2017 Obituaries Thread

[Ccook]

Bruce Langhorne, session guitarist who was the inspiration for Bob Dylan's song Mr. Tambourine Man, of kidney failure. Age 78.

[blozier2006]

Former WWE superstar Matt Anoa'i, AKA Rosey (of "3 Minute Warning"), passed away yesterday at the age of 47.

Source: https://www.wrestlingnewssource.com/news/46142/WWE-Releases-Statement-On-The-Death-of-Matt-Rosey/

[PatrickRox80]

Former Patriot Aaron Hernandez has committed suicide. He was 27.

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/19191248/former-new-england-patriots-te-aaron-hernandez-found-dead-prison-cell

[Ccook]

Under investigation is the discovery of the body of singer Cuba Gooding Sr., father of actor Cuba Gooding Jr., in Los Angeles.

[Borusa]

Erin Moran, Joanie Cunningham of Happy Days, has died at the age of 56 according to Yahoo.com.

[wpghi5]

Erin Moran, Joanie Cunningham of Happy Days, has died at the age of 56 according to Yahoo.com.

RIP Erin Moran. 

[Ccook]

Autopsy is pending. This is a true bummer as Erin was a TV crush for me back during the Happy Days heyday.

[Ccook]

Mark Evanier reports that TV writer and producer Chris Bearde (Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, The Gong Show and many others) passed on yesterday at age 80.

[TPIRFan2000]

Film director Jonathan Demme (best known for directing The Silence of the Lambs) has died at 73 from complications caused by esophageal cancer.

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-jonathandemme-idUSKBN17S27R

[Ccook]

Col. Bruce Hampton, dubbed "the granddaddy of the jam scene," collapsed on stage at the Fox Theater in Atlanta during a concert celebrating his 70th birthday. He was rushed to Crawford Long Hospital where he died. More about it here.

[Ccook]

Katherine Berman, wife of ESPN's Chris Berman, was killed in a two-car accident. She was 67.

[JayC]

Actor Michael Parks died at the age of 77: https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2017/05/10/actor-michael-parks-who-starred-kill-bill-and-argo-dies-77/101513472/

[PatrickRox80]

Former MLB umpire Steve Palermo has died at the age of 67.

http://www.closecallsports.com/2017/05/umpiring-legend-mlb-sup-steve-palermo.html#disqus_thread

[jwatson2973]

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. & Sin City actor Powers Boothe passed away at age 68.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/powers-boothe-dead-agents-shield-sin-city-actor-was-68-1003667?utm_source=facebook&utm_source=m.facebook.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=m.facebook.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=Direct&utm_source=m.facebook.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=m.facebook.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=Direct

[Ccook]

Chris Cornell, lead singer of grunge groups Audioslave and Soundgarden, died suddenly Wednesday night in Detroit while performing with Soundgarden. He was 52. More about it here.