Rolling Obituary Thread: 2019

RIP, best Dredd artist.

rip, second-best dredd artist behind the also-recently-deceased carlos ezquerra

Victor "The Mascara Snake" Hayden died in December.

Would probably have never known about this but for this thread. RIP Victor.

http://www.beefheart.com/victor-hayden-rip/

Indian filmmaker Mrinal Sen

https://variety.com/2018/film/asia/mrinal-sen-indian-film-director-dead-dies-1203096782/

Verna Bloom

https://variety.com/2019/film/news/verna-bloom-dead-dies-animal-house-1203104909/

^ whoa, I never put it together that the single mother in Medium Cool, the abandoned wife in The Hired Hand, and the sad lady in the bar in After Hours were all the same actress, let alone that she was also in the likes of Animal House

and Mary, Mother of Christ.

Joseph Jarman, formerly of the Art Ensemble of Chicago. I saw him with them in 2017 - he got up and read a poem at their NYC show. He seemed pretty frail but not teetering on the edge of the grave. He was 81.

Oh no! RIP, love those AEC recs

He made a live album in 1978 with Famoudou Don Moye, Egwu-Anwu (Sun Song), that I'm listening to for the first time right now; it's amazing.

Civil rights activist John Hunter Gray, 84.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-john-hunter-gray-lunch-counter-protest-photo-dead-20190110-story.html?fbclid=IwAR2DtjNRNUA-5ClSsO5I29aEpZFPVHyURoSMa41Lo9bPXP7HmdJGod04vL0

Jo Andres, 65. Steve Buscemi’s wife of 30 years.

Mathematician Michael Atiyah: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/11/obituaries/michael-atiyah-dead.html

RIP

Cartoonist Batton Lash (creator of Wolff & Byrd, writer of "Archie Meets the Punisher")
https://www.newsfromme.com/2019/01/12/batton-lash-r-i-p/

Music writer Dave Laing:

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/jan/14/dave-laing-obituary

Willie Murphy, "mayor" of Minneapolis' West Bank music scene, running partner of Koerner Ray & Glover and producer of Bonnie Raitt's debut LP.

http://www.startribune.com/heart-and-soul-of-minneapolis-music-scene-willie-murphy-dies-at-75/504291622/

https://youtu.be/lQPtAiggTnQ

Stage and screen star Carol Channing:
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-46878018

;_;

comedian-actor William Stephenson

http://thecomicscomic.com/2019/01/14/r-i-p-william-stephenson-1957-2019/

John Bogle, founder of Vanguard

RIP

Openly gay Latin trap artist Kevin Fret, killed last week:
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/jan/11/kevin-fret-gay-latin-trap-rapper-shot-dead-puerto-rico

rip mary oliver

Guitar hero Reggie Young, 82. "Suspicious Minds", "Son of a Preacher Man", 'Hooked on a Feeling", "I Think I'll Just Sit Here and Drink", "Luckenbach, Texas", just for starters.

Love that guy. RIP:(

rip mary oliver

yes. she was/is my wife's favorite poet and one of the very few poets who was able to attract a large and loyal following in an age where perhaps one American in a hundred can name ANY poet who isn't dead already. her poetry ain't bad, neither.

Nick Redman

https://variety.com/2019/film/obituaries-people-news/nick-redman-documentary-filmmaker-and-soundtrack-producer-dead-1203111967/

Windsor Davies

Windsor Davies

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-46931129

I read somewhere once that he had two brothers named Stuart and Tudor.

"Oh dear.. How sad... Never mind."

#tomorrowsheadline

SHUT UPPPPPP!

Ted McKenna, drummer with the Sensational Alex Harvey Band et al ;_;

https://www.loudersound.com/news/ted-mckenna-drummer-with-rory-gallagher-sahb-michael-schenker-dead-at-68

RIP. Would it be an exaggeration to say that you the biggest SAHB fan on the borad?

I'm sure there's others.

Internet sensation Boo the Dog:
https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/19/americas/boo-cutest-dog-dies-scli-intl/index.html

Wow, RIP. Didn’t know this was an actual dog.

We still have Grumpy Cat and Lil Bub.

What about Bubb Rubb? We still have him?

Since we're doing animals, I meant to post about Roger, the buff kangaroo, who passed Dec 10.

https://tse3.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP.vrh1_WfwD4rW33F5KN_GXwHaFj&pid=15.1&P=0&w=209&h=158

https://www.npr.org/2018/12/10/675282745/roger-the-buff-kangaroo-beloved-online-dies-at-age-12

steroids are a helluva drug

rip big man, too swole to live

RIPped

" 'He's a big boy, and very aggressive,' says Chris, lifting his shirt to show off some war wounds.

" 'That's Roger,' he says pointing at one scar. 'That's Roger too. There are another six stitches on my groin. They're Roger.'

'Basically he's just a fighter,' says Chris. 'It's natural for an alpha male. He likes to see the threat go, so will always come out to confront you. If he grabs you, he doesn't let go. You can't get out easily. It's a chokehold. As for a well-placed kick, it can disembowel you.' "

he was such a gentle soul :p

Toxic marsupiality >:(

actress-singer-comedian Kaye Ballard

https://www.desertsun.com/story/news/2019/01/22/kaye-ballard-dies-at-93-rancho-mirage/2620474002/

Kaye Ballard

xp!

Edwin Birdsong

My family and I are asking for your prayers. My cousin and a music legend, the late Edwin Birdsong made his transition to be with the Lord. His music and legacy will continue to live on. Be blessed!!! #RIPEdwinBirdsong #MyGrammyAwardWinningCousin #ColaBottleBaby pic.twitter.com/3VqosL03ol

— James C. Birdsong, Jr. (@TheRealJBOnline) January 22, 2019