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.
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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
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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:28:19 AM
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I feel bad for the family. It's a tragedy when a parent has to bury their child.
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Gary Rhodes, a British celebrity chef, died on November 26 from subdural hematoma at the age of 59. It was a very sad day for those who have grown up watching him as a restauranteur.
Also, Harry Morton, a restauranteur who founded the Pink Taco restaurant chain, died of a heart attack on November 23 at the age of 38.
Edited by gjjones on Nov 30th 2019 at 7:33:28 AM
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Japanese ex-Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone has died at 101 years old, having been the oldest living state leader at the time of his death.
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Internet celebrity cat Lil BUB has passed.
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Grumpy Cat now gets a playmate in Cat Heaven.
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Well, 101? I'm impressed because I don't think the stress of such a job would allow anyone reach that age
Edited by KazuyaProta on Dec 2nd 2019 at 3:14:06 PM
Watch me destroying my country
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Reinhard Bonnke: Evangelist who drew millions in Africa dies at 79
Juice Wrld Dead at 21 After Suffering Seizure
Edited by alnair20aug93 on Dec 8th 2019 at 11:05:12 PM
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Big Bird is now with Mr. Hooper up in heaven.
Caroll Spinney, the puppeteer for Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch passed on today from Dystonia.
He was 85.
Edited by TargetmasterJoe on Dec 8th 2019 at 12:55:58 PM
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Actor René Auberjonois, best known for playing Odo in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Clayton Endicott III in Benson, has passed away at the age of 79.
Edited by lrrose on Dec 8th 2019 at 5:58:35 AM
Rest easy, Constable.
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Roxette singer Marie Fredriksson dies at 61 after a 17 year long battle with cancer.
It's truly a hard winter's day, and you dreamed away, but rest easy, Marie.
Edited by alnair20aug93 on Dec 11th 2019 at 1:09:47 AM
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Don Imus, famed radio DJ responsible for his "nappy-headed hos" message, has passed away at 79.
https://deadline.com/2019/12/don-imus-dies-age-79-1202817832/
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Broadway composer Jerry Herman died yesterday at the age of 88.
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YEEEEAH— no.
Lee Mendelson, television producer known for A Charlie Brown Christmas among several other works, passed away on Christmas, age 86.
The last person of the quartet responsible for the original Peanuts specials. RIP.
Edited by TropesForever on Dec 30th 2019 at 2:28:26 AM
Neil Innes, of The Bonzo Dog Band and The Rutles, as well as a frequent Monty Python collaborator, died at 75.
Edited by TropesForever on Dec 30th 2019 at 11:22:45 PM
Buck Henry — best known for writing The Graduate, What's Up, Doc?, and To Die For (just to name a few of his many credits) — died today from a heart attack. He was 89.
Edited by MovieNut14 on Jan 8th 2020 at 11:03:06 AM
"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."
Rush drummer Neil Peart has passed away following a three-year battle with brain cancer. He was 67.
Shit. I believe he carried the band.
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Oh, and Edd Byrnes, who had a minor role in Grease, passed away two days ago at the age of 87 due to natural causes.
Edited by gjjones on Jan 10th 2020 at 4:25:29 AM
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My brother and dad were heartbroken by that news. :-(
13-year-old Broadway star Laurel Griggs suffered a fatal asthma attack.
Edited by Spinosegnosaurus77 on Nov 10th 2019 at 4:39:27 AM
Peace is the only battle worth waging.