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RE: Dearly Departed of 2024 - DHBirr - 09-03-2024

James Darren, age 88. Many and varied roles, including Gidget's love interest, a returning native of the island of Navarone, an inadvertent time traveler seeking to get home (wait, that sounds familiar somehow), and a holographic nightclub owner/singer.


RE: Dearly Departed of 2024 - robkelk - 09-06-2024

RIP Sérgio Mendes, the man who brought bossa nova to North America.

Age 83. Complications from long COVID.


RE: Dearly Departed of 2024 - Norgarth - 09-09-2024

James Earl Jones has passed at age 93


RE: Dearly Departed of 2024 - Bob Schroeck - 09-10-2024

Emi Shinohara, voice of Sailor Jupiter, age 61


RE: Dearly Departed of 2024 - Mamorien - 09-13-2024

Peter Burr Loomis IV '61, CAPT, USNR (Ret.), age 85. He is survived by his older sister Linda; his wife of 60 years, Ann (Ripton); his sons Rip and Austin (waves wibblingly); and his grandsons Drew and Adam.


RE: Dearly Departed of 2024 - Jinx999 - 09-14-2024

(09-13-2024, 09:10 PM)Mamorien Wrote: Peter Burr Loomis IV '61, CAPT, USNR (Ret.), age 85. He is survived by his older sister Linda; his wife of 60 years, Ann (Ripton); his sons Rip and Austin (waves wibblingly); and his grandsons Drew and Adam.

Hugs.


RE: Dearly Departed of 2024 - robkelk - 09-16-2024

RIP Tito jackson, of the Jackson 5.


RE: Dearly Departed of 2024 - aku - 09-27-2024

Dame Maggie Smith (89, HP: Minerva McGonagall)


RE: Dearly Departed of 2024 - Bob Schroeck - 09-27-2024

Well, damn. I've loved her work since I first saw her in Murder By Death back in the 1970s.


RE: Dearly Departed of 2024 - RMH999 - 09-29-2024

Kris Kristofferson passes at 88


RE: Dearly Departed of 2024 - Bob Schroeck - 10-01-2024

Actor Ken Page -- Old Deuteronomy in Cats on Broadway and Oogie Boogie in The Nightmare Before Christmas -- age 70


RE: Dearly Departed of 2024 - Bob Schroeck - 10-02-2024

Disgraced former baseball star Pete Rose, age 83


RE: Dearly Departed of 2024 - robkelk - 10-02-2024

This has not been a good week.

RIP John Amos, who played Kunta Kinte in Roots and James Evans Sr. in Good Times

RIP Gavin Creel, Tony-Award-winning actor (Hello, Dolly!, Hair, Thoroughly Modern Millie, etc.)


RE: Dearly Departed of 2024 - robkelk - 10-08-2024

RIP Nell Smith, musician who released nine tracks with Flaming Lips.

Age 17. Traffic accident.





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RE: Dearly Departed of 2024 - Bob Schroeck - 10-10-2024

Ethel Kennedy, widow of RFK and matriarch of the Kennedy family, age 96


RE: Dearly Departed of 2024 - robkelk - 10-13-2024

RIP Viktoriia Roshchyna, Ukrainian journalist who went missing from Russian-occupied territory in August 2023. Died in Russian custody; no cause of death given. Age 27.

(Also posted to the relevant thread in Politics.)


RE: Dearly Departed of 2024 - robkelk - 10-15-2024

RIP Ward Christensen, co-creator of the BBS and the XMODEM protocol.

If you've ever downloaded anything, or if you've reading this post, thank Ward.


RE: Dearly Departed of 2024 - Norgarth - 10-17-2024

Liam Payne, former member of One Direction
Fell from a hotel balcony


RE: Dearly Departed of 2024 - robkelk - 10-17-2024

RIP Yukihiro Shibutani, art director on anime ranging from Patlabor to Kamichu! to Natsume's Book of Friends


RE: Dearly Departed of 2024 - Bob Schroeck - 10-18-2024

Mitzi Gaynor, age 93


RE: Dearly Departed of 2024 - robkelk - 10-22-2024

RIP Thelma Mothershed Wair, one of the Little Rock Nine.

Age 83. Complications from MS.


RE: Dearly Departed of 2024 - robkelk - 10-25-2024

RIP Phil Lesh, co-founder and bassist of the Grateful Dead


RE: Dearly Departed of 2024 - Bob Schroeck - 10-25-2024

Grammy-winning singer Jack Jones, best known for The Love Boat theme, age 86


RE: Dearly Departed of 2024 - Bob Schroeck - 10-29-2024

Teri Garr, age 79


RE: Dearly Departed of 2024 - robkelk - 11-04-2024

RIP Quincy Jones, Grammy- and Oscar-winning musician.

Quote:He played the trumpet with Lionel Hampton, produced albums ('Thriller'), songs ("We Are the World," "It's My Party"), films ('The Color Purple') and TV shows ('Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'), scored movies ('In the Heat of the Night') and charmed the world.

This one's probably his best-known work: