Author Topic: Obituaries for 2016 (Read 143016 times)

Sanguine · « **Reply #25 on:** January 13, 2016, 09:35:35 pm »

Quote from: truth_seeker on January 13, 2016, 09:23:23 pm

If a "public" stadium needs to go up, I have no problem with the govt. entity being involved with financing. I want the taxpayers repaid of course.

But I don't want downright criminals to play in the facility, paid millions.

Yes, but "government entities" have no money. They have to take it from the taxpayers in order to give it to someone else.

truth_seeker · « **Reply #26 on:** January 13, 2016, 10:19:03 pm »

Quote from: Sanguine on January 13, 2016, 09:35:35 pm

Yes, but "government entities" have no money. They have to take it from the taxpayers in order to give it to someone else.

So no more civic buildings? Heard of bonds? Paid by gate receipts?

LA Coliseum and Pasadena Rose Bowl built 1921-23, both with capacities over 100,000, have presumably repaid the original investments many times over.

jmyrlefuller · « **Reply #27 on:** January 14, 2016, 03:57:07 am »

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[/float]Monte Irvin, oldest living Negro Leaguer, dies at 96

Originally interested in playing college football, Irvin began his professional baseball career with the Newark Eagles of the Negro Leagues, where he spent several nonconsecutive seasons (Irvin also served in World War II at the peak of his career). He joined Major League Baseball in 1949, playing for the New York Giants for six years and the Chicago Cubs for one more. Despite his relatively short professional career, frequent injuries and only one All-Star Game appearance, Irvin was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1973.

Irvin was living in assisted living in Houston at the time of his death.

Obituary from USA Today

Wikipedia

DCPatriot · « **Reply #28 on:** January 14, 2016, 01:47:06 pm »

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000614/

Alan Rickman, star of stage and 'Harry Potter,' dead at 69

British actor Alan Rickman, whose career ranged from Britain's Royal Shakespeare Company to the "Harry Potter" films, has died. He was 69.

Rickman's family said Thursday that the actor had died after a battle with cancer.

His breakout role was as the scheming Vicomte de Valmont in an acclaimed 1985 RSC production of "Les Liaisons Dangereuses."

Film roles included "Truly, Madly, Deeply," ''Love Actually" and the Potter films, in which he played the ambiguous Dark Arts teacher Severus Snape

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2016/01/14/alan-rickman-star-stage-and-harry-potter-dead-at-6/

PzLdr · « **Reply #29 on:** January 14, 2016, 03:54:02 pm »

Villain in the first "Die Hard" flick, baddie in "Quigley Down Under". Also wrote a play about Rachell Corrie. A leftie.

flowers · « **Reply #30 on:** January 14, 2016, 05:53:05 pm »

Quote from: PzLdr on January 14, 2016, 03:54:02 pm

Villain in the first "Die Hard" flick, baddie in "Quigley Down Under". Also wrote a play about Rachell Corrie. A leftie.

Loved him in that Die Hard movie. Played a wonderful villain .

truth_seeker · « **Reply #31 on:** January 14, 2016, 11:27:25 pm »

Céline Dion's husband René Angélil dies

http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2016/01/14/celine-dions-husband-rene-angelil-dies/78806790/

René Angélil, the husband of and mentor-manager who helped make Canadian singer Céline Dion a mega star, has died after a years-long battle with throat cancer. He was 73.

The news was confirmed on Dion's website Thursday where a statement announced Angélil died at their home in Las Vegas "after a long and courageous battled against cancer. The family requests that their privacy be respected at the moment; more details will be provided at a later time."

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My BIL is friends with them. He is a professional precision auto driver, and did a tour with them while they filmed car ads around the world. He is also a musician and did a little playing and singing with her along the way. He thinks very highly of the couple, and I am certain he will send his respects.

jmyrlefuller · « **Reply #32 on:** January 14, 2016, 11:39:03 pm »

Quote from: truth_seeker on January 13, 2016, 10:19:03 pm

So no more civic buildings? Heard of bonds? Paid by gate receipts?

