Obituaries for 2019

[Smokin Joe]

IIRC, he took office in the early 70s, the start of an unbroken string of Dem Mayors of Baltimore.

Actually, parts of Baltimore were pretty decent in the early to mid 70s, especially with the Inner Harbor refit for the bicentennial. It was later that the place really started going downhill.

[Applewood]

Little Feat Guitarist Paul Barrere Dead at 71

Little Feat's Paul Barrere, who served as guitarist and vocalist in the boogie rock band for nearly 50 years, died Saturday at the age of 71.

The band confirmed Barrere’s death in a statement. While no cause of death was provided, the guitarist was undergoing treatment in his long battle with liver disease; in 1994, Barrere contracted hepatitis C, and in 2015 was diagnosed with liver cancer.

“It is with great sorrow that Little Feat must announce the passing of our brother guitarist, Paul Barrere, this morning at UCLA Hospital,” Little Feat said in a statement.

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/little-feat-guitarist-paul-barrere-obituary-904307/

[Gefn]

So many rock greats are leaving us, 

Ping @EasyAce

[jmyrlefuller]

Former Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) dies at 90



Conyers served western Detroit in the U.S. House of Representatives for 27 terms, a testament to the ignorance of his electorate who, despite consistent sympathy for Islamic terrorism and widespread corruption including his wife's bribery conviction, continued to elect him with over 80% of the vote. Conyers was ultimately forced out of office for his own sexual harassment in 2017. As a further testament to the district's far-left nature, Conyers's former seat is currently held by Rashida Tlaib, a member of "The Squad."

Obituary from The New York Post

Wikipedia

[sneakypete]

Former Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) dies at 90

Conyers served western Detroit in the U.S. House of Representatives for 27 terms, a testament to the ignorance of his electorate who, despite consistent sympathy for Islamic terrorism and widespread corruption including his wife's bribery conviction, continued to elect him with over 80% of the vote. Conyers was ultimately forced out of office for his own sexual harassment in 2017.

@jmyrlefuller

No surprise there. He really and truly was a representative "ob hiz peep-pulls". They kept re-electing him BECAUSE of his obvious corruption. He was cheating whitey out of money,and they greatly admired him for doing it.

As a further testament to the district's far-left nature, Conyers's former seat is currently held by Rashida Tlaib, a member of "The Squad."

See?

 

[TomSea]

Vladimir Bukovsky: Soviet-era dissident dies in Cambridge

A leading Soviet-era dissident and Russian human rights campaigner, Vladimir Bukovsky, has died at a Cambridge hospital at the age of 76.

Bukovsky had a heart attack on Sunday evening after ailing for several years.

He became a prominent Soviet dissident in the early 1960s and was soon after declared mentally ill.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-50206084

Jerry Fogel Dies: ‘The Mothers-In-Law’ & ‘The White Shadow’ Co-Star Was 83
[Deadline]   Geoff Boucher     Deadline   October 23, 2019

Jerry Fogel, a longtime screen actor best remembered as the beleaguered bridegroom Jerry Buell on NBC’s 1960s sitcom The Mothers-in-Law, has died, He was 83.

Fogel, who diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2008, died Monday at the Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City, MO, his family announced.

More: https://ca.news.yahoo.com/jerry-fogel-actor-mothers-law-233401594.html

I did not know he was in the White Shadow but I see he was quite tall.  His wife in the mothers-in-law sitcom, Deborah Walley was quite lovely and quite interesting, I read up on this last week.

[Cyber Liberty]

He survived 11 years with Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma?  That's amazing!

[Gefn]

I made a separate thread for congressman Conyers. Maybe it should be moved here. @Cyber Liberty .


I’m offline until this evening.

[Cyber Liberty]

I made a separate thread for congressman Conyers. Maybe it should be moved here. @Cyber Liberty .


I’m offline until this evening.

@Gefn,

If it has a lot of posts, and discussion about his politics, it's probably best left where it is.

[EasyAce]

So many rock greats are leaving us, 

Ping @EasyAce

@Gefn
RIP, of course, but for me Little Feat died with Lowell George. They were never really the same after that.

