Obituaries for 2019

[sneakypete]

My brother married in 1995.  But I guess you may be correct that a lot of young people today are still living with Mom and Dad.

@Applewood

You and I have different understandings of the timing of social trends. Back in the 60's and earlier it was common for children to live at home even after they got married,so they could save enough money to make a down payment on a house. Those who didn't marry,just stayed at home,helped their parents with the bills,and saved money.

Some may be the stereotypical "living in Mom's basement" types, but I've read that a number of young people live with their folks for other reasons.  This may depend on where these young people live.  If where they live has an unusually high cost of living, they may live with Mom and Dad because it is cheaper than renting an apartment.   Some stay with Mom and Dad because they want to marry and living at home helps them save for that event.  Some actually want to pay off that student loan they took out when they went to college.  Again, I wouldn't call these individuals "Mama's boys."   

I would if they don't have jobs or careers outside of home,or they are not living at home to take care of handicapped or elderly parents.

Maybe I am wrong,but in MY opinion any healthy 30 year old that is living at home and has a college degree and no job is a mama's boy.

 

[Smokin Joe]

democrat Rep. Elijah Cummings,, ddead at age 68.


https://fox8.com/2019/10/17/us-representative-elijah-cummings-dies-at-68/

Yeah, I saw that.


In keeping with forum policy about not speaking ill of those who have passed,

[txradioguy]

For those who don't know who Bob Kingsley is...

He is country music's equivalent of Casey Kasem. In fact, it was Kasem's company Watermark who launched his show (first known as American Country Countdown and then Country Top 40). Kingsley started out as producer in 1972 then became host in '78, staying as a countdown host for the next 41 years.

Toward the end, though, the CMA decided they wanted more female representation and, when Kingsley announced his leave of absence, they decided to take over the show with all-women hosts. Which is kind of a sad way to end a career, to be honest... and Kingsley wanted to come back but obviously can't now.

I was lucky enough to get to talk to him as we were both waiting on our respectinve flights in Nashville after Country Radio Seminar in 1997.  He explained to me and my boss at the time the process every week of making American Country Countdown.  It was kinda interesting.  He lived in Weatherford, TX just outside of Dallas (he also raised cutting horses). He'd drive into Dallas to the ABC radio studios there a couple days a week...record his parts and be done.

[Applewood]

@sneakypete

I would if they don't have jobs or careers outside of home,or they are not living at home to take care of handicapped or elderly parents.

Was just reading in another article on this tragedy which says:

One of the officers who responded to the scene can be heard saying that he cleared the house and spoke with the “elderly gentleman” there, who was later identified as Ron. The actor, who People reports has a medical condition that limits his speech, did his best to explain that Cameron was behind the attack and that he believed that his son drove away after placing the 911 call.

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/tarzan-ron-ely-son-blame-murder-mother-elderly-actor-911-call

So that makes me wonder whether Ron Ely was not in the best of health and his son was needed at home to help care for him.  Mr. Ely is in his 80s.

[EasyAce]

Never forget: Last 9/11 Ground Zero search dog dies just shy of 17th birthday

RIP Bretagne (pronounced "Brittney").

In September 2001, amid the twisted pile of steel beams, concrete and ash where the World Trade Center once stood, 300 or so search dogs worked long hours and used their powerful noses to try to find survivors.

On Monday afternoon, the last of those search dogs died at age 16 with her longtime handler and best friend by her side.

Bretagne (pronounced “Brittany”), a whip-smart golden retriever with feathery fur and a sunny smile, lived an adventure-packed life until the very end. In recent weeks, though, she began experiencing kidney failure and slowing down. When Bretagne failed to do her favorite thing for three consecutive days — eat — her owner Denise Corliss realized it was time to say goodbye.

“She was really anxious last night and she just wanted to be with me,” Corliss told TODAY on Monday. “So I laid down with her, right next to her. When she could feel me, she could settle down and go to sleep. I slept with her like that all night" . . .

[mountaineer]

Inside the life of Cameron Ely, son of ‘Tarzan’ star accused of killing his mom, NY Post.

