Obituaries for 2018

[jmyrlefuller]

Singer Devin Lima dies at 41

Lima (whose real first name was Harold) was a member of LFO, a three-man boy band that was one of many that proliferated in the late 1990s under con-artist Lou Pearlman. After releasing a few hits, with their biggest U.S. hit "Summer Girls" having perhaps some of the most incongruous lyrics ever written (making you wonder whether or not the lyrics were just nonsense filler they just rolled with), they broke up not long after.

Lima's death is actually the second cancer-related death for the trio, following Rich Cronin's death in 2010. Lima and the sole surviving member of the group, Brad Fischetti, had recently reformed LFO as a duo shortly before Lima was diagnosed with cancer in 2017.

Obituary from Entertainment Weekly

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[EasyAce]

By Pam Kragen
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/communities/north-county/sd-me-ray-chavez-20181121-story.html?fbclid=IwAR28Msv-k1lnT6puri_jqOheD0Edt9YEUYldnRdbIl5n97d6QxXCcFilmZw

Ray Chavez, the nation’s oldest surviving veteran of the attack on Pearl Harbor, died Wednesday at the age of 106.

Kathleen Chavez, who had been her father’s live-in caregiver for more than 20 years, said he passed away peacefully in his sleep between 3 and 6 a.m. Wednesday. His health had declined in recent months and he was on hospice care when he passed.

Memorial services are pending. Kathleen said her father wished to be buried at Miramar National Cemetery.

Chavez surged into national prominence three years ago when fellow Pearl Harbor veterans recognized him as the oldest survivor of the 1941 Japanese attack that ushered the U.S. into World War II.

At its peak, the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association had 58,000 members. Today, there are fewer than 200, according to Stu Hedley, 97, who heads the association’s now-10-member San Diego chapter.

“Ray Chavez was a very active member for years and I admired the man,” said Hedley, 97, a retired Navy chief petty officer who served on the USS West Virginia at the time of the attack.

Because of his senior position among Pearl Harbor vets, Chavez was a frequent guest at commemorative events around the country, including a visit to the White House last Memorial Day weekend.

The soft-spoken Chavez often said he was overwhelmed by the media attention but he was proud to represent his country . . .

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RIP Chief Chavez. I applaud your courage and your dignity.

[mountaineer]

106-Year-Old Pearl Harbor Veteran Dies in San Diego
"To get as much education as you can and also to be kind to all people, especially the elderly and the less fortunate," Ray Chavez said in 2017 when asked about the best life advice he had ever received
By Monica Garske, Rafael Avitabile and Alex Presha
Published Nov 21, 2018 at 10:40 AM | Updated at 8:02 PM PST on Nov 21, 2018

Ray Chavez, the oldest veteran survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor, has died, his loved ones confirmed.

Chavez died overnight, peacefully in his sleep, his cousin told NBC 7. He was 106.  ...

Chavez served missions on a minesweeper and attack transport ship 77 years ago and responded to Pearl Harbor on the morning of Dec. 7, 1941.  ...  More at NBC San Diego

[Bigun]

106-Year-Old Pearl Harbor Veteran Dies in San Diego
"To get as much education as you can and also to be kind to all people, especially the elderly and the less fortunate," Ray Chavez said in 2017 when asked about the best life advice he had ever received
By Monica Garske, Rafael Avitabile and Alex Presha
Published Nov 21, 2018 at 10:40 AM | Updated at 8:02 PM PST on Nov 21, 2018

Ray Chavez, the oldest veteran survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor, has died, his loved ones confirmed.

Chavez died overnight, peacefully in his sleep, his cousin told NBC 7. He was 106.  ...

Chavez served missions on a minesweeper and attack transport ship 77 years ago and responded to Pearl Harbor on the morning of Dec. 7, 1941.  ...  More at NBC San Diego

Fair seas and following winds Ray Chavez!  You have earned them!

[kevindavis007]

He was great in Hee Haw!  Good wholesome cornball TV.  I hope Roy is Pick'in and Grin'in on his new stage.  ! No longer available

I can see Roy and Buck Pick'in and Grin'in with Jesus.. I enjoyed that show when I was a kid. I think it was mainly for the Hee Haw Honeys. Cathy seemed to cheerful for me.

[kevindavis007]

106-Year-Old Pearl Harbor Veteran Dies in San Diego
"To get as much education as you can and also to be kind to all people, especially the elderly and the less fortunate," Ray Chavez said in 2017 when asked about the best life advice he had ever received
By Monica Garske, Rafael Avitabile and Alex Presha
Published Nov 21, 2018 at 10:40 AM | Updated at 8:02 PM PST on Nov 21, 2018

Ray Chavez, the oldest veteran survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor, has died, his loved ones confirmed.

Chavez died overnight, peacefully in his sleep, his cousin told NBC 7. He was 106.  ...

Chavez served missions on a minesweeper and attack transport ship 77 years ago and responded to Pearl Harbor on the morning of Dec. 7, 1941.  ...  More at NBC San Diego

I think we are going a lot of WWII vets die off soon.. Sadly..

[skeeter]

I think we are going a lot of WWII vets die off soon.. Sadly..

This country is rapidly changing without them.

[jmyrlefuller]

Cecylia Roszak, world's oldest nun, dies at 110

Obituary from USA Today

[sneakypete]

I think we are going a lot of WWII vets die off soon.. Sadly..

@kevindavis

I don't. Most are already dead. So are the Korean War vets. Move VN vets are in their 70's now,so we are next to disappear.

