Obituaries for 2025

[jmyrlefuller]

Hockey Hall of Fame and Stanley Cup champion goaltender Ken Dryden, who left the game at his peak to become a broadcaster, author and executive, dies at 78

https://www.nhl.com/canadiens/news/the-montreal-canadiens-mourn-the-passing-of-ken-dryden

[jmyrlefuller]

Tom Shipley of Brewer & Shipley dies at 84, nine months after his duet partner

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/06/arts/music/tom-shipley-dead.html

[jmyrlefuller]

Rick Davies of Supertramp dies at 81

Davies was one of the two lead singers of the group (the other being Roger Hodgson, whose hits were generally better known). It is Davies's voice that leads their hits "Bloody Well Right" and "Goodbye Stranger."

https://variety.com/2025/music/news/supertramp-rick-davies-bloody-well-right-dead-1236511107/

[rustynail]

Dorian Johnson, the man who invented the "Hands Up Don't Shoot" hoax that sparked riots across America, has been murdered.

https://hotair.com/david-strom/2025/09/08/michael-browns-friend-who-invented-hands-up-dont-shoot-hoax-is-murdered-n3806580

[GtHawk]

I gots to know…..did he tell the guy with the gun “hands up don’t shoot”?

[Wingnut]

I gots to know…..did he tell the guy with the gun “hands up don’t shoot”?

All I know is "He can't breathe" no mo!

[rustynail]

All I know is "He can't breathe" no mo!

[andy58-in-nh]

I gots to know…..did he tell the guy with the gun “hands up don’t shoot”?

[jmyrlefuller]

Haru Urara, beloved and perennially losing Japanese racehorse who went 0-113 throughout its career, dies at 29

Fun fact: Urara's story was adapted into an anime.

https://people.com/japan-mourns-death-of-retired-racehorse-haru-urara-famous-for-never-winning-11806420

[mountaineer]

A racehorse famous for never winning. I think I've found my soulmate!

[jmyrlefuller]

Polly Holliday, who made the catchphrase "Kiss my grits!" a national phenomenon, dies at 88

Holliday starred as the waitress Flo on the sitcom Alice for its first four seasons.

https://people.com/polly-holliday-dead-alice-the-parent-trap-actress-8768542

[Cyber Liberty]

Polly Holliday, who made the catchphrase "Kiss my grits!" a national phenomenon, dies at 88

Holliday starred as the waitress Flo on the sitcom Alice for its first four seasons.

https://people.com/polly-holliday-dead-alice-the-parent-trap-actress-8768542

I liked that character!

[Wingnut]

I liked that character!

Me too.  And Mel (Vic Tayback) was a hoot too.
 

[jmyrlefuller]

Bruce DuMont dies at 81

DuMont, the nephew of early television pioneer Allen DuMont, was a somewhat obscure but influential broadcaster who was best known for his weekend syndicated talk show Beyond the Beltway and founding the Museum of Broadcast Communications and taking over the Radio Hall of Fame.

DuMont ended his career in ignominy when he began publicly dating and eventually married convicted gay child pornographer Kevin Fuller (no relation) in the late 2010s, which led to his forced retirement from the museum.

https://chicago.suntimes.com/obituaries/2025/09/11/broadcast-giant-beyond-the-beltway-host-bruce-dumont-dead-at-81