In Memoriam

[MacMadame]

An article about him

Giorgio Armani, who dressed the powerful and famous from board room to Hollywood, dies at 91

Giorgio Armani, the iconic Italian designer, has died at 91, his fashion house confirmed. Armani revolutionized Italian ready-to-wear fashion in the late 1970s with his relaxed silhouette.

apnews.com

 

[Desperado]

Ken Dryden died from cancer last night, at the age of 78.

He was first an all star hockey goalkeeper for the Montréal Canadiens, but he was so much more.

He became a lawyer during his active hockey career studying at the best law school in the country at the time, McGill University, he was a writer, a Member of Parliament of Canada, a lecturer.

He was brilliant and calm and the chaotic world we live in, is worse off today for his passing.

https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/ken-dryden-obit-1.7627028

Ken Dryden, legendary Montreal Canadiens goalie, dies at age 78

Dryden won six Stanley Cup championships and the Vezina Trophy five times.

www.nytimes.com

Ken Dryden - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[Former Lurve Goddess]

Ken Dryden died from cancer last night, at the age of 78.

He was first an all star hockey goalkeeper for the Montréal Canadiens, but he was so much more.

It feels like part of my childhood has died.

 

[Vagabond]

Franklin McCain, Who Fought for Rights at All-White Lunch Counter, Dies at 73 (Published 2014)

Mr. McCain helped fuel the civil rights movement in 1960 when he and three friends from their all-black college requested, and were refused, coffee and doughnuts at a whites-only lunch counter in Greensboro, N.C.

www.nytimes.com

Joseph McNeil, member of the Greensboro Four, dies at 83

Joseph McNeil, along with Jibreel Khazan (formerly Ezell Blair Jr.) and the late David Richmond and Franklin McCain, protested racial segregation at a Woolworths diner in Greensboro. Khazan is now the only living member of the four.

www.wunc.org

Comrades in arms, they died within days of each other.

 

[MacMadame]

Rick Davies, co-founder and singer of Supertramp, dies at 81

Rick Davies, the singer and co-founder of British band Supertramp, has died at 81 after a long battle with cancer.

apnews.com

 

[Tesla]

Flo from Alice has died.

 

[Aceon6]

Flo from Alice has died.

Polly Holliday. A very versatile actor.

 

[olympic]

Kiss my Grits! RIP!

One little known fact is that Polly coached Dustin Hoffman in 'Tootsie', or so I read.

 

[Aceon6]

Kiss my Grits! RIP!

One little known fact is that Polly coached Dustin Hoffman in 'Tootsie', or so I read.

True. And she appeared in the same cast as my relative in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof in the early 1990s.

 

[floridaice]

Flo from Alice has died.

I saw Polly in Arsenic and Old Lace on Broadway in the late 80s. She and Jean Stapleton as the Brewster sisters -- they were both marvelous.

 

[MacMadame]

For boxing fans:

Ricky Hatton, former boxing world champion, dies aged 46

Hatton, known throughout his career as the Hitman, was one of the best-known British fighters of his generation

www.theguardian.com

 

[attyfan]

Songwriter Bobby Hart ("Last Train to Clarksville") has died.

Bobby Hart, co-wrote 'Last Train to Clarksville' and other hits for the Monkees, dead at 86

Bobby Hart, who co-wrote some of the Monkees' biggest hits, has died. He was 86. Along with Tommy Bryce, he was a key part of the Monkees' multimedia empire.

apnews.com

 

[pollyanna]

Robert Redford

Robert Redford, movie star and Sundance founder, dies at 89

He won a massive following with "Butch Cassidy" and "All the President's Men." Through the Sundance Institute, he became a patron saint of independent film.

www.yahoo.com

 

[text_skate]

So sad, I thought he'll live for quite some years to come, that he would easily reach a hundred
so many great films to remember

 

[kwanfan1818]

Bernie Parent died:
https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/bernie-parent-obit-1.7639630?__vfz=medium%3Dsharebar

At the end, the article noted that he was the third great goaltender to die very recently: first Ken Dryden, noted above, and Eddie Giacomin -- another athlete from Sudbury -- goalie for the NY Rangers during the decade of my childhood I spent in the blue seats in Madison Square Garden.

 

[PRlady]

I saw Bernie in person at The Spectrum, I was a Flyers fan then. Great goalie, RIP.