[Applewood]

Thank you for the link @mountaineer

[sneakypete]

@sneakypete

Was just reading in another article on this tragedy which says:

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/tarzan-ron-ely-son-blame-murder-mother-elderly-actor-911-call

So that makes me wonder whether Ron Ely was not in the best of health and his son was needed at home to help care for him.  Mr. Ely is in his 80s.

@Applewood

Could be,but Ely's wife,the woman that was murdered and the mother of the adult child was only 69,and she lived with him. They had enough money to send the boy to Harvard and before that,the most exclusive Prep School in the nation,so I am assuming they also had plenty of money to hire people to help them,and probably did have them.

[jmyrlefuller]

Never forget: Last 9/11 Ground Zero search dog dies just shy of 17th birthday

I think that was a couple years ago. If the dog were only 16, that would mean born in late 2002 and thus never at 9/11. But I remember posting it at the time.

[Cyber Liberty]

I think that was a couple years ago. If the dog were only 16, that would mean born in late 2002 and thus never at 9/11. But I remember posting it at the time.

Your memory is excellent.  The doggy passed 6/16.

[Applewood]

@Applewood

Could be,but Ely's wife,the woman that was murdered and the mother of the adult child was only 69,and she lived with him. They had enough money to send the boy to Harvard and before that,the most exclusive Prep School in the nation,so I am assuming they also had plenty of money to hire people to help them,and probably did have them.

Well, I'm only a couple of years younger than Mrs. Ely was and I could not see myself caring for someone with a serious illness without lots of help.  The family might have been able to send Cameron to the finest schools some years back, but none of us knows what their financial situation is now.   And I know from experience that home care nurses and aides cost a fortune. 

But here we are, once again speculating and jumping to conclusions and you know I hate that.  I expect more will be learned about this matter in the coming days, weeks and months, and maybe we should stop until we learn more. 

[sneakypete]

Well, I'm only a couple of years younger than Mrs. Ely was and I could not see myself caring for someone with a serious illness without lots of help.  The family might have been able to send Cameron to the finest schools some years back, but none of us knows what their financial situation is now.   And I know from experience that home care nurses and aides cost a fortune. 

But here we are, once again speculating and jumping to conclusions and you know I hate that.  I expect more will be learned about this matter in the coming days, weeks and months, and maybe we should stop until we learn more.

@Applewood

Their house is appraised at 4.5 million for tax purposes,so they were doing ok financially.

[TomSea]

Alicia Alonso: Legendary ballet dancer dies aged 98

Cuban ballet dancer Alicia Alonso has died age 98, the country's state media has announced.

Alonso is considered one of the greatest 20th Century ballerinas. She began to lose her sight at 19, relying on only the stage lights to guide her.

After the 1959 revolution, she helped found the National Ballet of Cuba with then leader Fidel Castro.


At 19, her eyesight began to deteriorate and she was diagnosed with a detached retina

Read more at: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-50091870

Now, check this out, yes, apparently, she went in with the communists some. Apparently, she suffered from some very serious sight problems, with her eyes.

Alicia Alonso (1920-2019), Cuban prima ballerina | Babalú Blog

Alicia Alonso has died in Havana at 98. She was a great ballerina but not a great person, but she always knew which way was up. She danced for Batista’s presidential inauguration in the 1950s when he was on top, and later spent decades serving Fidel Castro when he was The Man. And yet, I cannot reject her entirely, because she is connected to my mother.

My mother loved ballet. She saw it through the enchanted eyes of a girl, as something beautiful, pure and magical. She was not raised to love it; her parents were lower-middle class at best and hardly artsy, but living in Havana gave her the chance to see ballet, and she took to it naturally. Among her most cherished memories were live performances by Alonso in her prime, which she spoke of in a dreamy, wistful way — in part, I suppose, because she herself was then young and fresh and open to the wonder and romance of life. She treasured those experiences like jewels.

She never let the Castro tool Alonso later became taint those memories — the great ballerina floating through Swan Lake, a vision in white tulle, was kept separate and pristine, quite removed from the “revolutionary” propaganda piece....

Read more at: https://babalublog.com/2019/10/17/alicia-alonsso-1920-2019-cuban-prima-ballerina/

So, she was very talented apparently.

