The "Cursed Thread" of 2018

[Pyeknu]

Another main of faith has passed on: https://apnews.com/ea6f9efdc7544a6dab337690c5849bfc

Regardless of his politics and his stance of many social issues, the Reverend Graham did care for people. May he rest in peace and enjoy his heavenly reward.

[robkelk]

Another main of faith has passed on:  https://apnews.com/ea6f9efdc7544a6dab337690c5849bfc

Regardless of his politics and his stance of many social issues, the Reverend Graham did care for people.  May he rest in peace and enjoy his heavenly reward.

Rev. Billy Graham was a desegregationist in the South before it was legally required - that's enough to earn my respect.

More information: http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/billy-graha...-1.4544809

[Pyeknu]

Arthur Black has passed away: https://www.gulfislandsdriftwood.com/new...lack-dies/

[Pyeknu]

Emma Chambers has passed away at age 53: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-43183354?ocid...e=facebook

[robkelk]

RIP Lewis Gilbert, director of (amongst other films) Alfie, You Only Live Twice, The Spy Who Loved Me, Moonraker, Educating Rita and Shirley Valentine

[Pyeknu]

Barry Crimmins has passed away: https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/new...64-w517272

[robkelk]

RIP Ronnie Prophet, one of the most famous country music stars in Canada.

[Mamorien]

David Ogden Stiers -- M*A*S*H's Major Winchester, Beauty & the Beast's original Cogsworth, and Lilo & Stitch's Jumba Jookiba -- has gone to the greenest of all Green Rooms:

http://www.tmz.com/2018/03/03/mash-star-...ead-at-75/

[Pyeknu]

Brandon Jenkins has passed on: http://newsok.com/red-dirt-musician-bran...le/5585527

[Bob Schroeck]

Sir Roger Bannister, the first person to beat a 4-minute mile.

[Bob Schroeck]

John Sulston, Decoder of the Human Genome

[robkelk]

RIP Danny 'Stonewalker' Lindstrom, the only man to hold both the Canadian light heavyweight and heavyweight professional boxing titles.

[robkelk]

RIP Hubert de Givenchy, creator of Audrey Hepburn's "little black dress" in Breakfast at Tiffany's and founder of the House of Givenchy fashion studio

[robkelk]

RIP rapper Craig Mack

[DeputyJones]

It is my sad duty to report the loss of the great Stephen William Hawking at the age of 76.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/ste...spartandhp

[Epsilon]

Stephen Hawking taught us that there is no such thing as a preferential reference frame for time. Every thing that will ever, has ever or does ever exist does not cease. His chain of being, the particular arrangement of molecules will have always existed. He is beyond the light cone of our perceptions, but he will always be there and his words will always be traveling forever outward, spreading and attenuating through the cosmos until time itself stops.

Lightspeed, Dr. Hawking. From stardust you came, to starlight you return.

[Bob Schroeck]

That was beautiful, Epsilon.

[DHBirr]

Fifty-five years ago, when his illness was diagnosed, Stephen Hawking was told he had two years to live.  He pulled off an awesome Magic Countdown.

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Considering that one dictionary definition of "carry on" is to "behave or speak in a foolish, excited, or improper manner," the designers of that famous poster, "Keep Calm and Carry On," need to make up their flippin' minds!

[Star Ranger4]

Somehow, it is fitting that such a great mathematical mind passed on 03.14.

Let us all have a slice in his memory.

[SelfCloak]

Adrian Lamo, threat analyst and hacker who indirectly reported whistleblower Chelsea Manning to U.S. Army authorities, died of unknown causes.

[Norgarth]

Canadian stand up comedian Mike MacDonald has died
http://nationalpost.com/news/canadian-st...plications

[Pyeknu]

Fans of Jonah Hex and the Spectre have reason to mourn: https://www.cbr.com/michael-fleisher-jon...ssed-away/

[robkelk]

RIP Sudan, the last male northern white rhino

If the small amount of saved semen is non-viable, then this means the extinction of his subspecies.

[Pyeknu]

Bozo the Clown has passed away: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-...l-facebook

[Bob Schroeck]

Not the Bozo, but a Bozo. Someone named Alan W. Livingston created the character in the 1940s, but Pinto Colvig -- probably better known now as the voice of Pluto and Goofy for Disney -- actually portrayed him. Larry Harmon, often (mis-)credited as "the original" Bozo, bought the rights off Livingston and then franchised the character to local TV stations, as well as creating a syndicated show marketed to those stations not making their own Bozo program. Frank Avruch was the (first) local Boston Bozo. (Willard Scott was the Washington DC Bozo for three years, which led right into his gig as the first Ronald McDonald.)

Sorry, I've just seen so many obits for "the original Bozo" over the years that I finally had to clarify.