 

[text_skate]

Claudia Cardinale died R.I.P.
I loved so many films with her, my favourite is still Once Upon A Time In The West followed by The Leopard

Claudia Cardinale, Italian 1960s screen siren known as ‘the most beautiful woman in the world’

‘Italy’s happiest invention after spaghetti’, her annus mirabilis was 1963 when her husky voice graced 8½, The Leopard and The Pink Panther

www.telegraph.co.uk

Interview from 2013

Claudia Cardinale: 'I don't want to stop'

Sixties screen siren Claudia Cardinale talks to Steve Rose about entrancing Fellini, spurning Brando – and why appearing in 135 films still isn't enough

www.theguardian.com

 

[Finnice]

My late father adored Claudia Cardinale.

 

[PRlady]

Nm

 

[Badams]

Jane Goodall, renowned chimpanzee researcher and animal advocate, dies at 91

"Dr. Goodall's discoveries as an ethologist revolutionized science, and she was a tireless advocate for the protection and restoration of our natural world," the Jane Goodall Institute said in a Wednesday statement.

www.nbcnews.com

Jane Goodall has died.

 

[Vash01]

Jane Goodall, renowned chimpanzee researcher and animal advocate, dies at 91

"Dr. Goodall's discoveries as an ethologist revolutionized science, and she was a tireless advocate for the protection and restoration of our natural world," the Jane Goodall Institute said in a Wednesday statement.

www.nbcnews.com

Jane Goodall has died.

Saw this news earlier. She was a legend. RIP.

 

[Cachoo]

Such a beautiful, purposeful life: RIP Jane.

Video: Jane Goodall, a Revered Conservationist, Dies at 91

Jane Goodall, the renowned primate expert, has died. She was 91. Her discoveries about how wild chimpanzees raised their young, established leadership, socialized and communicated broke new ground and attracted immense attention and respect among researchers.

www.nytimes.com

 

[Vagabond]

Keeping Up Appearances actor Patricia Routledge dies aged 96

The actor was best known for her role as the pretentious housewife Hyacinth Bucket, and for the series Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

www.theguardian.com

Patricia Routledge was a woman of many accomplishments, but she will be most fondly remembered for the line, "It's Bouquet."

ETA:

Patricia Routledge, Hoity-Toity Housewife of ‘Keeping Up Appearances,’ Dies at 96

Before she became known as the snooty suburbanite Hyacinth Bucket, Ms. Routledge was an acclaimed stage performer, appearing with the Royal Shakespeare Company and on the West End and Broadway.

www.nytimes.com

Do follow the links.

 

[kittyjake5]

Rest in Peace Dame Patricia Routledge. She was a very funny actress and I will never forget her role as the "Bucket Woman" .

 

[Cachoo]

I rewatched To Sir With Love recently and there was a much younger Patricia. She had quite the career. RIP

 

[vgerdes]

Jim Mitchum, ‘Thunder Road’ Actor and Son of Robert Mitchum, Dies at 84​

He was also known for roles in 1960s war films ‘The Victors,’ ‘In Harm’s Way’ and ‘Ambush Bay.’ Little known fact: His first acting role, in 'Thunder Road,' was originally written for Elvis Presley — and Mitchum later served as Presley's real-life car mechanic (after discovering a talent for tinkering with engines as a result of this role). Kind of a weird coincidence.

 

[Private Citizen]

RIP, Dame Patricia Routledge . Keeping Up Appearances was my very first exposure to Britain. It is still one of the funniest shows I've ever seen, and Patricia Routledge was one of the finest actresses in the business.

 

[allezfred]

Jilly Cooper has died.

https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2025/1006/1537046-author-jilly-cooper-dies-aged-88/

 

[Ageless]

RIP, Sister Jean

Sister Jean, beloved Loyola-Chicago chaplain, dies

Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, the longtime chaplain of the Loyola-Chicago men's basketball team, died Thursday at the age of 106. "[She] was an invaluable source of wisdom and grace for generations of students, faculty, and staff," the school said.

www.espn.com

 

[Cachoo]

RIP, Sister Jean

Sister Jean, beloved Loyola-Chicago chaplain, dies

Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, the longtime chaplain of the Loyola-Chicago men's basketball team, died Thursday at the age of 106. "[She] was an invaluable source of wisdom and grace for generations of students, faculty, and staff," the school said.

www.espn.com

If you loved college basketball you knew of Sister Jean. A good, long life. RIP