Rolling Obituary Thread: 2021

Dang

holy shit.

this one is truly for the birds

rip

aw jesus, rip Norm.

I think about these two and a half pages from Norm Macdonald’s book constantly. When I reviewed it, I wrote that they would “make for a fine eulogy”—and I swear I didn’t mean anything by it. But they do. pic.twitter.com/vxLRAd2OeP

— Sean O'Neal (@seanoneal) September 14, 2021

I think about these two and a half pages from Norm Macdonald’s book constantly. When I reviewed it, I wrote that they would “make for a fine eulogy”—and I swear I didn’t mean anything by it. But they do. pic.twitter.com/vxLRAd2OeP

— Sean O'Neal (@seanoneal) September 14, 2021

Sorry about the double post. But those are remarkable words.

Good riddance

https://www.al.com/news/2021/09/bob-enyart-radio-host-who-refused-vaccine-because-of-abortion-beliefs-dies-of-covid.html

Very sad to hear that Leta Powell Drake passed away. Was told going viral last year brought her great joy, which warms my heart knowing I played a small part in that. What an extraordinary woman.

Rest in peace, Leta Powell Drake, you legend.pic.twitter.com/3oCYAd9vZD https://t.co/WJmHEsMuAY

— John Frankensteiner (@JFrankensteiner) September 15, 2021

Clive Sinclair! He was the operator with his pocket calculator (which he invented).

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/sep/16/home-computing-pioneer-sir-clive-sinclair-dies-aged-81

thank you Clive for your role in me wasting my life playing video games

cheers for the zx81 m8!

RIP Sir Clive, thanks for the times!

A Day In The Life Walkthrough on ZX Spectrum

Jazz bassist George Mraz.

RIP, Bounce :(

https://deadline.com/2021/09/jane-powell-dead-obituary-actress-royal-wedding-seven-brides-for-seven-brothers-was-92-1234838168/

Jane Powell, 92

Jimmy Greaves

thought he died a couple of years ago

his old pal the Saint passed earlier this year.

I think most people were amazed that he outlived Saint. RIP. There doesn't seem to be much footage of him playing but his stats are astonishing.

His career was over when he was 31, last played for England when he was 27.

his goalscoring rate in his early days was incredible - it even makes that [redacted] at Man Utd seem a bit shabby

Cristiano Ronaldo broke his "top five leagues" goals record in 2017

An all time great

He has iirc about seventy league goals on shearers "record"

124 goals in 157 games by the time he was 21

Just imagine what he could have achieved if he'd been a boring bastard like Kane or Shearer.

before he turned professional he scored 122 goals in one season for the Chelsea youth side in the '56-57 season!!

oh yeah it would have to be Spurs vs Chelsea today - good timing by the lad!

Used to see Greavsie knocking them in for Barnet back around 1980, when I'd make a regular trip up to Underhill with my older brother. The only solid memory I have of him is when another player rolled the ball past the goalie and he made sure to nip in and bash it in himself. Once a poacher eh.

Wow, just reading about Greaves ill-fated stint at Milan.

it's quite a story, and even when he was at odds with the continental style of football, very unhappy and often on the lash - he was still banging in the goals.

don't watch that 2018 youtube of him recalling the time Trump did the league cup draw with him in the 80's, where he says Trump is a "great guy". It's not the time for that!

John Challis, best known for playing Boycie in British TV comedy Only Fools and Horses, has died aged 79 https://t.co/WK2q1MtZVn

— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) September 19, 2021

Bad day for Cockernee geezers.

Marlene, he's going.

George Holliday a.k.a. the man who filmed Rodney King being beaten by the LAPD
https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2021-09-20/george-holliday-rodney-king-video-changed-l-a-forever-dies

did it really change LA forever tho

Richard H Kirk :(

oh shit

Sarah Dash from Labelle

:(

George Ferencz apparently

Morris Perry, one of the great tough guy British TV actors of the 60s and 70s, with a well-deserved lead in Special Branch.

Willie Garson from Sex and the City and White Collar.

:(

enjoyed him v much in White Collar

Julz Sale, vocalist and guitarist for Delta 5, Leeds post-punk band best known for "Mind Your Own Business".

https://louderthanwar.com/julz-sale-delta-5-founder-rip/

Oh damn.

Oh no!

oh they were really good. RIP