Obituaries Notable people that have passed

[Eye-Q]

Esther Béjarano, one of the last survivors of the Auschwitz concentration camp and political activist (for example she was co-founder and chairman of the International Auschwitz Comitee), died peacefully in a hospital.

 

[CraigB]

Biz Markie has passed at 57.

Biz Markie, Hip-Hop’s ‘Just a Friend’ Clown Prince, Dies at 57

An innovative yet proudly goofy rapper, he had an unlikely crossover hit with a tune that led one critic to call him (favorably) “the father of modern bad singing.”

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[jack_christie]

Famous Dutch crime journalist Peter R. de Vries dies in hospital after being shot in the street​

Famous Dutch crime journalist Peter R. de Vries dies in hospital after being shot in the street

Dutch crime journalist Peter R. de Vries has died just over a week after being shot in the head in Amsterdam, according to a statement by his family published by CNN affiliate RTL News.

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Dutch crime reporter Peter de Vries dies after shooting

Family announces death of 64-year-old just over a week after attack in Amsterdam

www.theguardian.com

Peter R. de Vries - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[93Flareside]

Famous Dutch crime journalist Peter R. de Vries dies in hospital after being shot in the street

Dutch crime journalist Peter R. de Vries has died just over a week after being shot in the head in Amsterdam, according to a statement by his family published by CNN affiliate RTL News.

edition.cnn.com

Dutch crime reporter Peter de Vries dies after shooting

Family announces death of 64-year-old just over a week after attack in Amsterdam

www.theguardian.com

Peter R. de Vries - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

for those that don't click links or read dutch news.

"On 6 July 2021, after leaving the television studio of RTL Boulevard in Amsterdam where he had appeared as a guest, five bullets were fired at him at the Lange Leidsedwarsstraat.[46] De Vries was shot in the head.[8] He was taken to a hospital in critical condition.[3][4][5] The Dutch police arrested three suspects that same evening, one of whom was released the next day, as he was no longer a suspect. De Vries died as a result of the shooting on 15 July 2021."

 

[GRtak]

Jackie Mason, Who Went From Rabbi To Stand-up Comedy Star, Dies At 93

Mason, known for his quick-witted observational humor, used stories from his orthodox Jewish background, a thick Yiddish accent and wild gestures to keep his audiences entertained for decades.

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He will be best known to most of you as the voice of Krusty The Clown's father on The Simpson's.

 

[Misrabelle]

Joey Jordison, drummer, 46.

Obituary

Slipknot Memorial

 

[93Flareside]

Ron Popeil - I only knew him as the guy filling the time before Saturday morning cartoons came on. At the time he was selling the countertop rotisserie.

Ron Popeil, inventor and king of TV pitchmen, dies at 86

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ron Popeil, the quintessential TV pitchman and inventor known to generations of viewers for hawking products including the Veg-O-Matic, the Pocket Fisherman, Mr. Microphone and the Showtime Rotisserie and BBQ, has died, his family said.

apnews.com

 

[CraigB]

In honor of Mr. Popeil's passing, here's Weird Al's tribute to him from the 1980s (in a vaguely B52s style).

 

[GRtak]

ZZ Top Bassist Dusty Hill Dies at 72

Joseph “Dusty” Hill, ZZ Top’s bassist for more than 50 years, has died, the group’s longtime rep confirmed. No cause of death was cited. The band’s Billy Gibbons and Frank Beard issued …

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[GRtak]

 

[jack_christie]

Graham Robson, author of about 170 motoring and motorsport books

RIP Graham Robson 1936-2021 | Classic & Sports Car

Classic & Sports Car is saddened to share that Graham Robson has passed away

www.classicandsportscar.com

 

[jack_christie]

AFL-CIO chief Richard Trumka dies at 72​

Trumka, a ‘relentless champion of workers’ rights’, had led the 12.5 million-member labor federation since 2009

AFL-CIO chief Richard Trumka dies at 72

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‘The labor movement has lost a legend’: union boss Richard Trumka dies at 72

Trumka, a ‘relentless champion of workers’ rights’, had led the 12.5 million-member labor federation since 2009

www.theguardian.com

 

[GRtak]

Markie Post, Actress Known for ‘The Fall Guy’ and ‘Night Court,’ Dies at 70

Her credits also included 'There's Something About Mary,' 'Chicago P.D.' and 'The Kids Are Alright' TV series.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

 

[Eye-Q]

Gerd Müller, a football (soccer for you weird americans, for no apparent reason you call a game "football" where the ball usually doesn't get touched by feet) legend, died yesterday, he suffered from Alzheimer's disease and has been in a nursing home for some time.

 

[jack_christie]

Sean Lock

Sean Lock: Comedian and 8 Out of 10 Cats captain dies aged 58

The comedy panel show favourite was best known as a team captain on the series 8 Out of 10 Cats.

www.bbc.com

 

[calvinhobbes]

Sean Lock

Much, much too early!

 

[Eye-Q]

Sonny Chiba who played Hattori Hanzo in the Kill Bill movies amongst others

 

[RdKetchup]

They are not immortal after all...

BBC News - Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts dies at 80

Charlie Watts: Rolling Stones drummer dies at 80

The music world pays tribute to "one of the greatest drummers of his generation".

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[jack_christie]

Robin Miller

IndyCar journalist, broadcaster and advocate, and RACER senior writer and friend Robin Miller has died at the age of 71.


The Indiana native, who passed after a long fight against multiple myeloma and leukemia, carved himself a reputation as one of American racing’s most authoritative voices during his five-decade career as a writer.

Robin Miller 1949 – 2021

IndyCar journalist, broadcaster and advocate, and RACER senior writer and friend Robin Miller has died at the age of 71. The Indiana native, who passed after a long fight against multiple myeloma a…

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Tributes flow for IndyCar writer Robin Miller​

Tributes flow for IndyCar writer Robin Miller

The motorsport world has rushed to pay tribute to long-time IndyCar writer and cherished RACER contributor Robin Miller, who died this morning after a long illness. They broke the mold when they ma…

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What he wrote when he knew his time was up:

A letter to the RACER nation​

MILLER: A letter to the RACER nation

Facing your mortality isn’t something to think about every day or dwell on, because you’re alive and death isn’t in your daily mindset. But when cancer and leukemia decide to gang…

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Robin Miller catches up with The Captain, Roger Penske, to explore his purchase of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the NTT IndyCar Series. (2019)

 

[jack_christie]

One of the last things he wrote was a scathing review of the Nashville Indycar race:

MILLER: Right band, wrong song​

It was equal parts dazzling, disappointing, chaotic and dramatic as Marcus Ericsson took the Music City GP away from Colton Herta with an inspired drive. The Nashville crowd was massive, impressive and so patient as 70,000 hung in there for three hours in 90-degree heat. We can only hope first-timers don’t judge IndyCar’s product by Sunday, because it was a clunker.
Thirty-three laps of caution in 80 laps, two red flags and some sorry driving made you want to hide.

MILLER: Right band, wrong song

It was equal parts dazzling, disappointing, chaotic and dramatic as Marcus Ericsson took the Music City GP away from Colton Herta with an inspired drive. The Nashville crowd was massive, impressive…

racer.com

Robin Miller on Dinner With Races podcast in 2017

Ep.63 – Robin Miller – Dinner with Racers

www.dinnerwithracers.com

The preposterous sportswriting life of Robin Miller, racing’s legendary hellion​

The preposterous sportswriting life of Robin Miller, racing's legendary hellion

“The man’s not a story,” they say of Robin Miller, who's covering his 51st straight Indianapolis 500. “He’s a damn book.”

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