[sneakypete]

I did not know he was in the White Shadow but I see he was quite tall.  His wife in the mothers-in-law sitcom, Deborah Walley was quite lovely and quite interesting, I read up on this last week.

@TomSea

This was a brave and noble man by anyone's standards,and the world needs more people like him.

[sneakypete]

He survived 11 years with Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma?  That's amazing!

@Cyber Liberty

I see it as "encouraging".

[sneakypete]

@Gefn
RIP, of course, but for me Little Feat died with Lowell George. They were never really the same after that.

@EasyAce

Amen,brother,amen! GREAT recording group,but they partied so hard they sucked in concert. I saw them twice and had trouble even recognizing their songs both times,and had tickets to see them again the week Lowell George died.

But when he was semi-sober,he created nothing but musical magic that brought smiles to the faces of everyone that heard it,as well as movement to their limbs. Even  people that KNEW they couldn't dance,just couldn't hold back.

Even though I am a HUGE fan of their "boogie music",my favorite song of theirs was "Roll 'em Easy". One of my favorite songs,period.

Didn't one of the drummers get life for murder back in the 70's?

[Cyber Liberty]

@Cyber Liberty

I see it as "encouraging".

That too!  I knew a fellow, healthy as a horse, and NHL killed him in less than a year.  This was in the early 00's.

[sneakypete]

That too!  I knew a fellow, healthy as a horse, and NHL killed him in less than a year.  This was in the early 00's.

@Cyber Liberty

Uhhh,thanks. I think.

[Cyber Liberty]

@Cyber Liberty

Uhhh,thanks. I think.

We've come a long, long way in this area.   The Obit above rather proves that. 

[EasyAce]

Didn't one of the drummers get life for murder back in the 70's?

@sneakypete
No. Richie Hayward, Little Feat's co-founding drummer, died of cancer in 2010; his replacement, Gabe Ford, is still with the current lineup. Keyboardsman Bill Payne is, I think, the only Little Feat member to be with the band since their beginning.

You may be thinking of Jim Gordon, drummer with Delaney & Bonnie & Friends and Derek & the Dominos, who spun into mental illness and killed his mother in 1983. Gordon was diagnosed with schizophrenia but also serves a life sentence for murder thanks to California's Insanity Defense Reform Act. Gordon has been denied parole several times since. Gordon was also an active studio musician (among others, he played on George Harrison's All Things Must Pass), but he never played with Little Feat.

[Applewood]

Robert Evans, ‘Chinatown’ Producer and Paramount Chief, Dies at 89

Robert Evans, the Paramount executive who produced “Chinatown” and “Urban Cowboy,” and whose life became as melodramatic and jaw-dropping as any of his films, died on Saturday night. He was 89.

Even though Hollywood history is filled with colorful characters, few can match the tale of Evans, whose life would seem far-fetched if it were fiction. With his matinee-idol looks, but little acting talent, Evans was given starring roles in a few movies and then, with no studio experience, was handed the production reins at Paramount in the 1960s. When he left the exec ranks, his first film as a producer was the classic “Chinatown,” and he followed with other hits, like “Marathon Man” and “Urban Cowboy.” Eventually, his distinctive look and speaking style turned him into a cult figure, and he had the distinction of being the only film executive who starred in his own animated TV series. 

https://variety.com/2019/film/news/robert-evans-dead-dies-chinatown-producer-1203385589/

[sneakypete]

@sneakypete
No. Richie Hayward, Little Feat's co-founding drummer, died of cancer in 2010; his replacement, Gabe Ford, is still with the current lineup. Keyboardsman Bill Payne is, I think, the only Little Feat member to be with the band since their beginning.

You may be thinking of Jim Gordon, drummer with Delaney & Bonnie & Friends and Derek & the Dominos, who spun into mental illness and killed his mother in 1983.

@EasyAce

No,I am horrible with names,but I do remember a LF band member going to prison for murder. I do remember he was a black guy,and I THINK he played the drums,harmonica,and some other wind instrument. Can't remember his name,but he was so good he actually stood out in solo runs,and with a band like LF,that ain't easy to do.

