Re: The high profile person recently died thread

[oldschooldoom]

[oldschooldoom]

Debbie Reynolds, ‘Singin’ in the Rain’ Star and Carrie Fisher’s Mother, Dies at 84
http://variety.com/2016/film/news/debbie-reynolds-dead-dies-carrie-fisher-mother-1201949432/

[oldschooldoom]

William Christopher, Father Mulcahy on 'MASH,' dies at 84
http://abc7.com/entertainment/william-christopher-father-mulcahy-on-mash-dies-at-84/1680901/

[TheDoctor394]

Mary Tyler Moore has passed away.

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/mary-tyler-moore-dead-age-80-article-1.2955361

[MikeInFla]

Butch Trucks of the Allman Brothers passes away.

Butch Trucks, a co-founder and drummer for the Allman Brothers Band, passed away Tuesday night at his home in West Palm Beach, Florida, his booking agent, Page Stallings, told CNN. Trucks was 69.

[oldschooldoom]

Mike Connors, former 'Mannix' star, dies at 91
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2017/01/26/mike-connors-mannix-leukemia-died/97120838/

[oldschooldoom]

John Hurt, Oscar-Nominated Star of 'The Elephant Man,' Dies at 77

http://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/john-hurt-oscar-nominated-star-of-the-elephant-man-dies-at-77-report/ar-AAmky3E

[Kerrick]

^He was one of my favorite actors.  Everything he did was just amazing.

[Staybrite]

^He was one of my favorite actors.  Everything he did was just amazing.

Agreed, I would say he is easily one of Britain's top 10 actors of the last 40 years.  His performance in just about anything lent an air of legitimacy to the work.

[oldschooldoom]

R.I.P. John Wetton, prog-rock titan of Asia and King Crimson fame, has died
http://sofa-king-cool-magazine.com/asia-frontman-john-wetton-dead-at-67/
http://consequenceofsound.net/2017/01/r-i-p-john-wetton-former-singer-of-asia-and-king-crimson-has-died/

[MikeInFla]

Man... sad news, Asia just released this video 4 days ago

[Staybrite]

I'm guessing that will probably mean the end of Asia, bummer.

[MikeInFla]

The real sad part is they were getting ready to start a North American Tour with Journey. Would have been an AWESOME show, Asia and Journey.

[Staybrite]

The real sad part is they were getting ready to start a North American Tour with Journey. Would have been an AWESOME show, Asia and Journey.

That does sound like a fantastic show.

[oldschooldoom]

Richard Hatch, Who Starred in ‘Battlestar Galactica,’ Dies at 71
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/07/arts/richard-hatch-dead-.html?_r=0

[oldschooldoom]

From several days ago
Al Jarreau, Grammy-winning jazz singer, dead at 76
http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/12/entertainment/al-jarreau-dead/

[MikeInFla]

Wrestling agent Eric Simms posted on Twitter that George “The Animal” Steele had entered hospice, this came after news that Steele’s wife informed Bob Backlund that he may not be coming back home. WWE has confirmed that he passed away at the age of 79.

[WildWorld]

RIP Animal. And a couple of days before, we also lost another wrestler, Nicole Bass

http://www.f4wonline.com/other-wrestling/nicole-bass-passes-away-52-years-old-230266

[Professor_Valconian]

Norma McCorvey, plaintiff in Roe v. Wade decision, dead at 69

Although McCorvey was the plaintiff in Roe v. Wade, she later became an anti-abortion activist.

She revealed her real name in the 1980s. She also said she had lied when she said her 1969 pregnancy that set Roe v. Wade in motion was the result of a rape. As the court case progressed, she gave birth and gave her daughter up for adoption.

[MikeInFla]

ANother wrestler gone, Ivan Koloff

[Professor_Valconian]

ANother wrestler gone, Ivan Koloff

Never heard of him, but went to his website ... http://www.ivankoloff.com ... he was a believer. Awesome! He is home now. Praise God!

[MikeInFla]

If you don't watch all of this, at least watch the first 30 seconds or so:



And since you were not familiar with Ivan, he beat Bruno back in the 70's and it was a really big deal at the time. Here is a little snippet of Ivan and Nikita



Around 1995 or 96 I was living in Cookeville, TN. I went to Walmart and saw a man standing there with a championship belt in a display. I approached him and it was Ivan. Very nice, I guess he was touring with the belt and you could have your picture made with him (of you paid like $20). I felt bad for him, no one was around and I didn't have any money as I was fresh out of college, newly married and had no money to spare. I spoke to him for a minute then went on my way.

[oldschooldoom]

I pulled the below from another thread here
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Christian blues man Larry Howard has lost his battle with cancer and went home to Jesus.

Glenn Kaiser posted this blog about Larry's passing.
https://gkaiser.wordpress.com/2017/02/11/larry-howard-home/

[oldschooldoom]

Bill Paxton Dead at 61 Due to Complications from Surgery
http://people.com/movies/bill-paxton-dead-complications-surgery-age-61/

[oldschooldoom]

People's Court' Judge Joseph Wapner Dead at 97
https://www.aol.com/article/entertainment/2017/02/26/peoples-court-judge-joseph-wapner-dead-at-97/21722083/

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