Obituaries for 2018

[jmyrlefuller]

Audrey Geisel served as an executive producer on film adaptations of Dr. Seuss books including the current hit, “The Grinch,” which has earned more than $380 million at global box offices since its release in theaters last month. ...

Considering how close she was to the end of her life when the most recent Grinch film was released, I have to wonder how much influence she still had, because it doesn't look like all that much.

The 2000 film, while not perfect (it's hard to stretch a children's book that was fully encompassed in a 25-minute animated special to a full film), did manage to keep true to Seuss's spirit and message. I haven't seen the 2018 version but... ugh... I have seen the relentless merchandising and advertising for it, which I know would run totally counter to the moral of that story.

[jmyrlefuller]

Richard Overton, oldest living U.S. veteran, dies at 112



Overton, born 1906, served in World War II. He spent most of his civilian life in Austin, Texas, attributing his long life to chain-smoking cigars, drinking whiskey and divine intervention.

Obituary from Fox News

Wikipedia

[Skeptic]

Rest in peace, Overton.

[Ghost Bear]

Just heard this reported on the local news. Very sad to hear it, although of course it had to happen some time.

KXAN has a nice obituary report here.

[To-Whose-Benefit?]

Enjoy Heaven Corporal Overton.

Was at Pearl just after the attack, and at Guadalcanal and Iwo Jima.

You've served your time in hell.

[sneakypete]

Enjoy Heaven Corporal Overton.

Was at Pearl just after the attack, and at Guadalcanal and Iwo Jima.

You've served your time in hell.

@To-Whose-Benefit?

Well,since he claims to have earned the right to wear a Combat Infantryman's Badge and he was never an infantryman or in combat,I am wondering how much of the rest of it is real and how much is memorex.

[To-Whose-Benefit?]

Just heard this reported on the local news. Very sad to hear it, although of course it had to happen some time.

KXAN has a nice obituary report here.

Got that from the above obit.

It'd be a shame if it wasn't true.

[sneakypete]

Got that from the above obit.

It'd be a shame if it wasn't true.

@To-Whose-Benefit?

Can't all be true. That story says he worked for Graves Registration,as a gate guard,and as a driver for his platoon leader,and retired as a Corporal.

The other story had his rank at discharge as a Specialist 5,which is a technical field,like hospital orderly,mechanic,etc,etc,etc.

In neither case did he get awarded a Combat Infantryman's Badge. That is reserved only for the infantry,and even then IF the regulations are being followed,means you MUST have been under fire by an enemy and returned fire at that enemy and have witnesses willing to put it in writing. I personally knew a guy in VN that ran recon for 6 months and left without receiving a CIB. Was he fired at? You bet he was fired at. The NVA LOVED what is called "probing fire",which means if they suspect you are in a certain area they hose it down with automatic weapons fire to try to get you to fire back so they can concentrate their fire in a small area to kill all 6 of you.

If you are running recon,the main idea is to never give your position away if you can avoid it because you just don't have the man power or the ammo to fight a sustained gun battle when there are only a few of you,and hundreds of armed enemy close by.

So that poor guy went back home with no CIB or other combat awards,and from all you could tell looking at his uniform,he was a cook at a base camp.

And anybody that thinks it's easy to hold your fire when bullets are flying all around you is sadly mistaken. Once you do,you are pretty much guaranteed that you will either be killed right away,or spend the rest of the day fighting running gun battles while being seriously outnumbered and outgunned. If you aren't lucky  enough to have helicopter gun ships and other attack aircraft on call that are close enough you can call them in to provide cover fire for you,you are in for a VERY bad day.

[Gefn]

Amos Oz, Israeli author, dead at 79[/color


https://www.jta.org/2018/12/28/culture/amos-oz-was-a-saintly-intellectual-who-took-on-israels-national-reality

He was probably one of the biggest names in Israeli fiction

[EasyAce]

Amos Oz, Israeli author, dead at 79[/color


https://www.jta.org/2018/12/28/culture/amos-oz-was-a-saintly-intellectual-who-took-on-israels-national-reality

He was probably one of the biggest names in Israeli fiction

Just so.

RIP Mr. Oz.

[mountaineer]

Bre Payton, staff writer for The Federalist, has died from a sudden onset of the flu.

Morgan Murtaugh  Verified account @morganmurtaugh
34m34 minutes ago
Thank you everyone for your prayers. It is with a heavy heart that I type this. Unfortunately Bre has passed. Please send prayers to her family. Rest in paradise you beautiful soul.


Morgan Murtaugh  Verified account @morganmurtaugh
24 hours ago I found my friend unconscious and called 911. She’s been in a coma since and really needs a miracle right now. Please, if you’re religious at all, send prayers this way. We really need them.
10:18 AM - 28 Dec 2018

More background:

Around 8:30 this morning, December 27th, Bre's friend went into her room and found her unresponsive and barely breathing. She immediately called 911 and Bre was taken to the hospital where she was admitted to the ICU, sedated & intubated, and doctors began working up a diagnosis. After a CT scan and hours of testing, they have determined she has the H1N1 flu and possibly meningitis. The doctors are concerned that her neurological signs are not great at this point and have informed us the next 24-48 hours are going to be critical for her.

Bre Payton is staff writer for The Federalist. She has written on subjects ranging from Kanye West to Supreme Court rulings, to 2016 and breaking news. She has appeared on Fox News, MSNBC, CNN, NPR, BBC World News, among others, and her work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Daily Signal, and WORLD Magazine, to name a few. She previously worked as a reporter for Watchdog.org and received her degree in Political Journalism from Patrick Henry College.

[Gefn]

@mountaineer she looks very young
RIP

[EasyAce]

@mountaineer she looks very young
RIP

She was only 26.

Terrible.

