Notable Passings and other milestones

[Gord_in_Toronto]

The classic example is how the guy often credited for the popularisation of jogging, Fixx died of a heart attack at the age of fifty-two whilst doing his daily run. It doesn't mean, despite as I often say, that jogging kills!

And Lloyd Percival^WP, aka Mr Fitness Canada, died at 61 (heart disease).

 

[Orphia Nay]

Kinky Friedman died at the end of June, I saw on Wikipedia.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinky_Friedman

 

[SteveAitch]

Ray Reardon.

Notable, but probably not in the USA.

 

[Darat]

91? When did all these middle aged people get so old?

 

[SteveAitch]

91? When did all these middle aged people get so old?

About the same time I moved into the lower end of old.

 

[CarbShark]

https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/...d783b785d5a2/766411208331445498f1f37f69d41f75


US Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas, who had pancreatic cancer, dies - Los Angeles Times

Longtime U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas, who helped lead federal efforts to protect women from domestic violence and recognize Juneteenth as a national holiday, has died. She was 74.

Lillie Conley, her chief of staff, confirmed Friday night that Jackson Lee, who had pancreatic cancer, had died.

The Democrat had represented her Houston-based district since 1995. She had previously had breast cancer and announced the pancreatic cancer diagnosis on June 2.

 

[dann]

https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/...167a/171515-ca-0409-shannen-doherty-2-als.jpg

Shannen Doherty, '90210' star who battled cancer for years, dies at 53 - Los Angeles Times

Shannen Doherty, the quintessential ’90s rebel who starred in the TV mega-hits “Beverly Hills, 90210” and “Charmed,” has died after a nearly decade-long battle with cancer. She was 53.

That must be rebel as in Confederate: Doherty was a registered Republican. (Wikipedia)

 

[commandlinegamer]

Jack "Democracy Manifest" Karlson has died.

RIP, Mr Succulent.

 

[CarbShark]

Gena Rowlands

Gena Rowlands dead: 'Notebook' actor starred in Cassavetes films - Los Angeles Times

Award-winning actor Gena Rowlands, whose appearances in “A Woman Under the Influence,” “Gloria” and “The Notebook” were among her many celebrated collaborations with her late husband, John Cassavetes, and their son, Nick, died Wednesday at her home in Indian Wells after a years-long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. She was 94.

 

[jeremyp]

Passing what? Wind? A kidney stone?

These are notable deaths aren't they?

 

[CarbShark]

Passing what? Wind? A kidney stone?

These are notable deaths aren't they?

Yes. Was that not clear?

 

[TJM]

Patti Yasutake, AKA Nurse Alyssa Ogawa of Star Trek TNG.

Yasutake died of a rare form of T-cell lymphoma at the UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center, on August 5, 2024, at the age of 70.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patti_Yasutake

 

[CarbShark]

Phil Donahue dead: Daytime talk show host dies at 88 - Los Angeles Times

Phil Donahue, the groundbreaking daytime talk show host of “The Phil Donahue Show,” has died. He was 88.

He died Sunday “peacefully after a long illness,” his family said in a statement to “Today.” Donahue was a contributor to the NBC morning show.

Donahue was known for bringing the audience into the talk-show format, engaging with them just as he did with the notable and eclectic list of guests on the show, including Nelson Mandela, Dolly Parton and Richard Pryor.

 

[CarbShark]

Maggie Smith, actor from 'Downton Abbey' and 'Harry Potter,' dies - Los Angeles Times

Two-time Oscar winner Maggie Smith, the celebrated stage actress who starred in “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” and burnished her long-shining star by playing the scene-stealing dowager countess of “Downton Abbey” and the exacting Professor McGonagall in the “Harry Potter” franchise, has died. She was 89.

The respected English dame died early Friday in a London hospital, her sons, Chris Larkin and Toby Stephens, told the Associated Press.

 

[catsmate]

Maggie Smith, actor from 'Downton Abbey' and 'Harry Potter,' dies - Los Angeles Times

Ah bugger

 

[korenyx]

Maggie Smith, actor from 'Downton Abbey' and 'Harry Potter,' dies - Los Angeles Times

I saw a Watch Mojo video listed on Youtube of her top ten moments. I didn't watch it but that is how Watch Mojo honors actors who have passed.

 

[CarbShark]

Kris Kristofferson, country music singer-songwriter, dies at 88 - Los Angeles Times

The former Rhodes scholar and Army Ranger fashioned a second career as a leading man in Hollywood, co-starring with Barbra Streisand in a remake of “A Star Is Born,” for which he won a Golden Globe.

“He could dig for the simple truth of a character,” said John Sayles, who directed him as a ruthless lawman in “Lone Star.” Just as important, “Kris Kristofferson knows how to wear the boots.”

Beset with health problems, Kristofferson died at his home in Maui, Hawaii, on Saturday, family spokeswoman Ebie McFarland said in an email shared with The Times. He was 88. McFarland said Kristofferson died peacefully, surrounded by his family.

One of my favorite singer/songwriters. Most people will recognize "Help Me Make it Through the Night" and "Sunday Morning Coming Down."

As for his acting career, he was a terrific singer/songwriter.

 

[CarbShark]

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Pete Rose, baseball hits king banished for betting, dies at 83 - Los Angeles Times

Pete Rose, who played baseball with such boyish and fierce enthusiasm that he was known as Charlie Hustle but whose certain entrance to the game’s Hall of Fame was doomed by his lifelong suspension for betting on games, died Monday, according to multiple reports. He was 83.

 

[Jim_MDP]

Just read today John Amos died August 21st, age 84. Did the family and reps not release the news earlier, orr did it just fly under my radar?

 

[Trebuchet]

Frank Fritz, of American Pickers, at just 58. Had a massive stroke a few years ago that left him an invalid.

ETA: Or at 60, depending on the news source!