Re: tOfficial 2024 Celebrity/Notable Deaths Thread

[tGreenWay]

Joe Lieberman. 82. His family says he died from complications from a fall.

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/27/joe-lieberman-2000-vice-presidential-nominee-obit-033980

Well, slap a label on him that says RIP.

Yeah, even dead, he can fuck right off.

[tGreenWay]

Joe Lieberman. 82. His family says he died from complications from a fall.

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/27/joe-lieberman-2000-vice-presidential-nominee-obit-033980

Was he on the bridge

Yes.

[DWags]

Joe Lieberman. 82. His family says he died from complications from a fall.

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/27/joe-lieberman-2000-vice-presidential-nominee-obit-033980

Was he on the bridge

More so on the fence.

[Pervis Muldoon]

M. Emmett Walsh. 88.

M. Emmet Walsh, unforgettable character actor from 'Blood Simple,' 'Blade Runner,' dies at 88

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/people/2024/03/20/m-emmet-walsh-actor-blood-simple-blade-runner-dies-at-88/73048327007/

Great story about the $2 bills

And the Ebert quote was spot on. I loved when Walsh popped up in a movie. It was almost always a surprise because his name usually wasn't part of the marketing. And when it was a surprise, it was always a pleasant one. Damn, he must have had some great stories.

[tGreenWay]

Was he on the bridge

More so on the fence.

Only because he didn’t want to get labeled.

[GRR Spartan]

Lou Gossett Jr. @ 87

https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/29/entertainment/louis-gossett-jr-death/index.html

[Robert J Sakimano]

RIP to Sergeant Foley... he is quoted often in our house.

"I don't believe what I'm seeing. Where have you been all your lives, at an orgy? Listenin' to Mick Jagger music and bad-mouthing your country"...

[kingstonlake]

He’s got nowhere else to go.

[kingstonlake]

Gonna have to dial that one up this weekend. An O&G is an all timer.

[Floyd Robertson]

RIP Chappy

[tGreenWay]

Having turkey sandwiches for dinner. Gonna put some MAYOnnaise on it in memory of the sergeant.

[Robert J Sakimano]

Having turkey sandwiches for dinner. Gonna put some MAYOnnaise on it in memory of the sergeant.

RIP to Sid, too.

[tGreenWay]

Having turkey sandwiches for dinner. Gonna put some MAYOnnaise on it in memory of the sergeant.

RIP to Sid, too.

Yeah, but that was by his own hand. Plus, he fell in love with a gold digger.

[Robert J Sakimano]

holy hell.. I'm bored and did a deep dive into the scene where Mayo says "I'll never forget you".

I've seen this movie probably a gazillion times and just learned this (TIL material?) - when doing the 'first salute', new officers go to their gunnery sergeant and hand them a silver dollar. Apparently this is a real Navy tradition for newly commissioned officers.

if you watch, Foley puts each coin into his left pocket and salutes them. Tradition states that the gunnery sergeant puts the silver dollar coin for his favorite new officer into his right pocket.. and, you guessed it, it's Zach Mayo.

man.. that's some cool stuff that I never noticed before.

[Robert J Sakimano]

RIP to Sid, too.

Yeah, but that was by his own hand. Plus, he fell in love with a gold digger.

when Mayo calls her the c-word.

[kingstonlake]

He gave life his D.O.R.

[CaptainSlow33]

Joe Lieberman. 82. His family says he died from complications from a fall.

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/27/joe-lieberman-2000-vice-presidential-nominee-obit-033980

He was the reason that the public option was stripped from the Affordable Care Act and still claimed WMDs were in Iraq 8 years after the invasion.

Rest in piss, asshole.

[Pervis Muldoon]

Joe Lieberman. 82. His family says he died from complications from a fall.

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/27/joe-lieberman-2000-vice-presidential-nominee-obit-033980

He was the reason that the public option was stripped from the Affordable Care Act and still claimed WMDs were in Iraq 8 years after the invasion.

Rest in piss, asshole.

That's pretty harsh, but I can't disagree. He raked in cash from insurance companies and fucked us out of a chance at buying the same government coverage he got for free.

[tGreenWay]

He gave life his D.O.R.

There must’ve been a miscommunication. Foley was just supposed to ring the bell. Instead, he kicked the bucket.

[Motown Spartan]

Vontae Davis, sad and tragic ending to a tumultuous life. RIP.

[The Pantry]

Way too young. RIP

[CaptainSlow33]

He was the reason that the public option was stripped from the Affordable Care Act and still claimed WMDs were in Iraq 8 years after the invasion.

Rest in piss, asshole.

That's pretty harsh, but I can't disagree. He raked in cash from insurance companies and fucked us out of a chance at buying the same government coverage he got for free.

Could be, but the dude represented the worst of what Washington politicians are. When people say they don't trust elected officials, it's because of officials like Lieberman. I could actually use much harsher words to say what I think of him, but I might get a time out if I did.

