Author Topic: Obituaries for 2022 (Read 65051 times)

Kamaji · « **Reply #250 on:** April 09, 2022, 09:41:03 pm »

Quote from: mountaineer on April 09, 2022, 08:52:27 pm

Mr. M and I were in Frankfurt a few years ago and happened upon a building with a plaque indicating that Schindler once lived there, long after the events portrayed in the movie. For a moment we really couldn't speak. Hollywood became reality, and we thought about what he - and Frau Reinhardt - did.

That's pretty cool. It's wild how an actual thing from history can bring the whole story back to you on a level that just can't be appreciated from the abstract.

verga · « **Reply #251 on:** April 11, 2022, 11:40:50 am »

Quote from: Gefn on April 09, 2022, 08:25:19 pm

Woman who drew up Schindler’s lists during Holocaust dies at 107

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/08/mimi-reinhardt-woman-who-drew-up-schindlers-lists-during-holocaust-dies-at-107

Thank God for people like her with the courage to stand up.

Smokin Joe · « **Reply #252 on:** April 11, 2022, 12:07:57 pm »

Quote from: verga on April 11, 2022, 11:40:50 am

Thank God for people like her with the courage to stand up.

One person CAN make a difference--IF they have the moral courage to do so.

sneakypete · « **Reply #253 on:** April 11, 2022, 12:23:18 pm »

Quote from: verga on April 11, 2022, 11:40:50 am

Thank God for people like her with the courage to stand up.

@verga

With all due respect to her,she didn't stand up to anything. She kept a list in secret. If it hadn't been a secret,she would have been arrested and executed.

BTW,this takes nothing away from her because she clearly understood the risk she was taking.

verga · « **Reply #254 on:** April 11, 2022, 01:26:36 pm »

Quote from: sneakypete on April 11, 2022, 12:23:18 pm

@verga

With all due respect to her,she didn't stand up to anything. She kept a list in secret. If it hadn't been a secret,she would have been arrested and executed.

BTW,this takes nothing away from her because she clearly understood the risk she was taking.

@sneakypete The world is 80% sheep, 10% wolves, and 10% sheep dogs. She chose not to be a sheep. Maybe she didn't carry a gun, but what she did required her to do something. And there are too many people that wring their hands and say "woe is me".

sneakypete · « **Reply #255 on:** April 11, 2022, 01:29:57 pm »

Quote from: verga on April 11, 2022, 01:26:36 pm

@sneakypete The world is 80% sheep, 10% wolves, and 10% sheep dogs. She chose not to be a sheep. Maybe she didn't carry a gun, but what she did required her to do something. And there are too many people that wring their hands and say "woe is me".

@verga

No argument from me on that one.

Bigun · « **Reply #256 on:** April 11, 2022, 01:51:14 pm »

Quote from: verga on April 11, 2022, 01:26:36 pm

@sneakypete The world is 80% sheep, 10% wolves, and 10% sheep dogs.

And we only need to look at very recent history for proof of that.

jmyrlefuller · « **Reply #257 on:** April 12, 2022, 07:32:37 pm »

Gilbert Gottfried, who began as a cast member on the infamous SNL '80 but later developed a stand-up comedy legend with his trademark screechy voice, has died at 66 following a prolonged illness.

(news broken on Twitter, no obit yet)

mystery-ak · « **Reply #258 on:** April 12, 2022, 07:42:51 pm »

https://twitter.com/RealGilbert/status/1513960910217486342

Ghost Bear · « **Reply #259 on:** April 12, 2022, 07:44:37 pm »

Quote from: jmyrlefuller on April 12, 2022, 07:32:37 pm

Gilbert Gottfried, who began as a cast member on the infamous SNL '80 but later developed a stand-up comedy legend with his trademark screechy voice, has died at 66 following a prolonged illness.

(news broken on Twitter, no obit yet)

I didn't think he had been looking very good in recent appearances but I didn't know he was ill. Surprised and sad to read of his passing.

mystery-ak · « **Reply #260 on:** April 12, 2022, 07:46:57 pm »

https://twitter.com/based_hoppean/status/1513966364440027144

Kamaji · « **Reply #261 on:** April 12, 2022, 08:26:16 pm »

mountaineer · « **Reply #262 on:** April 12, 2022, 08:31:49 pm »

AFLAC!!

Gefn · « **Reply #263 on:** April 12, 2022, 08:46:34 pm »

Rest In Peace Gilbert Gottfried

You annoyed me but you really made me laugh

GtHawk · « **Reply #264 on:** April 12, 2022, 09:00:22 pm »

Quote from: mystery-ak on April 12, 2022, 07:46:57 pm

https://twitter.com/based_hoppean/status/1513966364440027144

Um, I can agree with two out of the three.