[EasyAce]

@EasyAce

No,I am horrible with names,but I do remember a LF band member going to prison for murder. I do remember he was a black guy,and I THINK he played the drums,harmonica,and some other wind instrument. Can't remember his name,but he was so good he actually stood out in solo runs,and with a band like LF,that ain't easy to do.

The closest any member of Little Feat ever got to behind bars was a longtime myth that the now-deceased Paul Berrere spent a little time in the hoosegow---but not for murder. The Feat (their name was suggested by Mothers of Invention drummer Jimmy Carl Black, who thought Lowell George's tiny hoofs compared to his large body looked amusing) have a black percussionist/vocalist, Sam Clayton (his sister is vocal legend Merry Clayton), who joined the band in 1972 (and is still with them) . . . and who, apparently, has never seen even the outside of a jail cell.

[berdie]

@sneakypete
No. Richie Hayward, Little Feat's co-founding drummer, died of cancer in 2010; his replacement, Gabe Ford, is still with the current lineup. Keyboardsman Bill Payne is, I think, the only Little Feat member to be with the band since their beginning.

You may be thinking of Jim Gordon, drummer with Delaney & Bonnie & Friends and Derek & the Dominos, who spun into mental illness and killed his mother in 1983. Gordon was diagnosed with schizophrenia but also serves a life sentence for murder thanks to California's Insanity Defense Reform Act. Gordon has been denied parole several times since. Gordon was also an active studio musician (among others, he played on George Harrison's All Things Must Pass), but he never played with Little Feat.

I didn't know that! Thanks @EasyAce !

[sneakypete]

 Could be. This was back in the 70's,and something someone told me,so it might not have been true to start with. We all know how the "I heard..." string runs.

[berdie]

@EasyAce

Even though I am a HUGE fan of their "boogie music",my favorite song of theirs was "Roll 'em Easy". One of my favorite songs,period.

Ya gotta love Dixie Chicken.

[sneakypete]

Ya gotta love Dixie Chicken.

@berdie

I think that is actually a legal requirement in several states.

If it ain't,it should be.

I've seen the bright lights of Memphis".......,and it just keeps getting gooder and gooder as it rolls along.

[Smokin Joe]

@jmyrlefuller

No surprise there. He really and truly was a representative "ob hiz peep-pulls". They kept re-electing him BECAUSE of his obvious corruption. He was cheating whitey out of money,and they greatly admired him for doing it.


See?

Yep. Gettin' over on the man! is seen as a plus by some constituents. He wasn't the only one kept in office, at least in part, by that mindset.

[Free Vulcan]

Former North Carolina U.S. Senator Kay Hagan dies

RALEIGH, N.C. — Kay Hagan, a former bank executive who rose from a budget writer in the North Carolina Legislature to a seat in the U.S. Senate, died Monday. She was 66.

Hagan died of encephalitis, or brain inflammation, caused by Powassan virus, a rare virus spread from ticks to humans, her former Senate spokeswoman Sadie Weiner said.

https://www.politico.com/news/2019/10/28/former-north-carolina-senator-kay-hagan-dies-060172

[dfwgator]

Former North Carolina U.S. Senator Kay Hagan dies

RALEIGH, N.C. — Kay Hagan, a former bank executive who rose from a budget writer in the North Carolina Legislature to a seat in the U.S. Senate, died Monday. She was 66.

Hagan died of encephalitis, or brain inflammation, caused by Powassan virus, a rare virus spread from ticks to humans, her former Senate spokeswoman Sadie Weiner said.

https://www.politico.com/news/2019/10/28/former-north-carolina-senator-kay-hagan-dies-060172

Cummings, Conyers and now Hagan....bad week for Rats.

[Smokin Joe]

Cummings, Conyers and now Hagan....bad week for Rats.

Yeah. Makes you wonder what they knew....

[mountaineer]

Yeah. Makes you wonder what they knew....

Hey, Hillary ...

[sneakypete]

Yep. Gettin' over on the man! is seen as a plus by some constituents. He wasn't the only one kept in office, at least in part, by that mindset.

@Smokin Joe

He was a rank amateur comparted to JJ and Sharpie.  Sharpie was so slick he lived in a mansion for years,flew all around the world First Class,and never paid any taxes because the government could never prove he had any income.

