Re: The high profile person recently died thread

[oldschooldoom]

A legend from my fave sport
3-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Cale Yarborough dies

Yarborough won four Daytona 500s and became the first NASCAR driver to win three straight titles

https://www.foxnews.com/sports/nascar-legend-cale-yarborough-dead

[Black Rider]

Cale and Allison in the late 70s fighting it out. Was a different era.

[crucifyd]

Actor David Soul, star of TV’s ‘Starsky and Hutch,’ dies at 80
https://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment-and-culture/2024/1/5/24026580/actor-david-soul-dead-starsky-and-hutch-obituary

[BaleMaster]

Oddly enough,  I  bought the original Salem's Lot DVD yesterday.   RIP Mr. Soul.

[oldschooldoom]

Glynis Johns, Tony Winner for ‘A Little Night Music,’ Dies at 100

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/04/theater/glynis-johns-dead.html

[oldschooldoom]

Actress Cindy Morgan, Best Known for Caddyshack and Tron, Dead at 69

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/caddyshack-star-cindy-morgan-cause-231839859.html

[TZ75]

Not long ago David Soul was mentioned when I was listening to the radio. I can’t remember why… but now he just passed, oddly enough.

[Constantine]

Actor Christopher Oliver, of "Speed Racer," "Valkyrie," "The Good German," and "Saved By The Bell: The New Class," dies in plane crash with his two young daughters.

https://apnews.com/article/christian-oliver-plane-crash-caribbean-petit-nevis-984fedf4cd3288dba6092a67b908a312

[MagnusPrime]

Drummer James Kottak...

https://blabbermouth.net/news/former-scorpions-and-kingdom-come-drummer-james-kottak-dead-at-61

[oldschooldoom]

Joyce Randolph Dies: ‘The Honeymooners' Costar Trixie Norton Was 99

https://deadline.com/2024/01/joyce-randolph-dies-the-honeymooners-trixie-was-99-obituary-1235790002/

[Constantine]

Got a few:


Dexter Scott King, youngest son of the civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., has died. He was 62. King died Sunday in California after a bout with prostate cancer.


Charles Osgood, veteran CBS newsman and longtime host of "CBS Sunday Morning," dies at 91 after battle with dementia


Buddy Harrelson, New York Mets Hall of Famer and 1969 Mets World Series Champion, died at age 79 after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease.

[oldschooldoom]

Melanie, Singer Who Made a Solo Splash at Woodstock, Dies at 76


https://variety.com/2024/music/obituaries-people-news/melanie-dead-brand-new-key-singer-woodstock-1235886892/

[Constantine]

Chita Rivera, Tony-winning Broadway star and singer, dead at 91

[crucifyd]

Carl Weathers, Apollo Creed from
Rocky movies, dies aged 76
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68188746

[MagnusPrime]

RIP Mr. Weathers.

[Pethead]

Dang. Loved him in Rocky, Predator, and Arrested Development.

[crucifyd]

Dr. Rod Rosenbladt, retired professor of theology at Concordia University, dead at 82
https://twitter.com/piratechristian/status/1753523389275255177

[Pethead]

He was a contributor to one of my favorite books: Christ the Lord.

[oldschooldoom]

Add 3 more recently:
Wayne Kramer, Punk Rock Pioneer, Dead at 75
https://www.vulture.com/2024/02/wayne-kramer-mc5-dead.html
Don Murray dead at 94: Oscar-nominated actor famed for ‘Twin Peaks’ role and starring alongside Marilyn Monroe dies
https://www.the-sun.com/entertainment/10274480/don-murray-dead-oscar-nominated-twin-peaks-marilyn-monroe/
William O’Connell Dies: ‘Star Trek’ Villain & Clint Eastwood Foil Was 94
https://www.tvinsider.com/1120878/william-oconnell-dies-star-trek-villain-clint-eastwood-foil-was-94/

[oldschooldoom]

Dang. Loved him in Rocky, and Arrested Development.

Also really enjoyed Carl Weathers in the Mandalorian recently. I am stunned by the sad news.

[Black Rider]

Toby Keith passed due to cancer. Say hi to Marshall and Kitty, Toby.

[Constantine]

I saw that 10 minutes ago on You Tube.  I was surprised.  I didn't know he had stomach cancer.   He was young too.

[Pethead]

Man, I didn’t know he was sick. Dang.

[Pethead]

Henry Blackaby, author of Experiencing God:

https://religionnews.com/2024/02/10/henry-blackaby-author-of-experiencing-god-has-died-at-age-88/

[MagnusPrime]

Keyboardist Vitalij Kurprij. Amazing musician. RIP.

https://blabbermouth.net/news/trans-siberian-orchestra-keyboard-maestro-vitalij-kuprij-dead-at-49

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