Famous People Who Died

[Fwiffo]

Manmohan Singh: Former India PM mourned in state funeral

Mourners gathered across Delhi to pay respects to a former PM many credit for India's economic reform.

www.bbc.com

State funeral in India means men dressed in camo with assault rifles. Much less splendour than the days of the Raj

 

[Thruth]

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/former-us-president-jimmy-carter-dies-100-atlanta-journal-constitution-reports-2024-12-29/

 

[Fwiffo]

Character. Integrity. Decency. Devout.

Words I keep hearing since Sunday night.

 

[Dropbear]

French far-right National Front founder Jean-Marie Le Pen dies aged 96

Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of the French far-right National Front party, now known as National Rally (RN), has died at 96.

www.euronews.com

 

[belinmad]

French far-right National Front founder Jean-Marie Le Pen dies aged 96

Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of the French far-right National Front party, now known as National Rally (RN), has died at 96.

www.euronews.com

good riddance

 

[Thruth]

Beloved Brewers broadcaster Bob Uecker, 'Mr. Baseball,' dies at 90

Longtime Brewers broadcaster Bob Uecker has died at the age of 90, the team announced Thursday.

www.espn.com

 

[Grand Potentate]

Beloved Brewers broadcaster Bob Uecker, 'Mr. Baseball,' dies at 90

Longtime Brewers broadcaster Bob Uecker has died at the age of 90, the team announced Thursday.

www.espn.com

was just coming to post about that. damn shame, he was one of the greats.

 

[Thruth]

was just coming to post about that. damn shame, he was one of the greats.

One of a kind

 

[Dropbear]

David Lynch: Twin Peaks film director dies at 78, family says

The Oscar-nominated writer and filmmaker is also famous for the surrealist cult classic, Mulholland Drive.

www.bbc.com

 

[Grand Potentate]

David Lynch: Twin Peaks film director dies at 78, family says

The Oscar-nominated writer and filmmaker is also famous for the surrealist cult classic, Mulholland Drive.

www.bbc.com

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effectively turned house bound at the end through having long covid. güero

 

[Dropbear]

‘Wild child’ Marianne Faithfull dies in London

Iconic 1960s wild child and former girlfriend of Mick Jagger, singer Marianne Faithfull, has died at the age of 78.

thenightly.com.au

 

[Dropbear]

I haven’t read his stuff since I was a teen and not sure how well it has aged:

https://www.npr.org/2025/02/09/1167079326/tom-robbins-obituary-novelist

 

[Thruth]

Killed by ALS not a song.

Roberta Flack, Grammy-winning singer with an intimate style, dies at 88

Roberta Flack, the Grammy-winning singer and pianist whose intimate vocal and musical style made her one of the top recordings artists of the 1970s and an influential performer long after, died Monday. She was 88.

www.ctvnews.ca

 

[Dropbear]

She joined Buffy when the show was in decline, but she was cool

Michelle Trachtenberg, 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' and 'Harriet the Spy' star, dies at 39

Michelle Trachtenberg, the actor known for “Gossip Girl,” “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Harriet the Spy” died Wednesday. She was 39.

apnews.com

 

[Dropbear]

Gene Hackman's Family Suspects Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, tragically died this week ... and their family believes carbon monoxide poisoning was to blame, TMZ has learned.

www.tmz.com

 

[Grand Potentate]

Gene Hackman's Family Suspects Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, tragically died this week ... and their family believes carbon monoxide poisoning was to blame, TMZ has learned.

www.tmz.com

honestly makes sense. what else would have caused them both to die simultaneously overnight like that?

 

[Thruth]

honestly makes sense. what else would have caused them both to die simultaneously overnight like that?

Suicide. Have you seen what he looks like?

 

[Dropbear]

Gene Hackman's death called 'suspicious'; no obvious signs of gas leak as investigation continues

The fire department “did not locate signs of a leak or poisoning,” a search warrant states.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[Grand Potentate]

Suicide. Have you seen what he looks like?

Dual suicide? Kind of rare isn’t it?

