Obituaries for 2016

[mlizzy]

There is no respect for unborn life [or their mothers] in our nation. I can see how that could trigger [or lend to] a violent act of an imbalanced person.

To heal our minds, we must heal our land.

Many prayers for the Grimmie family.

[DCPatriot]

[mountaineer]

What an incredibly senseless act, and her brother was right there to witness it.  I wasn't familiar with her, never having watched TheVoice, but my niece posted on FB a video of this young lady singing "In Christ Alone" by Keith and Kristin Getty.  She said it was one of her favorites,  and it's one of mine, too.

[WAC]

What an incredibly senseless act, and her brother was right there to witness it.  I wasn't familiar with her, never having watched TheVoice, but my niece posted on FB a video of this young lady singing "In Christ Alone" by Keith and Kristin Getty.  She said it was one of her favorites,  and it's one of mine, too.

Hopefully she's with the Lord...but I can't imagine the roller coaster of emotions her brother's having...he needs prayers to get past this event no doubt.

[Idiot]

What an incredibly senseless act, and her brother was right there to witness it.  I wasn't familiar with her, never having watched TheVoice, but my niece posted on FB a video of this young lady singing "In Christ Alone" by Keith and Kristin Getty.  She said it was one of her favorites,  and it's one of mine, too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnZyg4K-DTE

[Lando Lincoln]

Florida authorities say Christina Grimmie killer showed up at concert to attack her

Marcus Grimmie statement:
“By now I’m sure many you have heard that Christina has passed away due to gunfire after a show. I really don’t have much to say about anything and am just blown away with the prayers and support.
I PROMISE I will respond to everyone when I can.
Christina was more than my sister. She was a partner in life. A superstar. A goofball. Introverted. And a friend to everyone. Genuinely. But above all…she was my baby sister. She loved the Lord and  her family and was always there for me and I honestly don’t know what ill do without her.
But please, if you are reading this far, I would love all and any of you to post pics of you and her and/or memories you have of her down in the comments. I will cherish it forever and always. So please do that for me. Thank you all so so much. The support has been crazy and I do feel a peace. I just don’t have any words. I love you all.”

[jmyrlefuller]

Former Gov./Sen. George Voinovich (R-OH) dies at 79



Voinovich served as a state legislator from Ohio from 1967 until 1971, as Lieutenant Governor of the state for most of 1979, mayor of Cleveland from 1980 to 1989, Governor of Ohio from 1991 to 1998, and finally U.S. Senator (where he replaced John Glenn) from 1999 to 2010. Widely perceived as a moderate-to-liberal Republican with a strong debt-hawk streak, Voinovich often broke with party orthodoxy on taxes, the war in Iraq, homosexual rights, and judicial appointments. Voinovich famously stalled John Bolton's nomination to the position of UN Ambassador, a position Voinovich admitted later was a mistake. As mayor, governor and civic leader, he successfully helped stabilize Cleveland's then-ailing reputation.

Voinovich died suddenly from what was believed to be a heart condition.

Obituary from Politico

Wikipedia

[mountaineer]

Christina Grimmie may have been murdered because shooter hated her Christian faith, says Santa Monica Observer.

[musiclady]

What an incredibly senseless act, and her brother was right there to witness it.  I wasn't familiar with her, never having watched TheVoice, but my niece posted on FB a video of this young lady singing "In Christ Alone" by Keith and Kristin Getty.  She said it was one of her favorites,  and it's one of mine, too.

One of the finest hymns written in recent years.

It tells the WHOLE story, and the music is beautiful!

[EasyAce]

RIP Janet Waldo---who was the title role of old-time radio's Meet Corliss Archer (CBS's answer to the
NBC hit A Date with Judy) and one of the Radio Row ensemble cast of the syndicated Favourite Story (Ronald Colman hosted)
long before anyone even thought of Judy Jetson . . .

