Obituary Thread

[Adelaide Tiger]

So shocked and saddened by this as I read an article on a British newspaper site a few weeks ago when he was talking about his relationship with Stan Bowles so it appeared that he was well.

[Bleep1673]

Racing Driver Johnny Dumfries, 62, AKA John Crichton-Stuart, 7th Marquess of Bute, had a season in F1, in 1986, as second driver to Ayrton Senna, and won Le Mans in 1988.

[Les Tonks Sidestep]

57 minutes ago, Adelaide Tiger said:

So shocked and saddened by this as I read an article on a British newspaper site a few weeks ago when he was talking about his relationship with Stan Bowles so it appeared that he was well.

I'd forgotten that he almost signed for Liverpool under Shankley (failed medical). Would have been interesting to see how that would have turned out. 

Edited March 23, 2021 by Les Tonks Sidestep

[Futtocks]

 

[Charlie RL]

6 hours ago, Les Tonks Sidestep said:

Frank Worthington, 72 after a long illness

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56495453

A star on the pitch. Some urban legend sories about his off pitch activity in the Leicester student area . I am sure his biography is titled One hump or two.... 

[DavidM]

I bet a night out with Frank Worthington , Georgie Best and Rodney Marsh would have been interesting 

[Shadow]

1 hour ago, DavidM said:

I bet a night out with Frank Worthington , Georgie Best and Rodney Marsh would have been interesting 

I disagree

you wouldn’t remember a thing

[Futtocks]

8 minutes ago, Shadow said:

I disagree

you wouldn’t remember a thing

Shadow does make a very valid point.

[Mumby Magic]

On Frank Worthington would love to see a documentary on the so called mavericks of the game. Worthington, Best,Bowles, Marsh. Plus others. Sure there's a Netflix doc in there somewhere.

[Les Tonks Sidestep]

Actor George Segal

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/mar/23/george-segal-dead-87-actor-goldbergs-virginia-woolf 

[Futtocks]

Malcolm Cecil. Music producer and electronic music innovator.

[Futtocks]

G.Gordon Liddy, the man who led the Watergate break-in.

[Futtocks]

Throat lozenge tycoon Doreen Lofthouse.

[graveyard johnny]

actor paul ritter 54- the dad in friday night dinner

[Futtocks]

2 minutes ago, graveyard johnny said:

actor paul ritter 54- the dad in friday night dinner

Very sad. 

[Spidey]

10 hours ago, graveyard johnny said:

actor paul ritter 54- the dad in friday night dinner

#### on it

Edited April 7, 2021 by Spidey

[Irish Saint]

 

Tommy Raudonikis aged 70  rest in peace

https://www.nrl.com/news/2021/04/07/league-legend-tommy-raudonikis-passes-away/

[Futtocks]

 

[Bedford Roughyed]

RIP The Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip.

[hindle xiii]

The BBC newsreader is struggling with this.

[Futtocks]

I heard the news during the ABC commentary on Penrith v Canberra.

[Bearman]

I met him a couple of times in the 80's. One of the occasions I was with Shaun Edwards ( ME! Namedropper? Never)

I remember being impressed when told that he had attended about 7 Duke of Edinburgh Award ceremonies a year for 35 years and had never cried off once.

[Maximus Decimus]

4 minutes ago, Futtocks said:

I heard the news during the ABC commentary on Penrith v Canberra.

On Sky here they put a banner across the bottom saying 'turn on Sky News for some important breaking news.'

Never seen that before. 

[The Hallucinating Goose]

Wow, that has shocked me a bit, figured it was coming given his age and the recent hospital stay but even so. A true servant of the country. 

RIP Prince Philip. 

[hindle xiii]

7 minutes ago, Maximus Decimus said:

On Sky here they put a banner across the bottom saying 'turn on Sky News for some important breaking news.'

Never seen that before. 

A quick scan through the freeview channels the same (BBC led) message was on Dave and CBeebies of all places.