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Re: Obituaries for 2021
« Reply #300 on: April 14, 2021, 01:35:39 pm »
Bernie Madoff, mastermind of the nation’s biggest investment fraud, dies at 82, AP reports


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Infamous fraudster Bernie Madoff has died at age 82, the Associated Press reported Wednesday.

Madoff masterminded the biggest investment fraud in U.S. history, a Ponzi scheme that ripped off tens of thousands of people of as much as $65 billion.

Madoff was serving a 150-year sentence at the federal prison care center in Butner, North Carolina, where he was being treated for what his attorney called terminal kidney disease.



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Re: Obituaries for 2021
« Reply #301 on: April 14, 2021, 01:37:18 pm »
Bernie Madoff, mastermind of the nation’s biggest investment fraud, dies at 82, AP reports



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Re: Obituaries for 2021
« Reply #302 on: April 14, 2021, 01:45:49 pm »
I wish I could say what I’m thinking but it’s very unladylike.

Let me try @Gefn

Sentenced to 150 years in prison for doing what the fedgov does to millions every day!   :shrug:

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Re: Obituaries for 2021
« Reply #303 on: April 14, 2021, 03:16:08 pm »
If Bernie Madoff had been put in charge of the Social Security Administration, he would have died a free man.
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« Reply #304 on: April 14, 2021, 03:20:23 pm »
I wish I could say what I’m thinking but it’s very unladylike.

It's his investors that I have an issue with.  They handed their money over to him with the full expectation that he had insider information which would cause their investments to grow faster than us regular folks.  But when the ponzi scheme was exposed, they demanded a bailout from us taxpayers.
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Re: Obituaries for 2021
« Reply #305 on: April 14, 2021, 03:20:59 pm »
If Bernie Madoff had been put in charge of the Social Security Administration, he would have died a free man.

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Re: Obituaries for 2021
« Reply #306 on: April 14, 2021, 03:53:54 pm »
Let me try @Gefn

Sentenced to 150 years in prison for doing what the fedgov does to millions every day!   :shrug:

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Re: Obituaries for 2021
« Reply #307 on: April 14, 2021, 03:55:16 pm »
It's his investors that I have an issue with.  They handed their money over to him with the full expectation that he had insider information which would cause their investments to grow faster than us regular folks.  But when the ponzi scheme was exposed, they demanded a bailout from us taxpayers.

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Well,you know the old saying that states "You can't cheat an honest man unless you are the goobermint!"

It still applies.
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Re: Obituaries for 2021
« Reply #308 on: April 15, 2021, 10:06:15 pm »
Singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist and Poco co-founder, Rusty Young, passed away yesterday (April 14) from a heart attack at his home in Davisville, Missouri. He was 75.

Young’s representative’s confirmed the news in a statement.

“It is with great sadness that we confirm the passing of Poco co-founder, Rusty Young, at the age of 75,” the statement read. “Young suffered a heart attack last night. A beloved member of the Blue Élan Records family, Young was best known as the heart and soul of Poco – the band widely considered to be one of the founders of the classic Southern California country rock sound. Young was an integral member of the band throughout their influential six decade career.”

“Rusty was the most unpretentious, caring and idyllic artist I have ever worked with, a natural life force that he consistently poured into his music,” added Rick Alter, Poco and Rusty’s manager of more than 20 years, “To fans and fellow musicians alike, he was a once-in-a-lifetime musician, songwriter, performer and friend.”



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Re: Obituaries for 2021
« Reply #309 on: April 17, 2021, 01:47:03 am »
Felix Silla, dwarf actor, dies at 84. Notable roles included an Ewok in the original Star Wars trilogy and Cousin It in The Addams Family.
https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/felix-silla-dead-cousin-itt-addams-family-1234953729/
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Re: Obituaries for 2021
« Reply #310 on: April 17, 2021, 04:49:04 am »
Felix Silla, dwarf actor, dies at 84. Notable roles included an Ewok in the original Star Wars trilogy and Cousin It in The Addams Family.
https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/felix-silla-dead-cousin-itt-addams-family-1234953729/

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Dies at 84????

YIKES! Isn't it practically unheard of for dwarfs to live that long?
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Re: Obituaries for 2021
« Reply #311 on: April 17, 2021, 04:56:20 am »
http://www.imdb.com/news/ni63266783

Helen McCrory, star of Peaky Blinders (Polly) died today at the age of 52.

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Re: Obituaries for 2021
« Reply #312 on: April 17, 2021, 05:16:59 am »
http://www.imdb.com/news/ni63266783

Helen McCrory, star of Peaky Blinders (Polly) died today at the age of 52.

 

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OUCH! That one hurts. Kinda had the hots for her,plus she was a GREAT actress. LOVED Peaky Blinders,and loved her as Polly.
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Re: Obituaries for 2021
« Reply #313 on: April 17, 2021, 07:43:00 am »
Felix Silla, dwarf actor, dies at 84. Notable roles included an Ewok in the original Star Wars trilogy and Cousin It in The Addams Family.
https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/felix-silla-dead-cousin-itt-addams-family-1234953729/

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Re: Obituaries for 2021
« Reply #314 on: April 17, 2021, 07:46:53 am »
Felix Silla, dwarf actor, dies at 84. Notable roles included an Ewok in the original Star Wars trilogy and Cousin It in The Addams Family.
https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/felix-silla-dead-cousin-itt-addams-family-1234953729/
Wow! A long life...and Cousin It was a favorite of all of us when we were kids. RIP, sir, and thanks for the entertainment.
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Re: Obituaries for 2021
« Reply #315 on: April 17, 2021, 06:16:40 pm »
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Dies at 84????

