Obituaries for 2025

[mountaineer]

Sorry, I hadn't posted a proper obit.

George Foreman dies at age 76
Mike Coppinger
Mar 21, 2025, 10:23 PM ET

"Big" George Foreman, one of the most influential and recognizable boxers of all time, died Friday, his family announced on his social media account. He was 76.

Foreman, who won an Olympic gold medal in 1968, was a two-time heavyweight champion and Hall of Fame boxer.

He is perhaps best known for the historic Rumble in the Jungle bout with Muhammad Ali in 1974 in Zaire, a fight Foreman lost in an upset via eighth-round knockout. It's arguably the most famous fight of all time, and the "When We Were Kings" film that chronicled the fight won an Oscar for best documentary feature. ...

After that fifth fight at 28, Foreman shockingly announced his retirement and began a career as an ordained minister in his native Texas. Foreman was retired for 10 years. He returned to boxing in 1987 at age 38 and mounted arguably the most impressive sports comeback ever. ...

The same year that Foreman defeated Moorer, he launched his eponymous grill, which went on to sell more than 100 million units worldwide. In 1999, he sold the commercial rights to the George Foreman grill for $138 million. ...

ESPN

[Bigun]

This will sound like total bs, but…

Back in the early 80’s, I was a beach bum of sorts for a time in Barbados. Several months of tough duty. Anyway, there was an open hut style bar near St. Lawrence Gap that was called Boomers. The owner was from Youngstown, Ohio and was a big fan of Boom Boom Mancini, a boxer from Youngstown - hence the name of the bar. During that time, George Foreman spent a lot of time in Barbados and Boomers was one of his frequent stops. I actually got to chat with him a time or two. Warm, gracious guy without a doubt. He was always interested in the lives of people he met, it seemed.  Nice memory.

Him walking around that boxing ring at the Olympics waving his little American flag is a memory forever engraved in my CPU.

[Cyber Liberty]

One of the most genuinely likable personalities in boxing, a field notorious for jerks.

Correct.

[jmyrlefuller]

Larry Tamblyn, founder of The Standells, dies at 82

Tamblyn coined the name "The Standells" as a joke for how often they were standing around idly waiting to get booked for shows. The group developed a distinct style, raw, simple and bearing a high resemblance to what punk rock would become a decade later. The Standells were best known for "Dirty Water," a mock anthem for Boston, Massachusetts that Bostoners took with genuine affection. (Tamblyn himself was a native of Los Angeles, and his family members, including brother Russ and niece Amber, were actors.)

https://bestclassicbands.com/larry-tamblyn-obituary-standells-dirty-water-fenway-park-3-21-25/


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63eEjNjcSvs

[Wingnut]

Him walking around that boxing ring at the Olympics waving his little American flag is a memory forever engraved in my CPU.

https://www.facebook.com/reel/1362060844808693

[mountaineer]

Former Rep. Mia Love (R-Utah) has succumbed to brain cancer at 49, her family just announced on X.

More at NY Post

... Love, who represented Utah’s 4th Congressional District from 2015 to 2019, died at her home in Saratoga Springs, about 30 miles outside Salt Lake City.

The former congresswoman had been battling brain cancer and recently underwent immunotherapy as part of a clinical trial at Duke University’s brain tumor center before her death.  ...

Following graduation, she worked as a flight attendant. During this time, Love — who was raised Catholic— converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and moved to Utah in 1998.

She began dating her future husband, Jason, soon after moving to Utah. The two were married months after they started dating.

Love launched her political career in 2003. She won a seat on the Saratoga Springs City Council and later became the mayor of the small, growing city in 2010. ...

[Luis Gonzalez]

“Mia Love was a fearless leader, a history-maker, and a woman of deep conviction,” Lt. Gov. Henderson said of Love.

Mia Love, the first Black Republican woman elected to the U.S. Congress, died Sunday following a three-year-long battle with brain cancer. The former congresswoman, born to Hattian immigrants in 1975, represented Utah’s 4th Congressional District from 2015 to 2019.

Utah public officials shared their sympathies in news releases and comments on social media shortly after the news broke on Sunday. Here’s what they


https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2025/03/23/what-utah-politicians-are-saying/

[Cyber Liberty]

Former Rep. Mia Love (R-Utah) has succumbed to brain cancer at 49, her family just announced on X.

I really liked Love!

[jmyrlefuller]

The conspiracy theorist in me is exceptionally suspicious that two of Trump's Republican critics suddenly ended up with an untreatable fatal cancer, making it easy as pie to cover up the actual act of killing a person with "treatment" claiming it's prolonging life. Once is a fluke, twice is a trend.

(McCain being the other)

[DCPatriot]

The conspiracy theorist in me is exceptionally suspicious that two of Trump's Republican critics suddenly ended up with an untreatable fatal cancer, making it easy as pie to cover up the actual act of killing a person with "treatment" claiming it's prolonging life. Once is a fluke, twice is a trend.

