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
Billy Shaw, Bills legend and Hall of Fame football guard, died over a week ago at age 85
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Helmut Bauer, German bishop, died last week at age 91
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Lily Ebert, British Holocaust survivor, 100:
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/09/books/lily-ebert-dead.html
Brian Hastings, New Zealand cricketer, died five days ago at age 84
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Lore Segal, Austrian-American writer and novelist, died five days ago at age 96
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Ifgenia Martinez y Hernandez, feminist icon of the Mexican left, died over a week ago at age 99
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Zaw Myint Maung, Burmese politician, physician and political prisoner, died almost a week ago at age 72
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George Baldock, British soccer player, died in a drowning accident at age 31
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Kiril Marichkov, Bulgarian rock musician and politician, 79:
https://www.bta.bg/en/news/culture/759909-bulgarian-rock-legend-kiril-marichkov-dies-at-79
Fleur Adcock, New Zealand poet and editor, 90:
https://notices.nzherald.co.nz/nz/obituaries/nzherald-nz/name/fleur-adcock-obituary?id=56521680
Amaury du Closel, French conductor and composer, died last week at age 68
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Kaseem "Ka" Ryan, rapper, producer, and firefighter from Brooklyn, died suddenly at age 52
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Mayra Gomez Kemp, Spanish TV Host died at 76, due to complications she got from a fall.
Ward Christensen, BBS inventor, 78:
Lilly Ledbetter, activist who inspired the Fair Play Act, 86:
https://www.npr.org/2024/10/14/nx-s1-5152538/lilly-ledbetter-pay-equity-obituary
Edited by Angeldeb82 on Oct 16th 2024 at 11:48:19 AM
Thanks. I didn't even know you already posted Alex's death, and I ignored it. My bad.
Thomas J. Donohue, business executive and former U.S. Chamber CEO, 86:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2024/10/15/thomas-donohue-chamber-commerce-dies/
G.N. Saibaba, Indian scholar, writer and human rights activist, succumbed to illness at age 56-57
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Sir Mike Jackson, British Army officer, 80:
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No problem, my friend!! Mistakes can and do tend to happen all the time, especially on this thread after finding out about a famous celebrity’s death days or even hours beforehand. Even I’ve been known to repost a few celebrity deaths on this thread on several such occasions.
Edited by The10thGeek on Oct 16th 2024 at 11:05:37 AM
Fuck, that's so close to where I live too. According to the paramedics
, it's being investigated as a possible suicide.
Fuck, man. R.I.P. Liam.
Edited by FernandoLemon on Oct 16th 2024 at 7:15:51 AM
Actress Mitzi Gaynor has passed away from natural causes. She was 93
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Here's the link to Nishida's death: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-10-17/actor-toshiyuki-nishida-dies-at-76/.216837
Leif Segerstam, Finnish conductor and composer, died over a week ago at age 80
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Edited by Angeldeb82 on Oct 17th 2024 at 11:05:25 AM
Victoria Roshchyna, Ukrainian journalist, died suddenly in Russian detention last month at age 27
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Mike Bullard, Canadian stand-up comic and broadcaster, died last week at age 67
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Megan Marshack, journalist and Nelson Rockefeller's aide, died over two weeks ago at age 70
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Stanford University has confirmed that Phillip Zimbardo, the guy behind the controversial Stanford Prison Experiment, has passed at 91.
Edited by tclittle on Oct 19th 2024 at 9:43:22 AM
"We're all paper, we're all scissors, we're all fightin' with our mirrors, scared we'll never find somebody to love."Donald J. Hall Sr., Kansas City businessman, died almost a week ago at age 96
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Jack "Jackmaster" Revill, Scottish DJ, was killed in an accident at age 38
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Nadeem al-Wajidi, Indian Islamic scholar and writer, died five days ago at age 70
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Janet Nelson, British historian, died five days ago at age 82
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Tina Kaidenow, diplomat and government official, 59:
https://telegrafi.com/en/vdes-ish-ambasadorja-e-shba-se-ne-kosove-tina-kaidanow/
Apologises for the following link, as it’s entirely in French:

Former SNP leader and Scottish First Minister, Alex Salmond, has sadly died
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/crkm284yp1jt