YIKES! Isn't it practically unheard of for dwarfs to live that long?
It's rare, but not totally unheard of. There are a lot of dwarfs who die young due to a lot of health issues that come with being that short, but there have been a few that went on to live healthy lives into old age.

Billy Barty made it to 76, and a few of the Munchkins (among them Jerry Maren) made it well into their 90s.
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« Reply #316 on: April 17, 2021, 06:20:14 pm »
It's rare, but not totally unheard of. There are a lot of dwarfs who die young due to a lot of health issues that come with being that short, but there have been a few that went on to live healthy lives into old age.

Billy Barty made it to 76, and Jerry Maren (of Munchkin fame) survived all the way to 98.

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Thanks for the updates. I didn't know that.
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« Reply #317 on: April 18, 2021, 10:55:19 pm »
Alma Wahlberg, matriarch of the Wahlberg family, dies at 78

Wahlberg was the mother of nine children, three of whom would become famous: Paul Wahlberg became a prominent chef and namesake of the Wahlburgers fast-food restaurant; while Donnie and Mark earned their name in the late 1980s/early 1990s pop music scene as members of New Kids on the Block and Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch respectively. Donnie, Mark and their brother Robert also eventually became actors.

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Re: Obituaries for 2021
« Reply #318 on: April 19, 2021, 09:07:51 pm »
'She was a pillar' | Hester Ford, oldest living American, has died at 116

Hester Ford had 12 children, 48 grandchildren, 108 great-grandchildren, and approximately 120 great-great-grandchildren.



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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Hester Ford, who was the oldest living American, died at 116 surrounded by her loved ones at home, according to her family members.

"It's a sad day but it's also a great day in heaven," her great-grandaughter Tanisha Patterson-Powe said. "Although we’re saddened by it, we take great pride in the legacy that she does leave behind."

Ford lived in the same home in Charlotte for more than 58 years. She had 12 children, 48 grandchildren, 108 great-grandchildren, and approximately 120 great-great-grandchildren.


https://www.khou.com/article/features/producers-picks/hester-ford-dies-at-116/275-fec0a906-3788-4199-b3d8-11d85f73bd03
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« Reply #319 on: April 19, 2021, 09:08:38 pm »
'She was a pillar' | Hester Ford, oldest living American, has died at 116

Hester Ford had 12 children, 48 grandchildren, 108 great-grandchildren, and approximately 120 great-great-grandchildren.



https://www.khou.com/article/features/producers-picks/hester-ford-dies-at-116/275-fec0a906-3788-4199-b3d8-11d85f73bd03

116 is a hella long time. I bet she had some wonderful stories
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Re: Obituaries for 2021
« Reply #320 on: April 19, 2021, 10:41:19 pm »
'She was a pillar' | Hester Ford, oldest living American, has died at 116

Hester Ford had 12 children, 48 grandchildren, 108 great-grandchildren, and approximately 120 great-great-grandchildren.



https://www.khou.com/article/features/producers-picks/hester-ford-dies-at-116/275-fec0a906-3788-4199-b3d8-11d85f73bd03

Of course she did.

I have no doubt welfare paid for all of them,as well as provided her with an income.
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Re: Obituaries for 2021
« Reply #321 on: April 20, 2021, 01:25:05 am »
Former Vice President Walter Mondale dies at 93


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Walter Mondale, who transformed the role of U.S. vice president while serving under Jimmy Carter and was the Democratic nominee for president in 1984, died Monday at 93, according to a family spokesperson.

The big picture: President Biden, who was mentored by Mondale through the years, said in 2015 that the former vice president gave him a "roadmap" to successfully take on the job.

He was the first vice president to have an office in the White House and was deeply engaged in both U.S. and foreign policy, working closely with the president.
"I took Fritz's roadmap. He actually gave me a memo, classic Fritz, gave me a memo, as to what I should be looking for and what kind of commitments I should get to be able to do the job the way Fritz thought it should be done," Biden said at an event honoring Mondale in 2015.

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« Reply #322 on: April 20, 2021, 01:26:25 am »
Interesting trivia

Mondale and Carter were the longest-living post-presidential team in U.S. history.


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« Reply #323 on: April 20, 2021, 01:28:34 am »
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He was the first vice president to have an office in the White House and was deeply engaged in both U.S. and foreign policy, working closely with the president.
"I took Fritz's roadmap. He actually gave me a memo, classic Fritz, gave me a memo, as to what I should be looking for and what kind of commitments I should get to be able to do the job the way Fritz thought it should be done," Biden said at an event honoring Mondale in 2015.


What a load of horseshit!  Biden famously said that the best thing about being Vice President is that you didn't have to do anything.  Biden had no office in the White House.  Biden did absolutely nothing for eight years except to shake down Ukraine for his own family graft.  There is no way in hell Biden took Mondale's roadmap.
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« Reply #324 on: April 20, 2021, 01:28:53 am »
Interesting trivia

Mondale and Carter were the longest-living post-presidential team in U.S. history.


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