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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

AyyItsMidnight Look, just be decent to one another ok? Since: Oct, 2018
Look, just be decent to one another ok?
#6876: Dec 29th 2024 at 1:47:25 PM

Well, it had to happen sooner or later. What a run, though.

Self-serious autistic trans gal who loves rock/metal and animation with all her heart. (she/her)
WojtekPod (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#6877: Dec 29th 2024 at 1:48:33 PM

RIP to the best ex-president the US ever had. sad

Happypaige0627 Since: Mar, 2023 Relationship Status: You cannot grasp the true form
themayorofsimpleton Short-Term Projects Herald | he/him from the Island of Koridai (Captain) Relationship Status: I won't say I'm in love
Short-Term Projects Herald | he/him
#6879: Dec 29th 2024 at 2:10:12 PM

What a man. Decades of charitable work and work for peace. A massive loss — truly one of the greatest ex-Presidents. RIP

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Spinosegnosaurus77 Ramen Fairy from Ontario, Canada Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: All I Want for Christmas is a Girlfriend
Iridener Since: Dec, 2019 Relationship Status: All I Want for Christmas is a Girlfriend
terumokou Pitiable and Illegally Dumped Object from In a bamboo forest full of bunnies, California Since: Sep, 2013 Relationship Status: Mu
Pitiable and Illegally Dumped Object
#6882: Dec 29th 2024 at 2:45:10 PM

RIP Mr. Carter. May you live peacefully in the afterlife with Rosalynn while we try and continue your work down here.

Edited by terumokou on Dec 30th 2024 at 12:49:20 PM

Burning love!
Angeldeb82 Since: Dec, 2010
#6883: Dec 29th 2024 at 3:30:02 PM

Eternal rest grant unto Jimmy Carter, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him. May his soul rest in peace. sad

RJ-19-CLOVIS-93 from New Zealand (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#6884: Dec 29th 2024 at 4:17:14 PM

R.I.P Jimmy Carter. One of the most genuinely good presidents the US ever had

Damn, he was just a year older than my grandma is now

Resileafs I actually wanted to be Resileaf Since: Jan, 2019
I actually wanted to be Resileaf
#6885: Dec 29th 2024 at 4:33:12 PM

I'd like to share Mr. Carter's message that he sent on the Voyager probe fifty years ago. A message of optimism that is rare to come across these days.

This Voyager spacecraft was constructed by the United States of America. We are a community of 240 million human beings among the more than 4 billion who inhabit the planet Earth. We human beings are still divided into nation states, but these states are rapidly becoming a single global civilization.

We cast this message into the cosmos. It is likely to survive a billion years into our future, when our civilization is profoundly altered and the surface of the Earth may be vastly changed. Of the 200 billion stars in the Milky Way galaxy, some — perhaps many — may have inhabited planet and spacefaring civilizations. If one such civilization intercepts Voyager and can understand these recorded contents, here is our message:

“This is a present from a small distant world, a token of our sounds, our science, our images, our music, our thoughts and our feelings. We are attempting to survive our time so we may live into yours. We hope someday, having solved the problem we face, to join a community of galactic civilizations. This record represents our hope and our determination, and our good will in a vast and awesome universe.”

— Jimmy Carter, President of the United States of America, the White House, June 16, 1977

RIP, Mr. President. May your message ring true and triumphant in the future, even though you'll never get to see it.

terumokou Pitiable and Illegally Dumped Object from In a bamboo forest full of bunnies, California Since: Sep, 2013 Relationship Status: Mu
Pitiable and Illegally Dumped Object
#6887: Dec 30th 2024 at 12:48:54 AM

Played a lot of Worms back in the day. RIP Martyn Brown.

Edited by terumokou on Dec 30th 2024 at 12:49:09 PM

Burning love!
Forenperser Foreign Troper from Germany Since: Mar, 2012
Foreign Troper
#6888: Dec 30th 2024 at 2:35:26 AM

RIP to Jimmy Carter. Always sad to see somebody who has lived through so many things go.

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Iridener Since: Dec, 2019 Relationship Status: All I Want for Christmas is a Girlfriend
#6890: Dec 30th 2024 at 3:56:26 PM

Angus MacInnes, Canadian actor.

The10thGeek Mysterious Fan from Somewhere in England Since: Feb, 2015 Relationship Status: Singularity
Angeldeb82 Since: Dec, 2010
#6892: Dec 31st 2024 at 11:58:02 AM

Michael Burkard, poet, died over a week ago at age 77.

Helmut Schlesinger, German economist and president of the Bundesbank, died over a week ago at age 100.

Angeldeb82 Since: Dec, 2010
#6893: Jan 1st 2025 at 11:31:15 AM

M. T. Vasudevan Nair, Indian author, died last week at age 91.

Paul Abine Ayah, Cameroonian politician, died last week at age 74.

megarockman from The Sixth Borough (Experienced Trainee)
#6894: Jan 2nd 2025 at 7:30:10 AM

Lenny Randle, "The Most Interesting Man in Baseball", died on Sunday at 75. Things that happened in his professional baseball career that earned him that moniker by Rolling Stone magazine:

  • Was on the bench at the Washington Senators' final game in 1971 when fans who were angry at the team's impending move to Texas stormed the field and rioted, causing the game to be forfeited to the New York Yankees.
  • Intentionally bunted towards Cleveland Indians pitcher Milt Wilcox in a 1974 game in order to run him over in retaliation for Wilcox throwing a pitch behind him earlier in the game, sparking a brawl and contributing to the Ten Cent Beer Night fan riot a few days later.
  • Punched his manager Frank Lucchesi three times in the face during a spring training game in 1977 after he was benched in favor of a rookie draftee at second base; he was fined and traded to the New York Mets.
  • Was at-bat for the Mets during a game at Shea Stadium when the New York City Blackout of 1977 happened.
  • During a game in 1981 playing for the Seattle Mariners, the Kansas City Royals' Amos Otis hit a slow roller just fair down the third-base line; Randle got down on his hands and knees and blew the ball over the line to make it go foul. Randle claimed he was yelling at the ball to go foul; the umpire was having none of it and called it a fair ball.
  • After retiring from MLB, he became the first US-born player to play professionally in Italy.

The damned queen and the relentless knight.
TairaMai rollin' on dubs from El Paso Tx Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: Mu
rollin' on dubs
#6897: Jan 2nd 2025 at 6:00:40 PM

Tank Nut Dave - Owner of a youtube channel link =TankNutDave.com & fightingvehicles.com has passed away.

https://www.facebook.com/TankNutDave/posts/pfbid02uyTXtfz6H7jAJh9xqMd1fJAukQx4N545CCVCSA6Q3vSR2nyV9L5qSjhmwjQwF2GGl

I tried to walk like an Egyptian and now I need to see a Cairo practor....
Iridener Since: Dec, 2019 Relationship Status: All I Want for Christmas is a Girlfriend
#6898: Jan 3rd 2025 at 1:16:33 AM

Aleksey Bugaev, Russian association football/soccer player, 43, KIA in Ukraine.

RainingMetal (Handed A Sword) Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
#6899: Jan 3rd 2025 at 6:12:52 AM

Britt Allcroft, creator of Thomas & Friends, Age 81. Passed away December 27, 2024.

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Blueace Surrounded by weirdoes from The End Of the World Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Surrounded by weirdoes
#6900: Jan 3rd 2025 at 6:15:27 AM

What a legacy to leave behind.

Wake me up at your own risk.

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