No I haven’t seen an updated photo. I live in god’s waiting room and can tell you 96 doesn’t look good on anyone. I see it every day down here.

 

[Thruth]

Dual suicide? Kind of rare isn’t it?

No I haven’t seen an updated photo. I live in god’s waiting room and can tell you 96 doesn’t look good on anyone. I see it every day down here.

well, he looks less like himself versus Bob Newhart, Dick Van Dyke, and the other Hollywood nonagenarians.

 

[Dropbear]

I don’t think the family dog committed suicide.

 

[Thruth]

I don’t think the family dog committed suicide.

hmm. let's call it a theriocide-suicide then.

 

[Grand Potentate]

well, he looks less like himself versus Bob Newhart, Dick Van Dyke, and the other Hollywood nonagenarians.

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Yeah that’s about right. The wife looks reasonably healthy though.

 

[Thruth]

Yeah that’s about right. The wife looks reasonably healthy though.

30 years younger

 

[Dropbear]

Could’ve been a murder-suicide, but I’m with Thruth that it was likely a suicide pact and they wanted the pet dog to go with them.

 

[Thruth]

Could’ve been a murder-suicide, but I’m with Thruth that it was likely a suicide pact and they wanted the pet dog to go with them.

Well, yeah, I'd have thought a suicide pact with her as the facilitator. only goofy thing was there were 2 other dogs found alive. not in the house. Door was ajar.

 

[Dropbear]

Well, yeah, I'd have thought a suicide pact with her as the facilitator. only goofy thing was there were 2 other dogs found alive. not in the house. Door was ajar.

That is odd

 

[Thruth]

Gene Hackman died of heart disease, his wife died of hantavirus about 1 week prior, authorities say

Authorities revealed Friday that actor Gene Hackman died of heart disease and showed severe signs of Alzheimer's disease a full week after his wife died of hantavirus in their home.

www.ctvnews.ca

 

[Dropbear]

Hantavirus!!

 

[Thruth]

Hantavirus!!

nobody wins da dead pool. He was too gorked to help her.

 

[Grand Potentate]

nobody wins da dead pool. He was too gorked to help her.

what a terrible way to go out.

 

[Thruth]

what a terrible way to go out.

I can't imagine

 

[Thruth]

Sports columnist, author Feinstein dies at age 69

John Feinstein, whose career as a columnist and bestselling author of sports books made him one of the most notable sportswriters of his time, died Thursday.

www.espn.com

 

[Grand Potentate]

George Foreman at 76

Two-time heavyweight champ Foreman dies at 76

George Foreman, a two-time heavyweight champion, Olympic gold medalist and Hall of Fame boxer, died Friday at age 76.

www.espn.com

HBO piece on the Foreman vs. Moore fight. Likely the greatest boxing accomplishment of all time winning the heavyweight title at age 45.

 

[Dropbear]

Val Kilmer.

Heat and Salton Sea are a couple of my faves.

 

[Dropbear]

George Wendt, the Beer-Loving Norm on ‘Cheers,’ Dies at 76

Jason Sudeikis' uncle earned Emmy nominations six years running after getting started on Second City in his hometown of Chicago.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

 

[Dropbear]

"His influence remains undeniable": Sly Stone dies at 82

The legendary funk frontman released a string of hit singles and some of the most influential music of all time

www.salon.com

 

[Dropbear]

https://pitchfork.com/news/the-beach-boys-brian-wilson-dies-at-82/

 

[Thruth]

Ozzy.

Ozzy Osbourne death: Black Sabbath frontman dies aged 76, his family announces

Osbourne's family says he was "surrounded by love" when he died, just weeks after his farewell gig in his home city of Birmingham.

www.bbc.com

 

[Jan Libourel]

Terry Bollea (aka "Hulk Hogan"), sometime champion professional wrestler. I had some dealings with his in-laws, who were trying to get into the firearms business. Sadly, it did not work out well for them. I met his sister-in-law at a reception. She was a rare beauty--one of those jaw-droppingly beautiful, drop-dead gorgeous blondes--the kind that fuel the fantasies of adolescent males!