In Memoriam

[Jim Kelly]

I'm broken up over the death of the great Gerry Marsden.

Back in the 1980s, when I was living in Edmonton, my sister came to visit and she took me to the Winter Garden for my birthday, where Gerry Marsden was performing live. At the intermission, as Gerry left the stage, I leapt to my feet, clapping furiously and cheering. My sister was embarrassed, but I didn't care I wanted to express all the joy his music gave me.

The exit that Gerry went through happened to be near where I was sitting and as he passed by me, he put his hand on my shoulder and said, "Thanks pal." Greatest moment of my life.

[shooshoomanjoe]

percy sledge, R&B singer and the voice behind "when a man loves a woman", passed. he was 73.

Didn't know that. Always thought that was Bolton's song. By

[MajorHoy]

R.I.P. Lowell Weicker, Connecticut governor and U.S. senator.

Lowell Weicker, Connecticut governor and U.S. senator, dies at 92
Among the last of New England’s moderate Republican senators, he was elected governor as an independent
By Mark Pazniokas
June 28, 2023 @ 4:54 pm

Lowell P. Weicker Jr., who swaggered through three terms as Connecticut’s last Republican senator, challenging Richard Nixon over Watergate and the GOP’s rightward shift under Ronald Reagan, then willed the state’s income tax into existence in a second act as a third-party governor, died Wednesday. He was 92.

His death at Middlesex Hospital was announced by his family.

Weicker left elective office in January 1995 as Connecticut’s 85th governor, capstone to a career dominated by two decades in Washington, where he emerged as a fierce defender of abortion rights, the separation of church and state, and funding for social services, oceanic exploration and AIDS research.

His legacy includes co-authoring the Americans with Disabilities Act, introduced in his final year in the U.S. Senate and passed 18 months after his departure, and striking an exclusivity deal as governor that allowed two tribal casinos to flourish while effectively banning commercial competitors.

https://ctmirror.org/2023/06/28/lowe...or-us-senator/

[Iron Maiden]

Weicker comes from a bygone era of normalcy in the Republican party. R.I.P

[WestPhillyPunisher]

Weiker comes from a bygone era of normalcy in the Republican party. R.I.P

Indeed. Someone like Weiker would’ve been lambasted as a RINO and unceremoniously kicked out of today’s GOP for putting the people ahead of the one percenters.

[Howard Allan]

Yogi Berra dead at 91.

[The Darknight Detective]

Yogi Berra dead at 91.

The first baseball manager I can remember, since he led the first team I ever followed: the 'Ya Gotta Believe" Mets of '73. That he was one of the greatest (if not the best all-time) catchers came to my attention a little later. One of my favorite baseball guys.

R.I.P.

[Gryphon]

Scott Weiland RIP

[Old Man Ollie 1962]

George Clayton Johnson, who holds the distinction of writing what turned out to be the first Star Trek episode ever to air, died on Tuesday, December 22 at the age of 86. Johnson's Star Trek: The Original Series episode was, of course, "The Map Trap." Johnson wrote two other proposed TOS stories, but neither was realized. In addition to his Trek work, Johnson wrote stories or scripts for dozens of movies and television shows, including the original Ocean's 11, The Twilight Zone (several seminal episodes, including "Kick the Can"), Kung Fu and Logan's Run (with both the movie and ensuing series based on the novel of the same name he'd co-written with William F. Nolan). Additionally, he wrote many essays, poems, short stories and more, was a welcome presence for decades at conventions, and was proud to be a hippie. Speaking in 2003 to the Archive of American Television, Johnson said the following. "I want to be remembered as a person who early on in his life took control of his life and set goals. When people gave me a lined paper, I wrote the other way. When people expect some certain behavior from me, I will frustrate their expectations."
http://www.startrek.com/article/reme...nson-1929-2015

[AndrewBatman82]

Actor Robert Loggia Died on December 4th, 2015. He was best known for films such as Big and Independence Day RIP Sir

[Old Man Ollie 1962]

Dave Henderson, the former major league outfielder who hit one of the most famous home runs in postseason history, died Sunday after suffering a massive heart attack. He was 57. RIP Hendu.

[MyriVerse]

RIP Meadowlark Lemon of the Harlem Globetrotters (1955-1980).

[Deathstroke]

News anchor and reporter Roger Mudd has passed away.

[MajorHoy]

News anchor and reporter Roger Mudd has passed away.

Saw that on the CBS Evening News last night.

He was a great example of how TV news anchors use to conduct themselves in the days when news reporters generally tried to be "fair" and not as blatantly partisan as some (especially on cable networks) have become these days.

R.I.P. Roger.

[Deathstroke]

French Olympic snowboard Julie Pomagalski has passed away.