LA Coliseum and Pasadena Rose Bowl built 1921-23, both with capacities over 100,000, have presumably repaid the original investments many times over.

Yes, but those stadiums have lasted almost 100 years now. Today's stadiums don't last 20 without being declared obsolete.

truth_seeker · « **Reply #33 on:** January 14, 2016, 11:58:55 pm »

Quote from: jmyrlefuller on January 14, 2016, 11:39:03 pm

Yes, but those stadiums have lasted almost 100 years now. Today's stadiums don't last 20 without being declared obsolete.

California has ballot iniatives. Notice the cities for new stadiums are Inglewood, and Carson? Not LA?

Inglewood and Carson are NOT rich towns. To agree they need good deals, for they do NOT have money to give away.

Therefore I believe the stadiums are largely self-financed. Not taxpayer subsidized.

Dodger stadium and Angel stadium, both past 50 years.

mountaineer · « **Reply #34 on:** January 15, 2016, 04:09:02 pm »

Actor Dan Haggerty Has Died at 74
By JONAH LUSTIG and VANESSA WILKINS
Jan 15, 2016, 11:02 AM ET
ABC News

Dan Haggerty, who fans know as Grizzly Adams, died early Friday morning at the age of 74, ABC News has confirmed with the actor's manager Terry Bomar.

Haggerty starred as Grizzly Adams in the 1974 film "The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams" and the subsequent TV series of the same name, which ran from 1977 to 1978.

The actor, who was originally from Wisconsin, then went on to appear in several films and TV shows, including "Charlie's Angels" in 1981 and "The Love Boat" in 1983.

Some of Haggerty's most recent projects included an appearance in "Axe Giant: The Wrath of Paul Bunyan" and "Dead in 5 Heartbeats," both released in 2013.

Free Vulcan · « **Reply #35 on:** January 15, 2016, 08:11:48 pm »

Haggerty and that show inspired alot of people during the big 70's back-to-the-land movement. Strange the effects something like that can have.

GourmetDan · « **Reply #36 on:** January 15, 2016, 10:18:36 pm »

Quote from: mountaineer on January 15, 2016, 04:09:02 pm

Dan Haggerty, who fans know as Grizzly Adams, died early Friday morning at the age of 74, ABC News has confirmed with the actor's manager Terry Bomar.

Ah, that's too bad... used to love that show when I was a kid...

jmyrlefuller · « **Reply #37 on:** January 16, 2016, 09:29:58 pm »

Ted Marchibroda, NFL quarterback and coach, dies at 84

Perhaps the most illustrious quarterback to have ever emerged from the long-extinct football team at tiny Saint Bonaventure University, Marchibroda played four seasons in the NFL, for the Pittsburgh Steelers and then-Chicago Cardinals. He made a larger mark in coaching, where he earned accolades for his work as a quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator, helping to develop the Buffalo Bills' Super Bowl era offense. He head-coached for the Baltimore Colts from 1975-79, the Indianapolis Colts from 1992-95, and the Baltimore Ravens from 1996-98, ending his career as the Colts' color commentator in 2006. As a head coach, Marchibroda was a modest success but went winless in the playoffs until reaching the AFC Championship Game in 1995.

Obituary from nfl.com

Wikipedia

Machiavelli · « **Reply #38 on:** January 17, 2016, 03:05:03 am »

Noreen Corcoran, the Adopted Niece on TV's 'Bachelor Father,' Dies at 72

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America watched her grow up on the series, which aired from 1957-62. From a family of young actors, she was recommended by Ronald Reagan for the role.

Noreen Corcoran, who starred as the teenager adopted by her uncle (John Forsythe) on the 1950s-'60s sitcom Bachelor Father, has died. She was 72.