Right_in_Virginia · « **Reply #265 on:** April 12, 2022, 09:07:00 pm »

Quote from: jmyrlefuller on April 12, 2022, 07:32:37 pm

Gilbert Gottfried, who began as a cast member on the infamous SNL '80 but later developed a stand-up comedy legend with his trademark screechy voice, has died at 66 following a prolonged illness.

(news broken on Twitter, no obit yet)

More: https://variety.com/2022/film/news/gilbert-gottfried-dead-dies-comedian-aladdin-1235231387/

mountaineer · « **Reply #266 on:** April 12, 2022, 10:20:24 pm »

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Fans were shocked by the sudden death of iconic comedian Gilbert Gottfried, who was just 67 when he passed on Tuesday.

His family called him “the most iconic voice in comedy” as they confirmed the devastating news in a statement on Tuesday afternoon, saying, “We are heartbroken” and sharing only that he’d died following a “long illness.”

Gottfried’s representative, Glenn Schwartz, has since shared that the actor succumbed to a heart abnormality called recurrent ventricular tachycardia, an arrhythmia caused by myotonic dystrophy type II.

Myotonic dystrophy (DM) is a genetic disorder marked by progressive muscle wasting and weakness, which predominantly affects the limbs and face but can create increasingly dire complications for respiratory, skeletal and cardiac muscles. ...

NY Post

Slide Rule · « **Reply #267 on:** April 13, 2022, 01:24:52 am »

jmyrlefuller · « **Reply #268 on:** April 16, 2022, 11:05:31 am »

Liz Sheridan, who had roles in ALF and Seinfeld (as Jerry's mother), dies at 93.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/actor-liz-sheridan-best-known-jerry-seinfelds-tv-mother-dies-93-rcna24637

mountaineer · « **Reply #269 on:** April 16, 2022, 12:44:25 pm »

Liz Sheridan, so soon after George Costanza's mother. I understand Liz was close to James Dean back in the early 50s.

Gefn · « **Reply #270 on:** April 17, 2022, 03:28:57 am »

Quote from: mountaineer on April 16, 2022, 12:44:25 pm

Liz Sheridan, so soon after George Costanza's mother. I understand Liz was close to James Dean back in the early 50s.

It’s weird how the actresses who played both George and Jerry’s moms died about two weeks within each other.

Kamaji · « **Reply #271 on:** April 21, 2022, 11:38:09 am »

Robert Morse, ‘Mad Men’ actor, dead at 90

By Joshua Lynch
April 21, 2022

Robert Morse died at the age of 90, his son, Charlie, confirmed on Wednesday.

The “Mad Men” actor’s cause of death is not yet known, according to ABC7.

Morse, born on May 18, 1931 in Newton, MA, earned five Tony Award nominations in his career, most notably a win for his role as J. Pierrepont Finch in the 1961 Broadway production of “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.”

In the early 1990s, Morse earned Tony and Emmy awards for his portrayal of Truman Capote in “Tru.” The acclaimed actor garnered himself five Emmy nominations for his performance as Bertram Cooper on the AMC series “Mad Men.”

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Source: https://nypost.com/2022/04/21/robert-morse-mad-men-actor-dead-at-90/

txradioguy · « **Reply #272 on:** April 21, 2022, 08:55:30 pm »

RIP Daryle Lamonica former Bills and raiders QB. He was 80. In addition to being the 1967 AFL Championship MVP...Lamonica holds a .791 winning percentage, which is the second-highest for an NFL quarterback. He also holds a .900 winning percentage in the AFL, the highest in league history.

verga · « **Reply #273 on:** April 22, 2022, 12:35:47 pm »

Quote from: txradioguy on April 21, 2022, 08:55:30 pm

RIP Daryle Lamonica former Bills and raiders QB. He was 80. In addition to being the 1967 AFL Championship MVP...Lamonica holds a .791 winning percentage, which is the second-highest for an NFL quarterback. He also holds a .900 winning percentage in the AFL, the highest in league history.

Absolutely adored him as a kid. I remember going to see them practice. He was one of the few (Along with OJ Simpson) that stuck around after p[ractice to make sure the EVERY kid got an autograph.

jmyrlefuller · « **Reply #274 on:** April 23, 2022, 04:34:06 pm »

Hockey Hall of Famer Guy Lafleur dies at 70.
https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/guy-lafleur-obituary-1.5766441