(McCain being the other)

How about Andrew Breitbart?

https://www.ibtimes.com/andrew-breitbart-cause-death-was-he-assassinated-doctors-say-heart-failure-440154

[Mod2]

Mia Love thread merged with Obituaries.

[libertybele]

'The Toughest Human Being': Tucker Carlson Announces the Death of His Father

Conservative firebrand Tucker Carlson has confirmed a family tragedy.

The former Fox News host posted a heartfelt obituary for his father on X, confirming he died on Monday.

“Obituary for my father,” Carlson began. “Richard Warner Carlson died at 84 on March 24, 2025 at home in Boca Grande, Florida after six weeks of illness.

“He refused all painkillers to the end and left this world with dignity and clarity, holding the hands of his children with his dogs at his feet.”..........

https://www.westernjournal.com/toughest-human-tucker-carlson-announces-death-father/

[MeganC]

'The Toughest Human Being': Tucker Carlson Announces the Death of His Father

Conservative firebrand Tucker Carlson has confirmed a family tragedy.

The former Fox News host posted a heartfelt obituary for his father on X, confirming he died on Monday.

“Obituary for my father,” Carlson began. “Richard Warner Carlson died at 84 on March 24, 2025 at home in Boca Grande, Florida after six weeks of illness.

“He refused all painkillers to the end and left this world with dignity and clarity, holding the hands of his children with his dogs at his feet.”..........

https://www.westernjournal.com/toughest-human-tucker-carlson-announces-death-father/

It isn't a tragedy when a man worthy of the name bravely faces the fate that awaits all of us. It is an inspiration.

RIP Good Sir.

[mountaineer]

Richard Chamberlain, TV Actor Who Starred in ‘Dr. Kildare,’ Dies at 90
Breitbart News
30 Mar 2025

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Richard Chamberlain, the handsome hero of the 1960s television series “Dr. Kildare” who found a second career as an award-winning “king of the miniseries,” has died. He was 90.

Chamberlain died Saturday night in Waimanalo, Hawaii of complications following a stroke, according to his publicist, Harlan Boll. ...

Tall, with classic good looks and romantic style, Chamberlain became an instant favorite with teenage girls as the compassionate physician on the TV series that aired from 1961 to 1966. Photoplay magazine named him most popular male star for three years in a row, from 1963-65.

Not until 2003 did he acknowledge publicly what Hollywood insiders had long known, that he was gay. He made the revelation in his autobiography, “Shattered Love.”  ...

“When I grew up, being gay, being a sissy or anything like that was verboten,” he said in an NBC interview. “I disliked myself intensely and feared this part of myself intensely and had to hide it.”

The book also described a troubled childhood and an alcoholic father, and Chamberlain said that writing it finally lifted a heavy emotional burden. He also expressed relief that he was no longer hiding his sexuality.

“I played a cat-and-mouse game with the press. Game over,” said Chamberlain, who for years was involved with fellow actor Martin Rabbett.  ...

[MeganC]

Richard Chamberlain was also in the original TV version of Shogun. Which IMHO was better than the recent remake.

RIP Good Sir! 

[jmyrlefuller]

Fun fact: Chamberlain was the first singer to record the song "Close to You," which later became a hit for the Carpenters.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXAZvxyXh4c

[berdie]

One of the saddest days of my life was finding out Chamberlain was gay. Probably like when others found out about Rock Hudson.

But it also illustrated what a good actor he was. The beach scene in The Thorn Birds sure had me fooled.

[mountaineer]

Conservative Pittsburgh radio host Jim Quinn has passed away at 82 after heart surgery and complications.

... Friends are recalling longtime radio host Jim Quinn as a force in Pittsburgh media.

Quinn died Sunday at 82.

The New Jersey native spent decades on Steel City stations, from his start at KQV in the 1960s to WTAE in the late 1970s and then becoming half of “The Quinn and Banana Show,” a popular morning duo on B-94. ...

Quinn got his start at KQV in 1967 where he met his future political mentor Rush Limbaugh, who also worked at the Downtown Pittsburgh studio. ...

Pittsburgh Tribune Review

[jmyrlefuller]

Jim was carried on a station up here (WYSL). I tuned away from talk after Rush died but every so often I'd tune his show in for a few minutes. Jim Quinn probably captured the essence of Limbaugh-style talk better than a lot of nationally syndicated shows, even if his style and patter were more in line with morning radio jocks (which he was one for many years).

[Texas Yellow Rose]

One of the saddest days of my life was finding out Chamberlain was gay.

So true for me too.  I could have smacked the person that told me that!

[Free Vulcan]

John Sykes (1959–2025), guitarist for Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake
By Linnea Crowther January 22, 2025



Born in England, Sykes began playing guitar as a teen, encouraged by his uncle. Within a few years, he had joined his first band, Streetfighter. In the early 1980s, he moved on to the heavy metal band Tygers of Pan Tang, playing guitar on their albums “Spellbound” and “Crazy Nights.” He left with a dream of playing with Ozzy Osbourne, and though he auditioned for the heavy metal great’s band, it wasn’t to be. Instead, he got a chance to join another legendary group of U.K. rockers.