[Machiavelli]

Nicolas Roeg, Director of David Bowie's 'The Man Who Fell to Earth,' Dies at 90

The London native, who started out as a cinematographer, also guided Mick Jagger in 'Performance' and helmed 'Walkabout,' 'Don't Look Now' and 'Bad Timing.'

Nicolas Roeg, the British cinematographer turned director who employed his visual flair on such films as David Bowie’s The Man Who Fell to Earth and the horror masterpiece Don’t Look Now, has died. He was 90.

Roeg, who also called the shots for two other rock stars, Mick Jagger in Performance (1970) and Art Garfunkel in Bad Timing/A Sensual Obsession (1980), died Friday night, his son, Nicolas Roeg Jr., told the BBC.

Roeg, known for the lighting composition, color imagery, manipulation of time and erotic sensibility in his films, spent two decades as a camera operator and cinematographer before graduating to director.

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[TomSea]

Olivia Hooker: Tulsa race riot survivor dies aged 103

When Olivia Hooker was six years old, she was forced to hide under a table as a white mob destroyed the neighbourhood around her.

Later, she would recount how she struggled to stay silent as the torch-carrying men took an axe to the family piano. Outside, as many as 1,000 homes and businesses - including her father's clothes store - were being reduced to rubble.

The 1921 Tulsa race riot, as it would become known, would also leave as many as 300 black people dead.

But the horrifying incident in Oklahoma would be far from the only distinguishing moment of Ms Hooker's remarkable life.

More at: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46332474

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I do believe, she was mentioned in another article posted in forums in the past year.

[TomSea]

Ricky Jay, American magician and actor, dies
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-46333968

[mountaineer]

As for what kept her going, Ms Hooker had a simple answer: "It's not about you, or me. It's about what we can give to this world."

Olivia Hooker was a remarkable woman who, it appears, chose achievement over victimhood.

[Machiavelli]

Willie Naulls, Knicks All-Star and Celtics Champion, Dies at 84

Willie Naulls, a four-time All-Star forward with the Knicks, a member of three consecutive N.B.A. championship teams with the Boston Celtics and one of pro basketball’s early black stars, died on Thursday at his home in Laguna Niguel, Calif. He was 84.

The cause was respiratory failure resulting from Churg-Strauss syndrome, a rare condition that can restrict blood flow to vital organs and tissues, his wife, Dr. Anne Van de Water Naulls, said.

A fine outside shooter and a rugged rebounder at 6 feet 6 inches and 225 pounds or so, Naulls was an All-American at U.C.L.A. in 1956, his senior season, playing for the future Hall of Fame coach John Wooden. He was a second-round draft pick of the St. Louis Hawks.

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[jmyrlefuller]

Stephen Hillenburg, man who foisted SpongeBob SquarePants upon the world, dies at 57



A former aspiring marine biologist, Hillenburg found his way into animation during a boom in the genre in the 1990s, working under Joe Murray to create the surrealist Nickelodeon cartoon Rocko's Modern Life.

In the late 1990s, Nickelodeon eventually found out about Hillenburg's unpublished comic book The Intertidal Zone, from his days as a marine biologist, and suggested he create a marine-themed cartoon for the network. The end result, SpongeBob SquarePants, became Nickelodeon's biggest hit and its longest-running series, still producing new episodes 19 years after its debut, the second-longest continuously running American animated series of all time behind only The Simpsons if my math is right.

Hillenburg died less than two years after a diagnosis of amyotropic lateral sclerosis.

Obituary from Variety

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[Gefn]

Dang! RIP Spongebob.

[Cyber Liberty]

Dang! RIP Spongebob.

Spongie lives on, my love.

[Gefn]

Spongie lives on, my love.

I watch him on Saturday mornings. I love cartoons. @Cyber Liberty

Just 57 is so young, you know

P.S. I like Patrick Star. And krabby patties.

[Free Vulcan]

I watch him on Saturday mornings. I love cartoons. @Cyber Liberty

Just 57 is so young, you know

P.S. I like Patrick Star. And krabby patties.

The early episodes especially, made me laugh hard like I hadn't since Bugs Bunny. Hilarious, lowbrow, numbskull humor.

[SZonian]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/george-hw-bush-41st-president-of-the-united-states-dies-at-94/ar-BBQkkGP

[Gefn]

Gutted twice in one week. They say it goes in threes,

Anyway, Rip Mr. President thank you so much for being president and serving our country, 

[catfish1957]

Adjusting my comment significantly, so I won't get banned  My guess Mods will take of Pete the bleep for the rest of us.

[Mod1]

Please try to show some class, even if it's an effort. Exceedingly disrespectful and/or vulgar comments will be removed.

[libertybele]

RIP Bush Sr. He will now join his beloved Barbara.

Known best perhaps for his adventurous skydiving and the slogan "read my lips, no new taxes", which sunk his chances at a second term.  NAFTA over the years turned out to be a disaster...his presidency seems to represent the last of those who brought dignity and respect to the presidency.

RIP Mr. Bush.

[edpc]

RIP Bush Sr. He will now join his beloved Barbara.

Known best perhaps for his adventurous skydiving and the slogan "read my lips, no new taxes", which sunk his chances at a second term.  NAFTA over the years turned out to be a disaster...his presidency seems to represent the last of those who brought dignity and respect to the presidency.

RIP Mr. Bush.

He was also a trolling pioneer, calling Hussein SAD-dam, instead of SAH-dahm. His way of saying it roughly translated to shoe shine boy in Arabic, in the days before Twitter and ‘Rocket Man.’