People die every day. Some of them are famous, some important, many newsworthy. This thread is for announcements of deaths in the news, discussions of the legacy of those recently deceased people, and memorials of same.
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To start with, the last of the original Von Trapp Singers has died, Maria Von Trapp, 99, in Vermont. (This is the daughter of Captain Von Trapp, not her stepmother who was also named Maria. In the musical, they called her Louisa.)
http://news.yahoo.com/maria-von-trapp-99-dies-vermont-005546425.html
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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:28:19 AM
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The last of the Navajo code talkers from World War II, Chester Nez, has passed away at 93.
Rik Mayall, British comedy legend, passes away at 56.
"The young ones, darling, we're the young ones, and young ones shouldn't be afraid to live, love, while the flame is strong 'cause we may not be the young ones... very long."
edited 9th Jun '14 9:44:22 AM by Jetstreamiest
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Rest in peace, Lord Flashheart. Woof.
Legendary actress Ruby Dee passed away.
edited 12th Jun '14 10:38:57 AM by wuggles
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RIP Hans Geering.
Sam Kelly was a really good actor. And this happened only a few days after Rik Mayall passed away.
edited 14th Jun '14 3:53:19 PM by Quag15
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Casey Kasem has passed away at the age of 82.
edited 15th Jun '14 8:12:46 AM by tclittle
"We're all paper, we're all scissors, we're all fightin' with our mirrors, scared we'll never find somebody to love."
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MLB Hall of Famer Tony Gwinn has passed away at the age of 54.
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Stephanie L. Kwolek, Inventor of Kevlar, Is Dead at 90
Guildford Four's Gerry Conlon dies aged 60 (yes, the one portrayed by Daniel Day-Lewis in In the Name of the Father).
Blackadder 'Nursie' actress Patsy Byrne dies aged 80
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Now she can flirt with Lord Flasheart forever.
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Indeed. May she rest well.
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Aw, no way RIP, Calvera, RIP.
edited 25th Jun '14 6:15:26 AM by Achaemenid
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RIP, Master actor. ("Journeyman", my left foot: not with the cultural icons you portrayed, mate.)
Eduard Shevardnadze, former Soviet foreign minister under Gorbachev and later president of Georgia, is dead at 86.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/07/07/world/europe/eduard-shevardnadze-death/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
Like his boss, he is generally remembered well in the West, if only for being the face of perestroika, but is despised for corruption/ineffectiveness back home.
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David Legeno, the 50 year-old actor who portrayed the werewolf Fenrir Greyback in the Harry Potter films, died while hiking near Death Valley, California.
edited 11th Jul '14 5:05:37 PM by TotemicHero
Expergiscēre cras, medior quam hodie. (Awaken tomorrow, better than today.)
She'll be missed, but her words will live on.
Reality is that, which when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. -Philip K. Dick