[tGreenWay]

Lou Conter. 102. The last living survivor of the USS Arizona, which exploded and sank during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.


https://apnews.com/article/e4fdc131104be724691c364177e55076

[CaptainSlow33]

Lou Conter. 102. The last living survivor of the USS Arizona, which exploded and sank during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.


https://apnews.com/article/e4fdc131104be724691c364177e55076

Damn. Dude lived a long life...good for him. My grandpa joined the Navy shortly after Pearl Harbor because he lost a friend on the Arizona. Sucks to know that soon there won't be any WWII vets left.

[CaptainSlow33]

Just did a quick google search. As of November, 2023, there were only 119,000 WWII veterans left. I imagine the number has gone down since then. Not far off from only being able to fit all of the surviving vets in a larger college football stadium.

[Travis of the Cosmos]

Lou Conter. 102. The last living survivor of the USS Arizona, which exploded and sank during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.


https://apnews.com/article/e4fdc131104be724691c364177e55076

Vaxxxed????

[CaptainSlow33]

Lou Conter. 102. The last living survivor of the USS Arizona, which exploded and sank during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.


https://apnews.com/article/e4fdc131104be724691c364177e55076

Vaxxxed????

I snorted really loud in a very quiet office

[Motown Spartan]

I think something like 125 ww2 veterans die each day which is like 45,000 per year. Within a few years there will only be a handful left.

[tGreenWay]

I think something like 125 ww2 veterans die each day which is like 45,000 per year. Within a few years there will only be a handful left.

It’s a damn shame America isn’t working harder to save some of those remaining vets.

[Trapper Gus]

Vontae Davis, sad and tragic ending to a tumultuous life. RIP.

https://apnews.com/article/barbara-rush-dies-841a0e7748da44de934294e4927ccd1f

AP obit was written by someone who died in 2014, creating, at least to me, that brand new Irish Toast "May your obituary writer die before you do"

[Motown Spartan]

This is a weird one. RIP Floyd Robertson. No, not our Floyd. But Joe Flaherty, the actor that played Floyd Robertson.

[Floyd Robertson]

This is a weird one. RIP Floyd Robertson. No, not our Floyd. But Joe Flaherty, the actor that played Floyd Robertson.

RIP me, I mean Joe.

[DWags]

John Sinclair. Poet, and weed activist. Detroiter

Smokin the big one in the sky.

https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/2024/04/02/john-sinclair-detroit-poet-cannabis-activist-and-counterculture-icon-dead-at-82/73179306007/

[Motown Spartan]

John Sinclair. Poet, and weed activist. Detroiter

Smokin the big one in the sky.

https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/2024/04/02/john-sinclair-detroit-poet-cannabis-activist-and-counterculture-icon-dead-at-82/73179306007/

He was also a manager of MC5 and huge supporter of the Black Panthers.

[Jake from State Farm]

John Sinclair. Poet, and weed activist. Detroiter

Smokin the big one in the sky.

https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/2024/04/02/john-sinclair-detroit-poet-cannabis-activist-and-counterculture-icon-dead-at-82/73179306007/

He was also a manager of MC5 and huge supporter of the Black Panthers.

and founded the White Panthers

[AvgMSUJoe]

This is a weird one.  RIP Floyd Robertson. No, not our Floyd.  But Joe Flaherty, the actor that played Floyd Robertson.

RIP me, I mean Joe.

Ya Jacksass.

[tGreenWay]

Maybe someday, a long long time down the road, we can all meet up with Joe at the big Red lobster in the sky.

[tGreenWay]

State of Michigan basketball great Winfred Walton, a ‘96 McDonald’s AA, died following a car accident. He was 46.

https://www.syracuse.com/orangebasketball/2024/04/winfred-walton-a-1996-mcdonalds-all-american-who-committed-to-syracuse-has-died-at-age-46.html?outputType=amp

[DWags]

State of Michigan basketball great Winfred Walton, a ‘96 McDonald’s AA, died following a car accident. He was 46.

https://www.syracuse.com/orangebasketball/2024/04/winfred-walton-a-1996-mcdonalds-all-american-who-committed-to-syracuse-has-died-at-age-46.html?outputType=amp

I watched him play a couple times he was unbelievable. As an administrator in the Detroit area I knew a lot of athletic directors.. of course, I had no proof of this, but I had people telling me that he had quite a sizable bag if he chose Syracuse. Doesn’t make it true . Don’t wanna speak ill of the dead, he seemed like a nice kid who could really play.

[Trapper Gus]

Peter Higgs, physicist who proposed Higgs boson, dies aged 94

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/apr/09/peter-higgs-physicist-who-discovered-higgs-boson-dies-aged-94

For those who don't follow physics this guy is similar to Einstein in importance in physics.

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