DEATHS ; Notable Passings; The Thread to Pay Last Respects

[kaiser]

RIP Muhammad Ali, you were a part of my growing up. One of the greatest Boxers in the 20th Century.

 

[MisterCairo]

60s singer Bobby Curola has died, aged 73:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/bobby-curtola-dead-1.3617348

 

[Lean'n'mean]

Sir Peter Shaffer, English playwright & screenwriter, died yesterday (6th June) aged 90.

 

[MisterCairo]

Theresa Saldana, who became well known first in the Beatles inspired film I Want to Hold Your Hand, then Raging Bull. And the tv show The Commish, has died, aged 61.

She was also known for having been stabbed by a stalker, and fighting for victims' rights.

 

[Frunobulax]

I am not a hockey fan, but even I know about Gordie Howe.

RIP

http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/10/us/gordie-howe-dies/index.html

 

[LizzieMaine]

The man played professional hockey -- one of the roughest, toughest, most demanding sports there is -- from 1946 to 1980. Think about that for a moment. Clearly the Canadians know something about health and longevity that we don't.

 

[MisterCairo]

http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/gordie-howe-1.3628425

 

[MisterCairo]

Gordie interviewed on the CBC in 1978, one month before turning 50 on his upcoming professional return with the WHL:

 

[Fading Fast]

The man played professional hockey -- one of the roughest, toughest, most demanding sports there is -- from 1946 to 1980. Think about that for a moment. Clearly the Canadians know something about health and longevity that we don't.

And with a lot less protective gear and rules than we have today.

 

[Frunobulax]

RIP Judy Jetson

 

[Zombie_61]

Mihaly 'Michu' Meszaros, the 2'8¾" tall actor who was arguably best known for playing Gordon "ALF" Shumway in the 1980s sitcom ALF, has died at the age of 76.

 

[LizzieMaine]

Radio actress Janet Waldo has died at the age of 96. Best known for her breathless portrayals of bobby-sox teenage girls in such 1940s situation comedies as "Meet Corliss Archer" and "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet," she became well-known all over again to Boomers thru her cartoon voice work in the 1960s, where her best remembered role was that of breathless teenager Judy Jetson. Her name was back in the news in the 1980s when she was unceremoniously dropped from the cast of the "Jetsons" movie in favor of disposable pop star "Tiffany." Despite all that, she continued to work well into the 21st Century, and was a popular ambassador for the Golden Age of Radio at "OTR" conventions.

 

[Frunobulax]

She was also "Josie," in Josie and the Pussycats.

 

[MisterCairo]

Actor Ron Lester, best known for Varsity Blues, has died from organ failure, only 45:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/ron-lester-dead-1.3642056

 

[Zombie_61]

Actor Anton Yelchin, 27, who played Chekov in recent Star Trek movies, was killed in a freak accident early Sunday morning.

 

[Formeruser012523]

Went on facebook last night for the first time in a while. This was the first thing I saw. It's wrecked me. So young & so sad. Praying for him & his family.

 

[MisterCairo]

Blue grass legend Ralph Stanley has died, aged 89:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/ralph-stanley-obit-1.3650380

If you know one thing he did, it's likely this vocal:

 

[Frunobulax]

RIP Bernie Worrell.

Thanks for the funk.

 

[LizzieMaine]

Blue grass legend Ralph Stanley has died, aged 89:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/ralph-stanley-obit-1.3650380

If you know one thing he did, it's likely this vocal:

We had him here for a live show two years ago, and he could barely stand up. But he could still play and he could still sing.

 

[BegintheBeguine]

60s singer Bobby Curola has died, aged 73:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/bobby-curtola-dead-1.3617348

Genuinely nice man. Sad that his wife died in an automobile accident in December. Listened to an interview on AM740 Toronto where he wanted to talk about it and the announcer Robbie Lane, (they'd known each other for years) obviously was uncomfortable and changed the subject...Bobby Curtola was talented, fun, generous, admired and had no ego. He is missed.