2018 Obituaries Thread

[someguy23475]

Early Fleetwood Mac guitarist Danny Korean dead at 68. No cause given as of yet.

[Superballer]

The Blues Brothers' Band has lost another member, as Matt "Guitar" Murphy has passed on at 88; no immediate cause of death was given: 

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/blues-brothers-guitarist-matt-guitar-murphy-dead-at-88-w521611

[PatrickRox80]

MLB umpire Dutch Rennert has passed away at age 88.

https://www.closecallsports.com/2018/06/former-nl-umpire-dutch-rennert-passes.html

[jimlange]

Donald Ross, widow of frequent Match Game '7X & Tattletales panelist Patti Deutsch, passed away June 1st at the of 75.  He was a frequent panelist early on on Match Game '7x and also appeared with Patti on Tattletales.

https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/latimes/obituary.aspx?n=donald-ross&pid=189199042

[Ccook]

He'd be a widower, the male equivalent of a widow.

[blozier2006]

Professional wrestler Leon White (better known as "Big Van Vader" or simply "Vader" in WCW and WWF in the 1990s) passed away Monday, June 18, from a heart attack. He was 63 years old.

Around a month ago my father was diagnosed with a severe case of Pneumonia. He fought extremely hard and clinically was making progress. Unfortunately, on Monday night his heart had enough and it was his time. pic.twitter.com/hJYjumvxjH

— Big Van Vader (@itsvadertime) June 20, 2018

[Superballer]

Vader had mentioned about 2 years ago he was dying from heart failure; give him credit for going out courageously.  He deserves a lot of credit for essentially being one of the major faces of WCW in the early 90s and helping it bridge the gap to its NWO boom period. 

[dmaingame]

RIP Big Van Vader. 

[drwhovill]

Unfortunately, Koko the Gorilla has sadly passed away at the age of 46.

[Plinkoman]

Commentator Charles Krauthammer has passed at age 68. Always enjoyed listening to his commentary on Fox News.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/06/21/charles-krauthammer-conservative-commentator-and-pulitzer-prize-winner-dead-at-68.htm

[PatrickRox80]

Vinnie Paul, co-founder and drummer of Pantera, has died at 54.

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/vinnie-paul-pantera-drummer-and-co-founder-dead-at-54-w521897

[PatrickRox80]

"The Old Man" on Pawn Stars, Richard Harrison, has passed away at age 77.

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2018/06/25/richard-old-man-harrison-pawn-stars-dead-at-77.html

[Teddy]

Joe Jackson has passed away at age 89, a little more than nine years after his son Michael did:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/joe-jackson-father-and-early-manager-of-the-jackson-family-dies-at-89-report/ar-AAzfnDQ?ocid=spartanntp

[Ccook]

Science fiction writer Harlan Ellison, passed away in his sleep at age 84.

[Ccook]

Alan Longmuir, member of the 70s pop group the Bay City Rollers, age 70, no cause given other than he had been receiving medical treatment.