The rolling RIP/obituary thread

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John Howard Davies

Autumn Almanac, Tuesday, 23 August 2011 10:44 (twelve years ago) link

For some reason I thought he'd died a few years ago. RIP JHD.

Duncan Disorderly (Tom D.), Tuesday, 23 August 2011 10:54 (twelve years ago) link

Thinking of Bob Spiers, maybe?

Autumn Almanac, Tuesday, 23 August 2011 11:26 (twelve years ago) link

^^^ broke my damn heart yesterday

sbgorf (stevie), Wednesday, 24 August 2011 07:24 (twelve years ago) link

two weeks pass...

DJ Mehdi's reported to have died after falling from a balcony.

A little bit like Peter Crouch but with more mobility (ShariVari), Tuesday, 13 September 2011 14:01 (twelve years ago) link

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 13 September 2011 14:05 (twelve years ago) link

Apparently it was the roof of his apartment, and everybody with him fell except Riton who managed not to or something? Just horrific

TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 13 September 2011 15:23 (twelve years ago) link

Richard Hamilton

Euripides Trousers (Tom D.), Tuesday, 13 September 2011 16:27 (twelve years ago) link

three months pass...

http://www.azcentral.com/ent/celeb/articles/2012/01/03/20120103soul-singer-robert-dickey-dies-72.html

aka Bobby Purify part of the duo that did "I'm Your Puppet"

curmudgeon, Wednesday, 4 January 2012 15:17 (twelve years ago) link

Jennifer Miro of the Nuns.

http://www.dangerousminds.net/comments/jennifer_miro_of_the_nuns_r.i.p

nickn, Thursday, 5 January 2012 06:21 (twelve years ago) link

David Gold of the Canadian metal band Woods of Ypres.

http://exclaim.ca/News/woods_of_ypres_singer_david_gold_dies_at_31

Actually used to work with him years ago, back when he was first putting his band together. Hadn't seen him in a few years. Very funny, intelligent, talented and passionate guy. A terrible loss.

Who wants to see the great Pavarotti sit on a pie? (jer.fairall), Friday, 6 January 2012 01:40 (twelve years ago) link

William Duell, character actor (Mr Sefelt in Cuckoo's Nest)

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/06/theater/william-duell-puckish-character-actor-dies-at-88.html

Dr Morbois de Bologne (Dr Morbius), Friday, 6 January 2012 06:03 (twelve years ago) link

Didn't know which one Mr. Sefelt was, but when I saw that he was in The Hustler, I figured out who he was.

clemenza, Friday, 6 January 2012 06:09 (twelve years ago) link

I see there is also a Rolling RIP/obit 2012 thread. Maybe someone should ask a mod to decide whether to close this thread or not.

Rolling RIP/Obituary Thread 2012

curmudgeon, Friday, 6 January 2012 15:04 (twelve years ago) link

seven months pass...

Hal David
:(

rods & cones (doo dah), Saturday, 1 September 2012 20:58 (eleven years ago) link

four months pass...

Never heard of him before, but I'm not sure he would have wanted to be remembered this way: 'Snakes on a Plane' director David R. Ellis dies

Vote in the ILM End of Year Poll! (seandalai), Tuesday, 8 January 2013 02:36 (eleven years ago) link

"Cellular" is a great flick.

abanana, Tuesday, 8 January 2013 04:25 (eleven years ago) link

He also wanted to call Shark Night Untitled 3D Shark Thriller which would have been better.

abanana, Tuesday, 8 January 2013 04:27 (eleven years ago) link

three weeks pass...

André Cassagnes, Etch A Sketch Inventor, Is Dead at 86

Josh in Chicago, Monday, 4 February 2013 17:45 (eleven years ago) link

Rolling Obituary Thread 2013

curmudgeon, Tuesday, 5 February 2013 15:02 (eleven years ago) link


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