Rest In Peace

[John Thomas8]

One of my favourite songs of his, my favourite cover:

[poplove]

I loved Kris in Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore.

[keith]

My sister was in "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore".

She was an extra sitting in a booth at the back of a dimly lit bar. You can almost make out that there is actually someone there.

[Dr. Ken]

Basketball Legend Dikembe Mutombo, Brain cancer

[Dr. Ken]

All time mlb hit leader and degenerate gambler Pete Rose.

[Frater I*I]

All time mlb hit leader and degenerate gambler Pete Rose.

Degenerate gambler yes, HOF material, yes...as a player...as do the roids players. There have been many eras of baseball, deadball, ect, put an atretic on their plaques, but they should be in there...

[Estiveo]

Pete Rose sat on a tack; Pete rose.

[qbawl]

I served in an Army Reserve unit with Pete Rose, Tommy Helms, and Johnny Bench. I knew Bench fairly well; he used to serve me breakfast (company cook) and was a regular guy. I never saw either of the other two at a meeting or summer camp. Though to be fair it was my understanding both came in and worked in the office during the week when the Reds were at home.
I was listening to an interview of someone who wrote a book about Pete and supposedly had extensive first hand interviews with him and MLB officials. His claim was if Pete had come clean on his gambling issues immediately he would have been kicked out of baseball for a year or so then be reinstated, offered a position with the MLB or a team and long since been in the HOF. Sad!

[poplove]

John Amos, ‘Good Times’ Dad, Dies at 84

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv ... 236019054/

[p0rtia]

Days of Our Lives Superstar Drake Hogestyn (John) Dies At 70

https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content ... ies-at-70/

Oh, I just loved watching him back in the days.

me too

Me three. I still follow the show (I've watched it since before The Pawn), and I was aware of Drake's unexplained absence in the past few months, and his thinness when he returned. Still, this is a sad day. I see that his last show aired Sept 9. The show tapes about 7 months in advance, so it must have been a tough final six month for Drake and his family.

He's my age. Seeing a lot of that.

Excelsior

[Foggy]

Saw a cute story about Kristofferson from when he played junior college football at Pomona or someplace. His coach was talking about him, saying he wasn't that big, and he wasn't that strong, and actually he wasn't very fast. Then he thought for a minute and said, "Kris is a football player due to the will of Kris Kristofferson, not due to the will of God."

So he was a fairly determined fellow, even back then.

[Dr. Ken]

John Amos, ‘Good Times’ Dad, Dies at 84

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv ... 236019054/

Mr. McDowell! and Admiral Fitzwallace




His family really kept this closed lid. He died back on August 21st and they just announced it today.

[keith]

I don't see this mentioned anywhere upthread. This was reported in early September.

James Darren, STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE’s Vic Fontaine, Dead at 88

[Kendra]

I heard the death toll now stands at 213 this morning.

Speaking of hurricanes and other natural disasters, and the comments tfg made earlier this week about Biden admin withholding aid from R states, this is as good a place to plant this as anywhere:

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/10/0 ... -a8NHYt63A

Trump refused to give California wildfire aid until told how many people there voted for him, ex-aide says
Former White House advisers said Trump hesitated as president to provide disaster aid to California because of the state’s Democratic leanings.

Do read.

[RTH10260]

Sammy Basso, activist and longest-living survivor of progeria, dies at 28
According to the Cleveland Clinic, the average lifespan of an individual with progeria is 14.5 years.

Sammy Basso receiving The Progeria Research Foundation’s S.A.M. (Science And Medicine) Award in April 2024. The SAM Award is dedicated to Sam Berns, the inspiration for the creation of PRF, and given to those who have made tremendous contributions towards finding the cure for Progeria.

By: Taylor O'Bier
Posted 10:35 PM, Oct 07, 2024

Sammy Basso, known as the longest-living survivor of the extremely rare genetic “aging” disease progeria, recently died at the age of 28, according to a social media post from the Italian Progeria Association that was founded by Basso and his parents.

Progeria, also called Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome, is caused by a tiny genetic mutation that leads to rapid aging in children. According to the Cleveland Clinic, the condition is always fatal and death most often occurs as a result of a heart attack or stroke.


more on his bio at https://www.ktvq.com/obituaries/sammy-b ... dies-at-28

[RTH10260]

Indian tycoon Ratan Tata dies at age 86
Tata, described as ‘a truly uncommon leader’, credited with transforming Tata Group into a global conglomerate

Daniel Lavelle and agency
Wed 9 Oct 2024 21.28 CEST

The Indian business tycoon and former Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata has died, aged 86.

Tata, who had headed India’s largest conglomerate for over 20 years, had been receiving intensive care at Mumbai hospital, according to Reuters.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/20 ... -at-age-86

[poplove]

Ethel Kennedy at 96.

[neonzx]

Liam Payne, 31, a former singer of the band One Direction, died after falling from the third story of a hotel in Buenos Aires late yesterday afternoon.

[SuzieC]

I loved Kris more than anything. Thanks for posting that cover of Sunday Morning Coming Down.

[RTH10260]

Lilly Ledbetter, the activist who inspired Fair Pay Act, dies at 86

Chandelis Duster
October 14, 20243:59 PM ET

Lilly Ledbetter, a women’s equality activist whose fight for pay equity led to passage of the monumental Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009, died Saturday. She was 86.

Ledbetter's death was confirmed on Monday by Jodi Solomon, her speaking manager.

"She was fierce, she was a crusader and just a really good friend. She will be missed a lot," Solomon told NPR.

Born in Jacksonville, Ala., Ledbetter was hired as a supervisor at a Goodyear tire plant in Gadsden, Ala., in 1979. Years later, she discovered through an anonymous note left in her mailbox that she was receiving less pay than her male co-workers who worked the same position.

"When I saw that, it took my breath away. I felt humiliated. I felt degraded," Ledbetter recalled in an interview with NPR in 2009. "I had to sort of get my composure back to go ahead to perform my job and then, the first day off, I went to Birmingham, Ala., and filed a charge with the EEOC."

That action in 1998 was the beginning of a 10-year legal fight for Ledbetter toward equity.


https://www.npr.org/2024/10/14/nx-s1-51 ... y-obituary

[Tiredretiredlawyer]

Brava, Liky! Brava!!!!

[Estiveo]

Mitzi Gaynor, 93

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mitzi-gayn ... 1Ya5IS95nA

[neonzx]

Liam Payne, 31, a former singer of the band One Direction, died after falling from the third story of a hotel in Buenos Aires late yesterday afternoon.

Hotel called police concerned. Said the guest was intoxicated with drugs and alcohol. Guest room was third floor with balcony. When conscious, the guest was breaking everything in the room.



Liam had struggled with addiction.

[Flatpoint High]

RIP MITZI

[RVInit]

John Kinsel, Sr - one of the last remaining Navajo Code Talkers. Died Saturday at age 107.

The Navajo Nation is mourning the loss of John Kinsel Sr., a revered Navajo Code Talker who passed away peacefully at the age of 107. Kinsel’s remarkable life and contributions to both his community and the United States during World War II will forever be remembered.

Born in the heart of Lukachukai, Arizona, Kinsel dedicated his life to his family and his heritage. He built a home for his loved ones in the very land where he grew up, embodying the values of resilience and commitment to family that are central to Navajo culture. Remarkably, he never left his hometown, becoming a steadfast figure in the community.

More:



https://navajotimes.com/reznews/navajo- ... ay-at-107/