RIP.

[EasyAce]

Report: Actor Frank Adonis, known for 'Goodfellas,' has died

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Frank Adonis, an actor best known for his roles in Martin Scorsese films including Goodfellas, Raging Bull and Casino, has died. He was 83.

His wife, Denise, told TMZ and Fox News that he died Wednesday in Las Vegas after several years of illness, mostly from kidney problems. She said he'd been on dialysis and was on a ventilator for nine days but they waited until after Christmas to take him off it.

Adonis, who was born in Brooklyn, also appeared in numerous other movies including Wall Street, True Romance and Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. He had some 40 credits to his name, and his most recent role was in 2017 in Proximity to Power.

He's survived by his wife and their two children, and another daughter from an earlier marriage.

RIP.

[sneakypete]

Bre Payton, staff writer for The Federalist, has died from a sudden onset of the flu.

More background:

Bre Payton is staff writer for The Federalist. She has written on subjects ranging from Kanye West to Supreme Court rulings, to 2016 and breaking news. She has appeared on Fox News, MSNBC, CNN, NPR, BBC World News, among others, and her work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Daily Signal, and WORLD Magazine, to name a few. She previously worked as a reporter for Watchdog.org and received her degree in Political Journalism from Patrick Henry College.

@mountaineer

Seems crazy to me that in this day and age someone as young and fit as her could die from the flu. I could understand it if she had been on a camping trip out in the mountains and been stranded,but in her house or apartment?

[mountaineer]

Seems crazy to me that in this day and age someone as young and fit as her could die from the flu. I could understand it if she had been on a camping trip out in the mountains and been stranded,but in her house or apartment?

Yeah, I agree, but don't have any more information. I just hope I haven't been wrong in refusing to get a flu shot.

[EasyAce]

@mountaineer

Seems crazy to me that in this day and age someone as young and fit as her could die from the flu. I could understand it if she had been on a camping trip out in the mountains and been stranded,but in her house or apartment?

She also had meningitis.

[sneakypete]

Yeah, I agree, but don't have any more information. I just hope I haven't been wrong in refusing to get a flu shot.

@mountaineer

I have too many health issues and am too old to deal with having the flu on top of them. Chances are the next time I get the flu will be the last time because I will die. Just had a pulmonary surgeon drain almost 1 and 3/4 liter of fluid out of just my right lung last week,and I am guessing I still have that much in my left lung. I was literally drowning while walking around.

Because of this I make sure I get a flu shot every year.

[Applewood]

@mountaineer

Seems crazy to me that in this day and age someone as young and fit as her could die from the flu. I could understand it if she had been on a camping trip out in the mountains and been stranded,but in her house or apartment?

Well, the flu can be fatal for the very old, the very young and those with chronic illnesses.  But I also believe that the strains of flu we are seeing now are much more dangerous.  A good friend of mine nearly died from the flu last year.  He's in his late 50s -- younger than me -- and in generally good health otherwise.  He did all the right things when he first contracted the flu -- rest, fluids and meds to bring down the fever.  But he grew worse all of a sudden.  Even so, he didn't want to go to the hospital.  Some friends of his had to carry him to their car kicking and screaming and drive him to the Emergency Room.  Doctor told his buddies that if they hadn't dragged him in, my friend would have died.  Was in ICU for about a week. 

[mountaineer]

I thought I heard that this year's iteration of the flu shot is essential worthless. Is that true?

[Applewood]

I thought I heard that this year's iteration of the flu shot is essential worthless. Is that true?

Most of the time, the effectiveness isn't all that great -- mauybe around 50% at best.  Last year, the vaccine was almost worthless.  Don't know yet about this year.  I don't believe the flu season has peeked around here yet.

However, now that I'm an old bag, I get a super strong version of the vaccine.  Flu-Bloc is the brand most often mentioned, but there are others.  It worked very well for me last year.  Hope for a repeat performance this year.

[mountaineer]

 Bre Payton, Beloved Staff Writer At The Federalist, Has Passed Away
December 28, 2018 By The Federalist Staff   

Bre Payton, our beloved staff writer for The Federalist, passed away on Friday in San Diego, California following a sudden illness.

Bre was born in California on June 8, 1992, to George and Cindy Payton.

She received her high school diploma from the Western Christian High School Private Satellite Program. She graduated from Patrick Henry College in 2015 with a degree in journalism.

Bre joined The Federalist in April of 2015. In the space of just a few years, she became a rising star on cable news, regularly featured as political commentator on Fox News Channel, Fox Business Channel, and OANN.

Bre brightened the lives of everyone around her. She was joyful, hard-working, and compassionate, and she leaves behind friends and colleagues for whom she brought nothing but sweetness and light.

Though we are heartbroken and devastated by Bre’s death, we are comforted in the knowledge that she was a woman who lived a life marked by deep Christian faith, trusting in her Savior, Jesus Christ – in the God who promises the way our story ends is that “He will wipe every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more.”

Bre is survived by her parents, George and Cindy; siblings James, Jack, Christina, and Cheekie; and boyfriend Ryan Colby. Her family would appreciate privacy and your prayers as they grieve this loss.

Details about funeral arrangements will be shared once they are known.
http://thefederalist.com/2018/12/28/bre-payton-beloved-staff-writer-passed-away/#.XCaPddIWn5o.twitter

[Gefn]

I’ve noticed several books have come out or coming out on the great flu epidemic of 1918.

[Free Vulcan]

I’ve noticed several books have come out or coming out on the great flu epidemic of 1918.

Lost a great-great uncle to it during WWI. He was a pilot stationed in France, one of the first groups to come down with it.

[Wingnut]

Richard Overton, the country's oldest World War II veteran, passed away at 112 years old Thursday.

"It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived." - George S. Patton