Rolling Obituary Thread 2022

Sad to hear that Gail Halvorsen has died at the age of 101. The US pilot, known as the 'Candy Bomber', brought sweets to German children during the Berlin Airlift in 1948-49.

https://www.rbb24.de/panorama/beitrag/2022/02/rosinen-bomber-gail-halvorsen-stirbt-101-jahren-candy-berlin-luftbruecke.html

Dallas Good of The Sadies.

Had Thanksgiving with him (and the rest of the band) years ago, really enjoyed their company and music.

Just got word of Dallas Good of the Sadies passing. He was a beautiful guy and naturally gifted musician. Opened every conversation laughing, a warm, unpretentious soul. Everybody who knew him feels like they lost a brother. Requiescat.
🎈

— steve albini (@electricalWSOP) February 18, 2022

Drummer Sandy Nelson, on the 14th.

RIP SANDY NELSON.
Story by Deke Dickerson.
I'm a couple days late on this, but sad to report that legendary drummer Sandy Nelson passed away on Valentine's Day at the age of 83. (Just a couple days after Memphis' Howard Grimes passed--a rough week for drummers!). Sandy Nelson was part of the first wave of 1950s Hollywood session musicians--in addition to many of the hits he played on (uncredited), Sandy Nelson also had two big hits under his own name: "Teen Beat" in 1959 and "Let There Be Drums" in 1961. ...

Oh yeah, saw Deke post about that. RIP.

Former Wales, Falcons and Huddersfield sports psychologist Steve Black

All at Newcastle Falcons are deeply saddened to learn of the death of our friend and former colleague, Steve Black.

Blackie, you were a true one-off. A Falcons legend who will never be forgotten.

Rest in peace.https://t.co/aTT2OK5n2E pic.twitter.com/jFNKhxIiGG

— Newcastle Falcons (@FalconsRugby) February 20, 2022

RIP Blackie. There was a lot of cynicism from our chairman about his motivational techniques and how much he was being paid. But the fact remains there were barely any soft tissue injuries to players while he was there. He was doing something right.

Jamal Edwards, founder SBTV. 31.

People are in shock.

Leo Bersani, queer theorist and philosopher, age of 90.

Tom Veitch, poet, novelist, comic book writer, contributor to the Star Wars Expanded Universe, etc. etc. At 80 from Covid.

Stewart Bevan. Professor Cliff Jones in one of the best known of all Doctor Who stories but with a wide and varied career including two Pete Walker films.

RIP Bersani. I just taught his “Is the Rectum a Grave?” last term.

Ooof

Paul Farmer, co-founder of Partners In Health. Really amazing man.

Gary Brooker, the one constant of Procol Harum all this time.

https://procolharum.com/gary-brooker-obituary.htm

RIP. "No More Fear Of Flying" was a holiday mixtape staple in my family, love that song

man what a performer

Mark Lanegan!

Our beloved friend Mark Lanegan passed away this morning at his home in Killarney, Ireland.  A beloved singer, songwriter, author and musician he was 57 and is survived by his wife Shelley.  No other information is available at this time. We ask Please respect the family privacy

— mark lanegan (@marklanegan) February 22, 2022

omg

Terrible news. RIP Mark.

fuck

awful. RIP. perhaps the greatest singer of his generation.

Wow... that's a real bummer. Fuck

ffuck

I'm going to be angry about this for a long long while. Not at him, just the world, fate.

awww shit, that's really sad

FUCK

RIP. :(

Anna Karen, remembered by a generation as Olive from On The Buses, died in a fire in her home last night.

Aw, Olive. Married for 40+ years to Terry Duggan, co-star from that show, who also has a credit as "ape attacked by panther" in 2001: A Space Odyssey.

RIP Anna Karen. I feel like a bit of a curse, I was making an Anna Kavan/Anna Karen 'joke' on Facebook just the other day ...

RIP Anna. What a terrible way to go :(

I'm sorry, "ape attacked by a leopard".

Leopard Rossiter.

Lol

But, yes, RIP, as well of course.

Lol, RIP

RIP Olive :(

The Amazing Johnathan, after many years of heart problems

:(

i enjoyed him back in the day, he showed up on australian variety & late night shows quite a lot when i was a kid

he turned up on UK tv too and yeah he was great

oh damn! I remember seeing his first special on Comedy Central as a kid and I thought he was hilarious

that untitled amazing johnathan documentary was excellent, surreal to think that he finally passed away

RIP to The Amazing Johnathan. His 1996 Comedy Central special had it all. Jokes. Magic. Cartoonish gags. Sex. Drugs. And treating the audience like a bunch of rubes. The absolute height of the form. https://t.co/OKyskcKwUM

— Allen Strickland Williams (@TotallyAllen) February 23, 2022

Sally Kellerman

BREAKING: Sally Kellerman, who was best known as US Army Maj. Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan in Robert Altman’s ‘MASH,’ has died. She was 84 https://t.co/t98tNDHLYj

— Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) February 24, 2022

She was in Decker!!

Aw. I interviewed her some years back and she was a joy. "Back to School" 4 Eva.

Seeing on Twitter that Nicky Tesco of the Members has passed away.

Underground filmmaker Nick Zedd, apparently.

Xpost I tried searching for a Members thread #impossible

sonny ramadhin (92)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFl9x3XzKSw

Wow, had no idea he was still alive! RIP Sonny.

his great double act with alf valentine took place ten years before i was born :0