Celebrity Obituaries

[Just_Me_D]

Actor Louis Gossett Jr. - Age 74

Wait. I thought he was 87.

 

[Annie_M]

Wait. I thought he was 87.

You’re right… my bad!

 

[EdwinG]

Peter Higgs, physicist that suggested the existence of the Higgs boson, has died. He was 94 years young.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/peter-higgs-physicist-obituary-1.7168258

 

[Wotchered]

Malcolm Holcombe, singer songwriter from North Carolina, died age 68,on the 9th April,
I will miss that voice.

 

[Annie_M]

OJ Simpson has passed away. He was 76.

O.J. Simpson, former football star acquitted of murder, dies at 76

O.J. Simpson, the former football great acquitted of murder, has died, according to his family.

abcnews.go.com

 

[Annie_M]

Hall of Fame manager Whitey Herzog passes away at 92

https://www.mlb.com/news/whitey-herzog-dies

 

[Ledsteplin]

Dickey Betts, guitarist and vocalist for The Allman Brothers Band, has died at 80.

 

[Ledsteplin]

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[Annie_M]

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Did you mean to post something?

 

[Ledsteplin]

Did you mean to post something?

No. I was mistaken about a death.

 

[Ledsteplin]

Roman Gabriel, NFL quarterback great in the 60s and 70s has died at 83.

 

[Ledsteplin]

Mike Pinder, last surviving original member of The Moody Blues has died at 82.

 

[EdwinG]

Jean-Pierre Ferland, French Canadian singer-songwriter, has passed away last night. He was 89.

Le chanteur Jean-Pierre Ferland est décédé

L’auteur-compositeur-interprète Jean-Pierre Ferland est mort à 89 ans, laissant derrière lui un vaste héritage musical et des centaines de chansons à fredonner.

ici.radio-canada.ca

Edit: Here’s the English obituary.

Quebec singer Jean-Pierre Ferland dies at 89

Singer-songwriter Jean-Pierre Ferland died Saturday at the age of 89. The man who left his mark on Quebec with the song “Une chance qu’on s’a” died of natural causes, according to his agency. He was hospitalized on Feb. 14 at the CHSLD Desy, in Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon, in the Lanaudière region...

montreal.citynews.ca

 

[Annie_M]

Legendary saxophonist David Sanborn has died. He was 78.

Legendary saxophonist David Sanborn dies at 78

Jazz musician David Sanborn, who played with the likes of David Bowie, has died from prostate cancer at the age of 78.

www.usatoday.com

 

[Annie_M]

Dabney Coleman passed away this past Thursday. He was 92.

Dabney Coleman | Actor, Additional Crew, Producer

Known for: WarGames: Kriegsspiele, Warum eigentlich... bringen wir den Chef nicht um?, e-m@il für Dich

www.imdb.com

 

[Annie_M]

Bill Walton , NBA Legend has passed away at the age of 71

Bill Walton, UCLA legend, NBA star and Pac-12 advocate, dies at age 71

Bill Walton, who helped UCLA win national titles during John Wooden's career and later won two NBA titles, has died following a cancer battle.

sports.yahoo.com

 

[Ledsteplin]

Doug Ingle, founder of hard rock band, Iron Butterfly, died at age 78. He was the last surviving member of the classic lineup from the late 1960s.

Doug Ingle, Iron Butterfly Founder Who Sang and Co-Wrote ‘In-a-Gadda-Da-Vida,’ Dies at 78

Doug Ingle, founder of Iron Butterfly, died at age 78. The band's 'In-a-Gadda-Da-Vida' was the title track of an LP that spent 81 weeks in the top 10.

variety.com

 

[Annie_M]

Elizabeth MacRae (Gomer Pyle & General Hospital) has died. She was 88.

‘General Hospital’ star Elizabeth MacRae dead at 88

Elizabeth MacRae died at her home in North Carolina on Memorial Day.

nypost.com

 

[Annie_M]

NBA Legend Jerry West has passed away. He was 86.

https://www.nba.com/news/jerry-west-passes-away-at-86

 

[Just_Me_D]

Wow. The logo is no longer with us. Rest in peace sir.