I have no freaking idea how he got away with this,but he did.

[TomSea]

Japanese breaking news is reporting Sadako Ogata passed away, she was a UN High Commissioner on Refugees.

Sadako Ogata, first female United Nation High Commissioner for Refugees, dies at 92
Staff Report
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/10/29/national/sadako-ogata-dies/

Then-U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Sadako Ogata visits Sarajevo, in Bosnia and Herzegovia, in July 1993. | © UNHCR/S.FOA
National / History | Heisei Icons   
Sadako Ogata: Waging peace on war
by Chisato Tanaka

...

A 1993 photograph of a diminutive, sexagenarian woman surveying the front lines of conflict has left an indelible mark on the international community as a true example of commitment to humanitarian aid.

The woman was Sadako Ogata, a scholar and mother of two, who in 1991 was appointed the first female United Nation High Commissioner for Refugees. It coincided with the end of the Cold War — just two years after Japan began the Heisei Era.

What awaited the chief of the U.N. refugee agency was an eruption of civil conflicts and ethnic cleansing unleashed by the disintegration of the Soviet Union.


Then-U.N. refugees chief Sadako Ogata is welcomed by Rwandan refugees in Congo in February 1995. | © UNHCR/PANOS MOUMTZIS

More at: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/14/national/history/sadako-ogata-waging-peace-war/#.XbelZugzaUk

Brookings Institute Bio: https://www.brookings.edu/experts/sadako-ogata/

An interesting individual to find out more on.

[EasyAce]

Dodgers 3-Time World Series Champion Ron Fairly Passes Away
Ron Fairly had ordinary ability and became an extraordinary player. As a hitter he knew the strike zone, developed a good swing, and became a difficult out . . . he was willing to do whatever he had to do to become the best player he could.---John Roseboro, Dodgers catcher.

In later years Fairly became a much-loved Seattle Mariners broadcaster.

RIP.

[Gefn]

Bernard Slade, 'Partridge Family' Creator and 'Same Time, Next Year' Writer, Dies at 89


Bernard Slade, the Oscar-nominated writer who created The Partridge Family and wrote the enduring romantic comedy Same Time, Next Year for Broadway and the big screen, died Wednesday. He was 89.

Slade died peacefully at his Beverly Hills home from complications of Lewy body dementia, a family rep announced.

In the 1960s and '70s, Slade also developed ABC's The Flying Nun and created NBC's The Girl With Something Extra, two comedies starring Sally Field; created ABC's Love on a Rooftop, featuring Judy Carne, Pete Duel and Rich Little, and CBS' Bridget Loves Bernie, starring David Birney and Meredith Baxter; and served as a story editor and penned 17 episodes for ABC's Bewitched, starring Elizabeth Montgomery.

Both original versions of Same Time, Next Year starred Ellen Burstyn, who won a Tony in 1975 for her stage performance, then earned an Oscar nomination for best actress. She starred opposite Charles Grodin on Broadway and with Alan Alda in the 1978 feature. Slade's work netted him Tony and Oscar noms as well.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bernard-slade-dead-partridge-family-creator-was-89-1251174

[Gefn]

Bernard Slade, 'Partridge Family' Creator and 'Same Time, Next Year' Writer, Dies at 89


Bernard Slade, the Oscar-nominated writer who created The Partridge Family and wrote the enduring romantic comedy Same Time, Next Year for Broadway and the big screen, died Wednesday. He was 89.

Slade died peacefully at his Beverly Hills home from complications of Lewy body dementia, a family rep announced.

In the 1960s and '70s, Slade also developed ABC's The Flying Nun and created NBC's The Girl With Something Extra, two comedies starring Sally Field; created ABC's Love on a Rooftop, featuring Judy Carne, Pete Duel and Rich Little, and CBS' Bridget Loves Bernie, starring David Birney and Meredith Baxter; and served as a story editor and penned 17 episodes for ABC's Bewitched, starring Elizabeth Montgomery.