[jmyrlefuller]

RIP Janet Waldo---who was the title role of old-time radio's Meet Corliss Archer (CBS's answer to the
NBC hit A Date with Judy) and one of the Radio Row ensemble cast of the syndicated Favourite Story (Ronald Colman hosted)
long before anyone even thought of Judy Jetson . . .

This is what she looked like three years ago—at 93 years old.



She aged pretty gracefully, didn't she?

Of course, a lot of the women in voice roles have aged very well. Penny Singleton lived to be 95. Janet, of course, was 96, and amazingly June Foray is still with us at a whopping 98 years young.

[skeeter]

Christina Grimmie may have been murdered because shooter hated her Christian faith, says Santa Monica Observer.

Didn't know this. Of course the warped perverts in the MSM wouldn't be keen on making this detail widely known - counterproductive, from their point of view.

BTW this is the kind of information I used to depend upon FR for, I'm glad I can get it here.

[EasyAce]

This is what she looked like three years ago—at 93 years old.



She aged pretty gracefully, didn't she?

Of course, a lot of the women in voice roles have aged very well. Penny Singleton lived to be 95. Janet, of course, was 96, and amazingly June Foray is still with us at a whopping 98 years young.

Many have. Paula Winslowe (radio collectors probably know her best as Peg Riley on the original radio Life of Riley and Mrs.
Conklin, patient wife of blowhard principal Osgood Conklin on radio's Our Miss Brooks) made it to 85.

Many others, alas, haven't. One of the two greatest actresses of the old-time radio era, Cathy Lewis, died at 51. (Cancer.) The other,
Lurene Tuttle (who was so versatile and so much in demand---she could voice any role of any age---she was often called the first lady
of radio), died at 71. (Also cancer.) Jean Vander Pyl---you know her best as Wilma Flinstone and Rosie the Robot (The Jetsons)
but she was also Margaret Anderson on the radio original of Father Knows Best and played several roles on the Ronald Colman
radio vehicle The Halls of Ivy)---died at 79. (Cancer, again. Vander Pyl developed the habit of signing notes and answers to
fan mail with "Love, Wilma" . . .)

[EasyAce]

Ann Morgan Guilbert, Millie on 'Dick Van Dyke Show,' Dies at 87

Not to mention Grandma Yetta on The Nanny . . .

NEW YORK (AP) — Ann Morgan Guilbert, beloved as the next-door neighbor on The Dick Van Dyke Show and seen recently on the CBS comedy Life in Pieces, has died. She was 87.

Guilbert died of cancer on Tuesday in Los Angeles, her daughter Nora Eckstein said.

Recent TV appearances included a starring role on the hospital comedy Getting On and a guest spot on Grey's Anatomy. Guilbert was a regular as feisty Grandma Yetta on the 1990s sitcom The Nanny, and in the early 1960s, played Millie Helper, Laura Petrie's perky pal, on the acclaimed Van Dyke series.

The actress starred in Nicole Holofcener's 2010 Sundance Film Festival selection, Please Give.

Guilbert had extensive theater credits, including the 2005 Broadway play A Naked Girl on the Appian Way, and productions of The Matchmaker, Arsenic and Old Lace, Waiting for Godot, To Kill a Mockingbird and Harvey.

A native of Minneapolis, Guilbert graduated from Stanford University's Department of Speech and Drama, where she met the late producer-actor George Eckstein. They married and had two daughters, actress Hallie Todd (Lizzie McGuire) and Nora Eckstein, a writer, actress and acting teacher.

After her 1966 divorce, Guilbert married actor Guy Raymond, who died in 1997.

She is survived by her two daughters.

Classic Ann Morgan Guilbert . . . .first, as Millie Helper . . .

The Dick Van Dyke Show, "A Man's Teeth Are Not His Own"

. . . and, as Grandma Yetta . . .

The Nanny, Best Yetta Moments

[Machiavelli]

Anton Yelchin, actor in 'Star Trek' films, dies in freak car accident at age 27

Actor Anton Yelchin, perhaps best known for his role in the new “Star Trek” films, died early Sunday after his vehicle rolled down his Studio City driveway and trapped the actor against a mailbox, authorities confirmed.

