Discovered it just over two years ago and found it—and him—very funny. It's pretty sad.

Gonna miss him.

Also, God rest to Bob Newhart as well. Shocked that I missed him. Same to JD Souther and…was Chad McQueen brought up yet?

Oh he was. There you go. Again, to all others I missed as well.

Edited by futuremoviewriter on Sep 27th 2024 at 9:40:14 AM

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#6517: Sep 27th 2024 at 9:54:18 AM

May all the people previously mentioned rest in peace. I'd like to single-out Benny Golson and Dame Maggie Smith, because I greatly enjoyed their work, but I hope all of them are at peace.

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#6520: Sep 27th 2024 at 11:19:24 AM

Fuck, that's so young... Always fucks me up when talented artists die young. sad

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#6522: Sep 27th 2024 at 12:30:41 PM

Wands up for Maggie Smith.

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#6523: Sep 27th 2024 at 2:18:21 PM

RIP Dame Maggie Smith.

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#6524: Sep 27th 2024 at 2:39:56 PM

Actress Barbara Leigh-Hunt — who appeared in Alfred Hitchcock's penultimate film Frenzy (1972) and played Catherine de Bourgh in the 1995 BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice — passed away on September 16. She was 88.

"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."
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#6525: Sep 27th 2024 at 5:03:12 PM

RIP Dame Maggie Smith, knew her first from Hook and Sister Act.


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