Both original versions of Same Time, Next Year starred Ellen Burstyn, who won a Tony in 1975 for her stage performance, then earned an Oscar nomination for best actress. She starred opposite Charles Grodin on Broadway and with Alan Alda in the 1978 feature. Slade's work netted him Tony and Oscar noms as well.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bernard-slade-dead-partridge-family-creator-was-89-1251174

Wow. This man did The Partridge Family, Same Time Next Year, and The Flying Nun? Impressive!
RIP.

[sneakypete]

Bernard Slade, 'Partridge Family' Creator and 'Same Time, Next Year' Writer, Dies at 89


 

Slade died peacefully at his Beverly Hills home from complications of Lewy body dementia, a family rep announced.

 

@Gefn

"BODY dementia"??????

WTF????

[mountaineer]

Lewy body dementia. It's what killed my father. There are things in the brain called Lewy bodies that get messed up. It's very much like Alzheimer's.

[sneakypete]

Lewy body dementia. It's what killed my father. There are things in the brain called Lewy bodies that get messed up. It's very much like Alzheimer's.

@mountaineer

Thanks! I had never heard of such a thing,and it still doesn't make any sense to me how a body can have dementia.

[Smokin Joe]

@mountaineer

Thanks! I had never heard of such a thing,and it still doesn't make any sense to me how a body can have dementia.

I hadn't heard of it either, @sneakypete

From https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/what-lewy-body-dementia#what

Lewy bodies are named for Dr. Friederich Lewy, a German neurologist. In 1912, he discovered abnormal protein deposits that disrupt the brain's normal functioning in people with Parkinson's disease. These abnormal deposits are now called "Lewy bodies."

Lewy bodies are made of a protein called alpha-synuclein. In the healthy brain, alpha-synuclein plays a number of important roles in neurons (nerve cells) in the brain, especially at synapses, where brain cells communicate with each other. In Lewy body dementia, alpha-synuclein forms into clumps inside neurons, starting in areas of the brain that control aspects of memory and movement. This process causes neurons to work less effectively and, eventually, to die.

So it isn't a body dementia, but the Lewy bodies which cause it.

[sneakypete]

I hadn't heard of it either, @sneakypete

From https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/what-lewy-body-dementia#what

So it isn't a body dementia, but the Lewy bodies which cause it.

@Smokin Joe

Ok,it's NOT "bodies" as in "corpses",but "bodies" as in "elements". That makes a lot more sense.

I don't want to shock anyone but I am not a research scientist in real life,and I have never even played one on teebee,but to simple old me,this seems to ME to be a vehicle to take science forward to other discoveries,maybe even including a cure for insanity in all it's various forms.

Which,when you think of it,also opens a whole bleeping basket of snakes once you ask yourself in your best Rod Sterling voice "If science can use this technology to cure insanity,can't they also use it to CREATE insanity,and weaponize it?"

Please cue "The Twilight Zone" music.

Thank you,and sleep well tonight.

[Smokin Joe]

@Smokin Joe

Ok,it's NOT "bodies" as in "corpses",but "bodies" as in "elements". That makes a lot more sense.

I don't want to shock anyone but I am not a research scientist in real life,and I have never even played one on teebee,but to simple old me,this seems to ME to be a vehicle to take science forward to other discoveries,maybe even including a cure for insanity in all it's various forms.

Which,when you think of it,also opens a whole bleeping basket of snakes once you ask yourself in your best Rod Sterling voice "If science can use this technology to cure insanity,can't they also use it to CREATE insanity,and weaponize it?"

Please cue "The Twilight Zone" music.

Thank you,and sleep well tonight.

The answer, of course, is yes. All knowledge is a two edged sword, or the term "evil genius" wouldn't have been coined. Like power, it is something which can be benevolent, neutral, or malevolent, depending on who wields it.

[Gefn]

Survivor Contestant Rudy Boesch Dies at 91 After Long Battle with Alzheimer's Disease


Rudy Boesch, one of the first contestants to ever appear on Survivor, has died after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease, PEOPLE confirms. He was 91.

Boesch, a former Navy Seal, was cast on the inaugural season of the long-running reality show in 2000. Then 72, Boesch finished the season in third place and quickly became a fan favorite due to his lovably cantankerous persona.