Sykes’ years with Thin Lizzy began with a collaboration on his 1982 solo single, “Please Don’t Leave Me.” Sykes co-wrote the song with Phil Lynott, who also provided vocals and bass on the track. Other members of Thin Lizzy joined in on the recording session, and afterward, Sykes was asked to join the band. He played on their 1983 album “Thunder and Lightning,” for which he co-wrote the single “Cold Sweat.” His influence on the band can be heard in their move toward a heavier rock sound. In the years after Lynott’s untimely death, Sykes occasionally toured with Thin Lizzy’s remaining members, fronting the band as they mostly played their existing songs, though they recorded one new LP, a live album.

After Thin Lizzy’s breakup, Sykes was asked to join the hard rock band Whitesnake. He recorded some tracks on their 1984 album “Slide it In,” then worked with frontman David Coverdale to write their smash hit album, “1987.” The two collaborated on such popular singles as “Is This Love” and “Still of the Night,” and Sykes played guitar and sang backing vocals on the LP. After its release, Coverdale dismissed all of Whitesnake’s members and hired a new band for the tour. Deeply frustrated by the incident, Sykes refused to consider rejoining Whitesnake for later reunions.

https://www.legacy.com/news/celebrity-deaths/john-sykes-1959-2025-guitarist-for-thin-lizzy-whitesnake/

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Didn't see this posted, sorry if it's a dupe. John could shred. My fav of his:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swPt9HBRXuE

[mountaineer]

Jim Quinn's sidekick Rose Somma Tennant (you may have heard her as a fill-in for Hannity and other hosts) on his passing:

Rose Unplugged

“How lucky am I to have known someone who makes saying goodbye so hard”

You may have heard that Jim Quinn has recently passed away. A tremendous loss for so many.

I first began working with Quinn 30 years ago. What started as a professional relationship blossomed into one of the greatest friendships I've ever known. There aren't enough words to fully capture the depth of his selflessness in our friendship, but I’d like to share just a few ways in which Jim showed his incredible character to others.

We’ve all heard the saying that you can measure someone’s character by how they treat those who can do nothing for them. That was Jim Quinn to the core. He was always looking for someone he could bless. I can’t tell you how many times I’d be on the phone with him, and he’d suddenly cut the conversation short because he was “on a mission.” That “mission” was often as simple as following a veteran around the grocery store to pay for their groceries without them knowing.

I remember volunteering at the flood relief center in Sharpsburg after Katrina. The need was overwhelming, and I called Jim to share my frustration. I told him we needed stoves, refrigerators, and basic supplies. The next thing I knew, a truckload of appliances showed up at the center, all arranged by Jim. He asked that I keep it anonymous, but I think it’s ok to share that story now. Over the years, he did things like this repeatedly—always quietly and without seeking any recognition.

As many of you know, Jim began calling me "Church Lady" on air because of my love for Jesus. I’d share my faith with him often, and sometimes, his responses would go way over my head—talking about quantum physics and the big bang theory. I never knew how to answer that! About two years ago, I began taking him to different churches, and last August, while sitting in one of those churches, he turned to me and said, “I’ve found my church. We don’t need to look anymore.” From that moment on, he attended every Sunday, praising God with a heart full of the Holy Spirit.

The only thing that brings me comfort right now is the certainty that Jim is in Heaven. No doubt about it. And I can just imagine him up there, asking God if there’s a smoking section—because I’m sure he’s there with Rush, lighting one up. Always pushing the envelope.

In my opinion, Jim was one of the most talented individuals this city has ever known, though he never got the recognition he deserved. That used to bother me. When I told him that, he’d shrug it off, saying it never mattered to him. He loved what he did, and that was enough. Jim was never envious—he was genuinely happy for the success of others.

Honestly, how many people do you know like that?

I will carry the ache of missing my friend for the rest of my life, but I will endure it forever, just for the privilege of having had such a friend. I will share more in future posts.

[Smokin Joe]

Grief washes over us like a wave. It passes and we are left. With time, the waves are a little less intense, the pain of separation diluted by our tears. Only then can the good memories dominate and shine their light on lives well lived and people well loved. There is a there there. We will meet again.

[Gefn]

Richard Chamberlain was also in the original TV version of Shogun. Which IMHO was better than the recent remake.

RIP Good Sir! 

He was so dreamy in The Thorn Birds

[jafo2010]

Richard Chamberlain was a great actor.  I remember watching him as a kid in Dr. Kildaire.  And the Thornbirds was an excellent portrayal of the book, which I enjoyed reading. 

May he RIP.

And his singing career must have went by in the blink of an eye, for I do not recall him singing.