The R.I.P. Thread

[budoslavic]

Purpose of this thread - Rest In Peace (R.I.P.) - is to post news of any well-known figures or famous people who have passed away into a single thread.

To start off with a first post...

General Chuck Yeager passed away tonight at the age of 97.

 

[budoslavic]

 

[Nordwand]

Mountaineer Doug Scott, the first Englishman to climb Everest:

Doug Scott obituary

First Englishman to climb Everest who dedicated his later years to Buddhism and helping the people of Nepal

www.theguardian.com

 

[Papaya]

Tommy ‘Tiny’ Lister, ‘Friday’ Actor and Wrestler, Dies at 62

Tommy "Tiny" Lister, who appeared in "Friday" and "The Fifth Element" and was also a professional wrestler, died Thursday, his manager Cindy Cowan confirmed. Cowan said he was found unresponsive in his apartment in Marina del Rey, Calif. after displaying symptoms of COVID-19 in recent days. He...

www.yahoo.com

 

[MusicForThePiano]

Tommy ‘Tiny’ Lister, ‘Friday’ Actor and Wrestler, Dies at 62

Tommy "Tiny" Lister, who appeared in "Friday" and "The Fifth Element" and was also a professional wrestler, died Thursday, his manager Cindy Cowan confirmed. Cowan said he was found unresponsive in his apartment in Marina del Rey, Calif. after displaying symptoms of COVID-19 in recent days. He...

www.yahoo.com

He was great in the ferry scene in TDK:

R.I.P. big dude

 

[Bolly]

Country singer Charley Pride died. He was 86. News says it was Covid. Always enjoyed his music.

 

[budoslavic]

Tanya Roberts passed away, unrelated to COVID.

R.I.P.



She played a Bond girl in "A View to Kill".

Tanya Roberts, Bond girl and That 70s Show star, passes away at 65

The acting community is in mourning as beloved actress Tanya Roberts, best known as a former Bond girl and star of That 70s Show, has passed away at 65 years of age.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[Aizen]

Rapper Nick Blixky found fatally shot in Brooklyn

Rapper Nick Blixky was discovered fatally shot on a Brooklyn street Sunday night, cops said. Blixky, who was born Nickalus Thompson, was found on Winthrop Street in Prospect Lefferts Gardens around…

nypost.com

 

[Dusty]

Mary Anne from Gilligans Island.

 

[budoslavic]

Baseball legend Hank Aaron dead at 86.

Longtime home run king Hank Aaron dies at 86

Hank Aaron, known for his sweet swing that carried him to 755 career home runs, which long stood as baseball's golden mark, has died. He was 86.

www.espn.com

 

[Hypno]

Hank Aaron dies 2 weeks after getting the Covid vaccination.

 

[Bird]

At the age of 87, TV host Larry King passed away in the hospital.

 

[budoslavic]

Dustin "Screech" Diamond passed away from lung cancer at 44.

 

[budoslavic]

R.I.P. Christopher Plummer. He was well-known for his role as Captain Von Trapp in "The Sound of Music".

 

[Hypno]

So long, farewell, it was time for him to go.

 

[Nordwand]

A sizable obituary in today's Telegraph for Christopher Plummer. To my amazement, no mention of this:

 

[budoslavic]

Former NFL coach Marty Schottenheimer passed away.

 

[budoslavic]

Over the years, I honestly thought this porn mogul Larry Flynt was dead. Didn't even know this guy was still alive until I saw this news.

Hustler magazine founder Larry Flynt dead at 78

Larry Flynt, the publisher of Hustler, a pornographic magazine he founded in 1974, died Wednesday in Los Angeles. He was 78.

www.wsoctv.com

 

[MajorStyles]

Kevin Greene passed away at only 58. He was one of my favorite players before I stopped watching the NFL.



He also had a stint in the WWE.

 

[eradicator]

Rush Limbaugh dead at 70

Rush Limbaugh, the radio host who revolutionized conservative talk radio and became the medium’s biggest and most influential star, is dead at the age of 70.Limbaugh’s death was announc…

thehill.com

Yep Rush is dead. I didn’t listen to him but condolences to his family. He didn’t look to be in that great of health