DEATHS ; Notable Passings; The Thread to Pay Last Respects

[Bruce Wayne]

RIP Ester Williams at 91.

 

[Gingerella72]

Esther Williams.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/06/esther-williams-dead-dies_n_3397642.html

 

[Dixon Cannon]

Esther Jane Williams (August 8, 1921 – June 6, 2013), all American beauty! Living proof that swimming tones the body! http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h44/dixon-cannon/EstherWillams_zpsfc0351ca.jpg

-dixon cannon

 

[skyvue]

I interviewed Ms. Williams some years ago on the occasion of the publication of her memoirs; those who might be interested in reading that Q&A will find it here.

And here's a tribute I created for her today for my employer's Facebook page:

 

[Widebrim]

^^A real lady she was...and talented.

 

[dhermann1]

She would have won a fistful of gold medals at the 1940 Olympics if the war hadn't interfered. Seems like every single person who had anything to do with her adored her.

 

[ButteMT61]

Oh dear. My mom will be heartbroken. This is her favorite person of all time. What a dame. So much talent and beauty. RIP.

 

[MrBern]

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/07/movies/esther-williams-who-swam-to-movie-fame-dies-at-91.html?hpw

slideshow
http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2013/06/06/movies/20130607Williams-obit.html

 

[HadleyH]

good bye

 

[Albert.Tatlock]

Just Lovely

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnZJjhcbZ8I

 

[Sloan1874]

A true talent and beauty! They'll be hard-pressed to find somebody equally striking to play her when they get around to making her biopic.

 

[splintercellsz]

R.i.P. Jason Leffler.

 

[W4ASZ]

Johnny Smith, jazz guitar great :

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2013/jun/16/johnny-smith

 

[STEVIEBOY1]

The Radio just said that Slim Whitman just passed away today.

 

[skyvue]

Slim Whitman, 90

[video=youtube_share;Q66yTkrzosI]http://youtu.be/Q66yTkrzosI[/video]

 

[AtomicEraTom]

Heard of Slim Whitman's passing this morning. Very sad news.

 

[AtomicAnnie]

RIP Slim Whitman. Good thing we have recordings to save us from the aliens.

 

[MrBern]

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2013/06/19/arts/ap-us-obit-slim-whitman.html?hp
[video=youtube;0FhQxZnSqc0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FhQxZnSqc0[/video]

[video=youtube;-MhgnMX73Pw]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MhgnMX73Pw[/video]

 

[HoosierDaddy]

James Gandolfini who played Tony Soprano has died of a heart attack at 51 on vacation in Rome.

 

[Dixon Cannon]

James Gandolfini (Tony Soprano) has died at age 51 in Sicily June 19, 2013

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Gandolfini

-dixon cannon