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IMDb




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[Free Vulcan]

Anton Yelchin, actor in 'Star Trek' films, dies in freak car accident at age 27
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IMDb

Aw man. I loved him as Chekov. The funny straight man. Was just thinking about him the other day hoping to see him more in the upcoming movie.

[TomSea]

Just heard about that Star Trek actor, my condolences. So young.

[TomSea]

Excerpts:

Mexico 'Voice' singer Alejandro Fuentes shot in Chicago

He was in his car on the street outside Tras Bambalinas, a performing arts school he ran for young people in south-west Chicago.

A gunman ordered him out of the car - when he refused, the gunman shot him three times in the head.

The number of murders in Chicago this year is up 72% from 2015. 

There was another story about someone broadcast streaming on facebook shot dead; it's really ad there.

[Machiavelli]

Just heard about that Star Trek actor, my condolences. So young.

[Ghost Bear]

Bluegrass music patriarch Ralph Stanley dies at 89

NASHVILLE, Tenn.

Ralph Stanley, a patriarch of Appalachian music who with his brother Carter helped expand and popularize the genre that became known as bluegrass, died Thursday. He was 89.

Stanley died at his home in Sandy Ridge, Virginia, because of difficulties from skin cancer, publicist Kirt Webster said.

(snip)

Despite health problems, he continued to record and tour into his 80s, often performing with his son Ralph Stanley II on guitar and his grandson Nathan on mandolin.

He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Jimmie Stanley. He had three children, seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Full obituary: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/latest-news/article85668412.html

[Sanguine]

Bluegrass music patriarch Ralph Stanley dies at 89

NASHVILLE, Tenn.

Ralph Stanley, a patriarch of Appalachian music who with his brother Carter helped expand and popularize the genre that became known as bluegrass, died Thursday. He was 89.

Stanley died at his home in Sandy Ridge, Virginia, because of difficulties from skin cancer, publicist Kirt Webster said.

(snip)

Despite health problems, he continued to record and tour into his 80s, often performing with his son Ralph Stanley II on guitar and his grandson Nathan on mandolin.

He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Jimmie Stanley. He had three children, seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Full obituary: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/latest-news/article85668412.html

Darn!

I love his music.  He left quite a legacy.

[TomSea]

http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/michael-herr-dead-screenwriter-for-full-metal-jacket-apocalypse-now-dies-at-76-w211261

Michael Herr passes way, author of Full Metal Jacket and Apocalypse Now.

[jmyrlefuller]

Bluegrass music patriarch Ralph Stanley dies at 89

I was listening to WSM last night and someone requested Ralph Stanley; now I know why.

[jmyrlefuller]

Parliament-Funkadelic keyboardist Bernie Worrell dies at 72



Worrell was famous for making extensive use of the Moog synthesizer, an instrument still in the early stages of mainstream popularity in the 1970s. After Parliament-Funkadelic's implosion in the 1980s, Worrell moved into session work.

Worrell died after a brief battle with lung cancer.

Obituary from the Associated Press

Wikipedia

[EasyAce]

RIP Jim Hickman---outfielder, Original Met, whose grand salami ended Roger Craig's notorious 18-game losing streak (he
was the first Met to hit a grand slam and to hit for the cycle . . . and in proper order, yet: single, double, triple, bomb);
who also set up Pete Rose's dismemberment of Ray Fosse (yes, it was an excessive and dangerous play, especially since
Fosse wasn't really blocking the plate) in the 1970 All-Star game by getting the hit on which Rose was able to score.
Hickman was the last of the Original Mets---as in, picked in the expansion draft that stocked their original roster in 1962
---to leave when he was traded to the Dodgers with second baseman Ron Hunt for Tommy Davis in 1966.

Jim Hickman, Slugger for Expansion Mets and All-Star with Cubs, Dies at 79