Dearly Departed of 2025

[Norgarth]

singer Wayne Osmond, passed away Jan 1st (age 73)
https://people.com/the-osmonds-singer-wa...73-8768539

[Bob Schroeck]

Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary, age 86

[robkelk]

He's gone from a Soul Man to a soul.

RIP Sam Moore, of Sam & Dave

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Anita Bryant, Singer, pitchwoman for orange juice, and expounder of opinions that I disagree with.

[Kilroy]

Baseball player, sportscaster, and actor Bob Uecker has died at the age of 90.


https://apnews.com/article/bob-uecker-de...8d3aab46e0

[Jinx999]

https://variety.com/2025/film/news/david...236276106/

David Lynch. Director.

[robkelk]

RIP Garth Hudson, the last surviving member of The Band.

[robkelk]

RIP Marianne Faithfull

[robkelk]

RIP imam Prince Karim Aga Khan IV, the spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims.

[MilkmanConspiracy]

"Tom Robbins, Whose Comic Novels Drew a Cult Following, Dies at 92"

[robkelk]

RIP Jerry "the Iceman" Butler, original frontman of The Impressions.

[robkelk]

RIP Roberta Flack

[Bob Schroeck]

Michelle Trachtenberg, age 39. Cause uncertain at this time, but she had recently received a liver transplant and may have been suffering complications.

[robkelk]

RIP Gene Hackman

[Bob Schroeck]

Michelle Trachtenberg, age 39. Cause uncertain at this time, but she had recently received a liver transplant and may have been suffering complications.

Her family has requested there be no autopsy, and because there was no suspicion of foul play their request was honored.

[Bob Schroeck]

RIP Gene Hackman

And the story on this one is starting to get weird... Hackman appears to have been dead for a day or so before he was found, but his wife had been dead long enough for decay to set in and for her hands to start to mummify.

[Shepherd]

RIP Gene Hackman

And the story on this one is starting to get weird...  Hackman appears to have been dead for a day or so before he was found, but his wife had been dead long enough for decay to set in and for her hands to start to mummify.

Today's paper said it was more than that. According to the pathologist, Hackman's pacemaker stopped sending signals on 2/17, nine days before his body was found. Tests for carbon monoxide poisoning also came up negative.

[robkelk]

RIP Angie Stone

[Jinx999]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y02wxgrzlo

Jack Vettriano, Artist. Loved by the populace, but not the critics.

[Jenova_Silverstar]

George Lowe, Voice actor for Space Ghost on Space Ghost Coast to Coast, Died at age 67

[robkelk]

No longer ubiquitous.

RIP Roy Ayers

[Norgarth]

Looks like this was missed in the news of Gene Hackman's death,

David Johansen, musician and actor, died Feb 28th, age 75
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/arts/...-dead.html

[Bob Schroeck]

RIP Gene Hackman

And the story on this one is starting to get weird...  Hackman appears to have been dead for a day or so before he was found, but his wife had been dead long enough for decay to set in and for her hands to start to mummify.

Today's paper said it was more than that. According to the pathologist, Hackman's pacemaker stopped sending signals on 2/17, nine days before his body was found. Tests for carbon monoxide poisoning also came up negative.

A formal announcement on the causes of death has been made by the Santa Fe sheriff. Betsy Arakawa died from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome on February 11 or 12. Hackman died from hypertensive atherosclerosis cardiovascular disease, with Alzheimer's as a contributing factor, on on or about February 18. The sheriff's office is still investigating a few "puzzling holes" in the case -- in particular if Hackman contacted anyone after his wife died. He also appeared to have not eaten for a while before his death, although he wasn't dehydrated.

[robkelk]

RIP Mark Klein, who The Register calls "the Deep Throat of the network age". (He blew the whistle on NSA domestic surveillance at Room 641A.)

[Norgarth]

George Foreman, Championship boxer, age 76
https://people.com/george-foreman-dead-c...{.ShareRef}}

[Norgarth]

Clive Revill - stage and screen actor, age 94
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clive_Revill
among other roles, was the voice of Alfred Pennyworth in Batman: The Animated Series