In Memoriam

[Cachoo]

This might be a terrible idea and has my permission to be deleted. But I think of the different "In Memoriam" lists we see from time to time and it might be nice to have something here. It can be someone well known or someone well known only to you or even a beloved animal. Anyway the person who died very recently is Vangelis. I knew little of his music but his theme from "Chariots of Fire" is unforgettable. RIP.

https://twitter.com/Variety/status/1527332084871618570

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-61514850

 

[katmari]

RIP Vangelis

One of my favorite compositions is Hymne from the Opéra Sauvage album.

 

[Buzz]

Star Wars Ship Designer Colin Cantwell Dies at 90

Colin Cantwell, the designer behind iconic Star Wars spacecraft such as TIE fighters and the Death Star, passed away at 90 years old.

www.cbr.com

 

[Cachoo]

Ray Liotta I liked him a lot in "Copland." RIP https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/goodfellas-star-ray-liotta-dies-160516150.html

I also see that Paul Herman passed away. He was a good character actor. He played Randy in "Silver Linings Playbook" who was always baiting Robert DeNiro's character into bets on NFL games. RIP.

 

[Susan1]

Ray Liotta I liked him a lot in "Copland." RIP https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/goodfellas-star-ray-liotta-dies-160516150.html

The only things I know him from are Field of Dreams and he was a dying patient they spent the whole day with on ER.

ETA - I was just reading the story on Yahoo after I wrote that. "Liotta won a Primetime Emmy in 2005 for his guest stint on ER."

 

[Buzz]

May he Rest In Peace

 

[BittyBug]

And now Andy Fletcher of Depeche Mode.

https://twitter.com/depechemode/status/1529901182562340864?s=12

 

[overedge]

Bad day for music: Alan White, drummer for Yes (and for a lot of other projects like the Plastic Ono Band), passed away, and so did Andrew Fletcher of Depeche Mode

 

[Cachoo]

I'm shocked about Fletcher.

 

[overedge]

I'm shocked about Fletcher.

He had some mental health challenges in the past, so I really hope that his mental health wasn't the reason for his death

 

[Aussie Willy]

Goodfellas is one of my all time favourite movies. And Depeche Mode one of my all time favourite bands.

RIP

 

[MINAM]

Ray Liotta had so much presence on the screen. I remember in "Friends" when Rachel (?) describes some guy "He looks like a non-scary Ray Liotta"
RIP

 

[Jot the Dot Dot]

Bad day for music: Alan White, drummer for Yes (and for a lot of other projects like the Plastic Ono Band), passed away, and so did Andrew Fletcher of Depeche Mode

I actually met White when Yes (in it's latest post-Anderson lineup) toured through Canada, and I secured a meet-n-greet pass. Must have not been in best health because they had a side drummer who accompanied him, and on a couple of songs, took over while White sat it out. What a career, running over half a century. RIP, sir.

 

[overedge]

I actually met White when Yes (in it's latest post-Anderson lineup) toured through Canada, and I secured a meet-n-greet pass. Must have not been in best health because they had a side drummer who accompanied him, and on a couple of songs, took over while White sat it out. What a career, running over half a century. RIP, sir.

I met him once in another band's backstage room. He was in town with Yes and had dropped by to catch up with some old friends in the band. He was completely unassuming and very low-key, even though I am sure there were people at the other band's gig who would have been chasing him and screaming if they knew he was in the house.

He was living near Seattle - I think his wife is American and he moved here to be with her and her family.

 

[genevieve]

I first saw Ray Liotta in Something Wild while in HS. Always liked him.

And gutted about Andy Fletcher

 

[Cachoo]

Apologies as this one is a few weeks late: Dr. Morton Mower, a former Maryland-based cardiologist who helped invent an automatic implantable defibrillator that has helped countless heart patients live longer and healthier, has died at age 89. RIP

 

[Cachoo]

And this one as well: Computer scientist Stephen E. Wilhite – who created the GIF image format back in 1987 – died on March 14 at the age of 74. His wife Kathaleen R. Wilhite said his death was due to complications from Covid-19

 

[screech]

First movie that pops into my head when I think of Ray Liotta is the criminally underrated 'Heartbreakers'

 

[Susan1]

Bo Hopkins, ‘American Graffiti’ Actor, Dies at 80

Actor was also prominent in supporting roles in both film and TV, including “Midnight Express” and “The Rockford Files”

www.yahoo.com

 

[Buzz]

He was only 25. Too young too die. R.I.P.

Family, friends mourning loss of former TCU football star, NFL player Jeff Gladney after Dallas crash

Gladney recently signed a two-year deal with the Arizona Cardinals.

www.11alive.com

 

[Cachoo]

Ron Rice...grew up poor and lived in the mountains. He also had fair skin. He experimented in his garage and came up with Hawaiian Tropic Suntan lotion. He died last week at 81. RIP.

 

[Cachoo]

The ‘Rona has taken actor Brad Johnson (Always) at age 62. He is survived by his wife of 35 years and eight children. RIP

 

[Buzz]

This is probably too depressing to put in the good news thread so I will put it here. The young Murder victims known as “Babes in the woods” have been identified approximately 75 years after they were killed. They were identified back in February. Their names are David and Derek D’Alton. May they Rest In Peace.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/babes-in-the-woods-identified-1.6352438

 

[Cachoo]

This is probably too depressing to put in the good news thread so I will put it here. The young Murder victims known as “Babes in the woods” have been identified approximately 75 years after they were killed. They were identified back in February. Their names are David and Derek D’Alton. May they Rest In Peace.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/babes-in-the-woods-identified-1.6352438

How awful—and they were never reported missing? Poor boys.

 

[Buzz]

Original 'Gerber baby,' Ann Turner Cook, dies at 95

The baby products company announced her death in an Instagram post.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[Cachoo]

Jim Seals of Seals & Crofts has died at 80. So many good songs…. RIP

 

[Cachoo]

Andrée Geulen, Savior of Jewish Children in Wartime, Dies at 100 (Published 2022)

A Belgian teacher, she kept them out of the hands of Nazis, hiding them in convents, monasteries and farms. After the war, she reunited many with their parents.

www.nytimes.com

What a magnificent human being. Those children lived and had children who had children and so on....so many lives saved. RIP

 

[Susan1]

Jim Seals, of Seals and Crofts duo that ruled ’70s soft-rock, dies at 80

Jim Seals, who as part of the duo Seals and Crofts crafted memorably wistful 1970s hits like “Summer Breeze” and “Diamond Girl,” died Monday at age 80. No cause of death was immediately given. Several friends and relatives confirmed the death. “I just learned that James ‘Jimmy’ Seals has...

www.aol.com

oops, I just saw someone else posted this one. I can't delete it, so Summer Breeze, Diamond Girl, Hummingbird.

 

[Cachoo]

The actor Philip Baker Hall as died at the age of 90. He has a prolific resume in film, tv and stage with many memorable roles and I think most consider him a dramatic actor. But I remember his turn on "Seinfeld" as the public library "detective." Funny is hard to do to and he nailed it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9tP9fI2zbE

RIP

 

[Buzz]

Officer Hilliard was killed in the line of duty while trying to apprehend a wanted criminal. May he Rest In Peace.

Slain Deputy Remembered as Friend, Role Model, Protector

A Maryland sheriff’s deputy who was fatally shot last week as he tried to arrest a fugitive is being remembered as a protector, a father and a beloved friend with an infectious smile. News outlets report that friends, family, dignitaries and more than 1,000 officers from Maryland, Delaware and...

www.nbcwashington.com