“Ours was an interesting bond, Dear Rudy! You and I helped open minds and undermine predjudces [sic]. While your time here has passed, you will remain loved and iconic, dear friend!” Boesch’s closest Survivor ally Richard Hatch tweeted.

https://people.com/tv/survivor-contestant-rudy-boesch-dies/

[Gefn]

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Star Brian Tarantina Dead at 60: He 'Had Been Ill Lately,' Rep Says

Brian Tarantina, the actor known for his role in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, has died, PEOPLE confirms. He was 60.

At about 12:40 a.m. on Saturday morning, officers with the New York Police Department received a call about an unconscious person in a Manhattan apartment, a spokesperson with the department confirmed to PEOPLE.

Authorities arrived at the scene to discover Tarantina lying on his couch, and emergency medical services responded and officially pronounced him dead. The New York City medical examiner’s office will determine his official cause of death.

https://people.com/tv/brian-tarantina-dies-age-60/

[berdie]

Survivor Contestant Rudy Boesch Dies at 91 After Long Battle with Alzheimer's Disease


Rudy Boesch, one of the first contestants to ever appear on Survivor, has died after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease, PEOPLE confirms. He was 91.

Boesch, a former Navy Seal, was cast on the inaugural season of the long-running reality show in 2000. Then 72, Boesch finished the season in third place and quickly became a fan favorite due to his lovably cantankerous persona.

“Ours was an interesting bond, Dear Rudy! You and I helped open minds and undermine predjudces [sic]. While your time here has passed, you will remain loved and iconic, dear friend!” Boesch’s closest Survivor ally Richard Hatch tweeted.

https://people.com/tv/survivor-contestant-rudy-boesch-dies/

I watched the first season of this show to see what it was about. Never watched another because it was depressing.

But I remember this guy...he was a tough old coot.

[Gefn]

I watched the first season of this show to see what it was about. Never watched another because it was depressing.

But I remember this guy...he was a tough old coot.

And a Navy Seal 

[sneakypete]

Survivor Contestant Rudy Boesch Dies at 91 After Long Battle with Alzheimer's Disease


Rudy Boesch, one of the first contestants to ever appear on Survivor, has died after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease, PEOPLE confirms. He was 91.

Boesch, a former Navy Seal, was cast on the inaugural season of the long-running reality show in 2000. Then 72, Boesch finished the season in third place and quickly became a fan favorite due to his lovably cantankerous persona.

“Ours was an interesting bond, Dear Rudy! You and I helped open minds and undermine predjudces [sic]. While your time here has passed, you will remain loved and iconic, dear friend!” Boesch’s closest Survivor ally Richard Hatch tweeted.

https://people.com/tv/survivor-contestant-rudy-boesch-dies/

@Gefn

He retired from the Navy in 1990 after 45 years of continuous service.

The fact that he was allowed to continue to serve for 45 years is a VERY good sign of how highly the Navy thought of him. That is practically unheard of for enlisted men.

[Gefn]

@sneakypete he was a really interesting guy when he was on ‘Survivor”

[mountaineer]

I don't watch enough TV to know who this fellow is or was, but here's another actor dying from drugs.

Brian Tarantina of ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ dead from suspected overdose at 60
By Tina Moore and Craig McCarthy
November 3, 2019

Actor Brian Tarantina, known for his portrayals of Jackie in “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” and Bootsy in “Gilmore Girls,” died in his Hell’s Kitchen apartment early Saturday in an apparent drug overdose, police sources told The Post.

The 60-year-old  was found unresponsive just before 12:45 a.m. Saturday, according to cops. ...  NY Post

[sneakypete]

I don't watch enough TV to know who this fellow is or was, but here's another actor dying from drugs.

@mountaineer

I have no idea who that guy was and never saw him in anything,but ain't 60 a little old to be overdosing? Most people have grown up a long time before that age.

[mountaineer]

I have no idea who that guy was and never saw him in anything,but ain't 60 a little old to be overdosing? Most people have grown up a long time before that age.

My first thought,  too.

[Smokin Joe]

@mountaineer

I have no idea who that guy was and never saw him in anything,but ain't 60 a little old to be overdosing? Most people have grown up a long time before that age.

Yeah, most people who are going to OD don't take 60 years to figure it out...