Corcoran died Friday of cardiopulmonary disease at Valley Presbyterian in Van Nuys, her niece, author Mell Corcoran, told The Hollywood Reporter. The actress' younger brother, Kevin Corcoran, who appeared in the 1957 film Old Yeller and played Moochie on several Disney TV shows, died in October.

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IMDb

mountaineer · « **Reply #39 on:** January 17, 2016, 01:12:05 pm »

I read in one of the stories about Noreen Corcoran that her family (with many child actors) had lived in Santa Monica, but I distinctly recall attending elementary school with some of them in Northridge, Calif. There hardly was a Disney movie that didn't feature a Corcoran.

truth_seeker · « **Reply #40 on:** January 18, 2016, 10:32:32 pm »

Glenn Frey, The Eagles, dead at 67

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn_Frey

"On January 18, 2016, Frey died of complications from intestinal surgery at a hospital in New York City, New York at the age of 67."

http://www.allmusic.com/artist/glenn-frey-mn0000657041/biography

Huge talent, as writer, performer, etc. Career spans over 40 years, including backup band for Linda Ronstadt, then Eagles, etc.

katzenjammer · « **Reply #41 on:** January 18, 2016, 10:40:36 pm »

RIP, Glenn!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lawk5PbYZuM

jmyrlefuller · « **Reply #42 on:** January 18, 2016, 10:41:57 pm »

T_S, I was just typing that news up as you posted.

You listen to Frey's work with the Eagles, and then listen to his work as a solo artist, and you'd swear they were different artists. Either way, the guy had talent. A lot of his stuff resonates with me.

One of my favorites:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60bzbfHP1Hs

alicewonders · « **Reply #43 on:** January 18, 2016, 11:13:45 pm »

This is me and my husband's "song".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaO-kgG7eCQ

mountaineer · « **Reply #44 on:** January 18, 2016, 11:17:47 pm »

Quote from: alicewonders on January 18, 2016, 11:13:45 pm

This is me and my husband's "song".

Wingnut · « **Reply #45 on:** January 18, 2016, 11:21:28 pm »

I always thought Joe Walsh would be the 1st to go. The Eagles were a hard living and fighting band till their break up. Frey said they specialised in a quiet turbulence.

Hell Froze Over

Sanguine · « **Reply #46 on:** January 18, 2016, 11:22:28 pm »

And, my all time favorite:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HYiaYyfp8Q

Godspeed, Mr. Frey.

truth_seeker · « **Reply #47 on:** January 18, 2016, 11:39:13 pm »

Quote from: Wingnut on January 18, 2016, 11:21:28 pm

I always thought Joe Walsh would be the 1st to go. The Eagles were a hard living and fighting band till their break up. Frey said they specialised in a quiet turbulence.

Hell Froze Over

Walsh has been sober for over 21 years.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2015/10/07/lifes-been-good-to-eagles-guitarist-joe-walsh-after-he-got-sober/

I will celebrate 22 years sober Feb. 5th, so the people that are in my category I take an interest with.

Some of the performers developed drug/alcohol addictions. It killed some, but some lived to clean/sober up in time.

There is quite a large group with 20 plus years, including Clapton, Elton John,Ringo Starr and many others.

Free Vulcan · « **Reply #48 on:** January 19, 2016, 01:52:46 am »

Quote from: katzenjammer on January 18, 2016, 10:40:36 pm

RIP, Glenn!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lawk5PbYZuM

Aw man. My favorite song of his. Was just listening to Peaceful Easy Feeling a few minutes ago in the car.

TheMom · « **Reply #49 on:** January 19, 2016, 02:54:51 pm »

Mic Gillette pasted away January 17th from a heart attack, he was 64.

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An original member and leader of the legendary Tower of Power Horn Section, Mic has also established an enviable reputation for his work with youth and school bands. In particular, his affinity for working with middle school and high school students has endeared him to a whole new generation of fans in the 21st century.

I have always been a Tower of Power fan.