[Free Vulcan]

Mark Hurd, Oracle CEO, has died

Mark Hurd, CEO of Oracle and former CEO of Hewlett-Packard, two of Silicon Valley's most storied companies, has died. He was 62.
Oracle Founder and Chairman Larry Ellison confirmed Hurd's death Friday.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/18/tech/mark-hurd-dead/index.html?utm_term=link&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twbusiness&utm_content=2019-10-18T16%3A18%3A07

[jmyrlefuller]

Bill Macy
Actor not to be confused with the unrelated William H. Macy dies at 97


Macy is at left.

Macy was known for his comic roles including the co-star of Maude and smaller roles in The Jerk (as the guy who turns the title character's Opti-Grab device into a major fad) and The Producers (as a juror).

Wikipedia

Obituary from The Hollywood Reporter

[Right_in_Virginia]

Bill Macy
Actor not to be confused with the unrelated William H. Macy dies at 97


Macy is at left. 

Wow.  97 is a darn good run.  RIP.

[GtHawk]

@sneakypete

Was just reading in another article on this tragedy which says:

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/tarzan-ron-ely-son-blame-murder-mother-elderly-actor-911-call

So that makes me wonder whether Ron Ely was not in the best of health and his son was needed at home to help care for him.  Mr. Ely is in his 80s.

Maybe he isn't in the best of health but his wife was only in her fifties, I think the son just went Cujo.

[mountaineer]

Re Bill Macy, what a huge body of work. Link to imdb.

[Gefn]

97 is a long run. Really liked him in Maude.
RIP.

[Gefn]

Former mayor of Baltimore and brother of Nancy Pelosi dead.

Pelosi Statement on the Passing of Thomas D’Alesandro III
OCTOBER 20, 2019 PRESS RELEASE
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement on the passing of her brother, former Baltimore Mayor Thomas D’Alesandro III:

“My husband Paul and our entire family are devastated by the loss of our patriarch, my beloved brother, Thomas D’Alesandro III. 

“Tommy was the finest public servant I have ever known.  His life and leadership were a tribute to the Catholic values with which we were raised: faith, family, patriotism.  He profoundly believed, as did our parents, that public service was a noble calling and that we all had a responsibility to help others. 

“Tommy dedicated his life to our city.  A champion of civil rights, he worked tirelessly for all who called Baltimore home.  Tommy was a leader of dignity, compassion and extraordinary courage, whose presence radiated hope upon our city during times of struggle and conflict.

“All his life, Tommy worked on the side of the angels.  Now, he is with them.  With his commitment to his family and public service, his life has truly blessed America.

“All who were blessed to know and to love Tommy mourn with his wife Margaret, his children Thomas, Dominic, Nicholas, Patricia and Gregory, and his grandchildren whom he adored, and are praying for them at this sad time.”



https://www.speaker.gov/newsroom/102019

[Gefn]

According to Wikipedia he died of a stroke and was 90.

[PeteS in CA]

IIRC, he took office in the early 70s, the start of an unbroken string of Dem Mayors of Baltimore.

[EasyAce]

He just worked the American League division series (Yankees v. Twins) . . .

Iowa native, veteran MLB umpire Eric Cooper dead at 52

Cooper was behind the plate for Mark Buehrle's two no-hitters (including his perfect game), Hideo Nomo's no-hitter in 2001, and Hall of Famer Cal Ripken, Jr.'s final major league game.

RIP.

[sneakypete]

IIRC, he took office in the early 70s, the start of an unbroken string of Dem Mayors of Baltimore.

@PeteS in CA

Which is why Baltimore is the wonderful place to live that it is today.

[TomSea]

He just worked the American League division series (Yankees v. Twins) . . .

Iowa native, veteran MLB umpire Eric Cooper dead at 52

Cooper was behind the plate for Mark Buehrle's two no-hitters (including his perfect game), Hideo Nomo's no-hitter in 2001, and Hall of Famer Cal Ripken, Jr.'s final major league game.

RIP.

I had no idea what to say to this. How tragic, I'm aware of someone who lost their little sister to a bacterial infection, we can be snatched from this world so quickly and surprisingly. Stunning.