Obituary Thread

[Futtocks]

Western Suburbs legend Noel Kelly.

[Bleep1673]

23 hours ago, Futtocks said:

Western Suburbs legend Noel Kelly.

Article says he may well hold the record for the quickest ever sending off after 2 minutes, I thought that was held by Adrian Morley at 33 seconds?

[JohnM]

Keith Tippett.

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/jun/15/keith-tippett-british-jazz-pianist-dies-age-72

[Irish Saint]

Bob of the street cat named Bob fame aged 14.

Bob who James Bowen  thanks for turning his heroin addicted life around.

Run free at the rainbow bridge. 

[Futtocks]

Snooker player Willie Thorne.

[DavidM]

55 minutes ago, Futtocks said:

Snooker player Willie Thorne.

No ! That’s very sad . Great character 

[The Hallucinating Goose]

RIP Willie, really great bloke, will be missed. 

[graveyard johnny]

so in 84 when snooker was at its height willie was only 30?

[Robin Evans]

23 minutes ago, graveyard johnny said:

so in 84 when snooker was at its height willie was only 30?

Jesus...... thats frightening.....

In one sentence you've raised my anxiety on time.... and mortality.....

36 years........ ffs!!

Genuinely spooked..... in was 24.... and indestructible...... 

[Padge]

Vera Lynn 103

[Moose]

Already posted

Edited June 18, 2020 by Moose

[M j M]

The last surviving of the nine Kennedy brothers and sisters, Jean Kennedy, at 92. She was the sister of JFK, Robert and Ted Kennedy.

Jean Kennedy Smith, last sibling of JFK, dies

[DavidM]

Very sad . Boosted morale of civilian and serviceman alike , and the soldiers of the Far East , who sometimes felt they were out of sight out of mind , never forgot she went and showed that they weren’t . RIP

[Futtocks]

14 minutes ago, DavidM said:

Very sad . Boosted morale of civilian and serviceman alike , and the soldiers of the Far East , who sometimes felt they were out of sight out of mind , never forgot she went and showed that they weren’t . RIP

Plus she sued the BNP for their use of "The White Cliffs of Dover" on an anti-immigration album, which is another positive.

[DavidM]

1 minute ago, Futtocks said:

Plus she sued the BNP for their use of "The White Cliffs of Dover" on an anti-immigration album, which is another positive.

Somehow I can’t picture them them sitting around singing that ! 

[Saintslass]

Vera Lynn.  It is amazing that We'll Meet Again endured so well that it became an anthem for the lockdown just a few weeks ago in the way it became an anthem for WW2 all those decades ago.  I am glad she lived long enough to resonate with today's generation in the way she did with my parents' generation.  She seemed to have had a good and meaningful life.  May she rest in peace and her loved ones find comfort.

[Padge]

2 hours ago, DavidM said:

Very sad . Boosted morale of civilian and serviceman alike , and the soldiers of the Far East , who sometimes felt they were out of sight out of mind , never forgot she went and showed that they weren’t . RIP

When asked would she go and entertain the troops, she asked to go somewhere else other than Europe as they had plenty of entertainment supplied. They suggested Burmah as they got absolutely nobody out there, so she agreed and off she went.

That is something that has stuck out, she didn't want the easy gig.

Edited June 18, 2020 by Padge

[M j M]

3 hours ago, Padge said:

I am not going to bother engaging with him about that.

Sorry, fat fingers on phone, meant to do , now fixed.

[Padge]

Just now, M j M said:

Sorry, fat fingers on phone, meant to do , now fixed.

I am glad that is the case.

[ckn]

 

[Futtocks]

Spanish author Carlos Ruiz Zafón, aged 55.

[DavidM]

2 hours ago, ckn said:

 

A great character actor . I still think of Alien !

[Adelaide Tiger]

20 hours ago, DavidM said:

A great character actor . I still think of Alien !

Alien was on Foxtel yesterday and just like on every other occasion I have seen the film I keep cursing Ian Holm’s character for not flushing John Hurt and the Alien out of the airlock.

[Futtocks]

Movie director Joel Schumacher.

[The Hallucinating Goose]

21 hours ago, Futtocks said:

Movie director Joel Schumacher.

Made some great films back in the day. 'Falling Down' especially springs to mind, absolute classic!